The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product ...
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How Elon Musk Could Spark a Government Shutdown
DOGE’s wild rampage is the major sticking point in talks over a deal and he could blow up any such agreement by riling up a ...
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Are Democrats Already Surrendering on Government Spending?
The minority party’s only leverage is to refuse to keep the government open without assurances that DOGE will be reined in.
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One consequence of government spending cuts? Lower GDP
Government spending makes up 6% of total gross domestic product. And besides, spending cuts come with economic ripple effects ...
US construction spending unexpectedly declines in January
U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in January, pulled down by a decline in outlays on multi-family homebuilding.
The Government Needs Wealthy Consumer Spending To Keep GDP Growing
A new analysis shows that the top 10% of earners are behind almost half of all consumer spending, which is almost 70% of GDP.
Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending
Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s ...
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DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of ...
Carney Vows to Rein In Government Spending, Cap Public Service in Canada
Mark Carney promised to cap the size of the Canadian public service and undertake a program spending review if he becomes ...
India's economic growth picks up on rising government, consumer spending
December, picking up on increased government and consumer spending, official data showed on Friday, and the government said ...