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Companies want to keep their biggest customers happy, so they often provide accommodations to do so. And, as it turns out, the government — if it doesn’t already do so — probably wishes it did because ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports in response to questions about whether the ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product (GDP) report, but gave no indication how ...

The Trump administration is suggesting a change in the way economic growth is measured, just as the economy appears poised to notch its worst performance since the pandemic-era shutdowns. On Monday, ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stands beside Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles while meeting in Singapore, May 30, 2025. (U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class ...

The AI capex spending race is so massive that it's lifting up the entire US economy. Researchers at Pantheon Macroeconomics found that AI-related spending accounted for a 0.5 percentage point ...