US GDP Grows 2%, Gas Prices Soar, Mark Cuban's Warning: This Week In Economy - State Street SPDR S&P 500

U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, recovering from federal shut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall’s 43-day federal government shutdown. But the outlook is clouded by the Iran war . The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — rebounded from a lackluster 0.5% expansion the last three months of 2025. The federal govern…

US GDP Grows 2%, Gas Prices Soar, Mark Cuban's Warning: This Week In Economy - State Street SPDR S&P 500

From GDP growth, inflation to soaring gas prices, the week brought key signals shaping the U.S. economic outlook.

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Data Showed GDP Grew at a 2.0% Annualized Rate

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) advance estimate showed real GDP grew at a 2.0% annualized rate in Q1 2026. This was a rebound from a weak 0.5% in Q4 2025. It came in below consensus expectations of around 2.2–2.3%. Upturns in government spending, exports, and investment including business equipment and structures, partly offset by […] The post U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Data Showed GDP Grew at a 2.0% Annualized Rate appeared first o…

The Growth Impulse from the Data Center Boom

It is convenient that Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta all reported their 2026Q1 results the night before the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) published its initial estimate of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in January-March 2026. Those four providers of cloud computing services, plus Oracle, which reported slightly earlier, together reported about $150 billion in capital spending in 2026Q1. That capex was equivalent to about 2% of the va…