EconomyOutlook for the US economy remains murky because of the war in Iran.Shoppers on Black Friday at a mall in Bethesda, Md., on Nov. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesAndrew Moran4/9/2026|Updated: 4/9/20260:00U.S. economic growth nearly flatlined at the end of 2025. The fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was 0.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s final estimate, released on April 9.This is a downward revision from last month’s estimate of 0.7 percent, reflecting modest downward adjustments to investments and consumer spending.





