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Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says

U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman. Excluding these ...
RealClearMarkets

Soaring GDP Is More Evidence of What a Fraudulent Number It Is

The fraudulent number that is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a substantially shrunken number relative to the true size of the U.S. economy. See the “surge” in GDP reported yesterday for evidence. The ...
CounterPunch

The Economy Grew at a 1.6 Percent Rate in the First Half

Some folks have gotten a bit carried away with the revisions that put the second quarter growth rate at 3.8 percent. That does look impressive in isolation, but it is important to remember the economy ...