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Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz pointed to several concerns he had about the US economy, like the decline in blue-collar jobs & uncertainty over rates.

U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending.

The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to an estimate released on Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the final months of 2025 as the historic government shutdown weighed on economic activity, ending a year that saw the weakest growth since the pandemic.

U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025, impacted by the government shutdown and moderate consumer spending.

Jobs growth is decoupling from economic growth for the first time since the post-Great Financial Crisis era, Mohamed El-Erian said.

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth likely slowed to a still-solid pace in the fourth quarter because of disruptions from last year's government shutdown and a moderation in consumer spending,

The report follows several others that have reignited concerns about weakening job growth.

Despite GDP growth and stock market gains, the majority of Americans continue to feel the other side of the "polarized" economy.