Economy

GDP grew at 1.4% rate in final quarter of 2025, well below expectations

The economy grew at a 1.4% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported in an estimate of gross domestic product, far below the forecast growth that President Donald Trump and Republicans were hoping would boost their political prospects as they prepare for the midterm elections.

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3%

The core PCE price index was expected to increase 3% from a year ago in December. GDP was projected to rise at a 2.5% pace in Q4.

Aston Martin issues another profit warning and sells F1 naming rights for £50m

Struggling British carmaker says earnings for 2025 will be worse than City forecasts as US tariffs hit sales

Trump Could Attack Iran in Days

President Trump has warned Iran that an attack would be "far worse" than the U.S. airstrikes that targeted its nuclear facilities last June.

Anonymous donor gives Japanese city of Osaka 46 pounds of gold bars to fund water pipe repairs

February 20, 2026 / 6:25 AM EST / CBS/AP

The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers

Many farmers in the Andes rely on growing blooms for export, but high water usage and risky pesticides threaten Indigenous communities

Public safety needs follow-through, not symbolism

Congress is preparing a new surface transportation reauthorization bill, and familiar railway safety proposals are set to return. It’s the next chapter in a yearslong debate dominated by reaction (to a dramatic, news-making accident) rather than diagnosis (of what might actually minimize future accidents). It says a lot about how Washington regulates.

See where U.S. homeowners pay the highest property taxes by county and state

February 20, 2026 / 5:00 AM EST / CBS News

The bond market's ‘quiet stabilizer’ is fading

Japan's changing role in the bond market could be about to shake up borrowing costs in the U.S. and beyond.

Oil prices stable as Trump considers limited military strike against Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump has given Iran "10 to 15" days to make a meaningful deal over its nuclear program — or “really bad things” will happen.

Depleted Savings and Plummeting Sales: The American Casualties of Trump’s Tariffs

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. Markets Rocked by Private Credit Worries and Potential Strike on Iran

Meanwhile, Blue Owl Capital tightened investor liquidity after selling $1.4 billion in loan assets, raising alarms about stability in the private credit market.