US Economy - News, Updates and Discussion

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Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.

GDP (Advance Estimate), 2nd Quarter 2026 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026 (April, May, and June), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.1 percent.

www.bea.gov

US GDP grew 1.5% in Q2

 

[Watandar]

This is why the intense Red Scare Communist terrorist culture war campaign by Trump for the midterms. The economy is bad and affordability terrible.

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[AZ_HighCountry]

This is why the intense Red Scare Communist terrorist culture war campaign by Trump for the midterms. The economy is bad and affordability terrible.

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Would like to see what sectors these jobs are in. It's very easy to scare the people simply by throwing a number out there.

On the other hand, for FY2026, there have been almost 344K eligible H-1B registrations to date. Of those, there have been a little over 83K hires.

 

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