US economy slows in final months after turbulent year BBCUS growth falls sharply to 1.4% annualised rate in fourth quarter Financial TimesFourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% CNBCUS economic growth slowed in fourth quarter of 2025 amid government shutdown The GuardianShock slowdown in US economy as middle-class households feel the squeeze The Telegraph