U.S. economy expanded at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter, on par with earlier estimate
The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June. But consumer spending stayed strong.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 26, 2026 at 9:48 AM ET
- Coverage span: 47 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
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CurrentWire ranked this story 84.9 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
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- 33.5 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
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