US Economy Expands 4.3 Percent in 3rd Quarter, Topping Expectations; Trump: US Needs Greenland for National Security

The U.S. economy expanded faster than economists’ expectations in the third quarter of 2025. According to delayed data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released on Dec. 23, the third quarter real GDP growth rate was 4.3 percent, which followed a 3.8 percent expansion in the second quarter. Before the official government econ...