New Study: Digital Payments Power $350B in U.S. Economic Output and 2M Jobs, Unlocking Massive Gains for Consumers, Businesses

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital payments generate more than $350 billion in annual U.S. economic output and support more than 2 million jobs, while unlocking billions more in ...
Digital Transactions

An ETA Report Calculates How Digital Payments Drive the U.S. Economy

The study, conducted in the fall of 2025 by PwC on behalf of the ETA, relies on data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau. The study is the ...
VietnamPlus

Weekly Highlights: Police bust 354 million USD fraud and online gambling ring

Police in the northern province of Hung Yen have dismantled a large-scale fraud and online gambling network that ...
The Financial Express

Depressed prices key reason behind low agri GVA growth

The nominal growth rate of GVA of agriculture and allied activities is projected at a record low of 0.8%in FY26, down from 10 ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Analyzing the Factors Influencing Sovereign Credit Ratings in East Africa ()

Credit Rating, Sovereign Credit Rating, Income Levels, Ordered Probit Model Share and Cite: Niyonshuti, M., Ishimwe, M., Su, ...
Barron's

The AI Investment Boom Continues to Drive GDP Growth

Artificial-intelligence investment continued to be a big driver of U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, though that trend moderated in the period.
cbtnews

GDP surges 4.3% in Q3 as consumer spending and exports rebound

U.S. GDP surged 4.3% in Q3, the fastest growth in two years, driven by consumer spending, exports, business investment, and defense outlays. Economic gains are uneven, with higher-income households ...
Wall Street Journal

Are We in a Productivity Boom?

Journal Editorial Report: Did the President convince Americans that there are better times ahead? Photo: Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images The U.S. economy has been marked this year by the paradox of a ...
Wall Street Journal

Consumers Power Strongest U.S. Economic Growth in Two Years

After tariffs rose to the highest levels in centuries, the U.S. lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs this year. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, The Wall Street Journal’s ...
Reuters

Robust consumer spending, rising exports fuel US economic growth in third quarter

WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter, fueled by robust consumer spending and a sharp rebound in exports, though momentum appears ...
NPR

The U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend

The U.S. economy grew robustly in July, August and September, powered by steady consumer spending, especially on health care. The gross domestic product — the broadest measure of the nation's economic ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Treasuries Slip as US GDP Posts Fastest Growth in Two Years

Treasuries fell as data that showed the US economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years dented expectations for interest-rate cuts in 2026. Short-term yields rose the most, with the rate on ...