{
  "id": 17078896,
  "title": "US economy grows faster than expected 3.4% in 3Q, driven by consumers, AI investment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-economy-grows-faster-than-expected-3-4-in-3q-driven-by-consumers",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:26:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372628/us-economy-grows-faster-expected-34-3q-driven-consumers-ai-investment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.4 per cent annualised rate last quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate of…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}