The final report card for the U.S. economy in 2025 is likely show pretty good marks - and set the stage for even stronger performance this year. Gross domestic product is likely to grow at a 2.5% annual pace in the fourth quarter, economists polled by the Wall Street Journal forecast. GDP will be published Friday morning. If Wall Street is right, GDP for the full year would also end up close to 2.5% - the fifth straight year of above-average growth. Such a rate of growth is a lot stronger than economists had thought possible last spring. Many forecasts and even the Federal Reserve saw GDP slipping to 1.5% or even ... (full story)