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In a survey completed on March 13, economists projected economic growth at a 2.1% rate for the fourth quarter versus the same period a year earlier.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The ISM’s purchasing managers index was 52.7 last month, versus 52.4 in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Despite an income transfer to the energy sector, personal income is up 4.5% nominally versus inflation’s nearly 3% clip.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The difference between a sweeping ruling on constitutional grounds versus a more tailored opinion on statutory grounds is a critical one, legal experts said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The very earliest events in the specification of an embryo—the specification of the body axis, of front and back, and left versus right—were among the last to be understood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee