A slowing economy, a wider war, a smarter AI stories that could shape whats next
News Source : Livemint
News Summary
- US economic growth slowed in the second quarter, with increasing imports widening the trade deficit.
- President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to a record low for his presidency.
- Saudi Arabia's announcement of a new maritime coalition to secure a critical global shipping route, and fresh evidence that frontier AI models can breach supposedly secure systems on their own, underlining growing national security risks.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its July 2026 World Economic Outlook had projected GDP 2.3 % growth for the US in 2026.
The USs economic growth slowed in the second quarter, with increasing imports widening the trade deficit. The worlds most powerful economy had grown by 1.5% in the second quarter, down from 2.
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