of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas hit man hearns in a fight known as the war . tributes have been paid to hagler across the sport of boxing. former featherweight world champion barry mcguigan tweeted, shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the incredible marvellous marvin hagler. i m honoured to have spent some amazing times with him. former middleweight champion oscar de la hoya also tweeted, saddened to hear about the death of marvelous marvin hagler. one of the greatest to ever step in the ring. the world of formula 1 is continuing to pay tribute to the voice of the sport. murray walker who as we ve been hearing this morning passed away last night. after more than a0 years in broadcasting, his voice is one of the most recognisable in sport. earlier this morning, there was a fitting tribute ahead of the final two testing sessions at the bahrain international circuit. world champions past and present have been sharing their memories. seven ti