ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } US GDP Grew by 2.3 Percent in 4th Quarter – BCI 24 News Network
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US GDP Grew by 2.3 Percent in 4th Quarter

28 February 2025 8:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

The U.S. economy registered growth in the fourth quarter of last year, but the pace had decelerated amid a decline in exports and investments, according to the second GDP estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, the agency said in a Feb. 27 statement. This is lower than the 3.1 percent GDP growth seen in the third quarter and is the lowest growth level of the past three quarters.
“Compared to the third quarter, the deceleration in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected downturns in investment and exports.” This was “partly offset by an acceleration in consumer spending,” the agency said….