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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points across all outlets. Most headlines — particularly from Reuters and CNBC — adopted straightforward wire-service language, reporting measurable data such as core inflation being "much lighter than expected" and GDP "revised higher amid robust consumer spending," with no ideological loading detected. The Wall Street Journal similarly offered a balanced summary with the measured phrase "signs of an economic pickup." The only modest departure came from ABC, whose headline — "Americans growing more pessimistic about the economy as prices for gas, other items remain elevated" — centered consumer anxiety and elevated prices rather than the broadly positive data points emphasized elsewhere. This framing difference is real but narrow; it reflects an editorial choice to foreground public sentiment over statistical outcomes, rather than any sharp partisan divide.