The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but house prices rose for the fifth month in September and U.S. consumer confidence was up in November in data published on Thursday, suggesting a slow economic recovery is still i
tags: business, consumer spending, reuters
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Better holiday sales and rising commodities prices pushed stocks to their sixth straight gain and new highs for 2009.
tags: ap, business, consumer spending, durable goods orders, germany's dax index
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The economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years in the fourth quarter, surprising economists, as businesses curbed their aggressive cut in stocks and stepped up spending.
tags: business, consumer spending, economic expansion, percentage points, reuters
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The economy grew at its fastest pace in more than six years in the fourth quarter, surprising economists, as businesses curbed their aggressive cut in stocks and stepped up spending.
tags: consumer spending, percentage points
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Scott Cohen spent 28 profitable years in the mortgage business, eventually starting his own firm just as the Southern California housing bubble was beginning to inflate in 2001. By 2007, the small company employed 15 people and provided enough income for
tags: american middle class, consumer spending, jobless recovery, top stories, u.s. news & world report
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Americans backed off from holiday spending in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of gas price hikes, according to figures released Wednesday by a key data service.
tags: ap, business, consumer spending
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US retail sales opened the year with a surprisingly strong lift, official data showed Friday, suggesting consumers are spending more despite high unemployment amid a fragile economic recovery.
tags: afp, consumer spending, jobless rate, u.s. national
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US retail sales opened the year with a surprisingly strong lift, official data showed Friday, suggesting consumers are spending more despite high unemployment amid a fragile economic recovery.
tags: afp, consumer spending, jobless rate, u.s. national
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The end of more than two years of job losses can't come soon enough for most Americans.
tags: consumer spending, economy, recession, salaries
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Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.
tags: ap economic figures, business, consumer spending
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