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LUCIA MUTIKANI

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Retail Sales Rise in April as Consumers Stay Resilient

Posted: 5/13/2013 10:50:00 AM

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in April as households bought automobiles, building materials and a range of other goods, pointing to underlying strength in the economy. Th…

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First-Quarter Growth Rebounds Less Than Expected

Posted: 4/26/2013 9:22:00 AM

Economic growth regained speed in the first quarter, but not as much as expected, which could heighten fears the already weakening economy could struggle to handle deep government spending cuts an…

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Unemployment Falls to 7.7 Percent As 236,000 Jobs Are Added

Posted: 3/8/2013 9:12:00 AM

U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a four year-low and suggesting the economy has enough momentum to withstand the blow from higher taxes and deep gover…

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Goods Orders Suggest Rising Business Confidence

Posted: 2/27/2013 11:02:00 AM

A gauge of planned U.S. business spending increased by the most in just over a year in January, a sign businesses were becoming more confident in the durability of the economic recovery. …

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Sluggish Retail Sales Show Strains on Spending

Posted: 2/13/2013 11:16:00 AM

Retail sales barely rose in January as tax increases and higher gasoline prices restrained spending, suggesting the economy got little help from the consumer at the start of the year. …

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TODAY’S BELTWAY BLAST

We've hit the debt ceiling again, and the U.S. is on life support. Are we headed for another blowout?