US Economy Advanced at Steady Pace in 2013's Fourth Quarter

The U.S. economy advanced at a steady pace in the last months of 2013, growth that was fueled by robust consumer spending.The government's Commerce Department said Thursday the world's largest economy grew 3.2 percent in the October-to-December period, following a 4.1 percent advance in the third quarter.With the favorable six-month growth, economists in the U.S. say the country's economy could grow by more than 3 percent in 2014, a figure not reached since 2005. For all of 2013,...

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