US Economic Signals Advance

New U.S. reports are signaling that the American economy, the world's largest, is gaining strength.The government said Thursday that the productivity of American workers increased at a healthy pace in the final months of 2013, up at an annual rate of 3.2 percent. The strong advance could help fuel corporate profits and boost hiring as the country continues to recover from the depths of the 2008 recession.The government reported that the U.S. trade deficit widened in December, but said...

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