Reports: US Economy Poised for Growth

The U.S. job market is healing, U.S. inflation is very modest, and the overall economy is poised to grow more strongly next year and in 2016. Those are the key messages from a series of economic reports published Thursday. The number of Americans signing up for unemployment compensation fell 2,000 to a nationwide total of 291,000. That is the 10th consecutive week the number has been below 300,000, and economists say that is evidence of fewer layoffs and an improving job market. The...

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