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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Consumer spending and incomes barely rose last month. Business investment has slowed. New-home sales remain dismal. Despite...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Americans bought slightly more new homes in November, but 2011 will likely end up as the worst...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Consumers spent at a lackluster rate in November as their incomes barely grew, suggesting that U.S. households...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Business demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose by the largest amount in four months in November, driven...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The job market is getting healthier, adding to evidence that the economy is improving as 2011 nears...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? In in the latest sign that the economy is surging at year’s end, unemployment claims have dropped...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, reflecting a modest pickup in the nation’s job market....

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A surge in apartment construction gave builders more work in November. But 2011 is still shaping up...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Consumer prices stayed flat in November, the latest sign that inflation has cooled off. Energy costs dropped...