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    Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building," Bloomberg reports. "The world's largest economy expanded at a 3.5% pace from July through September, exceeding the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after shrinking the previous four quarters, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. Household purchases climbed 3.4%, the most in more than two years." Eric Bleeker: Thursday's Top Stories in 2 Minutes TownHall Latest columns — Here at the Fool, we've searched high and low across the Web this Thursday morning to find the biggest news and best stories around. Full Article at Beltway Blips
    The world's largest economy expanded at a 3.5% pace from July through September, exceeding the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after shrinking the previous four quarters, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. Household purchases climbed 3.4%, the most in more than two years.
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  1. The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building
    SOURCE: Beltway Blips 3 weeks ago

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