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bloomberg.com - 10/29/2009

Economy in U.S. Expands for First Time in a Year (Update2)

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Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- 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. The world’s largest economy expanded at a 3.5 percent pace from July through September, exceeding the median ...

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nytimes.com - 10/29/2009

Economy Expands in 3rd Quarter, First Time in a Year

— nytimes.com — Ending a year of contraction, the United States economy grew in the third quarter, the Commerce Department... said on Thursday. But even if a recovery is technically in the offing, job seekers likely will not begin to feel the benefits for months to ... (more) Economy Expands in 3rd Quarter, First Time in a Year

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The Page by Mark Halperin — Istockphoto U.S. economy expands for first time in more than a year , growing at 3.5% pace in third quarter.

Economy Grows for First Time in a Year
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. Here are your top five morning reads. 1. Bernanke to the economy: Rise my pretty! The economy managed to grow an annualized 3.5% over last year's third quarter, which beat a median forecast of 3.2%. We'll wait to see whether the Fed unfurls a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner over its headquarters. (Read more at Bloomberg . ) 2. Mickey heading to mainland China? It looks like Disney (NYSE: DIS) might be expanding their China reach out of Hong ...

Did Obama Do This: Economy Grows For First Time Since 2008
Say Anything — I expect there will be a lot of triumphant gloating on the left, and claims that the much-derided “stimulus” spending spree worked, thanks to this report today: Oct. 29 (Bloomberg)—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. The world’s largest economy expanded at a 3.5 percent 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. ...