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        "uri": "/2013/12/23/consumer-spending-rose-0-5-percent-in-november/",
        "title": "Consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in November",
        "byline": " Martin Crustsinger ",
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        "prettyDate": "December 23, 2013",
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        "summary": "Consumer spending is closely followed because it accounts for about 70 percent of economic activity. The strong November showing suggests solid economic growth this quarter.",
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        "uri": "/2013/12/20/u-s-economy-expands-at-4-1-percent-rate/",
        "title": "U.S. economy expands at 4.1 percent rate",
        "byline": " Martin Crustsinger ",
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        "prettyDate": "December 20, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The 4.1 percent third quarter growth rate came after the economy expanded at a 2.5 percent rate in the second quarter.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/12/19/gauge-of-economys-health-up/",
        "title": "Gauge of economy’s health up",
        "byline": "Martin Crustsinger",
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        "prettyDate": "December 19, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "1 minute",
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        "summary": "A measure of the U.S. economy's health posted a solid gain in November, suggesting momentum was building at the end of the year.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/12/05/economy-grows-at-3-6-percent-rate-in-third-quarter/",
        "title": "Economy grows at 3.6 percent rate in third quarter",
        "byline": " Martin Crustsinger ",
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        "prettyDate": "December 05, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The Commerce Department's second estimate of third-quarter growth released Thursday was sharply higher than the initial 2.8 percent rate reported last month.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/12/04/u-s-growth-stays-moderate-during-shutdown/",
        "title": "U.S. growth stays moderate during shutdown",
        "byline": " Martin Crustsinger ",
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        "prettyDate": "December 04, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Manufacturing strengthened in most districts, helped by more production of cars, trucks and high-tech products.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/11/26/banks-earn-36-billion-in-third-quarter/",
        "title": "Banks earn $36 billion in third quarter",
        "byline": "Martin Crustsinger",
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        "prettyDate": "November 26, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "U.S. banks earned less in the July-September quarter than they did a year earlier, marking their first year-over-year profit decline since the spring of 2009 when the country was still mired in the Great Recession.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/09/24/us-consumer-confidence-dips-as-jobs-outlook-dims/",
        "title": "US consumer confidence dips as jobs outlook dims",
        "byline": "Martin Crustsinger",
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        "prettyDate": "September 24, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Americans are less optimistic about hiring and pay increases.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/06/19/fed-suggests-its-closer-to-slowing-bond-purchases/",
        "title": "Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases",
        "byline": "Martin Crustsinger",
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        "prettyDate": "June 19, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "The reduction would occur in \"measured steps\" and could end all together by the middle of next year, Bernanke said.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/05/31/trustees-say-medicare-exhausted-in-2026/",
        "title": "Trustees say Medicare exhausted in 2026",
        "byline": "Martin Crustsinger",
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        "prettyDate": "May 31, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "The government says Medicare's giant hospital trust will not be exhausted until 2026, while the date that Social Security will exhaust its trust fund is unchanged at 2033.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/05/30/economy-grew-2-4-percent-in-first-quarter/",
        "title": "Economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarter",
        "byline": " Martin Crustsinger ",
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        "prettyDate": "May 30, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.4 percent annual rate from January through March, slightly slower than initially estimated.",
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