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The final week of 2013 provided some encouraging economic numbers including about holiday sales.

Tags: Durable Goods, Home Sales, Consumer Spending, Economy, Retail Sales

Unemployment moved down in November to its lowest level in five years and with it trucking added the most jobs in several months.

Tags: Economy, Unemployment, Consumer Spending

Following a string of at least slightly encouraging economic reports, two new economic reports are disappointing. U.S. consumer confidence fell this month to a five-month low, while personal spending in August increased for the fourth consecutive month.

Tags: Economy, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Spending