US economy improving
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> 2012 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brighter">brighter</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 200,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> 2011 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Manufacturers">Manufacturers</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Herrmann">Herrmann</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="strategist">strategist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Markets">Markets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="preoccupied">preoccupied</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span>."</p><p><span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Doll">Doll</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="strategist">strategist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="BlackRock">BlackRock</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yields">yields</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="securities">securities</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="investor">investor</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="abate">abate</span>.</p><p><span word="Doll">Doll</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="expands">expands</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 2.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> 1.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="payrolls">payrolls</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="andsix">andsix</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 100,000, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p>
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