US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter: government
Growth in gross domestic product was down sharply from 4.4% in last year’s third quarter.
By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy, hobbled by last falls 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through De… [+2643 chars]