Strong week raises optimism for 2011

Friday, December 17, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by a string of hopeful government reports on layoffs, factory production and consumer spending, economists are predicting that hiring and even housing will pick up in 2011 and make it a better year after all.

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