ARTICLES BY PAUL WISEMAN/AP ECONOMICS WRITER

Strong spending projected this year

WASHINGTON - Consumer sentiment rose this month to the highest level since January, suggesting that spending will strengthen this year.

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More older Americans are being buried by housing debt

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Jobs for grads likely to grow

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Consumer confidence jumps

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumers welcomed the new year with a surge in confidence.

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Study: Climbing income ladder hasn't grown harder

WASHINGTON - Young Americans from low-income families are as likely to move into the ranks of the affluent today as those born in the 1970s, according to a report by several top academic experts on inequality.

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