Economic recovery likely not quite that energetic

Remember the economy's return to growth last quarter? Well, it probably wasn't as energetic as first thought. A government report due out Tuesday morning is expected to show that the economy expanded at a pace of 2.9 percent from July through September, according to Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters.

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