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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Economic Outlook

Americans have been spending more money recently. The Commerce Department reports that the U.S. economy saw the fastest growth in 11 years last quarter. And the Dow has topped 18,000 for the first time in its history. This all sounds good, but is the growth in fact good news for everybody?

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 23, 2014 • 1 min read

Americans have been spending more money recently. The Commerce Department reports that the U.S. economy saw the fastest growth in 11 years last quarter. And the Dow has topped 18,000 for the first time in its history. This all sounds good, but is the growth in fact good news for everybody? And what could this mean for the economy in the coming year?

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    Barbara Bogaev

    radio journalist

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    Andrew Walsh

    Too Beautiful to Live

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Wall Street Journal

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