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Economic Week in Review: A key gauge grows even as housing struggles
April 21, 2011
Although a credit-rating agency's warning about the outlook for the U.S. government's debt burden dominated headlines this week, reports on the economy were more optimistic. The housing market, though weak, showed some improvement, and leading economic indicators showed an economic recovery that remains on track. For the week ended April 21, the S&P 500 Index rose 1.3% to 1,337 (for a year-to-date total return—including price change plus dividends—of about 6.9%). The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell 3 basis points to 3.40% (for a year-to-date increase of 10 basis points).
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