U.S. economy shows signs of shrugging off higher interest rates
A student organizes his papers before meeting with potential employers at the 2012 Big Apple Job and Internship Fair at the Javits Center in New York April 27, 2012.
REUTERS/Andrew Burton
Jason Lange
WASHINGTON
Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:51pm EDT
(Reuters) -
U.S. home resales surged in August to a 6-1/2-year high and factories grew busier in the Mid-Atlantic region this month, signs that rising borrowing costs are weighing only modestly on the economy.
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