A bumpy economic recovery, with hope in Midwest, South

From USA TODAY:

By most any measure, the economic recovery is in full swing. More factories are humming again. The stock market is roaring. Even consumers are loosening viselike grips on their wallets.

But the nascent rebound is not a massive wave that’s sweeping every corner of the USA at the same time with equal force. Rather, it’s arriving in ripples that are lifting different cities at different times and with varying strength.

While big chunks of the Midwest and South are recovering, much of the Northeast and West are still mired in recessions that are easing in severity…

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