The recovery in residential real estate, sustained job growth and stock-market gains that are extending through this month are giving Americans the wherewithal to spend. Photographer: Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg
The recovery in residential real estate, sustained job growth and stock-market gains that are extending through this month are giving Americans the wherewithal to spend. Photographer: Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg
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