US economy clocks solid growth in third quarter
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2014 - The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter helped by stronger exports and defense spending, suggesting enough momentum to do without Federal Reserve stimulus. The Commerce Department report for the July-September period on Thursday came just a day after the Fed announced it would end its quantitative easing program of buying bonds this month, after pu ... more

---