This is real money. You are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter, and facebook. Americas economy is kicking off the new year on solid ground. U. S. Factory activity held near a 2. 5year high. Also construction spending, reaching levels not seen in almost five years. Construction and manufacturing got hit hard in the recession, but both appear to be set to accelerate in 2014. And thats making big news on wall street. The new years optimism is being fuelled in part by the spectacular return of the stock market in 2013. The dow saw gains of 26. 5 for the year, and s p gained 29. 6 for the year. However, both indexes retreated almost 1 , following a negative economic report from china. The success of stocks in 2014 stands in stark contrast to the loss in bonds last year. Thats because making money on fixedincome investments is much harder when the Federal Reserve act to keep Interest Rates lower. The yield on tenyear treasury
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