Things are looking up in the U.S. economy — at least for the third quarter of this year.
The gross domestic product (GDP) — the measure of goods and services — rose at a 2.8 percent annual rate, much stronger than expected.
Economists expected third-quarter growth to be around a 2 percent annual rate, according to a Dow Jones survey.
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- Derek Thompson, business editor for The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.
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