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For the week ending May 27, U.S. GDP growth has been anemic so far this year; home sales are still bumping along the bottom; and Chrysler has paid off its bailout balance.

For the week ending May 20, home sales were down, but so were foreclosures. And foreign buyers are showing more interest in the U.S. residential housing market.

For the week ending May 13, home prices continued to slip-slide away, and Congress seems to be playing a game of chicken with the debt ceiling.

The week ending May 6 was a good one for the economy, considering all the jobs added in April and all the money consumers spent at retail establishments.

For the week ending April 29, a number of factors have dragged down GDP growth, and government budgets are in the doldrums, but positive factors like inventory investment and exports helped counter the down notes.

For the week ending April 22, Wall Street was spooked by Standard & Poor’s, but not for long, and the housing market showed a few faint signs of life.

For the week ending April 15, consumers plan to cut spending in the face of higher gas prices, and the government might cut spending too–but there’s no agreement on how just yet.

For the week ending April 8, the federal government is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but the economic news wasn’t all bad.

For the week ending April 1, jobs reports show unemployment dropping a little, trying to stay ahead of population growth; pending home sales show a glimmer of hope for the single-family market; and will the federal government shut down?