 The nation's on-and-off economic recovery has picked up its pace, the Commerce Department reported Friday, with the US economy growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent for the end of 2011. That rate is the fastest recorded in a year and a half, ... US growth quickens, but speed bumps aheadReuters US Economy: GDP Up 2.8% In Q4, Weak 1.7% For 2011Forbes |