US economy slowed at year's end, once again unable to sustain 3 percent growth

by Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times Jan 26, 2018 2 minutes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy slowed at the end of last year, once again unable to sustain 3 percent growth for very long in a trend that has plagued the recovery from the Great Recession.

The 2.6 percent figure for the October-December period reported Friday by the Commerce Department - the first