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A new economic forecast calls for the U.S. economy to make some modest growth strides this year, but not quite enough to significantly reduce the number of jobless Americans looking for work.

The housing market ended the year on a positive note with strong sales in December, but a glut of unsold homes will likely push prices lower this year, forecasters said.

In recent weeks, a broad range of data have beaten analysts’ expectations, but forecasters say the uptick is likely temporary and that growth will slow in the first half of 2012.

Forecasters are hoping that a sharp slowdown in economic growth seen last month is only a speed bump on an already bumpy road to recovery. Because otherwise the ride could get rougher.

The U.S. economy is definitely on the mend. But it's got a long way to go to repair the damage from the worst financial collapse since the Great Depression, forecasters tell msnbc.com

The amount of money spent on advertising will continue to rebound over the next few years after a sharp drop during the recession, according to several new forecasts.

The U.S. economy should continue to grow this year, though forecasters have lowered their expectations about the pace of recovery, according to a new survey.

The government said the economy shed 85,000 jobs last month, surprising forecasters, while the unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent.

ST. LOUIS - Following the lead of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the stock market, the nation’s top business economists, gathering here for their annual meeting, have declared “the Great Recession of 2008-09 is over.” But the forecasters aren’t exactly popping champagne corks about what they see coming next.

Forecasters had expected a downward revision in the country’s gross domestic product, but the latest second-quarter estimate released on Thursday was unchanged.