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Dow Needs 23 Percent in 2011 to Set Record, Which Happened 6 Times Since 1985

The U.S. economy is gathering steam as the year draws to a close, according to a private industry group's index of economic indicators published on Friday.

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the third drop in the past four weeks and a sign that the job market is slowly improving.

Retail sales were solidly higher in November, the government reported Tuesday, fueled in part by deep discounting on holiday merchandise.

U.S. online retail sales through the first 40 days of the 2010 holiday shopping season are up 12% from a year ago, according to a Sunday update from ComScore.

Europe's sovereign debt crisis will still hang over global markets this week, but on Wall Street, investors will not be afraid to bet on stocks.

The results released reinforced reports over the weekend that consumers shopped, spent and were buying non-necessities again.

Job growth in the U.S. and signs of global manufacturing expansion sent stocks sharply higher Wednesday. Bond prices and the dollar fell as investors moved money into riskier assets.

Automakers expect the end of the year to close much stronger than it began.