US economy gets lift from housing, other tailwinds Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:29 pm, Monday, January 28, 2013 The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year peak. Higher prices for homes and stocks tend to make people feel wealthier and spend more. The end of a Social Security tax cut is shrinking already flat pay. "There is some underlying momentum," says Paul Edelstein, U.S.

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