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National home prices declined on an annual basis in the third quarter, to levels last seen eight years ago -- but the rate of decline slowed from the prior three months, according to a report issued Tuesday.

The nation's economy gained some much-needed strength in the third quarter, as the pace of growth nearly doubled compared to the previous three months.

Home prices fell below the 2009 housing bust bottom in the first quarter, dropping 4.2% from the prior three months, according to an industry report released Tuesday.

Initial filings for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level in nearly three months last week, an encouraging sign ahead of the government's highly anticipated monthly jobs report due Friday.

The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster pace than originally thought during the last three months of 2009, according to a government report Friday.

Loans for consumers and businesses remained tough to come by over the past three months, according to a report published Monday by the Federal Reserve.

This question seemed unthinkable to ask just a few months ago, but here goes: Did the economy actually grow during the past three months?

The Federal Reserve's latest forecasts for the U.S. economy are gloomier than the ones released three months earlier, with an expectation for higher unemployment and a steeper drop in economic activity.

Up to 70 different drugs will be available for up to a year to Americans who lost jobs since Jan. 1 and have been on the Pfizer drug for three months or more.

American households lost 9 percent of their wealth in the last three months of 2008, the most in 57 years since the central bank began its tracking.