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The recession is over! So where’s the party?

WASHINGTON — It turns out the recession ended more than a year ago.

Feeling better now?

The panel that determines the timing of recessions concluded Monday that this one ended — technically, anyway — in June 2009, and lasted 18 months. The duration makes it the longest since World War II.

Disappointed Supporters Question Obama

WASHINGTON — It was billed as “Investing In America,” a live televised conversation between President Obama and American workers, students, business people and retirees on the state of the economy, a kind of Wall Street to Main Street reality check.

Stocks surge as NBER announces recession ended in June 2009. FOMC gathers Tuesday.

Wall Street seesawed through a choppy summer on concerns that the U.S. economy could be slipping toward a double-dip recession, but the National Bureau of Economic Research has good news: the last recession ended 15 months ago.

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News Update: SEC Proposes Rules, Elizabeth Warren on Wall Street and More
Friday News Updates: Will company health insurance be taxed?