Economics
Stimulus, Reopenings to Fuel U.S. First-Quarter Economic Growth
People walk along Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California, on April 8.
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Fueled by government stimulus and a reopening economy, consumers likely supercharged U.S. economic growth in the first three months of the year, posturing the world’s largest economy to soon reach pre-Covid levels of output.