US household wealth regains pre-recession peak

Published March 7, 2013 5:00am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — It took 5? years.

Surging stock prices and steady home-price increases have finally allowed Americans to regain the $16 trillion in wealth they lost to the Great Recession. The gains are helping support the economy and could lead to further spending and growth.

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