Economy in 2019 ended on a better note

Leaving the fourth-quarter growth scare behind, the U.S. economy seems to end the 2019 well.

On Tuesday, Manufacturing and trade reports confirmed that GDP is on pace to rise more than 2% for the period.

The Atlanta Fed estimates the gain to be at 2.3%. It is better as in the third quarter it was 2.1%. It closes the year with an average quarterly gain of about 2.4%.

Though it would reflect a slowdown from the 2.9%....