Economics

Obama Recovery Fails to Resonate as Americans Left Behind

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Just as the world’s largest economy is finally getting better, the public’s opinion of President Barack Obama’s handling of it is getting worse.

The U.S. economy wrapped up its best six-month performance since the recession ended, according to estimates by economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley. And the jobless rate is below 7 percent for the first time since 2008.