AN EMPLOYEE works in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C. The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / SEAN RAYFORD
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession. Thursday's estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation's gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output —…