A CONSTRUCTION WORKER prepares a recently poured concrete foundation on March 17 in Boston. The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6% annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL DWYER
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy maintained its resilience from October through December despite rising interest rates, growing at a 2.6% annual pace, the government said Thursday in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate. But consumer spending, which drives most of the economy's growth, was revised sharply down. The government had previously estimated that…