Plus, earnings growth is expected to be strong in 2012 and 2013, based on the solid fixed margin businesses and limited commodity price exposure.

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New Yorkers respect him for that, and Mr. Fixed the Subways is a solid brand to have.

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Real GDP rose 0.4% in the fourth quarter on the back of a solid housing sector, a resilient consumer, and higher than previously estimated non-residential fixed investment.

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"All in all, demand for the Spanish debt remained solid, despite recent talks of further slippage in their fiscal consolidation, " said Annalisa Piazza, a fixed-income strategist at Newedge.

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