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Inflation, interest rates and recession fears drove the U.S. stock market in 2023, sending equity prices on a roller coaster ride. But after all the worries that the fastest pace of U.S. interest rate hikes in four decades would break the economy, two things continue to amaze: the strength of the consumers and the resilience of Corporate America. The S&P 500 gained 24.58% for 2023 as a whole through Dec.28, led by gains in N...