The U.S. economy continued its hot streak in the fourth quarter of 2023, growing a 3.3% annualized rate from October to December, according to data released Thursday by the Commerce Department. That’s down from the 4.9% clip it grew in the third quarter, but much higher than the 2% growth many analysts expected. Over the course of last year, measured from the end of 2022 to the end of 2023, gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.1% — up from less than 1% the previous year and faster than the averag