Oil prices continued to dominate the economic scene this session, even though the record amounts closed off their highs our session ended October 29,2004. Third-quarter gross domestic product numbers came in at a gain of 3.7%, up from the 3.3% growth posted in the second quarter. Wall Street, however, was expecting growth at 4.3%. "It's not bad in a historical context, but for us to generate any meaningful job growth, we're going to have to do better than that," said Daniel Portanova, managing director at Gartmore Separate Accounts in Irvington, N.Y. "This isn't enough to really do much for the equity markets."
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机译：尽管创纪录的收盘价已接近我们于2004年10月29日举行的会议的最高点，但油价在本届会议上仍继续主导经济领域。第三季度国内生产总值（GDP）增长了3.7％，高于第二季度的3.3％。然而，华尔街预期增长4.3％。 “从历史的角度来看，这还不错，但是要使我们获得有意义的就业增长，我们必须做得更好。”纽约州伊文顿市Gartmore Separate Accounts的常务董事Daniel Portanova说。足以为股市做出真正的贡献。”
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