Spain's growth accelerates in first quarter

Spain's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, provisional official data showed Thursday, in a fresh sign that the nation's recovery is gathering momentum even though unemployment remains high. It was the seventh consecutive time that Spain was posting quarterly growth. Spain expanded by 1.4 percent in 2014 -- its first full-year of growth since a property bubble burst in 2008, throwing millions of people out of work -- due to increased consumer spending and business investm