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Economic Indicators Point To Poor Recovery

by Tamara Keith, NPR
August 20, 2010

As far as economic data go, it's been a discouraging few weeks. This week alone: Housing starts, unemployment claims and the index of leading economic indicators all came in worse than economists had predicted.

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  • Morning Edition, August 20, 2010
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