∙ U.S. Hiring and Growth Slowed Recently: Fed Survey

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”The U.S. economy expanded modestly in June and early July, but growth and hiring slowed in several parts of the country. "The key findings of the Federal Reserve survey echoed the gloomier outlook that Chairman Ben Bernanke offered to Congress this week. ”Three of the Fed's 12 banking districts —New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland — reported weaker growth….” Source: USAToday.com

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