ISM: Service-Sector Growth Slows in Jan.
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The service sector of the economy showed slower growth in January, as the rate of expansion in both employment and inflation pressures softened, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
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Business & money: But building society produces evidence that upward trend is slowing.
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Growth in US services - the engine driving the world's biggest economy - has slowed sharply, a survey suggests.
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in October for the 17th consecutive month, albeit at a slower rate than in September, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Monday.
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The economy could be headed for slower growth in the next several months, according to a report released Thursday by a private research group.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a sluggish 2.2 percent pace in the final quarter of last year, much slower than initially thought as businesses tightened their belts amid fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
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The dominant service sector grew at its fastest rate in a year in May, confounding market expectations for a slightly slower pace, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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January starts data throw cold water on hopes for recovery.
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U.S. factory output grew more slowly in January as companies received fewer orders, although managers did show a renewed desire to hire new workers, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Business growth slowed to a 2.2 percent pace in the late summer, a much better performance than anticipated and an encouraging sign that the housing slump hasn't significantly dragged down the economy.
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Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted sharply in January and home building in December fell to the slowest pace since the early 1990s, according to reports on Thursday that reinforced fears of recession.
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Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region expanded for a 20th straight month in January but at the slowest pace in 18 months, a survey showed on Thursday.
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Business activity in the U.S. services  sector in July and new orders at U.S. factories in June were  surprisingly weak, two reports showed on Thursday, signaling  that economic growth was decelerating.
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Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in September, but mixed data on employment on Tuesday focused economists' attention on upcoming payrolls data to get a clearer sign about the outlook.
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U.S. telephone and cable companies  saw the growth of high-speed Internet services slow in the  second quarter to the lowest rate in a year, an industry  research firm said on Tuesday.
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The nation's labor market softened a bit in the new year, with the unemployment rate edging up to 4.6 percent in January as job growth slowed, the Labor Department said today.
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The pace of growth in the U.S. service sector posted a surprisingly sharp fall in February, retreating from January's eight-month high as new orders and prices paid declined, according to a report released on Monday.