Services growth surprisingly weak: ISM
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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.
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U.S. subscribers to Internet-based telephone services grew 18 percent to 8.2 million in the third quarter, but the growth rate slowed for a second straight quarter, according to the research firm TeleGeography.
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A weak reading on the nationâs gross domestic product muted enthusiasm over a new spate of acquisitions.
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WASHINGTON  -The U.S. economy grew at its weakest  rate in more than four years during the opening three months of  this year as businesses sold off inventories and Americans  imported more foreign goods, a Commerce Department report on  Thursday showed.
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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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Services firms are worried that they are vulnerable to a weakening economy, a CBI report warns.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected rate in the final three months of last  year, the government's latest estimate on Wednesday showed, as  businesses built fewer inventories and consumers spent less.
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The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years but slightly better than previously estimated, data showed  on Thursday.
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Monthly reports from factory purchasing managers reveal a slower than expected growth rate in August.
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WASHINGTON  -The U.S. economy grew at its weakest rate in more than four years during the opening three months of this year as businesses sold off inventories and Americans imported more foreign goods, a Commerce Department report on Thursday showed.
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Australiaâs economic growth slowed in the third quarter to 0.3 percent amid a sluggish export sector, below expectations and raising doubts about the need for tighter monetary policy.
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Global manufacturing growth cooled in  August, new orders expanded at their weakest pace in a year and  inflationary pressures eased, a report said on Friday.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of  the country last month and private employers hired fewer people  than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime  with other weak signals from the economy.
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Economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter to its weakest level since the run-up to last year&#39;s Iraq war, reinforcing expectations the Bank
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The pace of growth in U.S. service  industries slowed in September and pricing power ebbed,  according to a report on Wednesday that showed a key service  sector index falling to its lowest since April 2003.
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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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Revenues in key sectors of the U.S.  services industry grew in the second quarter, the government  said on Monday in a new survey aimed at measuring growth in the  giant tranche of the economy.