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NEW YORK - A closely watched barometer of future economic activity fell in September for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that the recovery may be cooling. A separate report from the Labor Department, however, suggested modest improvement in the job market.
The Conference Board, a private research group based in New York, said Thursday that its Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.1 percent last month, following declines of 0.3 percent each in August and July and 0.1 percent in June.See the full content of this document
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Leading Indicators Decline for Fourth Straight Month
The index is a composite of economic measures such as manufacturing and interest rates, and is considered a good indicator o...
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