Growth in consumer spending slows to weakest increase in 4 months

Story date: 2007-11-30 05:29:00
Added on: 2007-11-30 23:37:22

CNBC - ... worries about spreading economic weakness caused by a severe slump in housing and a credit crisis triggered by rising mortgage ... Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled in a speech Thursday night that the central bank is prepared to cut interest rates ...


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