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US economic clouds darken
• AFPThe US economy weakened dramatically in the first quarter to its worst growth pace in four years, expanding at a clip of just 1.3 percent, new government figures showed.
The US economy weakened dramatically in the first quarter to its worst growth pace in four years, expanding at a clip of just 1.3 percent, new government figures showed.