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US GDP Dips Despite Signs of Economic Pickup
30According to US Commerce Department figures, US economic activity expanded worse than anticipated. For the first quarter of 2012, the world’s largest economy expanded at a 2.2% annualized pace, slower
Spain Outlook Cut, Euro Plunges
30For the second time this year, global credit agency Standard and Poor’s has cut Spain’s sovereign credit rating. Although widely expected, the timing of the announcement took traders a bit








