For the first time this year, the economy has slowed in several US ...
For the first time this year, the economy has slowed in several US regions, burdened by high gas prices that have weakened consumer spending and crises in Japan that reduced manufacturing output.
The US economy suffered its biggest slowdown in 26 years in the last three months of 2008 as consumer spending recorded the worst slide in the post-war era, a trend that's likely to continue in the coming months.