Stories Related to Weak Exports, Imports Signal Tepid Economic Growth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trade deficit widened in October as exports suffered the biggest drop in nearly four years, indicating slowing global demand was spilling over into the already struggling U.S. economy.

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