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    Double-Dip Recession? One Reliable Measure Says It's Inevitable

    By Dan Burrows

    | 2:10PM 7/26/2010
    An economic indicator with a perfect 40-year history of predicting recessions just signaled that a double-dip is coming for sure: On Friday, the Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Index growth rate broke below -10%.
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    Is a Double-Dip Recession Ahead for the U.S.?

    By Charles Hugh Smith

    | 12:00PM 6/28/2010
    A chart of leading economic indicators produced by the well-respected Economic Cycle Research Institute indicates that economic growth is slowing dramatically in the U.S. Is a second round of recession looming?
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