IMF Cuts Growth Forecast for US

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy will grow 2 percent this year. That is slightly faster than last year, but below its earlier prediction of 2.7 percent from the IMF, Reuters reported. Economists said unusually harsh winter weather crimped business activity and made the world's biggest economy shrink a bit in the first three months of this year.   Most experts said the economy has resumed growth and will get stronger in the next few months. ...

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