Wall Street slips from its record following the latest weak update on the US economy
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market edged back from its all-time high Friday following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how much shoppers are spending at retailers.
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