Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Warren Buffett: US Essentially in Recession



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Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that the U.S. economy is essentially in a recession even if it hasn't met the technical definition of one yet.

The technical definition of a recession most economists use is two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the nation's gross domestic product.

Buffett said in an interview with cable network CNBC the reports he gets from the retail businesses his holding company owns show a significant slowdown in purchases.

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