Sometimes the economy seems to fall prey to the quick hands of a magician. Now you see a recovery. Now you don't! Barely a month after economists proclaimed the end of the 1990-91 U.S. recession, some are beginning to wonder whether they will have to eat their words. Their doubts come on the heels of some disturbing evidence -- rising layoffs, a traumatized banking system and crippling debts -- that the economy may be in worse shape than anyone suspected. The pessimists believe the recovery could soon sputter out and turn into another recession, the second half of a so-called double...
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