<p>Shoppers Leslie Corridon, left, and Leslie Christon walk the aisles at a Sam's Club store in Rogers, Ark., on June 2. Wholesale companies added to their stockpiles in April for a 16th straight month, a sign that businesses were confident in future sales gains.</p>
June 12, 2011
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High unemployment claims, food prices slow economy, but trade deficit narrows
WASHINGTON - Jobs are scarce and food prices are likely to stay high through next year, according to new data that reinforced evidence of a U.S. economy stuck in a weak patch.