WASHINGTON (AP) - As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S.
economy is faltering. And so is concern that the government may not take the steps needed to support hiring and growth.“We’re in a pretty fragile state again," warned Nancy Vanden Houten, lead economist at Oxford Economics, a consulting firm. “The economy needs another shot in the arm.”With unemployment still at a high 11.1% and hiring potentially slowing in July, the economy is likely to weaken further without more government aid, economists say.