The numbers: The Philadelphia Fed said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity slumped to negative 31.3 in April from negative 23.2 in the prior month. Any reading below zero indicates deteriorating conditions. This is the eighth straight reading below zero and the tenth in the last 11 months.
Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal expected a slight improvement to a negative 20 reading in April.
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