The world economy is shifting to a lower gear, according to World Trade Organization.

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Indeed, the market has been reflecting the notion that the economic recovery has slowed and shifted to a lower gear.

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Veeco Instruments shares traded lower after hours Monday after the producer of LED manufacturing gear issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter.

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Garmin shares are trading sharply lower Wednesday morning after the maker of GPS-based navigation gear reported disappointing results for the second quarter.

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Now, with the spring artichoke season just kicking into gear, is a terrific time for baby artichokes, which grow lower on the stalk than their full-size siblings and do not develop the same thick wall of tough outer leaves.

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The LED backlight also boasts of better luminance, faster response time and lower power consumption than the traditional LCD, and combined with some fancy ASUS Power4 Gear eXtreme power management should have battery life up 20-25 percent over traditional laptops.

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