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>> couric: good evening, everyone. just when you thought you could breathe a sigh of relief, some discouraging economic news today. the recovery is sputtering. the government reported the economy grew by just 2.4% between april and june. that's a much slower rate than the previous three quarters. and job creation-- well, that's still a big problem. so, how much trouble is ahead? here's our senior business correspondent, anthony mason. >> reporter: the recovery lost momentum in the second quarter, but the economy has now been growing steadily for a full year. >> so why don't we feel b...

>> reporter: c.e.o. carlo steinman says the bells have been ringing a lot lately with sales up more than 25%, he's nearly doubled his staff adding 50 workers. >> i think any good c.e.o. is always a little paranoid, but we are extremely optimistic. >> reporter: in detroit today, president obama got behind the wheel at a g.m. plant to say the economy is still on the right road. >> i have confidence in this economy! we are coming back! ( applause ) >> reporter: ford's c.e.o. alan mulally degrees. you don't see this recovery stalling? >> not at the present time. as we started to recover ...