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The economic dust is beginning to clear: It would appear — for the time being at least — that our economic environment has stabilized. Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s optimism meter remains at a lukewarm level since September 09. Retail figures are still shaky. European debt is a concern. Unemployment will be a long-term drag on growth. While we are out of recession, based on the economic definition, the green shoots of recovery are very tentative.