If recent job figures are any indication, the fragile U.S. economic recovery has shriveled in the bud. Businesses filled only 69,000 jobs in May, the weakest growth in a year, and unemployment rose to 8.2 percent, the first increase since last June.
Some business experts believe our economy can get a shot in the arm through foreign investment, and are encouraging Congress to do something about it.
According to the Organization for International Investment (OFII), U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned businesses are already big contributors to the American economy—and could be doing more.
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