Joe Rennison, who covers financial markets for The New York Times, raced home from vacation when a slowdown in the U.S. economy sparked widespread worry. Banking and Financial Institutions, Stocks and Bonds, United States Economy, Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index, Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve System, Catskills (NYS Area), New York City, Tokyo (Japan), United States Joe Rennison, who covers financial markets for The New York Times, raced home from vacation when a slowdown in the U.S. economy sparked widespread worry. NYT > Business