US companies rebuilt stockpiles at a slower pace in December, dragging on economic growth By Washington Examiner February 13, 2013 3:01 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — US companies rebuilt stockpiles at a slower pace in December, dragging on economic growth. Related Content Immigration FBI agent who investigated Renee Good’s death resigns White House Nurse fired for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt ‘a fourth-degree tear’ Defense Pentagon: Iran’s nuclear weapon ambitions remain despite Midnight Hammer airstrikes Healthcare California breaks with rest of US on WHO after Trump withdrawal Defense US launches first drug boat strike of 2026, killing two and leaving one survivor