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...indications that the economy is slowing, the latest being an industry report Monday that suggested the nation's manufacturing activity contracted for the second straight month. The market has fallen into a pattern of selling stocks that appear...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Manufacturing activity fell in December to its lowest level in nearly a decade, an industry group reported Tuesday, offering yet another sign of a weakening...
...provided evidence the economy was slowing. On Thursday, the National Association of Purchasing Management said manufacturing activity last quarter was at its lowest point in nearly a decade. And the Labor Department said Friday that unemployment...
...were not as low as the nation's as a whole in January. The National Association of Purchasing Management said manufacturing activity across the country fell to 41.2, suggesting the overall economy failed to grow for the first time in nearly...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Manufacturing activity declined for the eighth consecutive month in March, an industry group said Monday. The National Association of Purchasing Management...
...a report issued Tuesday. The National Association of Purchasing Management said its closely watched index of manufacturing activity improved to 47.9 last month from 43.6 in July, the highest level since last November and the biggest monthly...
...terror attacks and rising layoffs cut back on spending in September by the largest amount in more than 14 years. Manufacturing activity plummeted. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that spending plunged by 1.8 percent in September, following...
...on the mend from the recession, which began in March 2001. For the first time in 18 months, a key gauge of manufacturing activity flashed a growth signal in February. Consumers, the lifeblood of the economy, spent more freely in January...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Manufacturing activity grew for a fourth straight month in May, and at a faster pace than the previous month, signs that recovery in the battered sector is gaining strength, an industry group reported Monday.