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The U.S. Economy Grew at a Brisk Annual Rate of 4.2% After a Bleak Start to The Year
Sep 1, 2014After a bleak start to the year, the U.S. economy grew at a brisk annual rate of 4.2 percent in the April-June quarter, the government said Thursday, slightly faster than it had first estimated. The upward revision supported expectations ...
Tags: U.S.Economy, goods and services
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The U.S. Economy Took a Beating From an Especially Harsh Winter
Jun 3, 2014The U.S. economy took a beating from an especially harsh winter during the January-March quarter, skidding into reverse for the first time in three years. But spring has arrived and along with it, signs that the chill was just a temporary ...
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The U.S. Economy Slowed Drastically in The First Three Months of The Year
May 1, 2014The U.S. economy slowed drastically in the first three months of the year as a harsh winter exacted a toll on business activity. The slowdown, while worse than expected, is likely to be temporary as growth rebounds with warmer weather. ...
Tags: economy, U.S.Economy
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U.S. Employers Added a Scant 74,000 Jobs in December
Jan 10, 2014U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the economy's recent strength. The Labor Department says the unemployment ...
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He Pendulum of The US Economy Remains on The Upswing
Aug 30, 2013he pendulum of the US economy remains on the upswing, according to the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), released today. The economic indicator, shown to lead US business cycles by an average of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Each Tried to Outdo The Other's Love of Fossil Fuels
Nov 3, 2012In their second debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama each tried to outdo the other's love of fossil fuels: Obama extolling his record on oil and natural gas production, Romney vowing to take "advantage of the oil and coal we have here. " ...
Tags: market view, Solar energy
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Mooney predicts growth for rotational molders
May 28, 2012Rotational molding volume will track U. S. Gross domestic product, continuing a trend that began in the mid-1990s, economist Peter Mooney, said at a Society of Plastics Engineers conference. Mooney issued his sixth rotomolding report in ...
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Manufacturing in The U.S. Probably Expanded at a Slower Pace in April
May 3, 2012Manufacturing in the U. S. Probably expanded at a slower pace in April than a month earlier, indicating the industry that spurred the recovery almost three years ago is cooling, economists said before a report today. The Institute for ...
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Japanese Stocks Rose,with The Nikkei 225 Stock Average Rising The Most in Two Weeks
Apr 20, 2012Japanese stocks rose, with the Nikkei 225 (NKY) Stock Average rising the most in two weeks, after a North Korean rocket launch failed and Fast Retailing Co. Forecast record profit. Shares pared gains as slower growth in China tempered ...
Tags: market view, robotics
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Combined Canadian and U. S. Lumber Industries Shrunk by About 30 Percent
Apr 13, 2012The combined Canadian and U. S. Lumber industries shrunk by about 30 percent as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis that, in 2008, sparked the U. S. 's worst recession since the Great Depression, according to a summary in the 2012 ...
Tags: market view, lumber
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Manufacturing Probably Picked up in The U. S. in March,Showing It Is Weathering a Slowdown
Apr 7, 2012Manufacturing probably picked up in the U. S. In March, showing it is weathering a slowdown in global growth, economists said before a report today. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index climbed to 53 from 52.4 in ...
Tags: market view, economy
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Taiwan's Fastener Industry Produced Nt$33 Billion of Various Items in The Q3 of 2011
Mar 12, 2012Bearish outlook due to sluggish American and EU economies and financial woes Despite the European debt crisis, anemic American economic recovery, and disrupted car-making and PC sector after the earthquake in Japan last March, ...
Tags: Market View, Fastener
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Business Activity in The U. S. Cooled in January as Orders and Employment Slowed
Jan 27, 2012Business activity in the U. S. Cooled in January as orders and employment slowed, indicating last quarter’s pickup in growth will not be sustained into 2012. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. Said today its business ...
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Major Progress Was Made in Debt-Swap Talks
Jan 26, 2012Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index headed for its biggest monthly rally since September 2010, as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said major progress was made in debt-swap talks and Japan’s industrial production ...
Tags: market view, factory robots
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Canada and The United States Have Bought Two Extra Years of Relative Peace
Jan 24, 2012OTTAWA - Canada and the United States have bought two extra years of relative peace on the lumber front. The two governments agreed Monday to extend the 2006 softwood lumber agreement by two years to October 2015 with no modifications to ...
Tags: market view, softwood, lumber