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Obama Expands Ron Bloom’s Power, Appoints Him Manufacturing Czar. »
Posted by: luvuobama2 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Like millions of other Americans President Barack Obama was at work on Labor Day, although a picnic was amongst his plans.
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Selling off America's Manufacturing Might, A Factory At A Time »
Posted by: dissent 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News
You can now watch the liquidation of the American Dream in real time.
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Any given week, the guts of a whole factory are auctioned off ...Read (456) | Share | Discuss (47) | Read Full Story at detnews.com
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US economic myths bite the dust »
Posted by: dissent 3 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
The Great Recession is allowing some widely held beliefs about the US economy – which were the source of much evangelism over the last few decades ...
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Crisis Is Separating Eastern Europe's Strong From Its Weak »
Posted by: gamahuche 9 months ago in Business & Finance
“The disaster spotlight is now being pointed at east and central Europe,” said Gernot Mittendorfer, the Austrian chief executive of Ceska Sporitelna, a large Czech ...
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U.S. Manufacturing Declines to Lowest Level Since 1948 »
Posted by: Neophile 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The decline in U.S. manufacturing deepened in December as demand for such products as cars, appliances and furniture reached the lowest level since at ...
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Making it in America: Still Clueless on the Right »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 months ago in Political News
When Bloomberg reported the Obama Administration was about to name Ron Bloom, now head of the auto task force, as a de facto “manufacturing czar ...
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NASA to shed jobs as shuttle retirement nears »
Posted by: suzanek 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The U.S. space agency NASA plans to eliminate 900 manufacturing jobs over the next five months as it prepares to retire its space shuttle ...
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The Health Insurance Racket Is Manufacturing Entertainment Value of Snuffing Out Grandma »
Posted by: Tumultuous 3 months ago in Political News
Every day I get letters asking me to weigh in on the health care fracas. As if a redneck writer armed with a keyboard, a ...
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Intel wants to save the economy, why isn't the media taking notice? »
Posted by: kenekaplan 9 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
My colleague, who was a chief economics editor at a leading newspaper, tells me how journalists fuel a cycle of fear by focusing on any ...
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Obama to address union at Labor Day picnic - White House- msnbc.com »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
President Barack Obama is addressing one of his key constituencies — organized labor — on Monday as union members gather to celebrate the holiday named for their ...
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U.S. Manufacturing in July Shrank at Slowest Pace in 11 Months - Bloomberg.com »
Posted by: gunnyreef 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
U.S. manufacturing shrank less than
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forecast in July, spurred by gains in orders, production and
exports that added to signs factories are stabilizing.Read (77) | Share | Discuss (7) | Read Full Story at bloomberg.com
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U.S. Manufacturing Index Highest Since June 2007 »
Posted by: engineer 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Institute for Supply Management says its manufacturing index rose to 52.9 in August from 48.9 in July after shrinking for 18 straight months ...
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Manufacturing in U.S. Probably Grew for First Time in 19 Months - Bloomberg.com »
Posted by: gunnyreef 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Manufacturing in the US probably
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expanded in August for the first time in 19 months, helping
lead the economy out of the worst recession since ...Read (93) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at bloomberg.com
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Are We Entering an "Innovation Upturn"? »
Posted by: djmayne2001 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
In 2002, with the technology sector still reeling from the bursting of the dot-com bubble, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates observed that smart companies were quietly ...
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U.S. Economy: Leading Indicators Point to Sustained Expansion »
Posted by: Progressive 4 days, 3 hours ago in Business & Finance
The U.S. economic recovery will extend into next year as manufacturing expands and the pace of firings abates, reports today indicated.
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