Construction, Industrial Data Give Mixed Signals
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Construction spending surged in August to the highest level on record, while manufacturing grew at a slower pace in September, offering mixed signals about the economy's strength.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting. Technology shares inched higher despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies    With trading light, the markets were slow to react to the August reading of the Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing index, which declined to 59.0 in August, lower than the 59.8 percent expected on Wall Street...
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Warning to employers: this might not be the best time to assign a big, complicated project.
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The U.S. economy has so far managed to withstand the housing slump, and one reason is that construction crews have found other things to do.
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WASHINGTON -- A string of government reports yesterday offered a mixed picture of the US economy.
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The nation's industrial sector ended 2004 on a high note, with manufacturing activity expanding in December for the 19th consecutive month, a research group reported. But the government said construction spending dropped in November as builders reined in projects in anticipation of higher interest rates.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.
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Despite a slip in production, ConocoPhillips checks in with (mostly) good news.
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The "tentative" status may be making investors jittery.
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Weak manufacturing data heighten worries about the U.S. economy.
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Building contractor and civil engineering firm faces tough comparisons, but its fundamentals are solid.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on  Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and  durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health  of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.
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Searching for signal amid the noise of analyst upgrades and downgrades.
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Workers were frustrated there was no industrywide standard for reporting suspicious activity - until now.
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Manufacturing expansion slowed in  August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt  for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in  July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January, but consumer spending closed out last year on a strong note, according to data on Thursday that gave conflicting signals on the direction of the economy.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting. Technology shares inched higher despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies...