U.S. manufacturing sector contracts
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The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted in December, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth, a private research group said Wednesday. The decline suggests that the overall economy may be weakening faster than some economists predicted.
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Chrysler LLC guaranteed that it would keep some U.S. factories running well beyond the 2011 expiration of a proposed contract with the United Auto Workers union if the deal was approved, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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CINCINNATI -- Challenged by a troubled U.S. economy and the steeply falling dollar, a growing number of U.S. manufacturers are making up for slowing domestic sales by expanding them overseas, often with sophisticated products.
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U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly  contracted in January to its slowest pace since April 2003 as  new orders, inventories and production fell, according to a  survey published on Thursday.
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The Institute for Supply Management said Monday US economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in October. ISM&#39;s purchasing managers index registered 56.
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Description: The United States and the European Union take their fight over corporate subsidies to the World Trade Organization. An initial US complaint targeted EU subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
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For almost three years, the major automakers have shipped voluminous data to U.S. traffic-safety regulators: Eight million consumer complaints, 138 million warranty claims and 5 million field reports on product malfunctions. It's part of an "early warning reporting'' program Congress set up to...
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The US service sector contracted in January for the first time in almost five years, a survey shows.
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By Rausch, Kent D Raskin, Lutgarde M; Belyea, Ronald L; Clevenger, Thomas E; Tumbleson, M E  ABSTRACT Nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) concentrations can affect the market value of coproducts from corn wet-milling.
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The U.S. economy may be in recession,   based on Midwest manufacturing data, a report said on Thursday.
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KBR , a former unit of Halliburton Co. , Dyncorp International Inc.  and Fluor Corp.  were awarded parts of a U.S. Army contract with a combined potential value of up to $150 billion to provide services to the military in the Middle East.
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U.S. automakers, coming off a year of  record concessions from labor unions, should be facing 2008  with a new lease on life as they fight Asian and European  importers who now control more than half of the U.S. market.
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WASHINGTON : US manufacturing activity expanded for the 17th straight month in October, albeit at a slower pace, but energy prices squeezed profits, a survey showed.
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Lockheed Martin Corp.  was awarded a $400 million contract for F-16 aircraft sales to several foreign countries and also won a $248 million contract to support the F-22 weapon system, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Chicago Fed&#39;s manufacturing index rose to 106 in July from an upwardly revised 105.3 in June. Still, the index is only up half a percent from a year ago, below national increases. The gain came from a 1% rise in resource output. That helped offset declines in the auto, steel and machinery segments.
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The deal may stir worries in Washington that the United States is selling its competitive advantage an industry at a time.
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The nation's manufacturing sector contracted in January, surprising many economists and signaling a shaky start to the new year for industry amid weakness in housing and autos.