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The Economy's Horrible/Wonderful. Hooray! (And Boo Hoo.) It's a case of good news, bad news, and ... too much news. |
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December 13, 2004
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U.S.: Businesses are Betting on a Happy New Year Companies feel better about the future and are ready to expand. They seem to like what they see -- especially the rebound in consumer spending and the lower dollar, which will provide a boost to exports and profits. |
BusinessWeek
August 11, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S. Economy: Is Corporate America Too Lean? After three years of cutbacks, it may not be ready for stronger demand. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003
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U.S.: A Temporary Reprieve for Manufacturing Fatter order books are postponing the pain of long-term structural change. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010
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Recovery? Not Quite As winter bites, October's surge segues into a November decline. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
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U.S.: Business Takes A Turn At Powering The Recovery It's fueling growth by buying new equipment and rebuilding inventories. |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
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Factories: The Gears Are Turning After three years of recession, demand is surging. The comeback looks real |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls. |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Get Ready To Exhale: The Slowdown May Be Ending A pickup in manufacturing signals stronger growth is on the way for the economy. |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: A Yawning Trade Gap Could Swallow the Recovery Stronger demand will lift imports as weakness abroad pummels exports |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Virtuous Cycle Is Finally Kicking In As the recovery takes hold, GDP growth may hit levels not seen since 2000. |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Inventory Swings Are Whipsawing The Economy The ebb and flow of business inventories has the potential to generate some ups and downs this year that could greatly affect perceptions of the economy's strength. |
IndustryWeek
October 6, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturers Alliance Index Eases Off Record Pace U.S. manufacturing's recovery from the 2001 recession is likely to continue during the next three to six months, but at a somewhat slower pace than has recently occurred. But data suggest broad-based expansion is likely to continue. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Weber et al. |
CEOs: Rush Of Confidence From high-tech powerhouses and Wall Street brokerages to manufacturers in the industrial heartland, companies across Corporate America are cheering their brightening prospects. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Arner & Arndt |
The Floodgates Have Opened A forcast of what's to come for businesses in 2004 as the economy starts to turn around. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Durable Goods Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. By identifying and recognizing trends in manufacturing activity, you can better predict economic conditions and use your knowledge of the economy to inform your investment decisions. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Productivity Isn't The Villain -- It's The Hero While some may blame increased productivity for a loss of jobs, productivity will ultimately make things better for everyone. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: An Economy With Two Engines Firing Consumers and businesses are working in tandem to bolster economic growth in America. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Michael Arndt |
The Midwest Isn't Feeling Motor City's Pain Despite setbacks in Detroit, many Midwest factories are on a tear, with business they haven't seen since 2000. They are hiking their 2005 forecasts for sales and profits, increasing capital spending to boost capacity, raising prices, and adding to their job rolls. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: That Spring Slowdown? Just a Bad Dream After faltering in the second quarter, growth is rebounding nicely and inflation is cooling. Moreover, upward revisions to several key data in the second quarter suggest it's slowdown was not as sharp as first thought. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2007
James Mehring |
A Growing Appetite For U.S. Goods More capital and consumer spending abroad should translate into increased demand for U.S. goods and services. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: Parker-Hannifin Remains in Motion The motion-control products manufacturer will report second-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here's a quick read on what to expect. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Outsourcing Becomes the New Insourcing The trend of American manufacturing companies moving operations into China continues in full stride, but the enticement to do so has changed dramatically. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: Industrial Sector SPDR (XLI) The durable goods report is released today -- is spending helping the recovery? |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Hopes For The New Year Aren't Just Sentimental One bit of evidence: The long-awaited rebound in manufacturing. |
BusinessWeek
April 15, 2010
Miller & Feld |
Key to Recovery: Restocking All Those Shelves With employment weak and credit tight, worries persist about the possibility of a double-dip recession. But inventory rebuilding should help keep the economy strengthening. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2009 |
Just In Time -- Manufacturing is not an Ideology If you were hoping the government would pull us out of this recession, it's time for a new strategy. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark--Well, Not Too Afraid Risks are rising with market turmoil, but growth prospects still look solid. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Exports on Fire The U.S. might not be the fastest-growing economy in the world, but it doesn't have to be. Riding the back of tomorrow's giants is nothing to be ashamed of. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Getting Financially Fit in a Recession Companies that are cutting costs and paying down debt will be in fine form when recovery comes. Now their caution is hindering the economy |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Fed Needs To Do A Little More Fiddling With the housing sector unlikely to ease up anytime soon, the factory sector may have to bear a larger-than-usual burden for the Federal Reserve to achieve its goal of a well-balanced economy and price stability. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Greater Expectations for Second-Half GDP Growth Economists are raising their second-half forecasts to 2% to 3%, a pace that would increase the chances for a sustainable economic recovery. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Peter Coy |
Jobs: The Turning Point Is Here It will take many months for the Great American Job Machine to fully crank up. But robust demand has oiled the gears, and the hum you hear is getting louder. |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Reasons To Be Bullish About American Manufacturing In the wake of financial turmoil, manufacturing takes a more central role in the economic growth potential of the United States. |
IndustryWeek
January 11, 2012
Pat Panchak |
Making Manufacturing a Competitive Advantage How Industry Week Best Plants winners leverage production to boost the bottom line. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2012
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What You Need to Know About the Dow's Monday Rally A recap of the day's biggest movers. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Heavy Manufacturing: Steeling Themselves For More Hardship Except for metals, which benefited from tariffs, factory demand remains slack. While overall hiring is up slightly, thousands of jobs will be cut. |
BusinessWeek
July 16, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: A Resurgent Asia Will Lead the Global Recovery Robust exports to China and other emerging markets will help stabilize the U.S. economy, but U.S. demand will be too weak to offer its traditional support to world growth. |
IndustryWeek
April 7, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturing Index Sets Second Straight Record Data from Manufacturers Alliance indicate manufacturing growth should continue during the next three to six months. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2011
Rich Smith |
Honey, Who Shrunk My Bull Market? The recovery is real, but stocks are falling. Who's to blame? |
U.S. Banker
May 2011
Jeff Thredgold |
The Pain and Promise in Manufacturing Over the past three decades, the United States has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs. But some are bringing their operations back home as outsourcing loses its luster. Banks should take heed. |
IndustryWeek
January 16, 2002
John S. McClenahen |
Survey Encourages Optimism On road to recovery, new manufacturing orders in 2002 could exceed 2001's... |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Arndt & Aston |
U.S. Factories: Falling Behind Why America's old-line industries are trailing in the global productivity stakes |
IndustryWeek
July 9, 2003
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturing Index Retreats Slightly Despite the dip, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI's quarterly measure of future business activity signals increased manufacturing output between now and year's end. |
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2010
Peter Coy |
The U.S. Trade Gap Won't Go Away After shrinking in the recession, it's back up, with imports outpacing exports - and it "doesn't seem to be a problem that's self-correcting" |
IndustryWeek
February 16, 2011 |
Manufacturing 2.0 -- Building a Lean, Mean Profitable Machine Recovery brings more focus on risk-taking, talent management and global markets. |
IndustryWeek
July 7, 2004
John S. McClenahen |
Manufacturing Activity Index Sets Third Consecutive Record Data show 'real and robust' recovery, says Manufacturers Alliance. |
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2011
Shruti Date Singh |
Turning Factory Hands Into Skilled Workers In Wisconsin, a school teaches recruits the new manufacturing |
