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China and US Manufacturing Improves

By: Phillip Inman and Josephine Moulds, The Guardian Strong manufacturing figures from China and the US fuelled speculation that a long slowdown in global output is rapidly coming to an end. Commodity prices jumped and stock markets lifted after China’s … Continue reading

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U.S. Manufacturing Racks Up Best Growth in 10 Months

By: Leah Schnurr, Reuters U.S. manufacturing grew in April at the strongest rate in 10 months, easing concerns the economy had lost momentum at the start of the second quarter.

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Manufacturing Report Lifts Stocks to Multi-Year Highs

By: Daniel Wagner, The Associated Press A positive report on U.S. manufacturing overshadowed concerns about weaker global growth and lifted stocks to multiyear highs Monday. The gain added to the best first quarter for stocks in more than a decade.

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Manufacturing Index Hits Six-month High

By Steven C. Johnson Reuters (Reuters) – Manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in six months in December, capping a late-year upswing, but a European slump and rising oil prices posed threats to the U.S. economy in the new year.

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