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US Leading Index Falls; Factory Activity Disappoints
cnbc.com ^ | 5/20/10 | Reuters

Posted on 05/20/2010 7:38:39 AM PDT by moose2004

An index meant to gauge the future strength of the U.S. economy fell slightly in April, marking its first decline in more than a year, a private industry group said on Thursday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economy
Green shoots?
1 posted on 05/20/2010 7:38:39 AM PDT by moose2004
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2 posted on 05/20/2010 7:41:00 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (We bury Democrats face down so that when they scratch, they get closer to home.)
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To: moose2004

Green shoots?


Hopey Changey?


3 posted on 05/20/2010 7:41:03 AM PDT by unkus
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Unexpectedly?


4 posted on 05/20/2010 7:41:43 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (0bummer calls opponents "Teabaggers". So we can call Kagan "Carpet Muncher." Right?)
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“The Philadelphia report’s jobs component fell to 3.2 from April’s 7.3, a troubling development since employment has been the weak spot of the current economic recovery.”

This is bad. Maybe Obama will double or triple the number of Census takers.


5 posted on 05/20/2010 7:41:54 AM PDT by moose2004 (Stand up, speak out and stop Obamacare and GE)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

Naw! It’s just that ole Fat fangered guy trading again
that’s all it is.


6 posted on 05/20/2010 7:42:30 AM PDT by DOGHEAD
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