the only durable goods i by anymore are guns, and i've got all the guns i can afford right now... but Christmas is coming!!!
Posted on 08/25/2010 5:55:16 AM PDT by WWRD
"New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose far less than expected in July and, excluding transportation equipment, posted their largest decline in 1-1/2 years, according to a government report on Wednesday that pointed to a slowdown in manufacturing."
"The Commerce Department said durable goods orders rose 0.3 percent after a revised 0.1 percent fall in June. Excluding transportation, orders dropped 3.8 percent—the biggest fall since January 2009—after rising 0.2 percent in June."
"Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast orders increasing 2.8 percent last month from June's previously reported 1.2 percent fall."
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
But in order for "unexpected-ness" to prevail, the results must therefore be expected.
An unexpected paradox?
Lets face it, Obama’s sense of justice is if you neighbor has a house that is twice as big as yours he’ll happily burn half the house down to make it “fair”.
As he said, spreading the wealth around isn’t to increase wealth, it is to make things fair even if it makes us all poorer.
“As Predicted” from the intelligent side of the argument(maureen dowd being on the other side).
“As Predicted” from the intelligent side of the argument(maureen dowd being on the other side).
“As Predicted” from the intelligent side of the argument(maureen dowd being on the other side).
Sorry, on a blackberry in don cherry’s place in toronto.
the only durable goods i by anymore are guns, and i've got all the guns i can afford right now... but Christmas is coming!!!
‘Perhaps with all the hoopla and criticism of the overuse of “unexpected”, “Less than Expected” is the new mantra.../s’
Maybe they are reading FR and seeing the hoopla and criticism.
But is it unprecedented?
durable goods orders were unsustainable
One of my favorite flicks. The gags were just too funny!
He still thinks a million men showed up for the march.
I'm not sure, but it certainly is surprisingly unanticipated.
I recommend all JournOlists go and buy a thing called a "Thesaurus." And no, it's not a book about dinosaurs.
LOL! It’s a good thing you mentioned that it’s a book—JournOlists might never have figured out where to find one!
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