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Chicago PMI at 47.6 in Feb vs 54.0 reading expected
cnbc.com ^ | February 29, 2016 | cnbc.com staff

Posted on 02/29/2016 9:45:24 AM PST by John W

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index came in at 47.6 for February, badly missing economists' estimates.

A reading below 50.0 indicates contraction in the sector.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; pmi

1 posted on 02/29/2016 9:45:24 AM PST by John W
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To: John W

wow, liberalism is working right on target there!!


2 posted on 02/29/2016 9:47:40 AM PST by SIRTRIS
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To: John W

Wonder how their predictions will work out when we have a new president.


3 posted on 02/29/2016 10:00:07 AM PST by John W (Under One Year And Counting!)
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DOW down 1000+ just prior to Scalia passing....up +1000 post Scalia passing.

...I thought the markets always dive on ANY news creating "uncertainty"?

4 posted on 02/29/2016 10:09:04 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Political Correctness is a kool-aid drinking suicide cult)
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To: John W

This is shockingly bad...wow


5 posted on 02/29/2016 11:59:30 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: Wpin

I thought so but there doesn’t seem to be much interest in it here.


6 posted on 02/29/2016 12:09:09 PM PST by John W (Under One Year And Counting!)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

The markets are nothing but machines reading what other machines write and trying to scalp pennies. I am all for free markets. But these are hardly free.


7 posted on 02/29/2016 12:21:56 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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