Posted on 08/15/2014 3:48:03 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing output rose broadly in July and automobile production recorded its largest increase in five years, boosting the economy at the start of the third quarter.
While other data on Friday showed some cooling in factory activity in New York state this month, economists said it did not change the view of an economy with strong momentum, noting that the pullback followed a robust increase in July.
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Can anyone imagine what our economy would look like today if the nonstop rosy media reports of the past six years had even a little truth in them?
They mean firearms.
LOL! I have certainly done my part.
I just got my Midwest Industries Forearm for my M92 PAP in the mail today. Tonight is going to be some American made awesomeness!
This, the only supposedly good economic news all week in a sea of bad news, resulted solely from a 10% increase in auto production due to deep-discount move-the-metal financing terms.
All of this rosiness will end shortly after the November elections when “unexpected” will raise its ugly head again, and again, and again ......
Raytheon has been laying off people since May. Small layoffs weekly to keep it out of the news.
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