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Just a happy birthday to my oldest sister Ferne, lost her two years ago. She taught me to appreciate art, nature, style, rock n’ roll music and life…. Love you [...]

declines in production related indicators The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) decreased to -0.53 in April from -0.23 in March. The index’s 3 month m[...]

US raw steel production inched up 0.4 percent last week as mills operated at an annual capability utilization rate (ACUR) of 77.9 percent. In the corresponding [...]

Well, we all survived the weekend without the massive layoffs and cuts in service which had been threatened by the president, the media and the rest of his coho[...]

On 2/21 the Conference Board Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) was reported to have risen 0.2 percent in January, to 94.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5[...]

It is becoming increasingly clear that Congress will not act to stop the sequester spending cuts from taking place. The cuts will take place between March 1 and[...]