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6. "US manufacturing activity contracts for sixth straight month in August: 'It's survival'"

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 01:48 PM

Sep 2

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-manufacturing-activity-contracts-for-sixth-straight-month-in-august-its-survival-151934968.html

Business can't absorb unplanned costs and can't operate with so much uncertainty. Thousands of businesses have been quietly scaling back investment and beginning layoffs. It's going to get ugly out there.

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August 2025 ISM Manufacturing PMI Report [View all] UpInArms Sep 2 OP

Ha! This is where my mind is at these days... Hugin Sep 2 #1

Lol UpInArms Sep 2 #3

S'okay... Hugin Sep 2 #4

Parts of the ISM report support that Bobstandard Sep 2 #5