reckoner posted in
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"Since the recession ended, businesses had increased their real spending on equipment and software by a strong 26%, while they have added almost nothing to their payrolls.
In August, new orders and shipments of “capex goods” — defined as nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft — increased by 1.1% and 2.8%, respectively. In the same month, private payrolls (adjusted for the Verizon strike) edged up a mere 62,000.
For all the talk of uncertainty, the increase in orders is a sign that companies are optimistic about the future. After all, no executive would expand production facilities if he or she thought customer demand was about to stagnate."
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lfbno7
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lfbno7
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lfbno7
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My view of the upcoming MMA fight between two octogenarians
uniquely-learning
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another one.
soaringraven
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Over the years I have made a few observations with regard to the ongoing battle of the sexes. By and large it has not been a pretty picture but I will attempt to lay before you a few of those observations. Keep in mind that they are the observations o
The recession ended?