Economy Appears to Have Improved in June, Slightly

And you thought the economy was headed for a double dip. On Friday, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that its gauge of manufacturing activity rose in June to 55.3. That was slightly higher than economists expected. Stocks shot up on the news, capping off a week where the Dow Jones industrial average is [...]

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Source: The Curious Capitalist

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