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BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.
BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Get Ready To Exhale: The Slowdown May Be Ending A pickup in manufacturing signals stronger growth is on the way for the economy.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Michael Arndt	Factories: The Gears Are Turning After three years of recession, demand is surging. The comeback looks real
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Hopes For The New Year Aren't Just Sentimental One bit of evidence: The long-awaited rebound in manufacturing.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Yawning Trade Gap Could Swallow the Recovery Stronger demand will lift imports as weakness abroad pummels exports
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: This Time, Fed Tightening Shouldn't Make You Tense With jobs strong and inflation low, the economy is in fine shape
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Virtuous Cycle Is Finally Kicking In As the recovery takes hold, GDP growth may hit levels not seen since 2000.
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Deja Vu All over Again But unlike the early '90s, hiring now will take longer to turn around
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Oh, What A Difference A Month Can Make With the March jobs report, the economy looks a lot stronger than expected
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Fed Needs To Do A Little More Fiddling With the housing sector unlikely to ease up anytime soon, the factory sector may have to bear a larger-than-usual burden for the Federal Reserve to achieve its goal of a well-balanced economy and price stability.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Businesses are Betting on a Happy New Year Companies feel better about the future and are ready to expand. They seem to like what they see -- especially the rebound in consumer spending and the lower dollar, which will provide a boost to exports and profits.
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S. Economy: Is Corporate America Too Lean? After three years of cutbacks, it may not be ready for stronger demand.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Heavy Manufacturing: Steeling Themselves For More Hardship Except for metals, which benefited from tariffs, factory demand remains slack. While overall hiring is up slightly, thousands of jobs will be cut.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Job Market Is Stronger Than It Looks Growth in other employment measures belies the weak payroll numbers
IndustryWeek October 6, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturers Alliance Index Eases Off Record Pace U.S. manufacturing's recovery from the 2001 recession is likely to continue during the next three to six months, but at a somewhat slower pace than has recently occurred. But data suggest broad-based expansion is likely to continue.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 James Mehring	A Growing Appetite For U.S. Goods More capital and consumer spending abroad should translate into increased demand for U.S. goods and services.
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Michael J. Mandel	So Where Are The Jobs? Maybe They're Not On The Way Continued weakness in the labor market raises the question of whether the link between job growth and gross-domestic-product growth, which economists have long accepted, has been broken.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Aston & Arndt	A Head Of Steam On The Factory Floor The manufacturing sector's profits are up, capacity's tight, and companies are building new plants.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Arndt & Aston	U.S. Factories: Falling Behind Why America's old-line industries are trailing in the global productivity stakes
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BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: An Economy With Two Engines Firing Consumers and businesses are working in tandem to bolster economic growth in America.
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BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 James C. Cooper	Labor Is Keeping The Economy In Fighting Trim The job market looks healthy enough to power a strong second half.
IndustryWeek July 9, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturing Index Retreats Slightly Despite the dip, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI's quarterly measure of future business activity signals increased manufacturing output between now and year's end.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Peter Coy	Jobs: The Turning Point Is Here It will take many months for the Great American Job Machine to fully crank up. But robust demand has oiled the gears, and the hum you hear is getting louder.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.:Strong Demand Is Firing Up U.S. Factories After running lean, manufacturers are gearing up to fill orders and build inventories. But not all of this demand strength will show up in the growth of real GDP.
IndustryWeek January 12, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturers Alliance Outlook Index Dips Again But the alliance's latest manufacturing index figure seems consistent with forecasts that U.S. economic growth will be relatively strong in 2005, although not as strong as in 2004.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: That Spring Slowdown? Just a Bad Dream After faltering in the second quarter, growth is rebounding nicely and inflation is cooling. Moreover, upward revisions to several key data in the second quarter suggest it's slowdown was not as sharp as first thought.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Purchasing Managers' Index The PMI index gives the public a look at the opinions of manufacturing executives. The resulting figures provide early indications of whether the economy will grow or shrink in the near future, and financial markets often react strongly to unexpected moves.
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Silver Lining's Menacing Cloud Higher demand will lead to a rising trade deficit -- even with a lower dollar.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy.
IndustryWeek October 9, 2002 Jill Jusko	Manufacturing Index Slightly Down But Not Out Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI quarterly measure of future business activity dips, but shows bullish outlook for orders in 2003.
IndustryWeek January 14, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturing Business Index Reaches Record High Data portend increase in output during the next three to six months, says Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Why The R-Word is "Rocky," Not "Recession" Why the economic ride ahead will be bumpy - but manageable.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Seekers' Foe Is Also Their Best Hope Productivity is lifting incomes and that, eventually, will boost hiring.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Productivity Isn't The Villain -- It's The Hero While some may blame increased productivity for a loss of jobs, productivity will ultimately make things better for everyone.
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BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Consumers Will Keep Carrying the Ball True, jobs aren't back. But tax cuts and refinancings are doing the trick.
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Fed: Trying To Shift Into Neutral Unfortunately, no one knows the rate that neither helps nor hinders growth.
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BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 James C. Cooper	Business Slowdown? Don't Count On It With profits strong and inventories down, capital spending should rally.
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BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Why Profits Are Defying Gravity A broader trend in corporate profits bears watching as the year develops. More pricing power and better foreign earnings will fuel the bottom line.