U.S. factories grow at slowest pace in two years, ISM finds. New orders fall again in bad omen - MarketWatch

ISM manufacturing index dips to 52.8% from 53%

The numbers: A key barometer of American factories fell to a 25-month low of 52.8% in July in a sign of creeping weakness in the U.S. economy. The good news? Inflation pressures eased.The Institute f… [+2844 chars]

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