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		<title><![CDATA[Manufacturing sector falls; weak dollar aids exports]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200806/ai_n25476945]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The economy in recent months was in slightly better shape than economists predicted, data released Monday show, casting further doubt on whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this month.     The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index that tracks manufacturing rose a point...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing" Released at Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Annual Conference]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200805/ai_n25389382]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At the annual Institute for Supply Management ISM conference in St. Louis, J Ross Publishing and Emptoris, a leading provider of supply and contract management software, helped launch the new book, "Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing," by Kirit Pandit and Dr. Haralambos Marmanis. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Emptoris and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Offer Online Seminar:  The On Ramp to Supply and Contract Management]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emptoris , a leading provider of enterprise  supply  and  contract management  software, in conjunction with the  Institute for Supply Management  ISM, will present an online seminar examining, "Practical Approaches for Quick, Sustainable Supply and Contract Management Success." ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall Street stumbles]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back in erratic trading Monday as investors grew more concerned about a deteriorating housing market and the widening impact of soured debt after Citigroup Inc. warned it plans to book $8 billion to $11 billion in additional losses.    The Dow Jones...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Economy slows down but keeps on growing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The shriveled housing market may be a drag on U.S. business activity, but it hasn't stopped it. The nation's service economy, like its manufacturing sector, slowed in September but still saw growth.    The service sector hasn't seen a month of contraction in four- and-a-half...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall Street to focus on manufacturing, jobs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The first week of the third quarter will probably be a quiet one as many fund managers, having put the final touches on their portfolios last week, leave on their Fourth of July vacations.   But a few key snapshots of the economy -- notably the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The 28th annual engine yearbook]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ARROW  Arrow Engine Co.  2301 E. Independence  Tulsa, OK 74110-4900  Tel: (918) 583-5711  (800) 331-3662  Fax: (918) 388-3202  Website: wwwarrowengine.com  Contacts  Sales & Marketing: Kevin Doucher, Kavas Mistry  Engineering: Everett Treat  Parts & Service: Dave Reak  Warranty: Roger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Construction Spending Rises 0.2%]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction spending rose 0.2% in March, the second straight monthly increase, the Commerce Department said last week.In other economic news last week:* Consumer personal spending rose 0.3% in March, the Commerce said. Incomes rose 0.7% for a second straight month.* First-quarter U.S. worker productivity rose 1.7%, compared with a 2.1%...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. manufacturing sector expands at faster-than-expected rate in]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The nation's manufacturing sector showed surprising strength in April, growing at a faster-than-expected pace and pushing up prices for fuel, metals and corn-based products, a trade group said Tuesday.   The Institute for Supply Management, based in Tempe, Ariz., said its manufacturing index registered 54.7, above...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US service sector growth cools: ISM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200703/ai_n18657578]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Growth in the vast services sector of the US economy cooled in February, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management showed Monday.  The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 54.3 percent last month from 59 percent in January.  The figure was considerably weaker than the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US industrial sector rebounds: ISM survey]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The struggling US manufacturing sector rebounded in February as factories trimmed inventories and boosted output for a broad range of goods, the Institute of Supply Management ISM reported Thursday.  The ISM index of national industrial activity rose to 52.3 percent from 49.3 percent in January. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US manufacturing activity rebounds: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US industrial activity rebounded in December following a surprise contraction in the prior month, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management showed. The ISM index of national industrial activity rose to a better-than-expected 51.4 percent in December from 49.5 percent in November. Most Wall Street analysts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is index decline good?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is a slipping business-conditions barometer a good thing?   Apparently when it portends long-term growth.   That's the conclusion of Ernie Goss, a Creighton University economics professor who puts together the Mountain States Business Conditions Index. The index indicated that Utah's 56.4 figure for November -- down...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Factory Orders, Personal Spending Rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Factory orders rose 2.1% in September, the Commerce Department said Nov. 2. The increase, driven by rising aircraft orders, followed a 0.3% decline in August. Excluding transportation equipment, orders fell 2.4%, following a 0.7% decline.In other economic news last week:* Personal spending rose 0.1% in September, Commerce said. Personal incomes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US manufacturing activity cools further: ISM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Growth in US industrial activity slowed in October while inflation pressures eased, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management showed. The ISM index of national industrial activity fell to 51.2 percent from 52.9 percent in September. That was weaker than the figure of 53.0 percent expected...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US manufacturing index falls]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; US manufacturing grew at a cooler pace in September but still reflected steady overall growth, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management has showed. The widely tracked ISM index of national industrial activity eased to a weaker-than-anticipated 52.9 percent in September from 54.5 percent in July....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acceleration in US service sector: ISM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200609/ai_n16926453]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; Economic activity accelerated in the US economy's vast services sector in August, the Institute for Supply Management said. The ISM index of nonmanufacturing activity rose to 57.0 percent in August from 54.8 percent in July. Any figure above 50 indicates expansion, so the ISM report suggested stronger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employment, inventories grow.(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4694/is_200609/ai_n17250918]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Staff       Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in July for the  38th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 57th  consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply  Management's Manufacturing Report on Busines    Staff ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US service sector weakens: ISM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200608/ai_n16611277]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US economy's pivotal services sector weakened in July, the Institute for Supply Management said.  The ISM index of non-manufacturing activity slipped to 54.8 percent from 57.0 percent in June. That was less than Wall Street's consensus target of 56.5 percent.  The report will feed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Key US service sector decelerates: ISM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200607/ai_n16554402]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The US economy's massive service sector cooled in June, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management showed.  The ISM nonmanufacturing index fell to 57.0 percent in June from 60.1 percent in May.  Any number above 50 indicates growth, so the latest report suggests a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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