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US Manufacturing Grows for 13th Month, Small Business Hiring Continues

Thursday, 02 September 2010

U.S. manufacturing grew faster than expected, chalking up a 13th straight month of expansion, while the overall U.S. economy has grown for 16 consecutive months. The Institute for Supply Management factory report showed a reading of 56.3 in August, up from 55.5 in July. A reading abo... (Read more)

 

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NC emerald photographed by gemologist Cap Beesley
Thursday, 02 September 2010

An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm.... (Read more)

 
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Thursday, 02 September 2010

China and Russia have agreed to set up the first cross-border protection zone for rare Siberian tigers. Only about 500 of the big cats are thought to be left in the... (Read more)

   
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Thursday, 02 September 2010

You probably have a routine for when you get home from work. You might go through your mail, change out of your work clothes, spend a few minutes checking in with yo... (Read more)

   

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