The Numbers Don't Add Up to Confidence

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Although incomes have gone up since 2003, the overall economic outlook in the United States is mixed. Consumer confidence is down, the retail and service industries are seeing slowdowns, but factory orders are up.

Sales, profits & dividends, TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, Service Industries, Case studies, General Motors Corp., GM, Transportation equipment industry, Company sales and earnings, Services industry, Company earnings/profit, Factory orders, Income

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Retailers Try, Try Again After Slow Season

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Stores are introducing new merchandise after Christmas for the benefit of gift-card holders. Christmas business was down from last year, but retailers are expecting a better January.

Christmas business

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Pace of Job Creation Slows Markedly

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Job creation rates for March were much lower than many analysts had predicted, and it seems likely that rates will continue to be low in the near future.

Economic aspects, Job creation

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