August 19, 2011 Headlines: Economy Weakens, Manufacturing Slumps in Mid-Atlantic, Campers Learn High-Tech Skills, and More

Posted by Anonymous on 08/19/2011

WSJ: The U.S. economy is showing new signs of fatigue, depressing financial markets and discouraging consumers.

Reuters: Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic  slumps to a 2-1/2 year low.

Reuters: The White House's worst-case scenario for the economy on Election Day next year has become Wall Street's baseline scenario.

Fortune: How Washington is destroying the economy.

WaPo: Biden assures China on its U.S. investments. (Now it’s time for China to assure Biden that it will stop manipulating its currency.)

NYT: A camp in IL preps girls for future careers in manufacturing.

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