U.S. manufacturers say inflation is bad and not getting any better
American manufacturers are expanding and have plenty of new orders, but high energy prices and new Trump tariffs appear to be blocking even faster growth.
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Internal Microsoft Memo Shows Satya Nadella’s New Comms Plan
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House prices stall as annual growth falls to 0.1%
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