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New Orders Drop But US Manufacturing Surveys Still Signal 'Solid' Growth In August
New Orders Drop But US Manufacturing Surveys Still Signal 'Solid' Growth In August
Despite sustained relative weakness in US 'hard data', US manufacturing operating conditions improved solidly again in August, according to the latest PMI data from S&P Global, but it's not all rainbows and unicorns...
August S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI beat, flat at 53.9 from July's print, but up from the flash print of 53.2 and better than the 53.4 expected.
August ISM US Manufacturing PMI miss, down from 55.6 to 54.6 (below 55.2 expectations).
Still, despite the miss, ISM still...
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Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com,
I saw a fascinating clip on Twitter/X recently.
At the graduation ceremony for the University of Central Florida, the commencement speaker brought up AI.
“The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution.”
BOOOOOO! HISS! The new college grads are not fans.
To understand how the public attitude toward AI has changed, watch the 1-minute video below of a commencement speech in Florida:
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