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• U.S. manufacturing weakest in 28 years
   Manufacturing activity dropped more than expected in December, hitting the lowest in 28 years as new orders and employment continue to decline. Jan. 1: CNBC's Jim Cramer discusses what could be coming for your finances and gives his tips for a ...
• Scientists discover way to levitate tiny objects
By altering and combining molecules, tiny machines could be devised which could have applications in surgery, manufacturing food and fuel and boosting computer speed. Quantum mechanical forces The discovery arose from Capasso's prior work as vice ...
• U.S. 2008 planned layoffs most in five years
The plan to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure will benefit not only laborers on the front lines, but it will push up through the economy, creating jobs for manufacturing workers, engineers, architects, technology specialists, etc.” Job ...
• A Simple Lesson From Buffett
Other computer companies, from Hewlett-Packard to Lenovo, have caught up on lean manufacturing, which adds profit-sapping pricing pressure -- even though some of this competition must contend with old-fashioned retail sales environments, and hawk ...
• Wall Street begins 2009 with a rally
NEW YORK - Wall Street began the new year optimistically Friday as investors brushed off a weaker-than-expected report on manufacturing and sent stocks higher. The Dow Jones industrials were up about 150 points. The market wasn't spooked by the ...