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    Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your engines.

    Philly Fed Index Highest Since 1984 Economy | Edward Harrison | 17 March 2011 10:15 From the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, increased from 35.9 in February to 43.4 this month...
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    Close to the end of the Great Recession - Only the Shadow knows

    - The Big Picture - The Big Picture - Leading Indicators Say “The End is Near” Posted By Barry Ritholtz On July 27, 2009 @ 9:15 am In Economy | 3 Comments I saved this from Saturday’s Off the Charts column by Floyd Norris: THE American recession appears to be nearing an end, but...
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    The Great Flu Pandemic of 1918. Could it happen again?

    Check out what happened in your state during the pandemic. Alaska seems to have been particularly devastated. Check out California, Georgia, and South Carolina. Here's the link: The Great Pandemic of 1918: State by State.
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    The trucking business - slimming down

    Sounds like bad news/good news. Consultant Batts, who formerly was president of the Truckload Carriers Association and a top official of the American Trucking Associations, says traditionally the winners in trucking are those with a history of operating ratios of 95 or better, a solid balance...
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    Today's the day - Big trucks can now do 65 mph in Ohio on interstates

    A change in state law will allow most trucks to go 65 miles-per-hour on many of Ohio's interstates starting July 1. The change applies only to interstates - not U.S. routes, state routes or other multi-lane divided highways - where currently the speed limits are split between 65 mph and 55...
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    Still waiting on the recovery

    American Trucking Association Tonnage Index Email this post Print this post By Barry Ritholtz - June 8th, 2009, 11:30AM If there really are green shoots coming up, one of the early places they should be seen is in the American Trucking Association (ATA) Tonnage Index. If retail sales are...
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