Funding for agriculture research at 17 labs at U.S. universities is now frozen. The labs are laying off workers, and some research is on hold.
Manufacturing sector shows signs of life
by Justin Ho
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Orders of manufactured goods have been picking up in recent months, according to the Institute for Supply Management. That’s a sign that production and hiring could increase in the months ahead.
Policy uncertainty is the theme of the week
by Sabri Ben-Achour
We haven’t had a whole lot of it economic data released this week. Policy that affects the economy, however? We’ve had a ton of that. Let’s see how markets are digesting all of it with Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial in New York.