A Brookings Institution report finds a surprising resurgence of factory jobs in the Midwest and suggests what state and local governments can do to foster domestic manufacturing. full story ![]()

Eric S. Rosengren discounts the notion of a spring swoon, sees the economy gaining strength and says the Federal Reserve’s policies are helping.
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A bottle of “Austerity”-brand wine.
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Almost one in 13 American jobs is now in the eating and drinking industry.
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New results from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
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About 36 percent of all boys born in 2012 had a name ending in the letter N.
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How the government sector is contracting, as measured by gross domestic product.
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THE manufacturing sector has slumped to its weakest level in almost three years, gaining little traction from a steady run of interest rate cuts.
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