Manufacturing boomed in July. Thank all that AI money
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In July, the manufacturing sector grew at its fastest month-to-month rate in four years. A new tax law likely boosted company spending to some degree, but AI investment packed the biggest punch β demand is strong and the money is flowing. Also in this episode: McDonaldβs suffers a sales slump, the latest JOLTS data points to a steadily improving labor market, and Kai talks to one economist behind a Trump administration investment tracker.
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