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June may turn out to have been a good month to find a job after all.

American consumers who were enticed by warmer weather and deep discounts of up to 80 percent on summer merchandise went on a buying binge in June, helping many retailers deliver the most robust revenue gains for that month since 1999.

June may turn out to have been a good month to find a job after all.

Businesses requested more airplanes, autos, and oil drilling equipment in May. The jump in factory orders after a sluggish spring suggests supply disruptions stemming from the Japan crisis are fading.

U.S. businesses ordered more airplanes, autos, and oil drilling equipment in May, suggesting supply disruptions stemming from the Japan crisis are fading.

Builders began work on fewer projects in May, led by steep declines in apartment construction and less spending by state and local governments.

For the first time in a year, Americans have stopped spending more.

For the first time in a year, Americans have stopped spending more.

Americans spent in May at the weakest pace in 20 months, a sign that high gas prices and unemployment are holding back the economy.

Factory orders are picking up and the economy may soon follow.

The U.S. economy expanded a little faster at the beginning of the year than previously estimated. But the pace was still anemic and economists don't see that changing until later this year.

U.S. businesses boosted their orders for machinery, electronics products and airplanes in May. The pickup suggests manufacturing is rebounding after the Japan crises made parts scarce and slowed production of some factory goods temporarily.

Sour reports Thursday on the number of people who sought unemployment benefits and buyers of new homes illustrate what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke acknowledged Wednesday: Many factors weighing on the economy are proving to be more chronic than first imagined.