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  "id": 144831,
  "title": "U.S. Factory Activity Expands Again in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/u-s-factory-activity-expands-again-in-july-144831",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T14:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Economy",
    "slug": "wsj-economy",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/u-s-factory-activity-expands-again-in-july-620ff592?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ISM’s purchasing managers’ index was 55.6 in July compared with 53.3 in June. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a reading of 54.",
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        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "U.S. Factory Activity Expands Again in July",
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        "published": "2026-08-03T14:40:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}