{
  "id": 4878789,
  "title": "U.S. Factory Activity Growth Slowed in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/u-s-factory-activity-growth-slowed-in-august",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Economy",
    "slug": "wsj-economy",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-factory-activity-growth-slowed-in-august-c3b66b11?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ISM’s purchasing managers index was 54.6 in August compared with 55.6 in July. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a reading of 55.3.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}