Activity in the factory sector apparently slowed further in March, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday, The ISM index plunged to 46.2 percent in March from 50.5 percent in February, consistent with anemic 1.2 percent growth in the economy.
Both orders and production fell to the lowest levels seen since just after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the ISM said
9/11 like economy; non 9/11 like stock market.
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