Rolling Manufacturing Recession Collides With US Election Angst
Sluggish demand has hit one corner of the factory economy after another, putting investors on the hunt for inklings of a recovery next year.
Industrial earnings reports, including an update from railroad CSX Corp., so far point to persistent sluggishness.
Photographer: Megan Varner/BloombergThe rolling industrial recession just keeps rolling.
Earnings season for manufacturers heads into high gear next week, and the results are expected to show more of the sluggishness that has plagued one type of factory or another for roughly two years.