US manufacturing recovering; raw material prices pose challenge

WASHINGTON  — U.S. manufacturing grew for the first time in 1-1/2 years in March as production rebounded sharply and new orders increased, but employment at factories remained subdued amid “sizable layoff activity” and prices for inputs pushed higher. The survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) on Monday suggested the sector, which has been battered by higher
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