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US manufacturing sounds alarm bells on the economy

US manufacturing sounds alarm bells on the economy

Update: 2025-12-01
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The two sides of the American economy today as consumers spend on Cyber Monday but manufacturers issue dire warnings.



Presenter Bisi Adebayo hears from Jamaica which has just been promised a $7b billion boost as it rebuilds after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa.



And Serbia is warning it could be just days away from a major fuel crisis - the country’s biggest oil refinery may have to shut down unless the United States grants it a license to keep operating under sanctions rules.



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US manufacturing sounds alarm bells on the economy

US manufacturing sounds alarm bells on the economy

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