China's Economy Continues Decline

New figures released Tuesday shows activity in China's manufacturing sector has fallen to its lowest level in four years, the latest sign of weakness in the world's second-largest economy. The official Purchasing Manager's Index, or PMI, which tracks activity in factories, dropped to 49.0 in February, down from the 49.4 figure posted the month before.  Any reading above 50 signals expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction. It was the seventh straight month...

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