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U.S. factory output rises in January

WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories boosted production in January, capping the biggest back-to-back increases in more than two years, showing manufacturing will remain at the forefront of the expansion.

Output rose 0.7 percent after a revised 1.5 percent gain in December, the best two-month performance since July and August 2009, when the world's largest economy was emerging from the recession, according...

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