They have nothing. They are just hoping for something,". Asked about the security situation in Port-au-Prince, U.S.General Ken Keen noted that gang activity and lawlessness existed in Haiti before the earthquake.

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That bit of good news as indicators from general activity, new orders, shipments, and employment suggested that declines this month were more broad-based than in January.

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Business conditions for mid-Atlantic manufacturers remain barely positive this month, as the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's index of general business activity slowed in April from March.

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On the domestic front, business activity among Texas-area manufacturers is expanding at a slower rate this month than in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' general business activity index.

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