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These include federal reports on the job market, inflation, economic growth and spending.

Tempering what that signals for economic growth, manufacturers’ inventories of finished products and goods edged down 0.1% for the month, while wholesale inventories declined 0.2%.

However, the company’s growth appears priced in, they say, citing the stock’s gain of around 50% over the past year and trading above its industry peers.

“We have targeted our R&D investments to create new products and technologies that will enable even faster and more energy-efficient transistors, chips and systems and drive our growth in the years ahead,” Hill said.

It was a period of stability, exceptional economic growth and halting reforms on issues such as land redistribution, education and healthcare.