These days, most investors, executives, and economists know that there's no shortage of unpleasant news regarding the U.S. economy. Moreover, some days it's hard to find those bright spots that we know exist amid the the snow storm of the recession. Here's one: U.S. worker productivity.
Underscoring that while there are no positives to job layoffs -- each job loss is a tragedy -- citizens and investors can at least point to the fact that the U.S. workforce is becoming more productive, and corporate efficiency is improving.
Inflation -- the bane of earnings -- must always be watched, lest it rob the nation of return on investment. 
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