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In ISM’s survey, 67% of respondents said they were managing head count as opposed to hiring.

“Interestingly, individual investors have also become concerned about the heavy concentration of the stock market in the AI theme,” she said, referring to a question asked in the weekly American Association of Individual Investors survey.

American manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month, a survey showed, as uncertainty tied to ever-changing tariffs and a historic government shutdown weighed on business.

U.S. factory activity slipped at a faster pace than expected in November, as businesses continue to face a hit from higher tariffs, according to a survey of manufacturing firms.

Now surveys show they are closer to one-third of the population, roughly on par with Shiite Muslims and Sunni Muslims.