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What to expect from Friday's GDP report
Boeing's 737 Max crisis has wreaked havoc on the airline industry. It may have made a dent in the US economy, too. The Commerce Department will release its US GDP report for the second quarter Friday. Sluggish activity in the manufacturing sector, including Boeing's 737 Max production slowdown, is expected to be part of the reason the US economy grew less in the second quarter, compared with the first three months of the year. Boeing slowed production of its bestselling 737 Max jet last quarter as it works on a software fix to get the planes flying again. Boeing (BA) said this week it might temporarily shut down ... (full story)