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Biz Headlines: 9/4

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Sixteen trillion and counting our national debt.

Crossing -- sixteen trillion dollar mark for the first time ever more than five trillion coming since President Obama took office.

Meanwhile like chilly summer for the economy he report saying manufacturing activity shrank for the third straight month in August.

Meetings on factory orders production and employment all falling.

And construction spending also fallen off big drop in home improvement projects in July putting a halt to lose three straight monthly gains.

Toys 'R' Us is already thinking about Christmas the toy store is now waving its lay away -- getting rid of minimum purchase requirement.

As it tries to drum up more holiday shopping business.

And there is one person spending more during this slow economy the Tooth Fairy.

According to a new survey kids fighting an average of three dollars under their pillows for two.

That's up 15% from last year some kids receiving up to twenty bucks per -- no word if those were filled the pool.

That's business I'm Adam Shapiro.