<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081103/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_manufacturing"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081103/2008_11_03t103439_450x312_us_usa_economy_manufactu ring.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=tvY_skK89UiRDPs1xFIXZ g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A Ford Motor Company auto worker stands on the assembly line next to 2008 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUV frames at the Ford Michigan Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan August 26, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Factory activity contracted sharply in October, falling to its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis ravaged the world's largest economy and its trading partners around the globe.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(Reuters)