1.   Afternoon readings will remain slightly below the long-term average.

2.   Despite sunshine, readings will remain well below zero Friday afternoon across the Dakotas and Minnesota.

3.   The thermometer can then be removed and the oven door shut, and the reading will remain on the thermometer.

4.   This is one reason that reading Trilling remains so unsettling.

5.   Inventory and employment readings remained the areas of weakness, the Societe Generale report said.