Try to "translate" the meaning of each of the following headlines:

Pay special attention to the most common grammar exceptions found in newspaper headlines.

• Manufacturing surprising bright spot in US Economy

• Time for a double dip?

• Sticky patch or meltdown?

• Footing regained, for now

• You Call This a Recovery?

• US Auto Industry to Post Good Sales Year

• Making a success of failure

• Italy cars: Emerging giant?

• Unemployed, and Likely to Stay That Way

• Economic recovery here to stay? Conference Board indicators rise

• India rising, falling, stumbling, speeding

• U.S. to seek trade action against China on autos

• Once a Great Flop, Now Sold for Billions

• Mayor to Open Shopping Mall

• Profits, but no jobs

• Oil pressure rising

Exercise № 17.

Making predictions. Guess what the articles under the following headlines can be about.