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Orders to U.S. factories unexpectedly rose in October, the sixth gain in the past seven months. It was further evidence that the manufacturing sector is beginning to recover, which will help support the overall economy. Orders rose 0.6 percent in October,...
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U.S. durable goods orders fell 0.6 percent in October, dropping contrary to expectations, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday...Instead, new orders dropped by $1 billion to $166.2 billion, the report said. The decline follows September's 2 percent...
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Crude futures remained higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held policy steady and repeated it expects to hold interest rates low for extended period. In a statement released after a two-day policy meeting, the Fed also repeated that it "continues...
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Crude futures remained lower Tuesday after the Commerce Department reported that orders for U.S. manufactured goods increased a seasonally adjusted 0.9% in September on gains in machinery, autos, defense goods and chemicals. Crude for December delivery...
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AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) A businessman looks at the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. European stocks held steady Thursday despite losses in Asia, as investors brushed off a string of upbeat economic...
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Worries about the labor market and the overall health of the economy sent stocks lower early Wednesday. The decline in U.S. stocks come amid uncertainty in overseas markets, where buying was subdued by concerns over the sustainability of a four-month...
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Commerce Department releases factory orders for April, 10 a.m. The Institute for Supply Management releases its non-manufacturing index for May, 10 a.m...Paris Air Show organizers unveil highlights of this year's show at Le Bourget, its 100th anniversary.
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Factory orders fell at the fastest pace in 17 years this month and manufacturers are expecting their output to plummet at a pace not seen since the recession of the early 1980s, the CBI said today. A key gauge of industrial activity showed that the index...
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An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in December as new orders and employment improved. In a surprisingly upbeat reading, the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing executives, said today that...
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Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday and finished with a rally that left stocks at their highest levels in two months. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 62.21, or 0.69 percent, to 9,015.10. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 7.25,...
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