Factories, jobs raise worries over weakness
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The U.S. factory sector and the job market showed surprising weakness in data released on Thursday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to deliver more interest rate cuts to shore up the economy.
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The most dynamic, future-oriented industries are having trouble finding qualified employees.
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The fall highlighted concerns about weakness in the U.S. economy as economies abroad continue to expand.
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Ministers come under pressure over the crisis at Ferguson shipyard, where up to 99 jobs could be lost.
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Manufacturers&#39; business confidence in the three months to October deteriorated to its weakest level since the middle of last year as input prices, particularly oil, remained high, a survey shows.
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U.S. industrial output growth nearly  stalled last month as production cuts at mines and utilities  nearly swamped a strong performance at factories, a report from  the Federal Reserve showed on Wednesday.
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Stocks fell on Thursday after a report   said factory activity contracted in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic   region in September for the first time in over three years,   prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy and   corporate profits.
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A report of a surprise drop in regional factory activity suggested that the economy might be losing momentum faster than most economists expected.
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Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted sharply in January and home building in December fell to the slowest pace since the early 1990s, according to reports on Thursday that reinforced fears of recession.
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Reports on factory orders and the labor market portrayed an economy that is skirting recession as attention shifts to government figures on employment to be released Friday.
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Factory orders fell less than predicted in May, reinforcing forecasts that manufacturing will help overcome the housing slump.
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Factory orders suffered their steepest drop in six years last month and an index of pending homes sales fell, according to data on Tuesday highlighting weak spots in the economy and risks to output.
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A slowdown in manufacturing and construction means the economy needs to rely even more on exports to sustain growth.
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US manufacturing sector offering some reassurance that woes in the financial markets have not yet spread.
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While the economic weakness has been concentrated in the financial services, home building and related sectors, investors are growing fearful that it is spreading.
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Industrial output fell in January while the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped sharply last week, according to a flurry of reports that raised doubts about the economy's health.
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UK manufacturing output suffered a surprise fall in August, prompting concerns over that the sector's recovery may be on the wane.