Factory orders slump, Q4 productivity cut
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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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Business activity in the U.S. services  sector in July and new orders at U.S. factories in June were  surprisingly weak, two reports showed on Thursday, signaling  that economic growth was decelerating.
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U.S. stocks slid 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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Manufacturing expansion slowed in August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factory activity   retrenched for the first time in over three years in September,   the latest sign of a rapidly-slowing economy.
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Manufacturing expansion slowed in  August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt  for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in  July, according to data released on Tuesday.
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New orders at U.S. factories fell by   a smaller-than-expected 0.6 percent in July, lead by sharp   declines in orders for transportation and defense goods.
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Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods dropped in August, largely weighed down by a sharp decline in demand for commercial airplanes.
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a second consecutive month in August, marking the first back-to-back declines in more than two years.
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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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Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories  slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting  recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming  months.
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Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said yesterday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
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Weak manufacturing data heighten worries about the U.S. economy.
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U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in January as new orders and production fell, according to a survey published on Thursday.
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Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said Monday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
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A surprise drop in regional factory   activity reported on Thursday suggested that the U.S. economy   may be losing momentum faster than most economists anticipated,   stunning financial markets on the view that the Federal Reserve   may soon have to cut interest rates to avoid a downturn.
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WASHINGTON -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in January by the largest amount in three months with the weakness led by a huge drop in demand for commercial airplanes.