Economy - Thursday      (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - New orders at U.S. factories rose a more-than-expected 1.5% in Nov., despite the credit crunch and housing downturn. Orders for nondurable goods, such as food, textiles, paper and chemicals, jumped 3%, their biggest gain since March '05. Orders for durable goods were revised down to -0.1% from the initial reading of 0.1%. That's bad news for the manufacturing sector, but the strong "soft goods" orders signals continued consumer demand.
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Investor's Business Daily - Investors pumped $4.8 billion into stock funds in August as the stock and bond markets rose amid slumping oil prices and easing inflation jitters.
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The &quot;bankruptcy&quot; economy... the steel industry... how can GM compete? Fannie Mae stock drops 7% on SEC investigation... The Dutch Antilles...hurricane damage...not voting...and a disgusted reader! Watch those long bonds!
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Investor's Business Daily - The greenback fell to a record low vs. a basket of currencies as well as the euro after Bank of America missed profit views on big and ongoing credit losses. It's the latest in a series of corporate, monetary and economic news raising concerns about U.S. growth, bettering the odds of further Fed rate cuts. The euro rose 0.88 cent to $1.4291. The yen rallied as risk-averse investors unwound carry trades.
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Investor's Business Daily - Average 30-year rates dipped to 6.67% from 6.69% from the week prior, Freddie Mac said, citing slower home sales. Average 15-year rates fell to 6.34% from 6.37%, while one-year ARMs fell to 5.65% from 6.37%. It&#39;s the second week of declines after a month of increases. Rates remain below year-ago levels.
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Investor's Business Daily - All those long lines of first-day Apple iPhone buyers didn&#39;t immediately pay off as expected for the device&#39;s service provider, AT&amp;T, but the company on Tuesday still reported better-than-expected earnings, aided by strong wireless growth.
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Investor's Business Daily - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered the market some soothing words Wednesday to counter consumer price and housing data that raised concerns about inflation and an economic slowdown.
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Investor's Business Daily - The market in January handed stock fund investors their worst month in years.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Richmond Fed&#39;s service-sector revenues index fell to -4 in Aug. vs. 6 in July. The retail sales revenues index dived to -34 vs. 3 in July. But the manufacturing index for the Richmond Fed district ticked up to 7 this month from 4 in July.
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Investor's Business Daily - If you're looking for a hot sector, you can't get much hotter than the sun.
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Investor's Business Daily - Average 30-year rates jumped 10 basis points to 6.73% from a week ago, reversing three weeks of mild declines, Freddie Mac said. That&#39;s near the year-ago rate of 6.74%. Average 15-year rates rose to 6.39% vs. 6.3%, while one-year ARMs rose to 6.45% from 6.29%. Higher rates may keep housing weak through the second half.
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Investor's Business Daily - Environment: Enough can't be said about Tony Blair's unwavering support of the U.S. in the war on terror. His position on global warming is another matter.
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Investor's Business Daily - Big-cap stocks flourished and value stocks outperformed again as U.S. stock funds enjoyed modest gains overall in the third quarter. Small- and mid-cap growth funds slipped.
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Investor's Business Daily - When the U.S. began slowing last year some analysts began hoping for a trade-off.
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Investor's Business Daily - Fueled by the ongoing economic rally, businesses are boosting their contributions to 401(k) plans.
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Investor's Business Daily - Future U.S. growth, measured by the ECRI&#39;s Weekly Leading Index, rose to 143.0 in the week ended June 29 vs. 142.8 the prior week. But its annualized growth rate, based on a 4-week moving average, fell to a 7-week low of 6.3%, down from 6.5% the previous week.
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Investor's Business Daily - While rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM struggle with change, computer giant Dell showed its consistency Thursday.