Orders to US factories fell for a second straight month, a worse-than-expected performance that provides further evidence that a housing slowdown and credit crunch are raising risks of a recession.The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that factory orders dropped by 1.3 percent in February, about double the downturn that economists had been expecting.
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Factory orders drop
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Interest rates could fall
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German industrial orders drop
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Industrial production falls for fifth month
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US non-manufacturing falls into contraction figures in January
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Jobless rate falls in February
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Consumer sentiment falls in February
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Commodities retreat on weaker manufacturing in China, US
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European industrial orders declined for eighth month in March
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Consumer confidence falls for second consecutive month
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US consumer prices drop in March
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Interest rates likely to come down:
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Rates fall to another low
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Manufacturing activity falls in April:
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Business conditions worsen in April
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Factories have another rough month in February
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US home prices end monthly declines