Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Factory orders post weak advance

Factory orders post weak advance (AP)

A Ford Motor Company employee performs a leak test on an automatic transmission in a dunk tank at the Ford Motor Company Livonia Transmission Plant in Livonia, Michigan, January 9, 2007. U.S. manufacturing grew a bit more rapidly in May as factory managers restocked depleted inventories, according to a survey published on Friday. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)AP - Orders to U.S. factories posted a weaker-than-expected gain in April as declines in demand for cars, planes and boats offset strength in business investment.


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