U.S. Factory Orders Rose 0.8% in May on Capital Goods

July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 0.8 percent in May, less than foreca...  More »

July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 0.8 percent in May, less than forecast, after a revised 0.9 percent decline in April that was smaller than previously estimated, figures from the Commerce Department showed today. Orders for capital goods excluding aircraft and military equipment, a measure of future business investment, rose 1.6 percent after a 0.4 percent decrease in April. Michael McKee and Margaret Brennan report on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness With Margaret Brennan." (Source: Bloomberg)  « Less