Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and NorthStar Battery have entered into a 7 year agreement, where the latter will supply Ultra High Performance Pure Lead AGM batteries as part of improvements to the next generation Cascadia truck. ...
Orders to U.S. factories fell in August by the largest amount on record, but the drop was heavily weighed by an expected plunge in volatile aircraft orders. A key category that tracks business investment plans posted a small increase, ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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New orders to U.S. production plants soared a record 10.5 percent in July on a 74 percent bookings spike in the volatile transportation sector. The somewhat misleading double-digit gain was propelled by an eye-popping 317.3 percent surge in ...
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German factory orders rebounded in April, rising by a stronger-than-expected 3.1 percent compared with the previous month with help from a surgeA transient variation in the current and/or potential at a point in the circuit. in demand from ...
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U.S. factory output rose further last month, extending strong growth from February after harsh weather had caused production to tumble in January. Manufacturers produced more furniture, clothing, chemicals and aerospace products. The ...
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Factory orders declined 0.7% in January, the Commerce Department reported March 6. The decline followed a revised 2% decline in December that was larger than initially reported. Durable goods orders dropped 1% in January. Orders for ...
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Factory orders declined 1.5% in December, the biggest drop in five months, the Commerce Department reported Feb. 4. The decline followed a revised 1.5% rise in November. Orders for durable goods, items meant to last three years or more, ...
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Investors are second-guessing the underlying strength of the world’s two biggest economies as each faces homegrown challenges. China is still expected to maintain steady growth this year, albeit without the vim it once had. But its ...
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Ken James/Bloomberg News Factory orders increased 1.8% in November, the Commerce Department reported Jan. 6. The rise followed a revised 0.5% decline in October. The increase was greater than economists’ forecast of a 1.7% rise, ...
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German industrial output fell for a second consecutive month in October, sending a sign of weak recovery from Europe's largest economy, official data showed on Monday. In calendar and seasonally-adjusted terms, industrial output dropped ...
Furniture factory orders in May were 6% ahead of May 2012, but were up just 4% for the first five months of the year, according to the latest survey from the accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard. The survey also showed that May ...
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Furniture factories got off to a quick start this year as January orders were up 7% and shipments up 10% from the same month in 2012, Smith Leonard reported. The accounting and consulting firm said its monthly survey of residential ...
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Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
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NYMEX crude futures tread water for most of the session Tuesday, settling nearly unchanged after news of improved investor confidence in Europe failed to spark buying. NYMEX February crude settled 4 cents lower at $93.15/barrel. On ...
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