April factory orders post surprising gain
(Reuters)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080603/2008_06_03t104453_450x300_us_usa_economy_factories.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=JDbCXpuYZXJr.ZEm2vflHQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Workers oversee a chocolate line at the Harry and David factory in Medford, Oregon May 16, 2008. (Adam Tanner/Reuters)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080603/bs_nm/usa_economy_factories_dc)Reuters - New orders at U.S. factories rose by
a sharper-than-expected 1.1 percent in April as strong demand
for quickly used nondurables offset a dip in orders for costly
durable goods, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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