"It does feel like equity markets want to go higher, but we're waiting for await major U.S. economic data next week," including durable-goods orders and gross domestic product. ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2010)
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department posted a surprise drop in U.S. durable-goods orders last month. ❋ Dan Strumpf (2011)
Amid tremendous uncertainty over the prospects for second-half growth, the Commerce Department on Friday releases its May durable-goods report. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)
This fits the result that Davis and Kahn found when they looked at durable-goods makers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A reading on durable-goods orders suggested continued sluggishness in manufacturing. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2011)
Stocks extended losses in the second half of the session, in line with U.S. markets and following weak durable-goods orders data, which showed an unexpected fall in June. ❋ Michele Maatouk (2011)
The concerns over the Fed came amid modestly positive data on durable-goods orders and the housing market. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2010)
As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The durable-goods reading is the last big data point before Friday's release of the government's tally of second-quarter gross domestic product—the broadest measure of economic activity. ❋ Conor Dougherty (2011)
In economic news, U.S. durable-goods orders decreased by 0.8% in September from the prior month, largely in line with estimates, though business spending on equipment unexpectedly jumped. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2011)
The stakes are even higher for the ISM to show improvement because it follows the surprisingly weak June durable-goods report. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)
A disappointing report out of the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed durable-goods orders unexpectedly fell last month, a blow to a manufacturing sector that has been one of the few sources of support for the recovery. ❋ Tom Barkley (2011)
Commerce said durable-goods orders fell a revised 0.6% in September; non-durables rose 1.0%. ❋ Eric Morath (2011)
Typically, durable-goods orders start weak and then pick up in a quarter's second and third month. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)
Wednesday's weak showing—new durable-goods orders have fallen twice in the past three months—was just the latest among a host of disappointing economic data that has prompted economists to steadily downgrade their second-quarter forecasts. ❋ Conor Dougherty (2011)
But one reason bond investors are starting to express more faith in the economy is that despite regional Federal Reserve surveys this month coming out worse-than-expected, hard indicators like Monday's consumer-spending figures and last week's durable-goods report are showing improvement. ❋ Tania Chen (2011)
Early Friday, Commerce Department said durable-goods orders in November jumped 3.8%, the steepest growth rate since July. ❋ Laura Mandaro (2011)
Adding to the gloom was durable-goods news of continued sluggishness in the manufacturing sector. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2011)