August Factory Orders Dip, Aircraft Dive

Yahoo! News: “New orders at U.S. factories showed strength in August, even though a drop in aircraft orders pulled the overall indicator lower, the U.S. Commerce Department reported on Monday.

The department said factory orders shrank 0.1 percent in August, posting the first decline in four months after gaining a revised 1.7 percent in July. This was originally reported as rising 1.3 percent. “