WASHINGTION (MarketWatch) – U.S. factory orders rose 1.4% in September to mark the third gain in the last four months, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a gain of 1.3%. Orders for durable goods, about half of all orders, rose 2%. Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft advanced 1.7%.
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