March 6, 2013

MACHINES INSTEAD OF EMPLOYEES:

Machinery orders jump as U.S. businesses show confidence (Shan Li, 3/06/13, LA Times)

In another sign of a recovering economy, U.S. orders for machinery and factory goods jumped in January as businesses invested for future growth.

The Commerce Department said U.S. companies upped their orders for such goods by 7.2% in January from the month before, the biggest jump in more than a year.

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