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2020-09-03 Economy

Factory Orders Jump 6.4% in July, Durable Goods Soar 11.4%

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-03 00:13|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Orders for durable goods rose 11.4 percent. That’s an increase from the 11.2 percent rise initially reported and brings manufacturing in-line with its pre-pandemic level of activity.

When times are tough, people still need stuff. They don't need service jobs that don't involve making stuff work. Gotta onshore those exported manufacturing jobs.

Posted by Pearl Lumplump9517 2020-09-03 01:21|| 2020-09-03 01:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Very obviously residual benefits of the Soetoro years, in spite of the Orange Man's chaos and failures. True genius eventually prevails.

[snark off]

Posted by Besoeker 2020-09-03 07:41|| 2020-09-03 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 During an actual depression or recession, hard good orders would plummet. But they are increasing. The economy was damaged by these shutdowns, but not as badly damaged as the Democrats had hoped. We are prepared to bounce back, at least in certain regions that aren't being ravaged by violence.

Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-09-03 08:14|| 2020-09-03 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh-Oh! Time for another distraction from the left! We can't let the rubes know that everything is not in the toilet.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2020-09-03 08:23|| 2020-09-03 08:23|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder if the Wuhan lab supplied the DNC / Deep State with COVID virus cultures in case they need to re-spark the pandemic before the election.

/~sarc

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-09-03 08:38|| 2020-09-03 08:38|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Some things you can't farm out.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-09-03 08:44|| 2020-09-03 08:44|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if the Wuhan lab supplied the DNC / Deep State with COVID virus cultures in case they need to re-spark the pandemic before the election.

Its a binary agent, activated by consuming anything pumpkin spice.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-03 10:58|| 2020-09-03 10:58|| Front Page Top

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