Factory Orders in U.S. Rise 4.3 Percent, Biggest Increase Since July 2002

bloomber ^ | 05/04/04 | bloomberg

[Pikamax]

U.S. Economy: March Factory Orders Increased 4.3% (Update2) May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Orders placed with U.S. factories jumped 4.3 percent in March, the biggest increase since July 2002, as an accelerating economy prompted companies to demand more machines, electronics and petroleum.

[OXENinFLA]

BUMP!!!!!!!!!

[hchutch]

Kerry and Daschle need Prozac.

[Belisaurius]

Worst economy since Herbert Hoover, right?

[Bonaventure]

It's amazing what we've come to. The economy is now Bush's strength, and Iraq his weakness. It's the exact opposite of what all the pundits were predicting as recently as a couple of months ago.

[Mo1]

I guess this means we should expect more speeches from the Dems to try and talk down the economy

[Fury]

While a guy from Conway Trucking, a delivery firm was at the house yesterday, I asked him how business was going. He said they are very busy, the busiest they have been in 2-3 years.