by Yuxin Gao | Apr 26, 2016 | Economy
By Yuxin Gao The U.S. Department of Commerce will publish its first look at this month’s manufacturing sector performance at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday this week. Economists expect long-lasting goods orders, a main indicator for U.S. manufacturing and business...
by Yuxin Gao | Mar 28, 2016 | Economy
by Yuxin Gao New orders for long-lasting goods—the power engine of U.S. manufacturing—reported a modest drop in February due to the drags from strong dollar and softer global growth. New orders of durable goods, products designed to last more than three years, were...
by Yuxin Gao | Mar 28, 2016 | Economy
By Yuxin Gao The pre-teens building robots with Legos at the Jacob Javits Convention Center last weekend probably weren’t thinking about oil prices. But whether they knew it or not, the teams of primary and middle school students competing in a city-wide Lego robotics...
by Yuxin Gao | Mar 10, 2016 | Economy
By: Yuxin Gao Manufacturers of long-lasting goods had the largest monthly new orders growth since August 2014—a positive sign that indicates domestic business is expanding, though modestly. In January, new orders of durable goods—products that last at least three...