US factory orders fall for second straight month in September

WASHINGTON, D.C.: New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods declined in September, marking the second consecutive monthly drop and signaling a potential slowdown in business spending on equipment.

According to the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, factory orders fell 0.5 percent in September, following a revised 0.8 percent decrease in August. This was in line with economists' expectations, who had predicted a s