Plant and equipment orders
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, worker Javad Memarzadeh, of Needham, Mass., right, dusts washers on a display, at a Home Depot location, in Boston. Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded 0.5% in March as U.S. factories recovered from frigid February weather disruptions. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods rebound in March

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 26, 2021 10:11 AM EDT

German industrial production flat after 7 months of gains

Feb. 08, 2021 03:05 AM EST
BERLIN (AP) — Industrial production in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, stagnated in December after seven consecutive months of gains, official data showed...

German factory orders up again in October, beat forecasts

Dec. 04, 2020 03:07 AM EST
BERLIN (AP) — Factory orders in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, rose for the sixth consecutive month in October and exceeded economists' expectations,...

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, a specialist works at his post on the trading floor during the listing of ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., from Israel, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Stocks are pulling lower Friday, as Wall Street's first reaction to President Donald Trump's testing positive for the coronavirus was to retrench. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Stocks end bumpy day lower after Trump's positive virus test

By Stan Choe And Damian J. Troise Oct. 02, 2020 01:49 AM EDT

Cars and trucks drive on the main highway around Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. In background the buildings of the banking district. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Surge in German factory orders bolsters hope for recovery

Aug. 06, 2020 03:32 AM EDT

German exports regain ground in May, but a long way to go

Jul. 09, 2020 03:31 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — German exports regained some ground in May, though the gain was far short of making up for big losses at the height of the coronavirus pandemic...

Women under umbrellas walk past the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, during heavy rain fall on Thursday, June 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
German factory orders plunge, portending lean times ahead

Jun. 05, 2020 04:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo a worker pushes a cart past refrigerators at a Home Depot store location in Boston. On Thursday, May 28, the Commerce Department releases its April report on durable goods. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Orders for US big-ticket factory goods drop 17.2% in April

By Paul Wiseman May. 28, 2020 08:49 AM EDT

A parking lot outside closed businesses remains empty Friday, April 24, 2020, in Phoenix. The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed and retail stores may have been changed forever by the outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Even partial view of economic damage from virus is massive

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2020 01:50 PM EDT

Bill Merkle works on making protective masks in Warren, Mich., Thursday, April 23, 2020. General Motors has about 400 workers at the now-closed transmission plant in suburban Detroit. All over the country, blue-collar and salaried workers have raised their hands to make medical equipment as companies repurpose factories to answer calls for help from beleaguered nurses, doctors and paramedics who are treating patients with the highly contagious new coronavirus COVID-19. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
US factory orders plunge 14.4% as economy grinds to halt

By Martin Crutsinger Apr. 24, 2020 09:45 AM EDT