Categories
Commentary Economy Links from other news sources. Trump

More good news. Spending on the economy is up.

More good news. Spending on the economy is up.

Economists were expecting that durable goods spending would be down. Durable goods are your big ticket items. Autos, computers, machinery. Just the opposite happened.

Orders for durable goods rose far above expectations in February, climbing 0.9 percent to $289.3 billion, according to the Commerce Department’s report released Wednesday.