Orders for big-ticket items like autos and appliances surged 9.2% in March in rush to beat tariffs

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  Posted by Two Blokes Apr 24 - Filed in General - #TwoBlokesTrading  - 3 views
  
  So-called durable goods orders soared a seasonally adjusted 9.2% on the month, up from a 0.9% gain in February and well ahead of the Dow Jones forecast for a 1.6% increase. In other economic news Thursday, the Labor Department reported that initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to a seasonally adjusted 222,000.