Companies investing in durable goods; new-home sales flat

From USA TODAY:

U.S. companies invested last month in computers, communications equipment and machinery, boosting capital goods orders for the third time in four months…

The overall demand for durable goods fell 1.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday. But that was pulled down by a significant drop in orders for aircraft. When excluding the volatile transportation sector, orders rose 2% — the best showing in five months…

But another report showed that sales of new homes had their second-worst month on record in August…

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