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Explore how durable goods orders reveal economic trends, impacting investment decisions. Learn why this key indicator is vital for understanding industrial activity.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. The durable goods report measures the demand for long-lasting expensive ...

The Census Bureau dropped shipments and new orders data for durable goods — things like tractors, computers and power tools. The number that made headlines was core capital goods orders — which ...

Goods imported from China will now face a combined total tariff rate of at least 54%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Bessent confirmed on Bloomberg Television that all goods imported ...

You may think that this division of goods into two classes – those that last for a while and those that don't – is a wonkish categorization that may occupy the minds of economists without being ...

What products from the store do you feel you would absolutely need if you were required to hole up at home for a few weeks (or months)? Many people who hadn’t given this a lot of thought found ...

Canada announced on Friday that it will remove many of the retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. goods as a sign of goodwill aimed at resuming trade talks that have stalled. Canadian tariffs on goods ...

Consumer packaged goods are essential, everyday low-cost items that need frequent replenishing. E-commerce growth and COVID-19 significantly increased online CPG shopping. Challenges like inflation ...

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