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Factory orders rose just 0.1% in July, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Thursday in a report that further clarified that the manufacturing sector's expansion slowed down this summer. While the statistic did indicate tepid growth, it was less than the 0.3% gain economists had predicted.
When President Barack Obama releases his nuclear strategy on Tuesday, he's expected to outline his broad goal of making nuclear weapons obsolete. More specifically, he wants to reduce the importance of nuclear weapons by vowing not to use them on nonnuclear states
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin posted higher fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations, boosted by sales of its fighter jets and satellite systems. The earnings per share results, however, were boosted by a share buyback.
