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The numbers: Durable-goods orders fell 0.4% in September, after a 1.3% rise in the prior month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal were expecting a 1% decline. This was the first decline after four straight gains.
Orders for “core” durable goods were up 0.8% in September after a 0.5% gain in the prior month.
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