New orders of manufactured goods increased $8.2 billion, or 1.4%, from the prior month to $576.8 billion in February, the Commerce Department said today. Shipments of manufactured goods increased $8 billion or 1.4% to $581.6 billion, while inventories increased $2.3 billion or 0.3% to $857.7 billion.
FinCEN to exempt U.S. companies from beneficial ownership reporting
FinCEN posted an interim final rule removing the requirement for U.S. companies and persons to report beneficial ownership information to the agency under the Corporate Transparency Act.