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.
CFPB claims ‘complex’ pricing drives up cost of financial products
The CFPB published research alleging that when financial institutions attach “complex” pricing conditions to products such as credit cards and...