New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $16.4 billion or 5.3% to $323.8 billion in November 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its advance report. The rise followed a 2.1% October decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.5%. Excluding defense, new orders rose 6.6%. Transportation equipment led the increase, $15.3 billion or 14.7% to $119.3 billion.
Survey: Most Americans would struggle to cover an emergency expense
Fewer than half of Americans have sufficient liquidity or access to funds to cover a $1,000 emergency expense, according to a new survey by Bankrate. The survey also found that inflation posed the greatest challenge to saving money.










