The Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose 1.5% in November as a result of higher petroleum prices. Details from Bloomberg...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13 points (0.1%) to close at 13,057, the S&P 500 Index was unchanged at 1,447, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 7 points (0.3%) to 2,603. Crude oil fell $0.44 to $99.18 per barrel, and gold ended at a new-closing high, rising $9.40 to $866.40 per ounce.
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