orders

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Total orders for durable goods—which comprise goods meant to last three years or more— were $315.5 billion in February, down 1.4% from January’s $319.9 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Core orders give a more accurate view of overall business investment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Now, orders are taken with a computerized system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Clerks took clients’ money and trade orders, on anything from daily stock movements to commodities futures.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He did so by playing a version of hide-and-seek, issuing orders that some of the enslaved people would be moved in and out of Philadelphia to avoid detection.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis