Category: orders

NYSE Like a Drugged Bull in Bullfight Over Share Orders, Exchange President Says

NEW YORK—The head of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday called for regulators to change rules that make it difficult for the NYSE to compete for stock orders, as the market share of exchanges has dwindled versus off-exchange trading platforms during the retail trading boom. “On exchange, we are artificially constrained from competing for…


German Industrial Orders Fall More Than Expected in August

BERLIN—German industrial orders fell more than expected in August on weaker demand from abroad following two months of unusually strong gains due to major contracts, data showed on Wednesday. The figures published by the Federal Statistics Office showed orders for goods ‘Made in Germany’ were down by 7.7 percent on the month in seasonally adjusted…


US Factory Orders Increase Solidly as Manufacturing Keeps Humming

WASHINGTON―New orders for U.S.–made goods accelerated in August, pointing to sustained strength in manufacturing even as economic growth appeared to have slowed in the third quarter because of shortages of raw materials and labor. The Commerce Department said on Monday that factory orders increased 1.2 percent in August. Data for July was revised higher to…