By Mark Memmott
The job news wasn't good today, as employers shed 467,000 more positions. But there's a sign of hope about the manufacturing sector's fortunes:
Orders to factories rose 1.2% in May from April, the biggest jump in almost a year, the Census Bureau says. Orders have now risen three of the past four months.
categories: Business, National News
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