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Factory orders rose 0.7% in May, the first gain in three months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region expanded in June at the slowest rate in seven months, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday.

Navistar International Corp. last week reported a $172 million loss in its second quarter, partly triggered by what its top executive said was “a lot of noise and speculation” about Environmental Protection Agency approval of its 13-liter engine, and reshuffled top management in a bid to restore profitability.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector improved in May, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Factory orders fell 0.6% in April, the second straight monthly decline, the Commerce Department said Monday.

U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in May but showed continued expansion, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.

Vehicle components maker Delphi Automotive said it has entered “exclusive negotiations” to purchase FCI Group’s Motorized Vehicles Division for 765 million euro (about $972 million).

Industrial production rose 1.1% in April, led by automobile manufacturing and utility output, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Walker Group Holdings.