Japan's factory output rose 1.4% in October: government

Japan's factory output rose 1.4 percent in October from the previous month, marking the second straight monthly rise, the government said Monday. Japan's production overall is making "one step forward and one step back," the ministry said. The latest announcement came days after fresh data showed falling prices and weak household spending in October, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to prop up the world's number three economy with aggressive monetary easing and generous fiscal spendin