U.S. factory, confidence data brighten economic outlook

New orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rebounded in October, driven by rising demand for machinery and a range of other equipment, the latest indication of an acceleration in economic growth early in the fourth quarter. The brightening economic outlook received a further boost from other data on Wednesday showing a jump in consumer sentiment this month in the wake of the election of Donald Trump as the next president. While the number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose from