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The Labor Department Art, also called the Borah Act, was sponsored by Sen. William E. Borah (R) of Idaho.

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Stocks Head Lower as Weak Data Weigh

FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe markets took a turn to the downside in cautious trade as a round of glum economic data from around the world weighed on traders' confidence.

Today's MarketsAs of 2:45 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.3 points, or 0.37%, to 12451, the S&P 500 dipped 6.2 points, or 0.47%, to 1313 and the Nasdaq Composite slumped 29.2 point, or 1%, to 2820. Market participants had a slew of economic data to digest on the day. The Commerce Department reported orders for long-lasting goods climbed 0.2% last month, weaker than the 0.5% increase economists expected. Excluding the transportation segment, orders were down 0.6%. Economists had been expecting a rise of 0.9%.The data provide valuable insight into the strength of the manufacturing sector at the start of the second quarter, and therefore often move the markets. Separately, the Labor Department said the number of individuals applying for first-time jobless benefits fell to 370,000 from an upwardly...

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