DURABLE GOODS ORDERS UP SLIGHT, but business spending cools. “Demand for durable goods rose 0.3 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The overall increase was driven by a 75.9 percent increase in orders for commercial airplanes. Without the volatile transportation sector, orders dropped 3.8 percent — the steepest decline since January. Businesses spent less on equipment and machines. Orders for capital goods fell 8.0 percent.” Recovery summer!