Leading Economic Indicators in U.S. Fall by Most in Seven Months

The index of U.S. leading economic indicators dropped in September by the most in seven months as slowing global growth weighed on stock prices and factory orders.

The Conference Board’s measure of the economic outlook for the next three to six months declined 0.2 percent, the biggest drop since February, after being unchanged in August, the New York-based research group said Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 40 economists called for a 0.1 percent drop.