U.S. factory production unexpectedly fell in March after two straight months of solid gains, weighed down by decreases in the output of motor vehicles and a range of other goods. Manufacturing output dipped 0.1% last month after an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in February, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast production at factories would gain 0.1% after a previously reported 0.2% rise in February. Production at factories advanced 0.5% on a year-over-year basis in March. It grew at a 3.0% annualized rate in the first quarter, rebounding from the fourth quarter's 3.2% pace ... (full story)