The Globe & Mail
A woman enters the offices of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates in Richmond, B.C. The Canadian Press Acquisition Markets Eurozone Monday's American purchasing managers' index (PMI), based on a survey of managers across the U.S., registered a...
Los Angeles Times
After being touted months ago as a main driver of the recovery, the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in nearly three years last month amid tepid demand and an unpredictable economy. A factory index calculated by the Institute...
United Press International
Two closely watched measures of U.S. manufacturing showed the sector slowing and even contracting in June. International research firm Markit's June survey showed its Purchasing Managers Index dropped from 54 in May to 52.5 in June.
Guardian Unlimited
US President Barack Obama will be dismayed by the latest US industry data. Photograph: Pool/Getty Images Barack Obama was given an election headache on Monday when the latest health check of US industry revealed that plunging order books sent the...
The Economic Times
The US manufacturing sector grew in June at its most sluggish rate in 18 months as the pace of output, hiring and new orders all slowed, an industry survey showed on Monday. The final Markit US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index stood at 52.5 in...
BBC
The closely-watched Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit , rose to 48.6 last month from May's three-year low of 45.9. Despite the improvement, the sector remains below the 50-mark that indicates contraction. The data showed overseas...