Markit U.S. Manufacturing PMI

Although several Asian nations including China and India are hoping that the rebound in both the US and Europe will help their own economies get back on track, data out on Thursday showed that Western demand is playing less of a role in Asia. Purchasing Managers' data out on Thursday showed...

Stocks began November with a rally. It wasn't a big rally, but it was good enough that big-cap stocks mostly finished higher for the week. Airlines, utilities, financials and industrial stocks fueled the rally. Energy shares were hurt by crude oil's lowest closing price since June 21. Materials...

Futures Drop On China Growth Fears, Dollar Gains U.S. equity futures declined in early pre-market trade following a weak initial reading of manufacturing in China. The Flash HSBC Manufacturing PMI for June declined to 48.3 from 49.2 in May, with every internal figure showing negative signs for the...

The ISM Manufacturing Index was released Monday morning and it showed that the manufacturing sector contracted in May. The Index came in at 49.00, less than April's 50.7 and below the consensus forecast of a reading of 51.0. Comments from the ISM were also negative, especially those looking-...

Futures Slightly Higher as Global Shares Drop U.S. equity futures traded slightly higher in early pre-market trade despite weakness elsewhere around the world. Better than expected manufacturing PMIs across the eurozone are helping to prop assets despite sustained weakness in emerging markets...