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ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Slumps in June But Employment Gains Accelerate
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 11:26am | 492The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, the broad index of services activity in the United States, slipped in June to 52.2 from 53.7 in May. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a reading of 53.7. Output Drops The broad measure of the health of the services economy across the U.S. dropped in June...
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ISM Manufacturing Index Rises In June As New Orders, Production Rise, Employment Falls
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 11:03am | 426The widely watched ISM Manufacturing Index, the broad measure of monthly manufacturing activity in the United States, rose in June after showing contraction in May. The report also hinted that manufacturing payrolls declined sharply in the month in a sign that Friday's employment report will show...
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Chinese Manufacturing Slumps Further In June; Liquidity Crunch Hurts Small Businesses
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 9:25am | 647China's manufacturing sector showed signs of slowing again in June as two key measures of manufacturing output fell to four- and nine-month lows respectively in the country that accounted for nearly 38 percent of world GDP growth and 21.8 percent of emerging market growth in 2012. Manufacturing...
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Daewoo Shipbuilding Expects $11B In New Orders
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 5:29am | 26Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co projected about $11 billion in new orders next year. Daewoo Shipbuilding secured $14.8 billion in orders this year, versus its forecast of $11 billion.