October U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI: 48.7 vs. 49.5 consensus and 49.1 prior, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management on Monday.

These are Purchasing Manager’s Indexes, or PMIs, and they track manufacturing activity — new orders and factory production levels, prices of raw materials and outgoing finished goods. Generally, ...

Traders across financial markets appeared rattled after Monday's weak May manufacturing index from the Institute for Supply Management. Investors shouldn't get too worked up over a single data point, ...

Growth has been a struggle for months, but the manufacturing sector is improving–finally. The Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, came in at 49.3 for December, up from ...

Manufacturing PMI fell to 49.0 in October, missing expectations of 49.6 and falling from the 49.8 print seen in September. A ...