Calculated Risk: ISM Non-Manufacturing Index declines in August

The August ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 51.5%, down from 54.3% in July - and below expectations of 53.0%. The employment index showed contraction in August at 48.2%. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 contraction. ...

World Treaty Index — Slaw

The World Treaty Index began life in 1974 and has been in more or less continuous development since that time, as the output of the database moved from print to various electronic formats. Now it's managed by researchers from the ...

But... The ISM Services Index Misses Expectations

"The NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) registered 51.5 percent in August, 2.8 percentage points lower than the 54.3 percent registered in July, indicating continued growth in the non-manufacturing sector but at a slower rate. ...

ECRI Index Just Collapsed Below -10% Again

One can only imagine what the spin proffered by the index creators will be this time: it was suddenly very credible last week, hopefully that credibility persists as it reaffirms a definitive double dip yet again. ...

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Coast Guard responding to rig fire Gulf of Mexico; people reported ...

Enlarge Matthew Hinton, The Times-Picayune Matthew Hinton / The Times-Picayune A helicopter lands with survivors of the rig explosion at the Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma all survivors walked off the helicopters Thursday ...

BATS 1000 Index Rises 3.8% On Week

All 10 sectors that comprise the Index advanced this week. Five sectors advanced more than 4% for the week, including Financials (5.5%), Industrials and Manufacturing (4.8%), Basic Materials (4.7%), Business Services (4.6%), ...

New Composition And Rule Changes AEX-Index Family

NYSE Euronext announces the results of the September review for the AEX-index, the AMX-index and AScX-index. Please note that the changes to the indices will be effective after close of business on the third Friday of September (17 ...

Pending Home Sales Rise

The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2 percent to 79.4 based on contracts signed in July from a downwardly revised 75.5 in June, but remains 19.1 percent below July 2009 when it was 98.1. ...

Photo Idea Index: Things [Book Review]

Photo Index- Things.jpg This one got to me instantly and powerfully: “not a book of pictures … (it) is a book of ideas.” As author Jim Krause calls it. Measuring a pocket-book sized 23×15x2cm, it could fit into a mid-sized camera bag ...