It's this correlation between manufacturing indexes and profits that can partly explain the weakness in the global markets during the last two months. (hussman.net)
The April ISM manufacturing index fell 2 pts m / o / m to 57.3 and that is less than the estimate of 58.5. (boockreport.com)
The most recent results from China's manufacturing index showed that the country is now in a positive state of expansion. (canadianbusiness.com)