The stock market retreated from a two-day rally as growth in the nation's service businesses fell short of expectations. The Institute for Supply Management says Wednesday that its index of service activity rose to 50.5 in January from a revised 49.8 in December. The January reading was ...

The US manufacturing sector posted its strongest pace of activity since April 2006 last month as factories ramped up production to make up for a massive drawdown in inventories, a survey showed Monday. The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index, also known as the purchasing managers index, climbed ...

Factory orders likely flat in October after September surgeFactory orders likely were flat in October after five gains in six months bolstered hopes of a revival in manufacturing that should help support the overall economy. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect orders to U.S. factories registered no change after ...