NASDAQ tested new highs, supported by the strong performance of Apple stock. Shopify, which gained 21.2%, was the biggest ...

Angela Rayner has suffered a major blow as new data suggests the construction industry has contracted when the Government is ...

The downturn in Canada's services economy eased in July as the pace of decline in new business activity slowed and firms grew ...

Construction sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in more than five years last month as housebuilding output fell ...

UK construction firms suffered the sharpest plunge in output in over five years after a fresh slump in housebuilding, ...

A worrying economic signal spooked investors. The ISM services purchasing managers index fell to 50.1 in July, barely staying ...

Stock markets retreated as ISM data showed a weak US service sector. The report stoked worries about a slow Fed response to slowing growth.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the services PMI would rise to 51.5. A PMI reading above 50 indicates growth in the ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — August 1, 2025 — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the fifth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of ...

"July's PMI continues to reflect slow growth," said Steve Miller, chairman of ISM's Services Business Survey Committee. However, he acknowledged seasonal and weather factors had negative effects on ...

Activity in the U.S. services sector only marginally expanded in July, as employment contracted at a faster pace and U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) -Businesses in Britain's services sector reported the biggest drop in new orders in July since November 2022 ...