Purchasing agents are in charge of all buying for their company. They buy the raw materials, goods, and services their company needs to maintain operations. Purchasing agents, or buyers as they are ...

Yahoo Finance Live's Julie Hyman runs down the economic data on the manufacturing sector's Purchasing Managers' Index. JULIE HYMAN: A bit of breaking news on the economy here this morning. The IHS ...

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In August, the non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.0%, unchanged from the previous month. By industry, the business activity index for the construction industry was 46.9%, a decrease of 0 ...

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In July, the non-manufacturing business activity index was 49.0%, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from the previous month, indicating a decline in the climate of non-manufacturing industries ...