Dow ends nearly 200 points lower as investors weigh ISM manufacturing and inflation data, await jobs report

U.S. stocks finished a choppy session mostly lower on Thursday after the ISM manufacturing index showed American factory activities contracted to a 30-month low in November. Stocks had opened mostly h...

Stocks bounce, dollar tanks as ISM Manufacturing misses expectations

The new trading week and month started with a risk-on tone, as stocks bounced from their lows. The reason? Worse-than-expected US economic data. As ironic as it may sound, poor economic data is bullis...

Key Inflation Figures From The Institute For Supply Management (ISM) That Investors Need To See

| Getty Images Key Takeaways The ISM Manufacturing Index is a leading indicator that shows the health of the manufacturing industry. Current signs are pointing to inflation beginning to ease slowly. I...

DXY rips higher as ISM Services gauge rises to 56.9

The dollar index (DXY) continues its march higher after the ISM Services release. In August, the US services sector continued to expand, as reflected by the better-than-expected data. With the US econ...