Text size Next week is light on both corporate earnings and economic data, but there are some economic numbers to watch. On Monday, IHS Markit releases its July Service Procurement Manager Index for July and its Composite Global PMI, while the Institute for Supply Management releases its non-manufacturing PMI. On …
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Text size Next week is light on both corporate earnings and economic data, but there are some economic numbers to watch. On Monday, IHS Markit releases its July Service Procurement Manager Index for July and its Composite Global PMI, while the Institute for Supply Management releases its non-manufacturing PMI. On …
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The counts: After two consecutive months of decline, the pending home sales index soared 44.3% in May compared to April, the National Association of Realtors said on Monday. The monthly increase was the largest since the National Association of Real Estate Agents began the index in January 2001. “This has …
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Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims late last week in Frankfort. John Sommers II / Getty Images Text size A downward trend in first-time unemployment insurance claims stagnated in the past week, showing how long it will take for …
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The numbers: Sales of newly built single-family homes occurred at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in May, the government reported Tuesday. That represented a 16.6% increase from the revised downward pace of 580,000 in April. Compared to the previous year, new home sales increased 12.7% in May. Analysts …
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