Manufacturing Falls, Construction Spending Stays Unchanged
The Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday that manufacturing activity in the U.S. dropped to 57.7 in October after a 59.8 showing…
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The Robot Revolution: The New Age of Manufacturing
Jobs affected and dollars created are the potential impacts of a coming wave of automation. This episode of Moving Upstream takes viewers…
ISM Manufacturing Index Jumps, U.S. Treasury Yields Follow
U.S. Treasury yields went up across the spectrum as the Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index jumped to a 14-year…
3 Common Problems for Scheduling Robot Jobs
How do you schedule jobs effectively in a job shop? It’s a challenge with many potential solutions, but three problems often get…
Services Report Weighs on Stock ETFs
Stock index exchange traded funds (ETFs) were down sharply Wednesday morning after a report on the U.S. services industry came in much…
Higher Dollar Pressures Stock ETFs
The major index exchange traded funds (ETFs) were flat at the open on Tuesday as a move higher in the dollar pressured…
Stock ETFs Flat Ahead of Bernanke News Conference
Stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) edged slightly higher in morning trading Wednesday as markets worldwide remain cautious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman…
Stock ETFs React To Earnings Uncertainty and Japan Crisis
U.S. stock exchange traded funds (ETFs) were sharply lower early Tuesday in the wake of concerns about companies’ earnings and Japan’s upgrade…
ETFs Slide on the First Day of Third Quarter
Worries about the domestic and global economy didn’t wind down along with the second quarter. They’re hanging around, dogging the markets and…
5 ETFs to Play the Recovering U.S. Economy
The signs are all there. U.S. GDP in the first quarter rose, the joblessness situation is slowly improving, consumers are coming out…
Industrial ETFs Gaining on Sales to Emerging Markets
Emerging economies are developing at a prodigious rate, and they are demanding more goods as a result. The strong demand for industrial…
Midday Market Update: Economic Data Boost Markets
U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) edged up in morning trading as investors were further encouraged that the economy is stabilizing.
Midday Market Update: Markets Drop On Concerns in Asia
U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) followed Asian markets and opened up in negative territory this morning as many investors wait…
Midday Market Update: Wall Street Wavers on Earnings, Real Estate
A positive reading from the housing sector didn’t do much to invigorate stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) this morning, possibly because…