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The Monthly Metric: Days Payable Outstanding While it has been a traditional gauge of a company’s cash flow, in recent years, days payable outstanding has accounted for other dynamics of the

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Report On Business® Roundup: May Manufacturing PMI® A robust Manufacturing PMI® of 61.2 percent in May indicated U.S. factories growth for the 12th consecutive month, a continuing economic

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Report On Business® Roundup: May Services PMI® A triple play of positive economic data on Thursday — including a record-high composite index reading for the Services ISM® Report On

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Report On Business® Roundup: May Hospital PMI™ The Hospital PMI™ of 61.3 percent indicated expansion for a 12th consecutive month, but as with ISM’s Manufacturing and Services indexes,

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ROB Roundup: May NMI® In recent days, President Donald Trump took global trade tensions to a new level, the May Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® was labeled a disappointment and

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ROB Roundup: August PMI® The release of the ISM® Report On Business® always generates discussion and activity in the financial and procurement worlds, but Tuesday’s unveiling of the

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The ISM® Report On Business® as an Economic ‘Speedometer’ The ISM® Report On Business® gauges sentiments of purchasing managers and supply executives, who are often said to be

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ROB Roundup: July PMI® Days after the ISM® Report On Business® was reaffirmed as a leading indicator that routinely signals shifts in the economy before they happen, the July PMI®

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ROB Roundup: October PMI® With the first Friday of November also the first business day of the month, it felt like the Super Bowl or Christmas morning for passionate consumers of economic

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ROB Roundup: October NMI® While the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® is considered one of the most reliable economic indicators — which we at Institute for Supply Management®

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