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ROB Roundup: June NMI® The June Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® dropped 1.8 points to its lowest level in almost two years, cooled by slowing employment, business activity

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Resiliency in Light of Brexit and Other Barriers By Richard Wilding, OBE Brexit is an obvious example of a threat and obstacle to supply chains — but it’s also part of a global trend towards more

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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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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: July NMI® If the release of the July Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® occurred in a vacuum, there would have been limited nitpicking on Monday: The composite

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Strategies to Mitigate Trade-War Risk On Friday, the trade war shifted into yet another gear. China announced retaliatory 5-percent to 10-percent tariffs on US$75 billion worth of U.S. imports.

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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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ROB Roundup: November PMI® At 10 a.m. ET on Monday, CNBC analyst Rick Santelli stood at his usual location on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and delivered a doubleheader of

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ROB Roundup: November NMI® The release of the Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® on Wednesday provided a perfect example — reflected in the divergent headlines and stories below

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