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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Stock Indexes Run Up At Gallop
1Buoyed by a host of positive economic data, the three major indexes didn't look back. The Dow Jones industrials added 2.6%, the S&P 500 2.3%. NYSE volume expanded, marking a follow-through day for both indexes. The Nasdaq scored the biggest gain at 4.1%. Chips saw some of the heaviest upside action amid hope the industry is starting recovery. More on B2
ISM Factory Index Soared In Feb.
2The Institute for Supply Management's factory index -- formerly the NAPM -- leapt to 54.7 in Feb. from Jan.'s 49.9, the first reading above the boom-bust 50 level in 19 months. All production subindexes rose, as did employment. Prices paid and inventories fell. It was all good news. The factory recession likely is ending. More on this page
Income, Spending Gained In Jan.
3Personal spending rose 0.4% -- more encouraging data. Income also rose 0.4%, although most of that was linked to tax cuts and insurance payments. Wages were about flat overall, and 0.2% lower in the private sector. Year over year, income rose 2.5%, the lowest in decades. Spending rose 3.4%, the lowest in 10 years, except the brief post-Sept. 11 plunge. See Vital Signs on A2
U.S. Auto Sales Top Expectations
- Factory Index Rises 6 Percent in October.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 4, 2003 700+ words
...October than at any time in nearly four years, an industry association reported yesterday. The Institute of Supply Management factory index jumped 6 percent in October to 57.0, its fourth straight increase, as new orders and production rose sharply. It was...
- FACTORY INDEX FALLS 2.9 PERCENT IN MIDWEST.(BUSINESS)
- Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) February 13, 2001 700+ words
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Midwest manufacturing index fell 2.9 percent in December to 165.5 from a revised figure of 170.4 the previous month. November output in the region was 1.6 percent above last year, compared with the national average of up 2.6 percent. The Midwest manufacturing
- N.Y. factory index falls to 25.3.
- News wire article from: United Press International March 17, 2004 700+ words
NEW YORK, Mar 15, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) New York state's Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed Monday it fell to 25.3 in March from a record 42.1 in February. The monthly survey of manufacturers is conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Of businesses surveyed,
- Region's factory index at lowest levels since fall 2001.
- Newspaper article from: Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) September 2, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Josh Brown Sep. 2--A cooling housing market caused manufacturing growth in the Inland region to dip over the past two months to its lowest level in recent years, according to a report released Friday. The group that issues a monthly report on manufacturing for the Inland region said the
- VISA ESTIMATES GLOBAL COMMERCIAL SPENDING ROSE 10.9% LAST YEAR.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Cardline October 2, 2009 700+ words
...and Africa region, where commercial spending rose 23.3% last year to $7.4 trillion...Caribbean region, where commercial spending rose 16.3% to $5 trillion in 2008 from...trillion. In the U.S., commercial spending rose 5.2% to $20.3 trillion compared...
- Construction spending rose a surprising 2.7% in January to a record annual rate...
- Magazine article from: Purchasing March 23, 2000 700+ words
Construction spending rose a surprising 2.7% in January to a record annual rate of $751...record annual rate of $569 billion. Residential construction spending rose 2.5%--the largest gain since April 1996--to a record annual...
- News In Brief: Construction Spending Rose 0.2% in April.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer June 4, 2002 700+ words
Construction spending rose less than expected in April, Commerce Department figures released Monday morning show. All construction spending rose 0.2% to $871.9 billion, following a revised 1.2% decline in March that was originally reported...
- U.S. Health Care Spending Rose 5.6% In '98.
- Magazine article from: National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition FISHER, MARY JANE January 17, 2000 700+ words
Health care spending rose by 5.6 percent in 1998 over the previous year, according to...the fifth straight year of increases less than 6 percent. Such spending rose 4.7 percent in 1997. The $1.15 trillion spent nationally...
