Institute for supply management

• U.S. Manufacturing Shrank in November

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  December 3, 2012

  Purchasing managers’ index breaks below 50, hits lowest level since mid-2009.

• U.S. Manufacturing Expands at Faster Pace in October

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  November 1, 2012

  ISM factory index climbs to 51.7, the highest reading since May.