manufacturing reports

• 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.

• Global Manufacturing Resilient

  By Jennifer Ryan, Bloomberg  |  January 3, 2012

  Despite Euro crisis, data show gains in a number of countries.

• U.S. Business Activity Expands

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  June 30, 2011

  Expected to drop, orders and production pick up in June.