New business falls at sharpest rate for three years during April Key points: Final Markit France Services Activity Index at 45.2 (50.1 in March), 6-month low. Final…
Latest #PMI data suggest accelerated deterioration of Italian economy at start of Q2… April sees sharpest contraction in services activity since June 2009 Key points:…
BloombergRebound aids BNP and RBS slimming plansReuters* RBS, BNP leaner after shedding assets in Q1 * Solid results, improved markets help pace of asset sales * Worries persist on economic impact of banks' deleveraging By Steve Slater and Lionel L…
Moneycontrol.comGLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, oil fall on recovery concernsReuters* Slower expansion in US service sector dents optimism * Poor US retail sales also cast pall over market * Stocks, crude fall on concerns about US recovery * Euro steady after u…
CNBC.comUS Service Sector Growth Slows More Than ForecastCNBC.comUS service companies, which employ roughly 90 percent of the work force, expanded more slowly in April. Companies saw less growth in new orders and hired at a weaker pace. The ISM's s…
BloombergUS service companies expanded at a slower pace in April as new orders …Washington PostWASHINGTON — US service companies, which employ roughly 90 percent of the work force, expanded more slowly in April. Companies saw less growth in new ord…