The manufacturing sector in China slipped into contraction in March, the latest survey from Caixin showed on Friday with a manufacturing PMI score of 48.1. more...
The total value of retail sales in Japan was down 0.8 percent on year in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday - coming in at 11.537 trillion yen. more...
The Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing an unexpected improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of March. The report showed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 107.2 in March from a revised 105.7 in February. more...
We think that Bristol Myers Squibb stock (NYSE: BMY) currently is a better pick compared to its industry peer Bio-Rad Laboratories stock (NYSE: BIO), a life sciences company, given its better growth prospects and comparatively lower valuation of 3.3x trailing revenues, compared to 5.7x for Bio-Rad.. more...
Japan's tertiary activity dropped for the first time in five months in January, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed on Friday. more...