SILVER SPRING, Md.... An overwhelming majority of panelists surveyed said their companies are hiring or attempting to hire, with more than a third of them having difficulty filling positions.... The rollout of vaccines has sharply reduced new COVID-19 cases, giving consumers the confidence to get out and spend money. That pent-up spending has created a massive, almost overnight need for workers, and employers have been struggling to fill jobs and keep up with demand....

February on a month-on-month( m-o-m) basis, this calls into question the outlook of the manufacturing

BEIJING: Chinese factory activity likely expanded at a slower pace in June, hit by a resurgence of

Monday that its index of manufacturing activity declined by 1.1 percentage points to a reading of

raw material costs.... Prices charged also rose, but at a slower pace, pointing to margin pressures.A

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy expanded at a slower annual pace in the third quarter compared with

BEIJING: China’s factory activity unexpectedly picked up in November, growing for the first time in

50-mark signal a contraction in output.... The non-manufacturing gauge, which measures activity in

SILVER SPRING, Md.... ISM's report said that 86% of the employment comments related to hiring, with 51% of those respondents saying they are struggling to fill positions, an increase from October. Businesses are also struggling to keep their inventories stocked due to elevated demand.... ISM's customer's inventories index registered a reading of 25.1 in November, the 62nd straight month that it's been what is considered too low....

Growth in China's manufacturing activity softened in June as export demand weakened and producers