The U.S. service sector--which accounts for about 90% of U.S. economic activity--slowed in January, according to the Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers Survey showed the index slipping to 56.7 in January from 58 in December. That is the lowest reading for this index since July and is below the 57.1 […]


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