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REUTERS/Chris KeaneThe February report on business from the Institute for Supply Management came in worse than expected.ISM's index fell to 52.9 from 53.5 last month.Expectations were for the reading to come in at 53.0, down slightly from last month's 53.5. This report comes after the latest manufacturing PMI from Markit Economics beat expectations. More to come ... NOW WATCH: Nationwide's Super Bowl commercial about dead children is about corporate profits ... in a way that we can all appreciate if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '9rbTk0czrPq8J40cVbMQn_BvP7NgiiIY',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

REUTERS/Chris KeaneThe February report on business from the Institute for Supply Management came in worse than expected. ISM's index fell to 52.

ISM manufacturing misses expectations

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