Euro zone services hobbled in February - PMI Business activity across the euro zone contracted again in February as lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus hammered the bloc's dominant service industry, a survey … Business • 19 Feb 21
Torpid activity in Asian factories as demand slows Asia's factories showed few signs of returning to health in August, as torpid activity in the region's biggest economies, China and Japan, suggested world demand … Business • 01 Sep 16
Chinese plants cut production amid Beijing smog Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the government said today. Business • 21 Dec 15
Caterpillar to cut thousands of jobs, close plants US manufacturing giant Caterpillar has announced a major cost-cutting programme that could shut more than 20 facilities and eliminate more than 10,000 jobs. Business • 24 Sep 15
Chinese manufacturing shows signs of recovery China's factory and services sectors had their best showings in months in May as demand rebounded, surveys showed, fuelling optimism that its economy may be … Business • 03 Jun 14
US manufacturing sees strongest growth since 2011 A gauge of US factory activity hit a 2-1/2-year high in November and construction spending increased solidly in October, brightening the economic outlook as the … Business • 02 Dec 13
UK industrial output sees surprise fall in August British industrial output suffered an unexpected fall in August as factories cut production, official data showed today. Business • 09 Oct 13
UK at risk of longer slump as factories hit British manufacturing output barely grew at all in April as an economic slowdown in the euro zone curbed demand for goods made in Britain, a … Business • 01 May 12
