Growth in the Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index fell in August to 59 percent — down 1.3 percent from July’s reading but measuring its second-highest level since 2005, the ISM said today. Readings above 50 percent indicate expansion. All of the index’s 10 indicators, and 15 of the 18 industries tracked, saw growth in August.
Powell to remain on Fed board amid investigation uncertainty
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he will remain on the Fed board following the end of his term as chairman on May 15, pointing to remarks by Trump administration officials that a criminal investigation of the central...








