China’s factory activity returned to growth in December, snapping a record eight-month contraction as Beijing tries to spark ...

The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), fell to 48.8 in December from 49.6 in November Read more at ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 47.9 in December, the ...

"According to manufacturers, new product launches and improved external demand drove the improvement in sales, while ...

The S&P Global Canada services purchasing managers index rose to 46.5 in December. That marked a recovery after steep downturn the month before, with the index sliding to 44.3 in November. Aside from ...

The periodic availability or scarcity of cash, the movement of interest rates from low to high, and the reaction of businesses and consumers to these conditions all play a role in creating the ...

Figure 1: Contractile rings in cell ghosts. Figure 2: ATP stimulates rapid ring contraction in vitro. Figure 5: Effect of tropomyosin and actin-crosslinking proteins on ring contraction in vitro. We ...

The venture-capital industry could face a big contraction in the near future. That's according to Scott Stanford, a cofounder and partner at ACME Capital, an early-stage VC firm. Half of today's VC ...