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US President Donald Trump maintains his lead over rival former Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania as well as Georgia, with 89% and 95% of the respective votes counted so far, according to Edison Research. Trump has 50.7% while Biden has 48.1% of votes in Pennsylvania while in Georgia, the …

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) services index decreased in October to 56.6 from 57.8 in September, data showed on Wednesday. This is the lowest expansion for the United States services sector in five months, as the economy recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken a slim lead in Michigan over US President Donald Trump, 49.3% vs. 49.1%, with 94% of expected votes tallied, the latest figures from the Associated Press showed.

In Michigan, with 86% of expected votes tallied, President Donald Trump has 49.4% and former Vice President Joe Biden has 48.9%, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research. Earlier in the day, Trump’s lead was 52% in the state with 79% of votes tallied and the narrowing gap seems to be helping …

Former Vice President Joe Biden has 49.5% and US President Donald Trump has 48.8% of the votes in Wisconsin with 97% of expected votes tallied so far, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has said its legal teams will be ready if President Donald Trump implements his threat to go to court to try to stop the vote count. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump prematurely declared victory in the election. He said: “We are going to the United …

The state of Nevada will not resume counting votes until 0900 PST (1700 GMT) on Thursday, Reuter reported on Wednesday, citing Edison Research. The latest data shows that President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are tied at 49% in the state with 85% of estimated votes tallied …

Former Vice-President Joe Biden has won Arizona. He is leading against President Donald Trump by a large margin in the southwestern state. Joe Biden is losing ground in battleground Florida, which is now called for President Donald Trump. In Arizona’s Senate race, Democrat Mark Kelly won against Republican incumbent Marhta …

US construction spending rose less than expected in September, as a drop in spending on public projects overshadowed some of the private sector investment gains. The US Commerce Department said on Monday that spending on construction increased 0.3% in September. The ministry revised down data for August to show spending …

The business activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded at an impressive pace in October with the ISM Manufacturing PMI jumping to 59.4 from 55.4 in September. This reading beat analysts’ estimate of 55.8 by a wide margin. Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid Index rose …