Fighting in ukraine grew more widespread as the key of government stepped up a campaign to quell a prorussian insurgency. Meanwhile, germany is pressing for another round of talks in geneva to bring russia and ukraine together and the u. S. And european union. The german chancellor Angela Merkel and russian president putin discussed the crisis in a phone call on sunday. Joe . Chinas factory activity remains stuck in contraction for a fourth straight month in april. The hsbc purchasing Managers Index came in at 48. 1 and thats lower than the preliminary reading of 48. 3ment and below the 50 mark to separate expanding activity from a contraction. That shows a much bearer picture of manufacturing than the official pmi released by the National Bureau of statistics. Last week it crept up to 50. 4 from 50. 3. Lets take a quick look at the futures right now. And becky, as i know you are probably listening, watch the tenyear note go by every once in a while. Its i dont know whether you checked
The Rev. Michael Denton will be installed as minister of United Church of Christ, Pittsfield, in a special service at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the church, 110 South