The composite purchasing managers index compiled by Markit Economics, a data and analysis firm, came in at 51.5 in October, above the 50.0 mark that signals expansion.
In Europe, the purchasing managers' survey, compiled by Markit Economics, slipped to a three-month low of 48.7 in March from 49.3 in February.
The Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), compiled by Markit Economics, fell to 51.5 from 51.9 in October.
(Compiled by Reuters Washington economics team; Editing by Andrew Hay, James Dalgleish and Eric Beech).
In addition to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Venture Economics helped compile the figures.
What would a Scottish stockmarket look like Paul Marsh of the London Business School and Scott Evans of Walbrook Economics have compiled a list of companies that are headquartered or registered in Scotland and currently trade on the London Stock Exchange.
Now, nearly two-thirds of all profits that American companies claim to earn overseas are generated in tax-friendly jurisdictions including Bermuda, Ireland and the Netherlands, according to data compiled by Gabriel Zucman, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
The amount of money that venture capitalists have sunk into privately held technology companies has declined every quarter since the start of 2000, according to the MoneyTree survey, a study of venture capital investment activity compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association.
The price of an average home in London, currently around £515,000 could push close to £1 million according to research compiled by the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
When the Dow hit a low of 41.22 on July 8 , 1932 for example, the dividend yield of the overall stock market was close to 14percentt, according to data compiled by Robert J. Shiller, the Yale economics professor.
