APICS Business Outlook Index
A national manufacturing index that surveys several manufacturing firms on a monthly basis. If the index is above 50 it signals expansion, if it dips below 50 it indicates contraction.

Investopedia Says:
It's released on the last business Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of the month (whichever is latest) at 8:30 a.m..

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• Marginal Tax Rate
• Marginal Utility
• Margin Call
• Margin Debt
• Margin Loan Availability
• Margin Of Safety
• Margin Pressure
• Marital Deduction
• Marital Property
• Markdown
• Marketable Securities
• Marketable Security
• Market Arbitrage
• Market Average
• Market Basket
• Market Breadth
• Market Cannibalization
• Market Capitalization
• Market Cycles
• Market Depth
• Market Disruption
• Market Distortion
• Market Economy
• Market Efficiency
• Market Exposure