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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Manufacturing Activity Stagnant
1 The ISM purchasers index edged up to 49.8 from 49.4 in May. Economists expected the index to rise above the boom-bust 50 line. But they were encouraged by gains in new orders and output. Meanwhile, construction spending unexpectedly fell 1.7%, the worst drop in a year and the 3rd straight drop. But June layoffs hit their lowest since Nov. '00. More on this page, A2
More Americans Attacked In Iraq
2President Bush said U.S. troops are needed in Iraq, even as six more were wounded. The U.S. denied responsibility for a mosque explosion that killed 10 in Fallujah. Gunmen killed the chief of Saddam Hussein's tribe in Tikrit, weeks after he disavowed Saddam. But the top U.S. official in Iraq, Paul Bremer, still sees an Iraqi interim administration by mid-July.
Notebook Sales Pass Desktops
3Sales of notebook computers accounted for 54% of spending on PCs at U.S. retail chains in May, according to a report out today by market tracker NPD Techworld. Two years ago the figure was 39%, and a year ago it was 46%. The top three notebook makers, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Toshiba, are the main beneficiaries of the trend away from desktops. More on this page
Flat U.S. Car Sales Seen In June
- Soft car sales offset so-so auction; raid on Iraq adds to uncertainty....
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer Kelly, Susan January 14, 1993 700+ words
...point. The military strike on Iraq caused only a small flight...brink by the surprisingly soft car sales for the first 10 days of January...announced because we got very weak car sales and that prevented a setback...Reports from manufacturers showed car sales were running at a ...
- IRAQ: DISMANTLING OF GOVERNMENT CAR SALES COMPANY.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database December 21, 2003 700+ words
A-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper quoted Trade Minister Dr. Abd al-Amir aeAlawi who announced in November 2003 that his Ministry will prepare a plan to implement reorganization of government companies under the supervision of his Ministry. The plan includes dismantling the government company for vehicle
- New Car Sales Decline in Dallas Area during 2002.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 28, 2003 700+ words
...After years of increasing car sales, the number of new cars...Dallas, said lagging car sales in the Fort Worth-Dallas...Siems also suggested that car sales might have been softer...uncertainties over war with Iraq as one reason that consumers...
- New-Car Sales Nationwide Drop Amid War.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 27, 2003 700+ words
...support for U.S. troops in Iraq. But, so far, war has been...good to begin with. New-car sales nationwide were down 5.5...two months of 2003, new-car sales are down 4.6 percent compared...to tell" how it will affect car sales, said Steve Smith of the Silicon...
- Sales plunge; future orders look bad, too.(Cover Story)(new car sales in...
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe Saint-Seine, Sylviane de February 10, 2003 700+ words
...units. New passenger-car sales in Italy plunged in January...percent. French passenger car sales declined 8.8 percent...USA may declare war on Iraq and rising unemployment...Perhaps significantly, BMW car sales in France fell nearly 16...
- Nashua, N.H., Auto Dealers Report that War Has Yet to Dampen Car Sales.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 1, 2003 700+ words
...No, not yet.' U.S. new car sales have dropped between three to five percent since the war in Iraq started, said Robert Schnorbus...In both scenarios we assume Iraq will use chemical weapons...break out," he said. Many car sales are driven by need, he added...
- INDONESIAN CAR SALES RISE IN MARCH.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News April 11, 2003 700+ words
...April 11 Asia Pulse - Indonesian car sales were better than expected in March...amid fears of an impact from the Iraq war. Data released by the association...10.3 per cent year-on-year. Car sales in the country are forecast to rise...
- AMIA says 1 million car sales in 2003 still possible.
- Newspaper article from: Internet Securities June 2, 2003 700+ words
...reported that during January-April, car sales dropped by 3% year-on-year...rate with the euro, the war with Iraq and the weak U.S. economy.AMIA...said that between 60% and 70% of car sales were carried out through credits...
