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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Help-wanted index rose in Feb.
The Conference Board's gauge for business hiring rose four points to 51 from Jan.'s 47. That's still below the 72 level of a year ago. The business group said help-wanted ads rose in seven of nine U.S. regions in the last three months, a sign the economy has bottomed. But ad volume remains "at its lowest level in four decades."
Mass layoffs in Feb. fell to 138,984 from 263,821 in Jan., the Labor Dept. said. Mass layoffs hit 172,908 a year earlier.
U.S. corporate profits fell in Q4
Pretax profits fell 9%, or $61.2 bil, in Q4, the Commerce Dept said. After-tax profits slid 5.3%, or $10.8 bil. But excluding the effect of recent corporate tax relief, pretax profits rose $85.3 bil and after-tax profits $60.8 bil.
Mortgage rates continue to rise
The average 30-year fixed-rate rose to 7.18% in the March 29 week from 7.14% the week before, Freddie Mac said. That's the highest since last July. The rate was 6.91% a year ago. The 15-year rate, popular for refinancing, climbed 4 basis points to 6.69%. The one-year adjustable rate was flat for the week at 5.11%. ARMs averaged 6.32% a year ago.
- Wachovia Earned $1.26 Bil in 3Q.
- Magazine article from: National Mortgage News Harmon, Jennifer November 1, 2004 700+ words
...impact, average loans were up 5% from the year ago period. The general bank business produced...increased 6% from the third quarter a year ago, driven by outstanding core deposit growth...increased 7% from the third quarter a year ago on strong service charge growth, offset...
- External Debts Down to $136.4 Bil. Last Year.
- Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) February 18, 2000 700+ words
...8.3 percent from $148.7 billion a year ago. According to the Ministry of Finance...1 billion, up 24.1 percent from a year ago. The total debts break down to $29...1 percent or $7.4 billion from a year ago. Ministry officials said that the short...
- MBA Pegs 1Q CRE Loans at $18+ Bil.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Origination News June 1, 2003 700+ words
...2 billion more loans than they had a year ago, an increase of 86%. CMBS conduits...Freddie Mac invested less than they had a year ago, when their combined total share of investment...recovered from its weakened levels one year ago, rising 38%, making up 20.5% of...
- Ford looks to rejigger $1 bil media business; May follow GM's lead, park...
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age December 5, 2005 700+ words
...1.09 billion for the same period a year ago, according to TNS Media Intelligence...months of 2005 to $43.5 million from a year ago, according to TNS. Ford cut spending...million in the 2005 period compared to a year ago. In the same period, it increased cable...
- Seiyu incurs 10.59 bil. yen group net loss in 1st half of 2005.
- Newspaper article from: Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) August 18, 2005 700+ words
...three times more than the 2.88 billion yen loss marked a year ago. Seiyu, a unit of U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores...turnaround from 515 million yen and 4.88 billion yen in profit a year ago, respectively. Its group sales fell 5.4 percent to 482...
- Upfront Forecast: Cable, syndie to climb 5%; Cable upfront estimated at $4 bil;...
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Friedman, Wayne April 1, 2002 700+ words
TV's cable and syndication upfront advertising markets will rise 5% in overall revenue compared with a year ago, according to an informal Advertising Age survey of media buyers and sellers. PROGRAM PRICES The $3.8 billion booked by cable...
- 3.199 bil. bu. soybean crop.
- Magazine article from: Pro Farmer August 15, 2009 700+ words
...avg. yield The first survey of the 2009 soybean crop generated an average yield of 41.7 bu. per acre, up 5.3% from year-ago. USDA's "Crop Comments" said the August 1 estimates would be a record soybean yield in Ohio and Mississippi (41 bu...
- RJR NABISCO $1 BIL. NOTES, DEBS RATED 'BBB' BY FITCH -- FITCH FINANCIAL WIRE --
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 12, 1993 700+ words
...federal excise tax. The price war has been estimated to reduce domestic tobacco operating profits by up to 40 percent from year-ago levels. In RJR's case, this will be somewhat offset by improving results in its Nabisco food and international tobacco...
