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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Nasdaq Falls Fifth Straight Day
1It sank 2%, slicing through its 200-day for the first time in a year. Volume closed lower. But the Nasdaq fell 6.3% for the week, the worst since April '02, amid fears about Iraq, China's growth and Fed rate hikes. The Dow fell 0.4%, 2% for the week. The S&P 500 shed 0.6%, 2.3% for the week. The small-cap S&P 600 slid 0.5%, 3.7% for the week. More on this page, B2
Iraqis Replace Marines In Town
2Troops led by a Saddam-era general, a Fallujah native, replaced Marines in the rebel Sunni stronghold, ending a month-long siege by U.S. troops. But a suicide bomb on the city's outskirts killed two Americans and wounded 6. Elsewhere, talks continued in Najaf. Tribal leaders and police agreed to a 3-day truce with militia loyal to outlaw Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Iraq Detainee Photos Spur Probe
3Photos of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, shown on CBS' "60 Minutes II" Wednesday and re-aired worldwide, angered Arabs. The U.S. military will criminally charge 6 soldiers for mistreating 20 detainees. President Bush said he "shared a deep disgust" over the photos. Also, John Kerry said the U.S. faces a "moment of truth" a year after Bush declared an end to major combat.
Chicago Manufacturing Heats Up
- MORE SOUR NOTES FOR TRANS WORLD MUSIC AND VIDEO RETAILER REPORTS LOSSES ROSE...
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) August 23, 1994 700+ words
...million from $1.5 million a year ago because it borrowed more...increase in losses from a year ago. Trans World's returns...was about the same as a year ago. In the 1980s, Bibb said...big box'' store such as Wal-Mart, except during Christmas...
- Kodak Reports Third Quarter Profit on Sales of $2.581 Billion Third Quarter Net...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 1, 2007 700+ words
...745 million from the year-ago period. This was primarily...million, compared with a year-ago loss of $3 million. This...a 1% increase from the year-ago quarter. Revenues from...Club in the U.S. and Wal-Mart in Canada. The...
- REGIONAL NEWS: NET SALES AT ZUMIEZ JUMP 40.5 PERCENT FROM YEAR AGO.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) January 4, 2007 700+ words
...increase of 20.9 percent in the year-ago period. NATIONAL NEWS Whirlpool...of records from Coca-Cola. Wal-Mart software links work shifts to customer traffic Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest...number of customers in stores. Wal-Mart began testing the software...
- National Retail Federation expects 5% increase in holiday sales from year ago.
- Newspaper article from: Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA) November 22, 2006 700+ words
...increase by 5 percent from a year ago to $457 billion between November...holidays this year, up $53 from a year ago, BIGresearch found. Michael...over the same period from a year ago, according to ShopperTrak...said Grannis of the NRF. Wal-Mart, spurred by disappointing...
- U.S. Home and Garden Posts 88% Increase in Revenues for Second Quarter Versus...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 27, 1999 700+ words
...8,513,000 for the year ago same period. Operating...from $67,000 for the year ago period. Net loss for the...of $(0.02), for the year ago period. Robert Kassel...Kmart, Builder's Square, Wal-Mart and Home Base. To...
- Local, state jobless rates fall from year-ago levels.
- Newspaper article from: Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) April 3, 2005 700+ words
...five-tenths of a percent from a year ago. The combined jobless rate that includes...fell six-tenths of a percent from a year ago, up three-tenths from February...Lowe's and a planned Twin Falls Wal-Mart -- mean more jobs are on the...
- Confectionery sales and trends: despite difficulties, the U.S. economy is in...
- Magazine article from: Candy Business Corcoran, Jim May 1, 2003 700+ words
...world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, continues to grow...better shape now than it was a year ago. The 2.4 percent increase...The strongest discounters, Wal-Mart and Target, have become...and warehouse clubs in 2002. Wal-Mart and Target led the significant...
- What a Turkey: Nov. Comps Drop From Weak Year-Ago Levels.
- Magazine article from: WWD December 6, 2002 700+ words
...November for comparable-store sales, which finished below weak year-ago levels. Goldman Sachs' retail composite index for the month...percent reduction in combined results for November and December. Wal-Mart managed a 2.8 percent comp increase at its discount...
