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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Manufacturing Growth Slowing
1ISM's national index fell 1.9 points in April to 53.3, the 9th drop in 11 weeks and the lowest since July '03. Economists expected little change. Indexes for orders and jobs also fell to near-2-year lows. The index has held over the boom-bust 50 mark for 23 months, the longest string in 16 years. But it doesn't offer more evidence that the U.S. expansion is slowing. More on this page, A2
Oil Rebounds Back Over $50
2After closing below $50 for the first time in 2 months on Friday -- and trading as low as $49.17 overnight -- near-month crude rallied late to close up $1.20 to $50.92 a barrel. OPEC oil to be shipped in the 4 weeks to May 14 rose by 170,000 barrels a day. For the 2nd straight week, U.S. retail gasoline prices fell 0.1 cent, to $2.235 a gallon. They peaked at $2.321 in mid-April. More on B13
Indexes End Near Session Highs
3Stocks rose early, pulled back and rallied late for modest gains. The Dow rose 0.6%, the S&P 500 0.5%. Small caps led as the S&P 600 gained 1.3% to close above its 200-day average. The Nasdaq added 0.4%. Volume on both exchanges eased ahead of Tuesday's Fed meeting. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.19%. More on this page, B2
Iraq PM Seen Filling Gov't Posts
- Delta Air Lines, Union to Take Steps to Replace Retiring Pilots This Summer.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 14, 2004 700+ words
...its pilots union have signed an agreement allowing Delta to cancel some pilots' vacations and take other steps to replace retiring pilots. He said the deal "should minimize any impact should (early retirements) become an issue." In a report to investors...
- BIL gets rough in Thistle bid.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Deal April 3, 2003 700+ words
...Cattell in London Singapore investment company BIL International Ltd. is planning to dismiss...hostile bid for the hotel operator fail. BIL, which already owns 46% of Thistle, has...s property portfolio. A source close to BIL, which is controlled by Malaysian businessman...
- BIL prevails in Thistle tussle.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Deal May 2, 2003 700+ words
...Thursday, May 1, after Singapore investor BIL International Ltd. was able to force through its hostile bid and eject management. BIL, which already owns 45.6% of Thistle...control of a 52.7% block of shares. BIL said it will now extend its offer unconditionally...
- Halftime score: $8.79 bil. Consumer spending on video leaps 13.3% in...
- Magazine article from: Video Business Hettrick, Scott July 15, 2002 700+ words
...revenue 2.4%. Six months down, six to go YTD spending % change from 2001 DVD only $4.35 bil. +90.2 VHS only $4.44 bil. -18.8 Total $8.79 bil. +13.3% Source: VSDA VidTrac and studio sales data Next week in VB: Rental, sales...
- Taiwan - Photonic manfuacturing to hit NTDlr607.6 bil.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 22, 2003 700+ words
...Africa) Taiwan: Photonic products manufacturing revenues are forecast to reach NTDlr607.6 bil in 2004 vs NTDlr575.02 bil in 2003 and NTDlr487.26 bil in 2002, according to the Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association, Taiwan...
- Asia-Pacific - IT expenditure to reach USDlr88 bil in 2004.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 7, 2003 700+ words
...Asia/Africa) Asia-Pacific: Total IT expenditure is forecast to reach an estimated USDlr88 bil in 2004 and USDlr79.3 bil in 2003 vs USDlr73.1 bil in 2002, according to IDC Asia-Pacific. Within the total, hardware expenditure is forecast...
- France - France Telecom makes Euro20.7 bil loss on charges.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire March 5, 2003 700+ words
(From RDSL Europe) France Telecom made a Euro20.7 bil net loss in 2002, including Euro18.2 bil in one-off charges, vs a Euro8.3 bil loss in 2001. The charges included Euro8.9 bil for Mobilcom (Germany) and...
- US - Console, handheld sales to reach USDlr6.4 bil in 2003.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 12, 2003 700+ words
...sales are forecast to reach USDlr6.4 bil in 2003, with the total retail video games market reaching USDlr11.3 bil, according to the International Development...America and Europe will reach USDlr2.75 bil in 2006, vs USDlr2.76 bil in 2005...
- Finland - Nokia net profit up 12% to Euro1.17 bil in Q4 2003.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire January 23, 2004 700+ words
(From RDSL Europe) Nokia made a net profit up 12% to Euro1.17 bil and an operating profit up 14% to Euro1.67 bil on net sales down 1% to Euro8.79 bil in 4th-qtr 2003 vs a Euro1.05 bil net profit and a Euro1.47 bil operating...
- Asia - Pay TV subscriptions set to reach USDlr30 bil in 2005.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 16, 2002 700+ words
...From RDSL Asia/Africa) Asia: Pay TV subscriptions are forecast to grow to USDlr30.0 bil in 2005, up from USDlr25.9 bil in 2004, USDlr22.1 bil in 2003, USDlr18.5 bil in 2002 and USDlr15.7 bil in 2001, with subscriptions in Hong...