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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
U.S. growth prospects brighten
The Economic Cycle Research Institute's U.S. leading index rose to 133.7 in the week ended June 24 from 133.4 in the prior week. The 4-week annualized growth rate rose to 0.8%. That's up from 0.2% in the prior week and -0.4% in the week ended June 3.
Japanese business sentiment up
Confidence at Japan's large manufacturers showed the first gain in 3 quarters, with the closely watched diffusion index rising to 18 in June from 14 in March, according to the Bank of Japan's "Tankan" survey. That was better than expected. Sentiment improved broadly, from small manufacturers to big service firms. The BoJ expects the headline index to dip to 17 in Sept.
Blair downplays EU budget deal
U.K. PM Tony Blair, who assumed the EU presidency for 6 months on Fri., said "We will have to see how well we do." EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said member states had to avoid seeing EU summits as "boxing matches." ...
- Mellon-Chamber Index shows retail sales fell in Pittsburgh.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 25, 1988 700+ words
MELLON-CHAMBER INDEX SHOWS RETAIL SALES FELL IN PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, March 25...region dropped 7.8 percent for the week ended March 19, 1988, compared to the same...MELLON-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETAIL INDEX Week Ended March 19, 1988L INDEX Pittsburgh Retail...
- Mellon-Chamber Index shows retail sales fell in Pittsburgh. (Mellon Bank,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 1988 700+ words
MELLON-CHAMBER INDEX SHOWS RETAIL SALES FELL IN PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, April 14...region dropped 5.4 percent for the week ended April 9, 1988, compared to the same...MELLON-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETAIL INDEX Week Ended April 9, 1988IL INDEX Pittsburgh Retail...
- Mellon-Chamber index shows retail sales fell in Pittsburgh. (Mellon-Chamber of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 2, 1988 700+ words
MELLON-CHAMBER INDEX SHOWS RETAIL SALES FELL IN PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2...Pittsburgh region fell 3.8 percent for the week ended Aug. 27, 1988, compared to the same...MELLON-CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETAIL INDEX Week Ended Aug. 27, 1988 Pittsburgh Retail Sales...
- Salesindex WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 1, 2000.(video recordings)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Video Business February 7, 2000 700+ words
...shows sales are continuing to drop off since the holiday. Sales fell by a little more than 13% this week, more than last week...from last year. vidscan top sellers: non-theatrical (week ended January 30) TITLE LABEL SPORTS 1 ROCK: KNOW YOUR ROLE WWF...
- For the record, week ended 8.17.07.(Integrys Energy Group to sell its oil and...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Chicago Business August 20, 2007 700+ words
...region dropped 19% last quarter from the year-earlier period, according to the Illinois Assn. of Realtors. Statewide, sales fell 16.1% in the second quarter. Mayor Daley appointed Arnold Randall, 40, commissioner of the Department of Planning and...
- Retail rally nets slight Nov. gains. (Business Today).(details by type )
- Magazine article from: Home Textiles Today December 9, 2002 700+ words
...Retail Sales Average for the week ended Nov. 30. Same-store sales...for samestore sales for the week ended Dec. 1, 2001. The pickup...same-store sales. Compstore sales fell 0.6 percent in the week ended Nov. 23, and slipped 0...
- Millions join players' club since holidays.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Video Business Chronis, George T. January 14, 2002 700+ words
...units sold across the two platforms. During the week ended Dec. 30, 639,000 GBAs cleared registers...tremendous." According to CSFB, videogame hardware sales fell to 740,000 for the week ended Jan. 6. However, Electronics Boutique VP...
- Late shoppers keep holiday cash registers ringing in Tupelo, Miss.-area stores.
- Newspaper article from: Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS) December 23, 2004 700+ words
...mixed. According to ShopperTrack RCTCorp., a Chicago research firm, sales fell 5.9 percent for the week ended Dec. 18, following a 1.2 percent drop for the week ended Dec. 11. Over the weekend, the last before Christmas, it said sales...
