Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in September WASHINGTON - Cons... National and International Brief
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 Consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in September
WASHINGTON - Consumer spending rose higher in September and incomes grew briskly, suggesting that the economy is holding up well after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The 0.5 percent rise in consumer spending came after spending fell by that amount in August, reflecting the hit from Katrina, the Commerce Departme...
FINDLAY - William C. Hattendorf, 70, a retired vice president and treasurer of Cooper Tire & Rubb... Cooper Tire exec diligent,
FINDLAY - William C. Hattendorf, 70, a retired vice president and treasurer of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., died Sunday in the Birchaven Retirement Village. Mr. Hattendorf, who was in the nursing home about a week, died of cancer, his son, Kurt, said.
Mr. Hattendorf's 37-year career at Cooper Tire began with his hiring in 1963 as a tax accountant. He became tax department manager in 1966, m...
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NEW YORK - By all indications, America's retailers are looking ahead to a muted holiday season.
High gas prices, falling consumer confidence and high levels of household debt have industry analysts predicting that growth in holiday spending will slow to a modest 4% to 4.5% annual pace this year, compared with the 6.7% clip reported by the National Retail Federation last...
Kerry's campaign fell short among deep-pocket donors There are no anecdotes of secret meet... Kerry’s campaign fell short among
Kerry's campaign fell short among deep-pocket donors
There are no anecdotes of secret meetings in back rooms, where political strategy was mapped out on the back of a cocktail napkin, said Democratic strategist Jim Ruvolo.
The story of John Kerry's loss in Ohio to President Bush is a mundane political calculus, he said: Mr. Bush simply had more votes.
“We didn't lose becaus...
As political 'Lone Ranger,' tycoon shoots cash at causes Peter Lewis, chairman of automob... As political 'Lone Ranger,'
As political 'Lone Ranger,' tycoon shoots cash at causes
Peter Lewis, chairman of automobile insurer Progressive Group, reveres the Lone Ranger. The billionaire named the tugboat on which he travels the world after the fictional Old West hero, who fought for justice and never shot to kill.
Mr. Lewis, 71, wears glasses, not a mask. Tall and lean with a prosthetic leg, he underwrote...
GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 1, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) reported to... Genesee & Wyoming Repo
GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 1, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) reported today that net income in the third quarter of 2005 increased 68.0% to $17.0 million, compared to net income of $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2004. GWI's diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2005 increased 64.9% to $0.61 with 27.9 million shares outstanding, compared to diluted e...
The results were lifted by the sale of the private banking unit Nachenius, Tjeenk & Co. to BNP Pa... ABN Amro 3Q Profit Beats E
The results were lifted by the sale of the private banking unit Nachenius, Tjeenk & Co. to BNP Paribas SA and Brazilian insurance operations Real Seguros, and exceeded analysts' profit predictions of 781 million euros ($948 million), Dow Jones Newswires reported.
Excluding the sale of the two units in the first half of 2005, Chief Executive Rijkman Groenink said he expected the group's ...