merchandise trade surplus declined in the latest month, April 2008, to $61.3 billion, on an annualized basis, according to the latest report from Statistics Canada.
This figure, while down from March�s level of $68.3 billion, still compares favorably with the long-term average ($60.0 billion since 2001) and is way up from the low point over the [...]
Nick Erondy isn’t taking SUVs or pickups as trade-ins anymore.
The deal-breaker came in April when gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon. That’s when large-vehicle purchases at Crown Motors in Schenectady came to a standstill.
Customers want cars with better fuel efficiency. But Erondy, a used car dealer, can’t afford to take on any more gas-guzzlers.
“I have [...]
The delegation explained their six-day-long activities in the United States between June 9 and 15 and said, “The United States had an understanding that renegotiation means having the negotiation all over again. If the negotiation starts from the origin, it is likely that [the U.S. Congress] will demand renegotiation on the automobile deal within the [...]
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday as auto and electronics exporters got a lift from the strengthening dollar, which traded comfortably above 108 yen.
The Nikkei 225 index rose 380.64 points, or 2.7 percent, to 14,354.37.
Traders said investors may chase the market higher. Exporters in particular are benefiting from the dollar’s strength as worries over inflation raise [...]
DSL Star Night 2008 the felicitation of the sales forces - the agents spread all over the country of Duglas and Sons Ltd- took place at Water’s Edge Hotel, Battaramulla, in a grand functon where they were entertained, recognized, and rewarded. On asessment of their performances and achievements these sales agents were rewarded.
DSL are sole [...]
In a front-page story two weeks ago, our reporter Sarah Portlock took a walk along the Fulton Mall shopping strip in Downtown Brooklyn and found that at least 11 chain stores have more than one location in that short eight-block stretch.
One store, Payless Shoes, has three!
Real-estate observers said that such saturation makes sense from a [...]
Southern New Mexico’s largest city has seen a lot of growth in the past decade. Where there used to be open desert, now hotels, restaurants, plazas and houses have sprung up in a variety of locales.
For years, residents on both the east and west sides of town have expressed interest in seeing more stores and [...]
Analysts were surprised by the soild increase in retail sales and noted that sales in April were also revised to show a respectable gain of 0.4 percent, instead of the original estimate that sales had fallen by 0.2 percent.
Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, said one possible explanation was that consumers have [...]
Flagraising ceremonies by the AMVETS Post 45 Honor Guard at 6:25 p.m. at the Key Bank and Salem Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge live band stage located on the front lawn of city hall), followed by the Car Cruise Specialists, Mirror Image until 10 p.m.
Hot rod and hot rod diesel truck dynomometer form 1 to 7 p.m. on the [...]
It’s a tale of two cities that share the same valley bordered by mountain vistas. The bigger of the two has lured shoppers for decades from the other side of the city limits generally along Commonwealth and Esplanade avenues.
Hemet Interim City Manager Len Wood noted in his budget message that from 2006 to 2007, sales [...]
