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Washington, July 3--The unemployment rate climbed to 6.4 percent last month from May's 6.1 percent, according to the Labor Department. It was a much worse reading than the 6.2 percent forecast by economists.
St. Louis, July 3--Solutia Inc. has warned that it expects a second-quarter loss of 15 cents to 20 cents per share due to higher-than-expected raw material and energy costs and weakness in downstream nylon markets.
New York, July 3--The Fed has been fanning deflation fears. The labor market is stagnant. And the war in Iraq took more air out of the economy than expected. So how are forecasters responding to the gloomy economic news? They're sticking to their call
Washington, July 2--The nation’s housing market should continue to provide solid support to the U.S. economy throughout the remainder of 2003 and beyond, and will likely set a new record for sales of new single-family homes this year, the National Associa
London, July 1--Britain's largest floor-covering retailer, Carpetright Plc, reported a bigger than expected dip in annual profit on Tuesday but said it expected to meet analyst earnings forecasts this year despite tough markets.
Chicago, July 1-- The 2003 rankings of Top 20 U.S. retailers was released this morning by Stores magazine. Rankings are based on total sales.
Washington, July 1--Spending on construction projects dropped in May by the largest amount in a year as builders coped with wet weather in some parts of the country as well as a sluggish economic recovery.
Dalton, GA, June 30--Shaw Industries. Inc., has announced that the company will not attend Surfaces '04 in January.
Atlanta, June 30 -- DuPont Flooring Systems, a business unit of DuPont Textiles & Interiors, is now The Invironmentalists(TM) and is creating a new category in the building interior marketplace that focuses on creating and sustaining interior environments
Toledo, OH, June 30--Dillard's will close its home stores in Southwyck Shopping Center and Westgate Village Shopping Center at the end of July, exiting the furniture business in Toledo, as reported in the Toledo Blade.