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Washington, DC, December 12, 2006--Fewer job openings, lower profit gains and fading inventory investment trimmed the National Federation of Independent Business Small-Business Optimism Index a point to 99.7 in November.
Budapest, Hungary, December 11 2006--Hungarian flooring company Graboplast said it expects to close 2006 with operating profit of almost HUF 2bn, 55pc more than in 2005.
Washington, DC, December 7, 2006--A study published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has provided an optimistic outlook on global forest levels.
Washington, DC, December 7, 2006--The number of new filings for state unemployment benefits declined sharply in the latest week, reversing a large increase in the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Restin, VA, December 7, 2006--ComScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, today released a report on consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season, from November 1 through December 3, compared to the
Beijing, China, December 7, 2006--China's government will adjust its export and import taxation policy, designed to reinforce the government's policy goals of improving the environment and moving towards a more advanced economy.
St. Louis, MO, December 7, 2006--Furniture Brands International forecast a fourth-quarter loss, compared with a prior profit view, citing aggressive discounting on slow-moving products and downtime in several domestic manufacturing facilities.
Hong Kong, December 7, 2006--Techtronic Industries Co. said it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the Hoover floor care business from Whirlpool Corporation.
Paris, France, December 5, 2006--Bostik is now incorporating the Agion antimicrobial into its Durabond D250 Moisture Vapor Barrier Coating and Durabond D261 Extreme Moisture Vapor Barrier Coating.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2006--The National Retail Federation today urged Congress to pass a long-overdue tax extenders bill that would reauthorize a series of key tax provisions that expired at the end of 2005.