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Survey Finds Healthy Job Picture

Milwaukee, WI, March 15--The strong hiring activity that U.S. employers predicted for the first three months of the year is expected to continue into the second quarter.

February Retail Sales Up 0.5%

Washington, DC, March 15--Retail sales were up 0.5 percent in February helped by healthy automobile sales, according to the Commerce Department.

Tools4Tilers Launches Ceramic Drill Guide

Stoke-on-Trent, England, March 15-- Tools4Tilers is launching an exclusive drill guide that avoids the age-old problem of drilling into ceramic tiles, and hard surfaces without causing unwanted damage, such as ugly scratches.

U.S. Tile Company Blames China's Undervalued C

Washington, DC, March 15--David W. Johnson's tile company in Ohio once boasted 650 workers at four factories and 11 distribution centers that shipped ceramic tiles in 10,000 colors, shapes and sizes to customers around the world, including the White H

UCLA Anderson Forecast Sees Slowing Economy

Los Angeles, March 16--In its first quarterly report of 2005, the UCLA Anderson Forecast asserts that the current expansion in the national economy is nearer its end than its beginning.