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Toyota to post Q1 operating profit Y100 billion: Nikkei (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM)
TOKYO (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) is likely to have secured a group operating profit of about 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in April-June, thanks to solid sales and a sharp recovery from the previous year’s loss, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. But the automaker, which had a loss of 194.8 billion yen in the same period last year, is likely to keep its annual profit forecast unchanged due to uncertainty over the European and U.S.
Retail sales drop 0.5 percent in June (AP)
WASHINGTON – Retail sales fell in June for the second straight month, more evidence that the recovery will slow in the second half of the year. Spending on retail goods dropped 0.5 percent in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
When Will Houses Appreciate? Not Until Supply Bloat Clears (Investor’s Business Daily)
The supply of homes for sale threatens to back up due to expiration of a federal tax credit for homebuyers. That could push out the day that homeowners will see properties consistently appreciate again.
Acura Announces June Sales Results
Acura Division Up 30.9 Percent, Year-To-Date Sales Up Over 20 Percent TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ –The MDX luxury SUV continued its sales success as Acura’s best selling vehicle for June with sales of 3,847, an increase of 63.6 percent. Acura total monthly sales were 10,839 (a 30.9 percent increase) while year-to-date sales* reached 61,117, a 20.4 percent increase over 2009 sales.
Spare Backup, Inc. Begins Expansion in Asia Pacific, Launches Team of New Sales Representatives
Tom Chin begins to assemble a seasoned team as the company adds Peter Chang as Sales Representative in Taiwan PALM DESERT, Calif., June 28 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Spare Backup, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPBU), an industry-leading provider of automated, online backup applications for home users and small businesses, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Ching Pu Technology, Inc., headed by Peter Chang, to lead its sales activities in Taiwan.
New-home sales plunge 33 pct with tax credits gone (AP)
WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes collapsed in May, sinking 33 percent to the lowest level on record as potential buyers stopped shopping for homes once they could no longer receive government tax credits. The bleak report from the Commerce Department is the first sign of how the end of federal tax credits could weigh on the nation’s housing market.
Gulf property sales slide further on oil fears (AP)
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – This was the year, Alicia Hollis and her fellow real estate agents thought.
Existing-Home Sales Unexpectedly Dip (Investor’s Business Daily)
Home resales unexpectedly fell in May despite low interest rates and a tax credit aimed at boosting demand, an industry group said Tuesday, heightening worries about the strength of the U.S. economy as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting.
Intel, FTC in talks to settle antitrust case (AP)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Intel says it is in talks with the Federal Trade Commission over settling an antitrust case against the chip maker.
Raising state revenue: The year of the punt
To see the way many cash-strapped states ginned up revenue for the coming fiscal year, Colorado is a good place to look. Like virtually all states, Colorado was in survival mode this year.