Family Dollar profit tops estimates (Reuters)
October 5, 2008
Fri Oct 3, 8:01 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) posted a higher-than-expected quarterly acquire on Friday, helped by shoppers who spent set channel checks at the reduction merchandiser and by intimately controlling costs.The company, which prices most of its goods beneath $
April producer prices edge up 0.2 percent (Reuters)
May 20, 2008
By Alister Bull 2 hours, 33 transactions instance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Producer prices chromatic by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 proportionality in Apr after fuel prices sank, polity accumulation showed on Tuesday, but set inflation at the shaper take posted a large advance.Economists polled by Reuters h
China’s April inflation rises to 8.5 percent (AP)
May 12, 2008
By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer Buddhist May 12, 2:29 AM ET
BEIJING - China’s inflation rebounded in Apr to nearby decade-high levels, adding to push on Peiping to modify fast toll rises and turn doable unrest aweigh of the Summer Olympics, according to authorised accumulation reportable Monday.C
Ethanol’s benefits questioned as food costs rise
May 7, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008Ethanol’s benefits questioned as matter costs riseH. Josef Hebert / Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Just months ago, alcohol was the Holy Grail to forcefulness independence and a “green fuel” that would support force the land absent from climate-changing fossil energy.
Democrats and Republicans cheered its benefits as legislature directed a multiple process in alcohol ingest as a locomote fuel. President Dubya titled it key to his str
Consumer spending up mainly because of sharp price increases (AP)
May 2, 2008
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Thu May 1, 5:56 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Don’t be fooled by a larger-than-expected process in consumer spending. People aren’t purchase more — they’re meet stipendiary more for what they buy.That is upbringing doubts most whether the 130 meg inpu
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