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Volume of Kindle book sales stuns Amazon's Jeff Bezos - USA Today
July 29, 2010 msnbc.com | Volume of Kindle book sales stuns Amazon's Jeff Bezos USA Today Amazon.com(AMZN) revolutionized book reading in 2007 when it introduced its Kindle e-reader. But now consumers can choose among several digital reading devices — and Apple hopes to change the game by making e-books available on its ... Amazon Airs New Kindle Reader, Priced at $139/$189 for Wi-Fi/3G Models Amazon offers new look Kindle for the UK market Amazon's Kindle 3 gets a sleek new look |
Hyundai Profit Up 71% - Wall Street Journal
July 29, 2010 Moneycontrol.com | Hyundai Profit Up 71% Wall Street Journal SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top car maker by sales, Thursday posted a 71% rise in its second-quarter net profit as exports to emerging markets and improved utilization rates helped offset lower domestic demand and the ... Hyundai Profit Jumps 71% to Record, Beating Estimates on Overseas Demand Instant View: Hyundai Posts Record Q2 Profit, Beats Forecast Hyundai sees European car demand shrinking in H2 |
Regional economy improves, Dallas Fed says in Beige Book - Dallas Morning News
July 29, 2010 Moneycontrol.com | Regional economy improves, Dallas Fed says in Beige Book Dallas Morning News The economy in Texas and parts of two neighboring states "expanded at a moderate pace over the past six weeks, although business outlooks were slightly more cautious," according to a Federal Reserve report ... Local economy holds steady, Fed says Stocks Get No Help From the Economy Treasuries Rise as Beige Book Shows Growth Slowed in Some Areas |
Foreclosures up in 75 percent of top U.S. metro areas - Reuters
July 29, 2010 Boston Globe | Foreclosures up in 75 percent of top U.S. metro areas Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosures rose in 3 of every four large US metro areas in this year's first half, likely ruling out sustained home price gains until 2013, real estate data company RealtyTrac said on Thursday. ... Foreclosure Filings Rise in 75% of U.S. Cities as Joblessness Hurts Owners RealtyTrac:First-Half Foreclosures Rise In Most Top Metro Areas Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas |
Panasonic Said to Plan Sanyo, Electric Works Buyout - Bloomberg
July 29, 2010 Reuters India | Panasonic Said to Plan Sanyo, Electric Works Buyout Bloomberg Panasonic Corp., the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, will offer to buy full control of Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co., three people familiar with the ... Asian Shares Mixed; Sanyo Electric Surges 27% Sanyo surges 26 percent on Panasonic report Panasonic to brief Sanyo, Panasonic Elec Works |
Sony Posts Quarterly Profit, Increases Annual Net Income Forecast by 20% - Bloomberg
July 29, 2010Sony Posts Quarterly Profit, Increases Annual Net Income Forecast by 20% Bloomberg -- Sony Corp., the world's No.3 television maker, raised its full-year earnings forecasts after sales of TVs helped the company post an unexpected profit last quarter. Net income will probably be 60 billion ... Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter Sony swings to profit in April-June quarter Sony back to black in first quarter |
Siemens Returns To Growth, Order Intake Climbs 22% - Wall Street Journal
July 29, 2010Siemens Returns To Growth, Order Intake Climbs 22% Wall Street Journal By ARCHIBALD PREUSCHAT MUNICH—Siemens AG Thursday posted a 12% rise in fiscal third-quarter profit and increased sales for the first time in seven quarters, marking a return to growth after the slump brought about by the recession. ... Siemens' net profit up 12%; orders, revenue rise Siemens Gives More Optimistic Outlook as $3 Billion Profit Beats Estimate Siemens 3Q earnings up 9 percent |
California Pizza Kitchen gets PE bidder: sources - Reuters
July 29, 2010 RestaurantNewsRelease.com (press release) | California Pizza Kitchen gets PE bidder: sources Reuters PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm American Securities is bidding for California Pizza Kitchen Inc (CPKI.O), two people familiar with the situation said. The 25-year-old restaurant chain, which has a market capitalization of more ... California Pizza Kitchen in takeover talks? Private Equity Firm In Talks With Calif Pizza Kitchen -Report Everyone Wins with California Pizza Kitchen's Thank You Card Program |
Drought helped clean Texas beaches - Dallas Morning News
July 29, 2010 New York Daily News | Drought helped clean Texas beaches Dallas Morning News AUSTIN – Pollution along the Texas coastline improved during the state's two-year drought, leaving its beaches cleaner than in other states. Gulf Coast beaches were closed or subject to public advisories for ... Texas beaches cleaner than many, escape most oil Day 100: Embattled BP vows changes Beach Water Quality Suffers |
