|  Last Thursday the Conference Board published its Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. In January this historically-reliable indicator increased 0.3 percent after shooting up 1.2 percent in December and 1.1 percent in November. This was the tenth consecutive rise!
Five of the ten components made positive contributions: The interest rate spread, stock prices, supplier deliveries, factory workweek, and consumer expectations. The LEI’s much more important year-over-year percentage change also rose … from 6.7 percent in November, to 8.1 percent in December, to a very healthy 8.7 percent…
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Edmunds.com analysts predict that January’s new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 701,000 units, and that the Seasonally Adjusted Annualized Rate (SAAR) will be 10.7 million, down from 11.2 in December 2009. This sales forecast represents a 7.1 percent increase from January 2009 but a 31.7 percent decrease from December 2009, according…
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SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market that focuses on the application and development of advanced technologies, today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2009. For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, Iteris, Inc. (the “Company”) reported net sales and contract revenues of $13.6 million,…
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
A suicide bomber attacked an American base in the Khowst region on the Pakistani border of Afghanistan, leaving seven American CIA officers dead and an undisclosed number injured. No American or NATO military personnel were killed or injured in the attack on Forward Operating Base Chapman.
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Irvine, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2009 — Bariatric Advantage, a Division of Catalina Lifesciences, Inc. Announces The Promotion of Bret Petkus to Vice-President of North American Sales. (PRWeb Dec 31, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3395684.htm Posted By: Alfa Spartan
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and her coalition government narrowly escaped a commitment to resign as a €3.8 billion bill to repay British and Dutch savers following the collapse of Icesave online banking passed. The vote margin was only three votes.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
A duck named Edwina, believed to be the oldest recorded living duck in the United Kingdom, has died at the age of 22.
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Aloha Charity is pleased to announce that on December 31, they will be rounding out the year by being active hosts and partners of "Streets of San Francisco NYE" at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. Aloha Charity will be auctioning 3 VIP tables, loaded with Bay Area amenities (including an Autographed SF Giants Memorabilia Package) and tickets to event and 100% of the auction proceeds will go directly to A Home Away From Homelessness. (PRWeb Dec 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3392204.htm Posted By: Alfa Spartan
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Peter Moore, a British IT consultant and computer programmer who was taken hostage by Iraqi militants during a May 2007 militant raid on the finance ministry in Baghdad, has been released alive and in good health.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Pirates from Somalia have captured two ships in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. The ships thought to be captured are the British owned St James Park chemical tanker, and the Panamanian Navios Apollon cargo ship. This bring the total number of ships being held by the pirates to ten. Also on Monday, pirates released a Singapore-owned… Posted By: Alfa Spartan
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