Aqua Care Systems, Inc. Announces Results for the Year 2000.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Care Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AQCR) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2000. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2000, were $12,505,434, which represented a decrease of $3,721,601, or 22.9%, from $16,227,035 for the...

Ruddick Corporation to Take Second Quarter Charge Reflecting Settlement on Tax Exposure for Corporate Owned Life Insurance ("COLI").
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruddick Corporation (NYSE: RDK) today reported that it will record an income tax charge of approximately $20 million in its second fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2001, reflecting a settlement reached today with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for tax exposure...

Housing Sector Keeping Economy Afloat, NAR.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a number of economic reports that have indicated a deteriorating economic situation, home sales and housing starts have remained strong and are keeping the economy in positive territory, according to the National Association of Realtors(R). Dr. David Lereah, NAR's...

Buyers Waiting For PC Functional Improvements, Not For More Speed.
Wireless, tablets, pocket PCs can all be winners. Confirming what many observers had been suspecting for months, a recent research report indicates that, for the first time in the history of the personal computer, unit shipments in the U.S. will show a decline from a previous year....

Blair Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results - Record Second Quarter and Six Month Net Sales -.
WARREN, Pa., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Blair Corporation (Amex: BL), http://www.blair.com, a national catalog and direct mail marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products, today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2001. Net sales for the second...

U.S. Shares Sag; Greenspan Points to Weakness; No Reason to Buy.
NEW YORK, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A gloomy economic assessment from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan combined with sour earnings to depress U.S. stocks Wednesday, Market News International reported today. At 2:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow Industrials were down 82.09 at 10524.30, while the Nasdaq...

When will economy. improve for our industry? It's the wrong question; Full employment has not returned, meaning vending and OCS operators should utilize the present conditions. (Financial Management).
Most professionals understand that changes in the economy, up or down, offer opportunities to enhance profits. And, in case you haven't been paying attention, it appears that our economy is moving from recession to recovery. Let's look at some of the evidence: * Leading Economic...

France Composite Indexes For April 2001.
NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading index decreased 0.3 percent in April, and the coincident index remained steady, the Conference Board reports today. Taken together, the two composite indexes suggest slower growth in economic activity in France in the coming months. -- With...

Hard Goods Are the Weakest Link in March Sales, Says NRF - General Merchandise, Apparel Stores Shore Up GAF Sales -.
WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- General merchandise and apparel specialty stores weathered the gusts of March better than most, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Responding to just-released figures from the Census Bureau, NRF noted that sales in the GAF category (general merchandise, apparel, furniture and...

Who's buying entertainment, 4th ed.
9781933588568 Who's buying entertainment, 4th ed. New Strategist Pub., Inc. 2007 103 pages $59.95 Paperback The who's buying series HD7287 Derived from the 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey,...