WASHINGTON, Aug 3 - U.S. construction spending beat expectations and rose 0.3 percent in June, with the spending rate for public buildings reaching a record high, the Commerce Department said on Monday. Analysts polled by...
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 - U.S. construction spending beat expectations and rose 0.3 percent in June, with the spending rate for public buildings reaching a record high, the Commerce Department said on Monday. Analysts polled by...
* Total net profit down 54 percent, Eni's falls 60 percent * Eni trims interim dividend, Total keeps payout unchanged * Eni sees "slight decline" in 14 bln eur 2009 spending * Total says to...
TOKYO, July 31 - Japanese household spending rose 0.2 percent in June from a year earlier in price-adjusted real terms, the government said on Friday, slightly less than a median market forecast for a 0.3...
* Q2 net profit falls 15 pct from yr ago, but up from Q1 * Q2 net T$24.4 bln vs mkt forecast of T$23.3 bln * Company raises capital spending on improved demand * Shares...
* Nothing on acquisition radar is too big * Has access to significant amounts of capital NEW YORK, July 29 - Medco Health Solutions Inc is willing to spend billions of dollars on acquisitions and...
China's per capita consumption spending in urban areas, a key gauge of China's consumer spending, rose 8.9% to RMB 5,979 in the first half of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. Adjusted for inflation, real urban consumption spending increased 10.3%, the statistics agency said....
TOKYO, July 28 - Hitachi Ltd said on Tuesday that it plans to spend 273 billion yen ($2.9 billion) to buy out five listed subsidiaries to pool its resources to turn a profit. Hitachi will...
BEIJING, July 27 - Per capita consumption in China's urban areas, a key measure of China's consumer spending, rose 8.9 percent in the first half of 2009 compared to a year earlier, the National Bureau...
MANILA, July 22 - The Philippine government will propose reining in its spending increase in 2010 to 5 percent compared with a near 15 percent hike in 2009 to reflect efforts to narrow its budget...