U.S. durable-goods orders climb 3.6% in May WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Orders for big-ticket U.S. goods jumped 3.6% in May, mainly because of more demand for commercial jets and military equipment. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected orders to rise 3.8%. Aircraft orders surged 51% in a strong month for Boeing, but auto bookings fell 1.2%, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Stripping out the volatile transportation ...
June 25, 2013 - Market Watch
South Africa central bank sentiment indicator up 0.2 pct in April JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Reserve Bank's monthly leading business cycle indicator inched up 0.2 percent in April from March, mainly due to an increase in job advertisements and the number residential building plans passed, the bank said on Tuesday. The indicator collates data such as vehicle sales, job advertisements, business confidence and money supply to gauge the economic ...
June 25, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
ATHERTON EARNS OVATION AT MAINLY MOZART Mainly Mozart concertmaster William Preucil tried to stay in his chair. When an orchestra wants to give its conductor special acknowledgment, it stays seated, allowing the conductor to take a solo bow. But conductor David Atherton, as he came back on stage to an enthusiastic standing ovation from the capacity crowd in the Balboa Theatre, literally pulled Preucil out of his chair.
June 24, 2013 - U-T San Diego
Vicente del Bosque in Football Issue Vicente Del Bosque told reporters after the match that "We didn't play well mainly because we didn't get enough of the ball. It has been a very tough, very uncomfortable match but this is what we expected - they didn't let us play our game."
Bud Selig in 940 News I did wrestle with it. I spent a lot of time agonizing over it, mainly with myself,Selig said. "But they really convinced me."
Hillary Rodham Clinton in Organiser She said in her inaugural address : "we must not only build on areas of agreement but, frankly, address doubts that remain on both sides, doubts among some Indians that the United States only sees India or mainly sees India in the context of...