CRANBURY, N.J. -- Growing customer demand for enhanced personal care products has prompted a multi-million dollar manufacturing upgrade at a Chicago-area plant operated by specialty chemical producer Rhodia Inc. (NYSE:RHA).
LAS VEGAS--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 18, 1995--Bargain Products Inc. (NASDAQ Electronic Bulletin Board:BRGN) Friday announced that they have conducted a very successful test-marketing program with 13 Circle K stores in the Southern California area.The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Dollar Mania Inc., has been allocated as much as 1,300 square feet of shelf...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- ACNielsen announced today that it has expanded and broadened its partnership with Dollar General, the leader in the dollar store segment with over 8,000 stores. Under terms of the new five-year agreement, ACNielsen will provide Account Level Services for Dollar General and will have the only complete...
The LFB submits: Overall, the dollar has posted some huge gains in the overnight session, advancing against the other major currencies. The dollar index is moving higher, trading just above the 77 area. There are extremely important U.S. economic releases scheduled for today that could either stop the dollar in...
In 1997, the U.S. Dollar Coin Act authorized the introduction of a new dollar coin, and in January 2000, the coin was released to the public. The new coin, called the golden Sacagawea dollar because of its color, aimed to replace another one-dollar coin introduced in 1979, the Susan B....
May 21, 2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) US financier George Soros has supported the Australian dollar to record further increases. Soros has taken a sell position on the US dollar against the Australian dollar, the euro, the Canadian dollar, the New Zealand...
SUDDENLY, no one wants to hold dollars. In the last fortnight, the dollar has dropped to 90 Japanese yen, 1.38 German Marks, and 1.16 Swiss francs, below or near the greenback's lowest levels since World War II. Even second-tier currencies such as the British pound, French franc, and Italian lira...
Lokey Previously Made Gifts of More Than $29 Million to Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Lorry I. Lokey loves libraries and education. In his latest display of that passion, Lokey, 80, Bay Area business leader and founder of Business Wire Inc., has given Santa Clara University...
SYDNEY, May 7 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar soared higher in overnight trade, breaking through 64 US cents as the United States dollar was again battered lower. The Australian dollar traded as high as US$0.6433 - a level not seen since late January 2000. ...
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Jul. 27, 1999 There is only one Canadian financial report scheduled to be released today, May employment insurance. As well, the Bank of Canada will release the details of its upcoming August 3 T-bill auction. The Canadian...
J Clinton Hill submits: Although the short-term trend for the U.S. dollar is bearish, stochastics indicate that it is oversold and may find support near its 200 day moving average or @ 76-77 range. Resistance is @ 80-81 area. Because its trend is down, short-term rallies may be selling...
The US dollar went through several transformations before attaining its current form. The American colonies did not have a single currency when they were established. The term dollar originated from silven coins minted by Joachimsthal which were called thalers. During the war for independence and the Civil War, paper money...
Jun 07, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian dollar has risen on the back of weakness in the US dollar and high commodity prices. On 7 June 2005, the Australian dollar rose to $US0.7676. There is some speculation that the...
NEW YORK AFP — The dollar took a hit after a batch of weak economic reports gave fuel to speculation that the Federal Reserve might soon halt its cycle of interest rate hikes. The euro jumped to 1.1921 dollars at 2200 GMT after 1.1845 late Monday in New York....
SYDNEY, Aug 13 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar was firmer to noon, supported by a weaker US dollar and expectations the United States Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar bought $US0.5403/08 from 0.5388/92 at yesterday's close. The...
NEW YORK -- Best Buy unveiled its first wave of stores in the New York tri-state area 10 days ago in conjunction with a multi-million dollar marketing effort as it gears up to conquer the largest consumer market in the United States.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--Exports from the Greater Tarrant County area grew three times faster than the nation as a whole in 1997, up 28 percent to $3 billion, a $673 million increase, according to figures released yesterday by the U.S. Department of...
MALVERN, Pa. -- Allstate Insurance Company is expanding a 1.1 million dollar insurance fraud case that has already shut down a fraudulent Philadelphia area rehabilitation clinic.
NEW ALBANY AFP — US President George W. Bush predicted in an interview Tuesday that the battered US dollar will get stronger because the US economy is robust. "If people would look at the strength of our economy, they'd realize why, you know, I believe that the dollar will...
Travel Editors LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--May 22, 2000 Australia is the most desired vacation destination for Americans and there has never been a better time to travel with the strong U.S. dollar currently worth more than $1.70 Australian. The Australian dollar is currently at a 20-month low and...
