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WMG Finds Music Growth Overseas As U.S. CD Sales Skip

5 hours ago ago from paidContent

Forget the last 10 years of post-Napster industry annihilation - Warner Music Group ( NYSE: WMG ) is now seeing growing income from both music sales and music publishing - but only if you factor in overseas sales; the U.S. business is still in rewind ... Music sales : October-to-December recorded-music income was 3.4 percent up from 2008 - but that's because international sales, from where WMG gets most of its money, jumped 12.7 percent; ...

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UK BRC RETAIL SALES MONITOR FELL 0.7% IN JAN. VS 1.1% FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD

19 hours ago ago from Forex alerts - break forex news

DailyFXTeam: UK BRC RETAIL SALES MONITOR FELL 0.7% IN JAN. VS 1.1% FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD Related posts: DailyFXTeam: According to the ICSC, US Retail Sales for June fell 5.1% from the year previous. Total store sales fell 2.7% from the year previous. DailyFXTeam: CANADIAN RETAIL SALES FELL 0.6% IN JULY DESPITE EXPECTATIONS OF A 0.7% INCREASE. PREVIOUS MONTH WAS 1.0% RISE. DailyFXTeam: CANADIAN RETAIL SALES LESS AUTOS FELL 0.8% IN JULY ...

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McDonald's sees strong January sales internationally, but declines in US

19 hours ago ago from Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7

McDonald's January sales at a Glance McDonald's Inc. sales, the world's largest fast food chain, said Tuesday a sales in stores open at least 13 months, a key sales comparison, rose 2.6 percent in January. Here's a breakdown of how sales fared globally. Sales in stores open at least 13 months: Overall: Up 2.6 percent U.S.: Down 0.7 percent Europe: Up 4.3 percent Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa: Up ...

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Agfa-Gevaert reports preliminary fourth quarter 2009 result

19 hours ago ago from Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS

During today's meeting, the Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert has reviewed the preliminary, unaudited results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Total fourth quarter sales amounted to 735 million Euro, decline of 3.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Excluding currency effects, the decline would be limited to 1 percent. Agfa Graphics' sales amounted to 356 million Euro, a decrease of 6.8 percent versus the fourth quarter ...

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Lorillard 4Q profit falls on higher costs

11 hours ago ago from Kool cigarettes flavors. Tobacco marketing news, Tobacco products: Electronic Cigarettes, Cigars...

RICHMOND, Va. — Lorillard Inc., the nation's third-largest cigarette maker, saw less of a decline in cigarettes sold in the fourth quarter than its competitors. One of its value brands posted big gains and its Newport menthol brand stood up to heightened competition. Still, Lorillard, whose other brands include Kent, True and Maverick, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit fell as it faced higher manufacturing costs and other ...

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McDonald's sales figure rises 2.6 percent in Jan.

3 hours ago ago from U.S. News

McDonald's sales figure rises 2.6 percent in Jan. NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's Inc., the world's largest fast-food chain, said Tuesday a key sales comparison rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the U.S. McDonald's has generally fared well in the recession as customers turned to it for cheap meals, but it has started to feel the pinch more acutely in recent months. It has still outperformed most ...

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Summary Box: US magazine sales fall 2.2 percent

23 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Summary Box: US magazine sales fall 2.2 percent MAGAZINE CIRCULATION DOWN: The Audit Bureau of Circulations says U.S. magazine circulation dropped 2.2 percent in the second half of 2009. Sales at newsstands and other retail sites fell 9 percent, while paid subscriptions fell 1.1 percent. PAIN FOR PUBLISHERS: The steep falloff in single-copy sales is especially important because publishers charge more per copy than they do for subscriptions, ...

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Molson Coors' 4Q profit rises on tax benefits

5 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Molson Coors' 4Q profit rises on tax benefits NEW YORK (AP) -- Molson Coors Brewing Co.'S fourth-quarter profit more than doubled because of favorable tax benefits even as it sold fewer beers, the brewer said Tuesday. Worldwide volume sold of the company's beers, including Blue Moon and Coors Light, fell 4 percent as people cut back on their purchases. Still, higher prices helped drive an 11 percent rise in net sales to $820.8 million. ...

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Newsstand Sales and Circulation Fall for Magazines

19 hours ago ago from The New York Times

In another tough stretch for the magazine business, newsstand sales and subscriptions declined in the last six months of 2009. The only good news: the rate of decline is getting less steep for newsstand sales. Newsstand sales for the almost 500 consumer magazines in the United States measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulations declined 9.1 percent, to 39.3 million, in the last half of 2009 versus the same period a year earlier, the ...

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Cost cutting helps Temple-Inland 4Q results

2 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Cost cutting helps Temple-Inland 4Q results AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Timber company Temple-Inland Inc. on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter profit, helped by a tax credit and cost-cutting, though sales fell at both its corrugated packaging and building products units. Compared with a loss a year earlier of $6 million, Temple-Inland earned $38 million, or 34 cents per share, in the quarter that ended in December. Excluding the tax credit, it ...

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