BRIEFCASE EDISON CUTS RATES AT LEAST 8 PERCENT.Byline: - Staff and Wire ServicesROSEMEAD - Electricity rates for Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. customers were dropped by 8 percent to 19 percent Friday, as part of a settlement approved by the state Public Utilities Commission. ``This $1.25 billion customer rate reduction is a major landmark in the economic recovery from the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. impacts of the power crisis for the 12 million people and 500,000 businesses we serve,'' SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland Chairman John Bryson For the mayor of Los Angeles, California, see John Bryson (Mayor). John E. Bryson is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison. He is also a director of The Boeing Company, W. M. said. Rates will drop by 8 percent for residences, 18 percent for small businesses, 13 percent for medium-sized businesses and 19 percent for large firms, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. Big 3 automakers report declines DETROIT - Detroit's Big Three automakers each reported July sales declined from a year ago, but last month's industrywide results were the best so far this year and automakers appear optimistic about prospects for the rest of 2003. General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, said Friday that sales of its brands, excluding Saab, were off 5.7 percent in July. Car sales were down 11.6 percent. Truck volume fell 1.5 percent. Ford Motor Co.'s total sales fell 11.5 percent while DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group saw its sales drop 7.5 percent in July. Manufacturing business growing NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Business activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the first time in five months, a private research group reported Friday, the latest sign that the economy may be recovering. The Institute for Supply Management reported that its manufacturing index stood at 51.8 in July, up from 49.8 in June. A reading below 50 indicates that manufacturing activity is slowing, and a reading above 50 indicates expansion. The index is based on a survey of managers who buy raw materials in 20 industries. Economists had been forecasting a reading of 52.0 in the index. The last time the ISM's overall index of manufacturing activity showed growth was in February, when it registered 50.5. Coke, Burger King settle dispute ATLANTA - Coca-Cola Co. and one of its largest customers, Burger King, have resolved a dispute over Frozen Coke, ensuring the fast-food chain will continue to sell the slush slush n. 1. Partially melted snow or ice. 2. Soft mud; slop; mire. 3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley. 4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery. drinks at its restaurants. Just three weeks ago, Burger King said it was discontinuing the sale of Frozen Coke at its restaurants and would stop using Coke's frozen carbonated-beverage machines because the drink was no longer ``strategically relevant'' to Burger King's long-term plans. Schafer and Burger King spokesman Rob Doughty dough·ty adj. dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. [Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots. declined to give details of what led to Burger King's change of heart. Market tumbles on poor job news August has a bad reputation on Wall Street to begin with, and investors did nothing to dispel it Friday, sending stock indexes lower on disappointing job news. Coming a day after a surprisingly strong upward revision in second- quarter economic growth, the government's report that the economy lost jobs for the sixth consecutive month in July was especially disturbing. The resulting sell-off ended the Dow Jones industrial average's four-week winning streak, as major stock indexes posted daily and weekly losses. The blue chip stock indexes have been stalled in a narrow trading range Trading Range The spread between the high and low prices traded during a period of time. Notes: When a stock breaks through or falls below its trading range after several days of trading in a range, it usually means there is momentum (positive or negative) building. since mid-June. |
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