BRIEFCASE U.S. CONSUMERS' CONFIDENCE SLIPS.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services 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 - U.S. consumer confidence fell slightly last week, 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 latest ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. News/Money Magazine poll published Wednesday. The consumer comfort index fell 1 point to negative-20 in the week ended Sunday, from negative-19 a week earlier. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. According to the survey, 27 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the economy, down from 29 percent the week before. Also, 55 percent of those polled said their own finances were in good standing, up from 54 percent in the prior week. The index measures typical Americans' confidence in three areas: the national economy, their own finances, and their willingness to spend money, according to the report. Aylwin Lewis Aylwin B. Lewis is an African-American businessman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sears Holdings Corporation was born 28 May, 1954. Sears Holdings was created in connection with the merger of Kmart Holding Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. joins Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney board BURBANK - Restaurant industry executive Aylwin Lewis is the newest member of The Walt Disney Co. board of directors, the company said Wednesday. Lewis, president, chief multibranding and operating officer of Yum! Brands Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) or Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, that operates or licenses A&W (excluding Canada), KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants worldwide. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's largest quick-service (a.k.a. Inc., was elected Tuesday as an independent director, effective in January. Lewis, 49, join the KFC KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken (restaurant chain) KFC Kenya Flower Council KFC Kitchen Fresh Chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken motto) KFC Kung Fu Cult (Cinema) KFC Kitchen Fixed Charge unit of YUM! Brands in 1990 and was appointed chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. in 2003. This year, he was named to his current post. Before KFC, Lewis had experience with Jack in the Box and PepsiCo. In 2001, he was elected a member of the Halliburton Co. board of directors. Internet server's stock split 3 for 2 WESTLAKE VILLAGE - Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. United Online Inc. said Wednesday that its board of directors has declared a three-for-two split of its common stock. Those who hold stock in the company as of Oct. 14, 2003, will be entitled to one additional share for every two shares they own on that date. The Westlake Village-based company said they want to make the stock more attractive to a larger pool of investors by offering increased liquidity. United Online shares declined 30 cents to close at $40.23 Wednesday on the Nasdaq market. Nike sues for right to use 'USA 2003' NEW YORK - Sports apparel giant Nike Inc. sued soccer's international governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he Wednesday, saying it was entitled to use the words ``USA 2003'' to promote the female U.S. soccer team despite claims by the association that those words violate its trademark rights. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Nike said it wanted to take pre-emptive pre·emp·tive or pre-emp·tive adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of preemption. 2. Having or granted by the right of preemption. 3. a. measures after the Federation Internationale de Football Association threatened its own legal action. Messages seeking comment, left for a Federation spokesman and for James L. Bikoff, a lawyer representing the Zurich-based organization, were not immediately returned. The lawsuit contends that in a Sept. 11 letter to Nike, the association said it had successfully defended rights to trademarks such as ``France 98,'' ``Korea/Japan 2002'' and ``Germany 2006'' and considered ``USA 2003'' no different for use on shirts, hats, balls and key chains. 20 million Honda, Acura cars sold TORRANCE - Torrance-based American Honda Motor Co. Inc. said Wednesday that it reached a company milestone - the sale of 20 million Honda and Acura automobiles in America since starting operations in September 1959. ``This is a major achievement that no one could have imagined when we began business 44 years ago as a distributor of motorcycles,'' said Koichi Kondo, president of American Honda Motor Co. American Honda started selling cars in 1970, when it sold 4,159 Honda N600 sedans. Today, American Honda offers a full line of Honda and Acura passenger cars and light-truck models and is on track to sell a record 1.35 million vehicles in 2003, which would mark an eighth consecutive year of record sales. |
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