IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX RISES: Stocks in the Daily News/Bloomberg Index rose 32 cents to 122.42, led by Woodland Hills-based Wellpoint Health Networks and Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. Credit Inc. of Calabasas. Wellpoint gained 2 3/16 to 46-1/4. Countrywide rose 1-1/4 to 41-1/8. ?13- Bloomberg News MARKETS CLOSED: U.S. government offices, banks and financial markets are closed today in observance of Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. . On Friday, stock and bond markets will end trading by 10 a.m. PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there . ?13-Daily News SBA SBA abbr. Small Business Administration Noun 1. SBA - an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government , MICROSOFT HOST SYMPOSIUM: A technology symposium for small businesses will be sponsored by the Small Business Administration and Microsoft Inc. on Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . ``Small Business Crossings: Seminar and Expo for Strategic Decisions,'' part of a 30-city tour across the nation, will feature breakout sessions covering small-business accounting, financing and other issues, software vendors, consultants and workshops. The daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day event was developed in conjunction with the United States Chamber of Commerce The United States Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest not-for-profit business federation, representing
EARNINGS House of Fabrics Inc. Sherman Oaks-based fabric and craft store chain Oct. 3rd Qtr 1997 1996 Sales $61.5 million $70 million Net Income (Loss) ($481,000) $520,000 Net Per Share (9 cents) 10 cents Sales were soft the first two months of the quarter, but improved in October. The company operated seven fewer stores this quarter compared with the like period last year. The Right Start Inc. Westlake Village-based distributor of products for infants and young children Nov. 1 3rd Qtr 1997 1996 Sales $9.2 million $8.8 million Net Income (Loss) ($2.1 million) ($1.8 million) Net Per Share (22 cents) (23 cents) The company recently changed its fiscal year_end to the Saturday closest to Jan. 31 from the Saturday closest to May 31. Earnings for the prior yer period have been restated to take the change into account. |
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