Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue jumped on higher truck sales.
February 15, 2012Business
Retail Sales Rise 0.4% in January
Retail sales improved 0.4% in January as sales excluding automobiles rose to a 10-month high, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
February 14, 2012Business
New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Fall in December
New home sales slipped 2.2% in December, the first decline in four months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 26, 2012Business
Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise for Third Month
Existing home sales rose 5% for a third straight increase in December, reaching the highest level since January, the National Association of Realtors said.
January 20, 2012Business
Retail Sales Edge Up 0.1% in December
Retail sales improved 0.1% in December, the smallest gain in seven months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
January 12, 2012Business
Used-Truck Sales Down in November; Short Supply, High Prices Are Blamed
Used-truck sales declined in November, the result of both a lack of supply and increasing buyer resistance to high prices, according to two trucking-industry research groups.
January 2, 2012Business
New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise to Seven-Month High
New home sales rose 1.6% in November to a seven-month high, the Commerce Department reported.
December 27, 2011Business
Existing ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise in November; Purchases Since 2007 Revised Down
Existing home sales rose 4% in November to an annual rate of 4.42 million homes, but sales figures since 2007 were revised down, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
December 21, 2011Business
November Truck Sales Jump 77%
Heavy-duty U.S. truck sales continued their robust expansion in November, jumping 77% from the same month in 2010 and surging past the 57.7% growth rate for the year’s first 11 months, according to a Dec. 12 report from WardsAuto.com.
December 19, 2011Business
Retail Sales Edge Up 0.2% in November
Retail sales improved 0.2% in November, the slowest rate of growth in five months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
December 13, 2011