The company, which operates approximately 1, 860 retail jewelry stores in the U.S. and U.K., was led by the strength of U.S. operations, while its U.K. business sales were slightly down or flat, year-over-year.
The global recession only nicked Australia and, in a show of strength, Oz led the world in raising interest rates last year.
Apparel retailers have been led by the high-low strength factors of luxury shoppers and those shoppers who are looking for bargains, as the middle-class earners keep their wallets closed for non-essential items.
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Mr McCain has demonstrated his strength among independents: he led the field among them by ten points in New York, 23 points in California and 31 points in Illinois.
Capital spending, led by high tech, was another area of strength, many believed.
All three of Japan's biggest shippers are forecasting a jump in profits this year based on the strength of the country's export-led recovery.
Even back to full strength, the visitors were no match for a pack led superbly by James Graham and classy half-backs Eastmond and Pryce.
The opening try demonstrated Argentina's counter-attacking strength as a turnover on the edge of their own 22 led to Felipe Contepomi mounting a charge from deep.
But the reasons that led me to this decision are the same principles that have supported the strength of our military and our nation since the founding.
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The Lakers took a 57-41 halftime lead on the strength of an opening quarter in which they shot 68 percent and led by 16 points.
Asian markets were mostly higher, led by a 1.4% jump in China's Shanghai Composite, as strength in brokerage stocks helped lift the index off fresh 2013 lows hit in the previous session.
The 5th Corps' combat strength was estimated at 30, 000 troops when the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began March 20, but it is unknown what toll heavy airstrikes and desertions have taken on its three infantry divisions and one mechanized infantry division, U.S. military sources told CNN.
Wal-Mart reported an increase in third-quarter profit Tuesday boosted by strength overseas, but a 1.3% decline in domestic same-store sales led revenue to come up short of estimates.
Coming when investors already are concerned about the strength and duration of the economic recovery, and the cost of the fiscal policies that led back to growth, Dubai World's default risk may be only one of the risks that market actors were underpricing.
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