But data from the Investment Company Institute, a mutual-fund trade group, show that net U.S.-stock mutual-fund purchases in March have been inconsistent and weak, raising questions about how enthusiastic the public really is.
Other e-tailers cite the high cost - some five to 10 times higher than in the U.S. - of leasing Net connections and maintaining "server" computers for managing online transactions.
Upstream business was relatively solid, with U.S. net oil-equivalent production during the first two months of the quarter coming in close to its Q3 numbers: the company produced 660 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboed) through November.
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The U.S. net federal debt-to-GDP ratio is also headed for the Japanese level.
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U.S. began providing an online "net-price calculator, " as mandated by Congress.
China is the world's third-largest net importer of oil, behind the U.S. and Japan.
Excluding the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars, worldwide net sales increased 24 percent and comparable store sales rose 22 percent.
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On a constant-exchange-rate basis excluding the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars, worldwide net sales rose 6 percent and same store sales increased 4 percent.
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On a constant-exchange-rate basis, which excludes the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars, worldwide net sales and comparable store sales increased 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively, the New York-based luxury jewelry retailer said.
On a constant-exchange-rate basis that excludes the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars, worldwide net sales rose 5 percent, for the period ended Jan. 31, due to growth in all regions and comparable store sales equaled the prior year.
Unfavorable exchange rates due to a stronger U.S. dollar was the main culprit with a net -5% impact on sales growth.
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The return is net of expenses--fairly high as ETFs of U.S. stocks go, at 0.6% a year.
Ericsson reported a steep fall in fourth-quarter net profit on a combination of more cautious spending from U.S. carriers, losses at joint ventures and an unfavorable swing in its business mix.
That 2% net margin is half that of larger rivals such as USX- U.S. Steel, Bethlehem and Inland.
It was sold in Asia, Europe and the U.S., and subscribed to almost equally by institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.
Start-ups matter because they create the majority of net new jobs in the U.S. ( source, and a neat video).
Buoyed by a surge in exports, SQM (as it is commonly known) enjoyed a net margin of more than 14% in 1996 -- its closest U.S. competitor, Trans-Resources, Inc.
Electricity provided 90 percent of all net increase in delivered energy to the electric-and-information-centric U.S. economy over the past two decades.
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First Data owns Western Union and is also the top credit-card transaction processor in the U.S. Sales grew 12% in 2002 and net income was up 42%.
Net earnings were propelled by top-line growth with a steady recovery in the U.S. housing market driving consumer appetite for home improvement products.
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Limited, which fell 18%, after the world's biggest maker of hearing implants said that second-half net profit would be lower than in the preceding six months as growth in the U.S. slowed.
Considering the huge natural-gas resource base in North America, the EIA has projected the U.S. to become net exporter of natural gas by 2022, helped by unlocking of the shale natural gas reserves in the country.
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According to a 2010 Kauffman Foundation study, since 1977, new and small businesses have been responsible for all net job growth in the U.S., thus creating government policies to nurture start-ups and small businesses is critical for sustainable job growth.
Its 1 million users make one third of all paid Net phone calls in the U.S., paying a penny a minute for long-distance in the U.S. and 4 cents a minute for calls to Paris (a quarter of what the big carriers charge).
The Supreme Court took a similarly stern view of Congress' ham-handed effort to curb smut on the Net, now used by 210 million people in the U.S. The court in 1997 ruled 9--0 to strike down the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996.
"I believe there is a strong desire among Asian high-net-worth individuals to allocate, say, 10% to 25% of their wealth to U.S. assets, " he says.
Last season, the two sides drew 1-1 at the Glass World with Hatswell on the scoresheet for the U's and Jack Midson finding the net for Histon.
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