Growth in such spending from government-funded entities also slipped to 4%, partly reflecting lower growth in U.S. government contributions.
Reflecting his analysis of the U.S. balance of payments deficit, Levy owns a large position in the euro.
Gross merchandise volume in the Marketplaces business was up 16% excluding vehicles, reflecting gains of 14% in the U.S. and 18% internationally.
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The stable U.S. and European stock markets are reflecting the attitude that the EU debt crisis, at present, is not deteriorating, and may be improving just a bit what with the intense negotiations taking place among EU officials.
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The Associated Press searched six years of office and travel-related expenses for Menendez's U.S. Senate office and found no reports reflecting payments to Melgen or trips aboard Melgen's plane.
The firm already is betting that the pound will fall against the Australian and New Zealand dollars, reflecting the firm's downbeat view on the U.K. economy, and he wouldn't necessarily increase the negative view on sterling if a downgrade materialized.
He has also made molds for NASA and is working with the U.S. Defense Department to make small parabolic antennae for reflecting laser beams.
He maintains above-consensus estimate for 2011, 2012 and 2013, reflecting share gains in IP routing and sustained growth in the U.S. wireless equipment market.
In deciding the films to include here, I wanted to attempt a wide variety of types, times, and themes, all reflecting the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in the U.S. There is only one film here that is specifically all about King himself, since there are frankly just not many movies featuring King, besides documentaries.
Construction on new homes in the U.S. slowed to its second-lowest level on record Tuesday, reflecting the continued pain that the housing market is feeling with low home prices and high inventories making new home sales suffer.
This year, auto makers used the L.A. show to unveil 24 cars for the first time anywhere, and 25 for the first time in the U.S. About a dozen of the premieres were from luxury brands, reflecting Southern California's status as one of the biggest luxury- and performance-car markets in the country.
Growth in U.S. real imports slowed to about 3 percent in 2006, in part reflecting a drop in real terms in imports of crude oil and petroleum products.
GM, which filed for bankruptcy in 2009 after its liabilities were backed by the U.S. government, said it sold 207, 028 vehicles in February, reflecting a 70% rise in consumer car and truck sales.
Kerry, a four-term U.S. senator from Massachusetts, mentioned Bush by name more than a dozen times in his speech, reflecting his strategy of focusing on the Republican incumbent and not on Edwards, his strongest challenger for the nomination.
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