HP trimmed its sales forecast for the second straight quarter. Dell, on the other hand, raised its operating income outlook for the year on improved profitability.

惠普消减了今年第二季度的销售预算。另一方面，戴尔在它改善的盈利能力情况下，提高了今年运营收入的期望。

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Although the sales number for Sunday won't be disclosed until today, a second-hand home transaction agency predicted similarly low numbers also due to the snow storm that brought Beijing to a crawl.

然而在周日的销售数量直到今天都不会透露，二手交易机构代理人预测相似的数量也同样低，因为经济萧条，使北京房地产交易数量下滑。

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Upper East Side general source of information of the second-hand and new home rent and sales.

阳光上东二手房租售、新房销售信息总汇。

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New home sales in the first ten months totaled 69, 079 units, down 17.8 percent year-on-year, while second-hand home sales dropped 35.8 percent to 101, 188 units, according to the paper.

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The exact reasons are hard to pin down, but resistance to chemicals, more people travelling and an increase in second-hand furniture sales have all been thought to play a part.

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In February 2012, sales prices of second-hand residential buildings decreased in 18 cities, while that of 3 cities remained at the same level.

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