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Poor French mobile, music sales dent Vivendi Q3 Reuters via Yahoo! News Vivendi on Tuesday posted flat third-quarter sales growth, below forecast, as poor trading at its French SFR mobile operator and its music business dented solid revenues from games and Maroc Telecom . Vivendi Q3 sales flat, below forecast Reuters via Yahoo! News Vivendi on Tuesday posted flat third-quarter sales growth below forecast as lackluster trading at its French SFR mobile business dented solid revenues from games and Maroc Telecom. Vivendi Q3 sales flat, below forecasts Reuters via Yahoo! News Vivendi on Tuesday posted flat third-quarter sales growth below forecasts as lackluster trading at its French SFR mobile business dented solid revenues from games and Maroc Telecom. Toyota sees higher 2006/07 global sales Reuters via Yahoo! News Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) said on Tuesday it now expects its group-based global vehicle sales for the business year to next March to total 8.47 million units, up from its previous forecast of 8.45 million. Oregon: Court Stops Timber Sales New York Times A federal appeals court blocked two old-growth timber sales in southwestern Oregon after finding that the United States Bureau of Land Management had illegally downgraded protections for the red tree vole to allow the sales. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, found that the bureau had failed to conduct a public review before changing Toyota Raises Forecast as Overseas Sales Boost Profit Update6 Bloomberg.com Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. predicted it will earn more than any other Japanese company after overseas sales jumped, boosted by a weaker yen. The automaker also paid 44 billion yen ($373 million) for a stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd., strengthening its expansion in Europe. Vivendi Third-Quarter Sales Climb 0.3% on Games, TV Update2 Bloomberg.com Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Vivendi SA, owner of the world's largest music company, said third-quarter sales rose 0.3 percent on added subscribers for online games and pay-TV channels. The stock fell as revenue slipped at the company's two largest units. DaimlerChrysler: Mercedes Oct. Sales Dip AP via Yahoo! Finance DaimlerChrysler AG said Tuesday that sales of vehicles from its Mercedes Car Group dipped 3.5 percent in October, dragged down by a drop in demand for its two-seat Smart car. European Retail Sales Rise, Bloomberg Index Shows Update1 Bloomberg.com Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Retail-sales growth in the dozen nations sharing the euro accelerated in October, reinforcing the European Central Bank's case for increasing interest rates, the Bloomberg purchasing managers index showed. Toyota's 2nd-Quarter Net Rises 34% on Overseas Sales Update4 Bloomberg.com Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. predicted a record profit for a Japanese company after the yen weakened, boosting overseas sales. The automaker will also buy a stake in Isuzu Motors Ltd., strengthening its expansion in Europe.
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