U.S. auto sales incentives rise in May: report
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DETROIT  -Consumer incentives offered on new cars  rose nearly 2 percent in May from a month earlier in the U.S.  market, according to a report released on Friday.
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U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  on  Thursday reported a 7 percent increase in May sales at stores  open at least a year.
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US auto sales rose 2.2 percent in October as Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. led Asian automakers to a record 35.9 percent market share.
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Midwestern U.S. business expansion was  faster than expected in May, with new orders and hiring  bouncing back from weak April levels, a report showed on  Wednesday.
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U.S. retail sales rose by an unexpectedly large 1.5 percent in September, propelled by the sharpest jump in auto sales in nearly three years, according to a government report on Friday that bodes well for economic growth in the third quarter.
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General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday raised its cash incentives by between $500 and $1,000 on most of its 2005 model year vehicles, a week
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Ford Motor Co. said it would see  an increase in U.S. retail sales in May for the first time in  six months, but overall sales were expected to decline as the  automaker continued to cut low-margin sales to daily rental  companies.
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A Ford Motor Co. official predicts that his company's overall U.S. sales will drop in May, but its retail sales to individual buyers will show a year-over-year monthly increase for the first time since October of 2006.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday reported a 7 percent increase in May sales at stores open at least a year.
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Inventories of unsold goods at U.S.  wholesalers rose 0.5 percent in May, boosted by a buildup in a  range of goods including automobiles, metals and electrical  supplies, government data showed on Tuesday.
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DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE) said on  Friday U.S. vehicle sales rose 5 percent in November from a  year earlier, when the automaker scaled back big discounts.
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Employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.
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U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  fourth week of June, with some help from buying of seasonal  goods as the week included the first day of summer, a report  said on Tuesday.
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Japanese car maker Toyota clocks up an 11.4% rise in interim profits by boosting sales in all its major markets including the US.
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U.S. consumers spent heartily in  July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at  retail stores rose a greater-than-expected 1.4 percent, a  government report on Friday showed, suggesting the economy  still had spark.
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US consumers were more upbeat than expected in May, a survey says, helped by a strong stock market.