The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has posted to its web site updated official textile and apparel import data from the Department of Census for July 2005.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
The PS2 version of Madden NFL 06 from Electronic Arts (EA) was again the top-rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended Sept. 25. Rentrak said the SKU earned an additional $320,000 in rentals its 7th week, for $2.4 million to date. The Xbox version slipped 2 to #4, earning an additional $180,000, for $1.47 million to date. EA had 4 other SKUs in the top 10: NCAA Football 06 for PS2 at #2 (up one in its 11th week, $200,000 in the week, $2.37 million to date), Burnout Revenge for PS2 at #3 (up 3 in its 2nd week, $180,000 and $320,000), Burnout Revenge for Xbox at #6 (up 4, 2nd week, $140,000 and $250,000) and Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PS2 at #9 in its first week ($130,000). The only other new title in the top 10 was Midway’s Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks for PS2 at #5 ($140,000) and Xbox at #7 ($130,000). Rounding out the top 10 were Take-Two Interactive’s Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition for PS2 at #8 (down one in its 24th week, $130,000 and $6.76 million) and Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Lockdown for Xbox at #10 (down 6 in its 3rd week, $130,000 and $370,000).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its administrative reviews of the countervailing (CV) duty orders on pure magnesium and alloy magnesium from Canada for the review period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
Samsung will ship “handfuls” of its 57W LCD TV ($19,999) by year’s end, with supply expected to strengthen in early 2006 as it competes with Sharp’s 65W model ($21,000), company officials said. The 57W, being produced as part of a Samsung-Sony S-LCD joint venture for 7th-generation glass, originally was expected to ship in the 3rd quarter (CED April 29 p3).
A Cal. judge denied a request by credit card holders and merchants for a preliminary injunction requiring credit card firms to alert customers to accounts exposed in CardSystems’ massive security hack (WID June 23 p8). In a ruling issued Fri., San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer said he doesn’t “see the emergency” to notify countless customers, some of whom may not have been involved in the breach.
U.S. Dist. Court, Newark, N.J., denied M.D. On-Line’s request for a preliminary injunction against WebMD’s plan to change its name to Emdeon. The healthcare electronic claims provider said the name change -- pronounced “m-d- on” -- would cause confusion for M.D. On-Line’s customers, including insurance companies and healthcare providers. “We view this ruling only as a temporary setback, and the company intends to resolve this matter on a permanent basis through litigation,” M.D. On-Line Pres. Bill Bartzak said.
Attendance at last week’s NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia reflected a dampening of interest caused by Hurricane Katrina and impending Hurricane Rita, several participants told us. But preliminary data had registered attendance at 3,789, up from 3,223 in 2004, an NAB spokesman said. FCC personnel, including FCC Acting Media Bureau Chief Donna Gregg, had to cancel appearances due to FCC Chmn. Martin’s testimony at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on emergency communications (CD Sept 23 p1). Gregg was to be on a panel about regulatory issues on low-power FM and FM streamlining, the spokesman said. - - TP
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews: