China's industrial production rose more than economists forecast in the first two months of 2005.
Profit will increase slower than forecast in the second quarter but accelerate in the second half of the year, the company said.
Compaq's results come after reports showed that PC shipments rose less than forecast in the second quarter.
Another government report showed that worker productivity gained less than was forecast in the second quarter, and that labor costs rose.
Compaq's results come after quarterly reports from the IDC Corporation and Dataquest Inc. that showed that PC shipments rose less than forecast in the second quarter.
Atlas said Tuesday that it would lay off 200 workers and earn less than analysts forecast in the second quarter and for 2001 because of declining demand.
The league said that owners were assuming the risk that revenues might not grow as much as forecast in the first four years of the deal and that their plan was that the "true up" would start in 2015.
For every percentage point that GDP is lower than expected, public borrowing will be roughly £7.5 billion higher than forecast in the first year, rising to £10 billion higher in the second year, according to the Treasury's ready reckoner.
Europe's economy cooled more than economists forecast in the second quarter and economic confidence plunged in August, suggesting companies might find it more difficult to pass on higher costs and hire more workers.
Visx, the dominant maker of vision-correction lasers, said the slowing economy was sharply reducing demand for elective eye surgery, which for many patients is not covered by insurance, and that its results will be much worse than forecast in the fourth quarter as a result.
The New West End Company said: "It was quieter than we forecast in the first week but it recovered with some retailers reporting very strong sales in the last week, particularly with the sale of merchandise".
