Siemens, the electronics and industrial conglomerate that is a bellwether for German industry, reported that net profit in the three months ending June 30 fell 65 percent to 501 million euros ($716 million), worse than expected.
But on Monday, the Confederation of British Industry reported slowing manufacturing output and mothballed investment.
Last week, the organic food industry reported that it is growing again after a sluggish few years, post-recession.
Retailing stocks, however, took another beating a day after the industry reported disappointing sales results for October.
For example, the auto industry reported on Tuesday that sales declined in September, but far less than had been expected.
Earlier in the month the Confederation of British Industry reported the worst fall in sales for almost 13 years.
AVN, a trade publication for the sex film industry, reported that she died at home in The Hague.
Netsmart, which provides software for the health-care industry, reported 2000 revenues of $20.2 million, down from $21.3 million in 1999.
That would almost certainly wipe out the industry's earnings for this year — in the first half of the year the banking industry reported $1.8 billion in income.
Album sales in Britain hit an all-time high of 237 million in the year ending Sept. 30, the British Phonographic Industry reported yesterday.
On Tuesday, the industry reported that overall sales sank nearly 37percentt in November from the same period a year earlier.
