But both countries reported weak exports.
Church reported weak interim results yesterday.
In recent months, several large publishers have reported weak results.
Macy's, Nordstrom, Kohl's and J. C. Penney all reported weak sales last quarter.
The company's chairman, Bernd Fahrholz, also reported weak first-quarter earnings.
Shares in China Unicom fell 12percentt after the company reported weak 2003 earnings.
Semiconductor stocks helped pulled down the Nasdaq yesterday after the equipment makers reported weak orders and disappointing earnings forecasts.
A string of the best-known names on the high street have reported weak or lower sales over Christmas.
But Mazda also reported weak sales around the world as sales fell 6.7percentto to 2 trillion yen $16.7 billionn).
[C8.] TOUGH MARKET FOR RETAILERS Three clothing retailers, Talbots, American Eagle Outfitters and Men's Wearhouse, reported weak quarterly results.
Hansen reported weak third quarter numbers, with the wind business falling short of our expectations for 2011.
