* Q3 pretax loss of 523 mln SEK vs forecast 944 mln loss Stocks  |  China  |  Industrials * Order bookings beat forecast at 17.2 bln SEK * Says demand weak in Europe, N America, better in Asia (Adds analyst comment, background) By Johannes Hellstrom and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Tool and machinery makerSandvik (SAND.ST) posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly losson Friday, helped by cost cuts, and the company echoed peers'cautiously positive view that demand is stabilising. Net premiums written were $662.8 million in the third quarter of 2009, a 4.7%decrease over the third quarter 2008 net premiums written of $695.1 million,and were approximately $2.0 billion for the first nine months of 2009, a 6.5%decrease over the same period in 2008.The rate of premium decline has slowedover the last few quarters.The premium decrease was 8.0% and 6.8% in thefirst and second quarter 2009, respectively, over comparable quarters in 2008. Leveraging data from OrganicMotion`s Stage system, students may register to create applications in a numberof categories, including serious gaming, interactive game design, virtualworlds, animated shorts, etc. (5)Represents earnings adjustments for legal and consulting fees, voluntary early retirement and reduction in force programs, and other miscellaneous non-recurring items.(6)Represents cost savings expected to be realized as part of the Company's cost savings program. For more on Danone, click on: [ID:nLN141968] (Reporting by Michel Rose; Editing by Hans Peters) Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods. In a written statement, he said he would decide at the start of 2010 about his political future, depending on his health and in consultation with doctors.

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At the same time, the firm is a systemsintegrator and value added reseller of major global hardware brands in theChinese domestic market.Headquartered in Dallas with operations in Shanghai and Beijing, ChinaCrescent bridges the gap between Western and Eastern business cultures toassist Western clients in realizing the advantages of the high quality,low cost technology products and services available from China. (OTCBB: DNPI) delivers improved productivityand operational advantages to its clients by helping them move theirbusiness decision points closer to their customers. The International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed with theUSW's view as to the nature of China's surging exports, but decided thatrelief in the form of tariffs would best respond to China's actions. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, during a seriesof events held at local TV retail stores in Los Angeles, Fresno and SanFrancisco, Californians for Smart Energy released the findings of a newstatewide poll that found that 57 percent of Californian's oppose theCalifornia Energy Commission's (CEC's) proposal to regulate televisionelectricity usage. Dave PepinVice President - Corporate Affairs418-654-9661Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-.