In 2006, the sales results for Renault in Europe will be really quite bad.

Eighty percent of the revenues the athletic program receives from ticket sales, fundraising, and merchandising can be attributed to the hockey program. It comes out to roughly $2.5 million a year.

As has been widely discussed, February sales were likely hurt by a record- breaking snowstorm that hit in the middle of the month and by unusually-warm weather in January, which likely pulled some early-spring sales forward.

Sentiment will swing back in favor of a Federal Reserve rate hike in August if June retail sales rebound.

If sales prices come down a little bit, it will open the doors for more buyers to come into the housing market.

The aim is that it will lead to premium pricing and more sales.