"The result for the first half of the financial year reflected solid growth in emerging markets, ongoing operating improvements and the benefits from recent acquisitions. Earnings per share, for the continuing operations, increased 22% to ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Amcor
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. has increased its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2013 expectations after reporting that fiscal fourth quarter 2013 consolidated same-store sales exceeded expectations. The company is also providing ...
Tags: cautious consumer environment, shorter and promotional holiday
Fifteen NRL stars, one retired legend and a retailer’s CEO gathered today at Dick Smith’s flagship store on George Street to officially launch the high concept jerseys that will be worn by the teams competing in the inaugural ...
Tags: teams competing, Dick Smith
Rio Tinto will move to suspend alumina production at Gove and focus on its bauxite operations after determining the refinery is no longer a viable business in the current market environment. Rio Tinto will now work on the scope and phased ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Fonterra, a dairy co-operative in New Zealand, has increased its stake to 9.06% in Australian dairy firm Bega Cheese. The co-operative said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange that it has purchased an additional three ...
Tags: Fonterra, Bega Cheese
Rio Tinto has set out its breakthrough plan to optimise the growth of its world-class iron ore business in Western Australia. Mine production capacity will rapidly increase towards 360 million tonnes a year (Mt/a) at a significantly lower ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, iron ore
Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA) ("Mega" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced sale of its Lake Maitland Uranium Project ("Lake Maitland") in Western Australia to Toro Energy Limited ("Toro") ...
Tags: Mega, close, sale, Lake Maitland Uranium Project, Toro Energy
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced that it was selected by the Sinopec Maoming Company for business management and automation technology that will rejuvenate and improve operational performance at aging petrochemical plants in Guangdong ...
Tags: Honeywell, petrochemical, China, plant, modernize
Rio Tinto and Chinalco will explore a partnership to bring forward the next era of mining technology aimed at delivering significant value and re-shaping industry best practice. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh and Chinalco president ...
Tags: Rio Tinto, Chinalco, technology, partnership
Hearts must have sank at 58.com and Qunar Cayman Islands late last month when a report from short seller Muddy Waters sent shares at the US-listed Chinese firm NQ Mobile plummeting by 47%. The two firms, both based in China, planned to list ...
Tags: Chinese Listings, Investors
Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON) revealed that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has approved for its ordinary shares to be listed in the form of chess depositary interest (CDI). On Friday, the company will get listed in the ASX under ...
Japan's SAMCO Inc, a supplier of etch, chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and surface treatment systems for the semiconductor industry, says that its stock listing has been transferred from the TSE JASDAQ (Standard) market to the Second ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Australian port and rail company Asciano Wednesday posted a 41.2% year-on-year rise in net profit to A$342 million ($311 million) for the fiscal year to June 30, due in part to new rail contracts to haul coal in the state of Queensland and ...
Tags: Coal, Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Law firm Ryan & Maniskas has filed a class action lawsuit against officers and directors of Meadowbrook Insurance Group (MIG) for violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the ...
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) announced today that it has received official notification from China's Ministry of Commerce of its approval to commence direct selling activities in five additional provinces and 30 districts. The ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use