US discount retailer Family Dollar Stores has recorded first-quarter earnings that came in at the lower end of its guidance due to gross margin pressure and expense headwinds. In the three months ended 24 November, earnings amounted to ...
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Shares in Diamond Foods rose today (18 December) after the Kettle Chips owner reported underlying first-quarter earnings that were ahead of Wall Street forecasts. The US snack group reported adjusted earnings per share of US$0.24 for ...
Higher second-quarter earnings has led US spice maker McCormick & Co. to report an increase in half-year profits. McCormick reported a 3% rise in first-half net income to US$154.9m. In March, the company had booked a 3% decline in ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-quarter earnings as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit profits. In the three months to 28 October, net earnings amounted to US$265m, an 8% drop on last ...
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Delta Apparel Inc.reported that it achieved record revenue for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended September 30,2012. Net sales for the fiscal 2013 first quarter were$130.1 million,a 5.3 percent increase over 2012 first quarter sales ...
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Wolford Aktiengesellschaft,a publicly listed company on the Vienna Stock Exchange,seamlessly continued its positive sales development in the third and fourth quarters of the previous year during the first quarter of the current fiscal ...
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Canadian c-store chain Couche-Tard reported an increase in adjusted first-quarter earnings, although reported profits fell on costs from its first acquisition in Europe. Couche-Tard said net earnings excluding charges from the purchase of ...
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BlackBerry 10 smartphones, slated to come in early 2013, will rely heavily on improved BlackBerry Messenger social networking tools, including new video chat capabilities, Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins told shareholders ...
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US confectionery giant Hershey has set new long-term growth targets and outlined a five-year plan to expand its five core brands,including Reese's peanut butter cups and Hershey's Kisses. While Hershey has not revealed any financial ...
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The average price of cement across China last week fell 0.83 percent week-on-week to 336.25 yuan per ton, reports Shanghai Securities News. According to the report, the price of cement has been falling for several weeks since the end of ...
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The world’s No.5 power supply vendor, FSP Group has supported a considerable percentage of LED lighting power supplies for leading hotels, department stores and hypermarkets across Japan. According to the company’s executives, ...
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The FSP Group,reportedly the world's No.5 power supply vendor,said it supplies a considerable percentage of LED lighting power supplies installed in leading hotels,department stores and hypermarkets across Japan.The company's executives ...
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, said global machinery retail sales rose 12 percent in the three months through April compared with the same period a year earlier. Gains around the world offset ...
Caterpillar Inc. CAT +0.06% plans to sell a majority stake in its third-party logistics division to private equity firm Platinum Equity for roughly $750 million. Under the agreement, Caterpillar will retain a 35% stake in the business. ...
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Kraft Foods has reported an increase in first-quarter earnings as price increases and an earlier Easter than last year boosted sales. Kraft yesterday (3 May) reported a 1.8% increase in net earnings to US$819m for the three months to the ...
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