This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Two years ago, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a much-discussed piece on the ...
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RPM International Inc. today reported record sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended November 30, 2013, driven by volume increases in both its industrial and consumer segments and improved ...
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The Cato Corporation reported sales for the five weeks ended January 4, 2014 of $100.1 million, a 3% decrease from sales of $103.3 million for the five weeks ended December 29, 2012. Same-store sales for the month decreased 4%. Sales for ...
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Driven by robust sales performance from its clothing fabric business, Japan’s Komatsu Seiren Co. Ltd witnessed a modest rise in its revenue in Q2 FY 2013-14. The fabric manufacturer posted a 4.4 per cent rise in sales at 19,071 ...
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At present, China's domestic industrial automation enterprises still lag behind foreign counterparts in technology, brand, product range and other aspects. However, domestic enterprises have certain advantages in cost, price, distribution ...
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After seeing shipments rise to over one million compressors in October alone, Rechi Precision Co., Ltd. has sold?all?its capacity for November and December, triggering?the company's expectation to?meet?the goal of shipping 12 million ...
Apparels materials maker, Japan Vilene Company Ltd, reported healthy sales numbers for the first half of the current financial year 2013-14, despite a mixed performance from its major apparels and medical materials business. The ...
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China's economic growth is likely to stand at 7.6 percent this year, slightly down from 7.7 percent in 2012, said a State Council report on Wednesday. Economic growth has been higher than expected since 2011 despite a declining trend, ...
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Bioanalytical Systems,Inc.(NASDAQ:BASI)today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2013,highlighted by net income of$252,000,or$0.03 per diluted share,for the fourth quarter and$773,000,or$0.09 per diluted share,for ...
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AK Steel provided guidance for its fourth quarter of 2013 financial results Wednesday, saying it expects to realize net income of $0.02 to $0.06 per diluted share of common stock, excluding the effects of a potential non-cash income tax ...
Zuoan Fashion Limited, a leading design-driven fashion casual menswear company in China, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. Third Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights • Revenues in the ...
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Truckload carrier Transport America Inc. could become the latest publicly traded fleet after a regulatory filing that targets a $75 million stock offering. The filing late on Dec. 17 does not state how many shares might be offered or what ...
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Sanderson Farms, a US-based frozen chicken products maker, has posed a net income of $45.3m for the fourth quarter ended 31 October 2013, compared to $9.3m for the same period last year. During the quarter, net sales were $727.1m compared ...
Parcel carrier FedEx Corp. said its income grew 14% in its fiscal second quarter, driven largely by improvements in its Express airfreight unit. Net income was $500 million, or $1.57 per share in the quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with ...
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The Gymboree Corporation reported consolidated financial results for its quarter ended November 2, 2013. Net sales for the quarter were $309.8 million, a decrease of 0.5% compared to $311.5 million in net sales for the same quarter last ...