Much of Europe is now in the midst of an economic downturn,which is likely to plunge the region into its second recession in four years. But most of Europe's large and even medium-sized coating companies,as well as many of their raw ...
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PC maker Dell has warned that it expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2%and 5%on second-quarter levels because of the"uncertain economic environment". Dell also blamed"competitive dynamics"and"soft consumer business"for its ...
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The Australian operations of Corporate Express/Staples has contributed to an 18 per cent drop in second quarter international sales at Staples. Total international sales for the second quarter were US$1.1 billion. The decrease was ...
Higher sales and marketing costs pushed China Marine to a net loss in the first half of the year. In the six months to the end of June, the China-based seafood snack group recorded a net loss of US$2.79m , compared to earnings of $8.9m last ...
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Lifeway Foods has booked a surge in second-quarter net income, as earnings were boosted by improved margins and higher sales. The company said today (14 August) that net income rose to US$2m in the three-months to 30 June, up from $0.3m ...
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Wajax Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, announced a 12 percent increase in 2012 second quarter earnings. Second Quarter Highlights Consolidated second quarter revenue of $386.6 million increased $52.5 million, or 16 percent compared to last ...
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Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) reported second quarter 2012 net income of $75.3 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, compared to $67.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011. Results for the second quarter of ...
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that 32 companies, out of 67 companies listed on ADX, have disclosed their financial statements for the second quarter of 2012. The companies that disclosed their financial statements did ...
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Biolase strikes deal with Aachen Dental Laser Center 01 Aug 2012 Partnership will promote laser dentistry and facilitate training in the field. A long-term agreement struck between Biolase and Professor Norbert Gutknecht of the Aachen ...
Aon has reported net income of $246m, or $0.73 diluted income per share, for the second quarter of 2012, down 5%, compared to $258m, or $0.75 diluted income per share for the same period in 2011. The total revenues reported for the second ...
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UK chip maker ARM is expecting sales growth of 15% to £268m in its second quarter results, with profits up 23% to £66.5m, compared with the same quarter last year. The unaudited results from ARM, which provides most of Apple's ...
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NXP Semiconductors CEO,Richard Clemmer is predicting growth in the firm's product revenues of between 6 to12%in Q3,despite"the uncertain macro environment". Clemmer is expecting a signficant improvement in operating income performance ...
Nokia has announced its second quarter results for 2012 - and they didn't make pleasant reading. A 19% drop in sales, a 39% fall in smartphone shipments and just four million Lumia devices shipped – compare with Apple, which sold 35 ...
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SAP's software revenue grew 26%in its second quarter to 1.06 billion euros(US$1.3 billion),coming in at the high end of expectations,the company announced Thursday. Software and software-related services revenues rose 21%to 3.12 billion ...
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Global spending on IT products and services will rise 3 percent in 2012 to$3.6 trillion,according to figures released Monday by research firm Gartner.The forecast is up from the 2.5 percent growth projection Gartner issued earlier this ...
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