ARM, the Cambridge-based chip designer, has posted higher than expected first quarter financial results, citing strong demand for its new chip design in tablets and smartphones for the growth. The firm posted first quarter revenues of ...
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PPG chairman notes strategic progress, record financials during annual meeting PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today conducted its annual meeting of shareholders in Pittsburgh, where Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Bunch spoke ...
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Dairy co-operative Irish dairy board (IDB) has reported that its net revenues increased by 2.4% to €2.02bn for the fiscal 2012, compared with €1.98bn in 2011, driven by growth in its Consumer Foods and Dairy Trading & Ingredients ...
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BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum jumped between 1.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent after commodities including copper, oil and iron ore rose between 0.6 per cent and 1.3 per cent early yesterday. Among iron ore pure plays, ...
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Christopher & Banks Corporation, a specialty women's apparel retailer, reported results for the fourteen week and fifty-three week periods ended February 2, 2013. Results for the Fourteen Week Period Ended February 2, 2013 -Net sales ...
Stage Stores, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. For the 2012 fiscal year, the Company reported adjusted earnings, excluding one-time items, of $42.6 million, or $1.33 per diluted ...
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The local sharemarket rose to a 4 1/2-year high yesterday as the economic outlook for the US and China brightened and eurozone worries eased, with National Australia Bank spiking higher on reports of a cost-cutting plan. The benchmark ...
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Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) was recently recognized by a number of leading industry, business and trade publications for its outstanding financial performance. The most recent recognition is the company’s ranking on the ...
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Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods said lower restructuring costs helped boost profits in its full-year. In the six months to the end of December, earnings were up 40.5% to C$122.7m (US$119.3m), the company reported today (26 February). ...
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Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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A selection of quotes from this year's Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference. "While this might not be where we want to be longer term, we believe it is a step in the right direction. We are innovating" - Andy Jones, VP of ...
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Spanish discount retailer Dia said it ended fiscal 2012 having achieved the targets it set itself at the start of the year after booking an increase in profit boosted by growth in Iberia and Brazil. Earnings in the 12 month period were up ...
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Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
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· Profit after tax before significant items of $322.0 million, up 5.7%; · The translation impact from the higher Australian dollar on profit after tax and before significant items was negative $20 million. On ...
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The sharemarket closed at its highest level in more than four years, with gains across the board. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 18.5 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 5081.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added ...
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