CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6% despite a sales decline of about 1%. The company attributed the earnings jump to cost improvements and a favorable product mix in certain ...
Tags: Light Industry
THE sharemarket drifted in patchy trade to close marginally lower yesterday, rounding out an otherwise positive week that was characterised by improving sentiment towards the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 2.8 per cent and Rio Tinto ...
Tags: Bourse, Resources Recover
Consumer electronics giant Samsung has posted record revenues and profits in its first quarter financial results following a surge in sales of mobile phones. The company cut the price of its popular Android smartphones in advance of the ...
Tags: Smartphone Sales, Samsung Storm
(Free-Press-Release.com) April 20, 2013 -- USA, 20th April2013 - CFD Trading or more popularly known as the contract for difference is a different kind of trading wherein you deal with the commodities, trade companies, currencies and ...
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US-based LED firm Cree reported US$348.9 million in revenues for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2013, ended March 31, 2013. The figure showed an on-quarter increase of 1% and an on-year increase of 23%. Cree noted that third-quarter ...
c- one of the biggest cement companies in the Kingdom - has announced plans to rehabilitate two kilns at its Hofuf factory. The company, which recently announced a 4.5% increase in first-quarter profits to $90.7m, had already re-opened ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Actavis has resolved outstanding patent litigation concerning generic version of Intuniv (guanfacine hydrochloride), indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with Shire. The settlement agreement also ...
Invoking the success of Apple's game-changing iPhone and iPad, CEO Tim Cook has hinted that Apple will introduce "exciting new product categories" starting this fall and through the end of 2014. Speaking on the company's quarterly ...
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Apple has seen its first decline in profits for a decade during the first quarter of 2013. The iconic brand lost its most valuable company title last week and has now seen a drop in its profits. Apple recorded a quarterly net profit of ...
It's reported that the Chinese steelmaker Shagang released its financial result for the first quarter of this year and its revised result for 2012. In the first quarter of this year, Shagang realized operating revenues of RMB2.366 billion, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
It's reported that the Chinese Benxi Steel announced that its net profits slumped by 91% from a year ago to RMB69.38 million in 2012. The company stated that high raw material prices and sluggish demand caused its net profits slump last ...
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Guoyuan Trust reaped net profits of CNY 408.9 million in 2012, growing CNY 150 million or 58.12% over a year earlier, according to its annual report released on April 23. Total trust assets reached CNY 114.093 billion, including assembled ...
The boss of Britain's biggest food manufacturer Premier Foods Gavin Darby says the firm has too many suppliers. Premier Foods' Power Brands recorded their fifth successive quarter of sales growth. But doubts remain about the firm's debt ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Textiles manufacturers faced with challenging new water discharge commitments have been handed a lifeline by quality assessment specialists Bureau Veritas. A new 'Zero Discharge' scheme from one of the world leaders in testing, inspection ...
Tags: Textile
Baldor Electric Company, a Member of the ABB Group will host a one-day pump systems optimization course on May 16, 2013 in Greenville, South Carolina, designed to help pump users learn how to identify and reduce hidden operating and energy ...
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