US retailer Safeway Inc has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by one-time items, but reported a drop in operating profit as it battled weak consumer confidence. The company said yesterday (11 October) net profit ...
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The union representing Hostess Brands workers has insisted the US bakery group is "falsely claiming" the closure of three bakeries was the result of strike action. Hostess has been trying to force through cuts to pay and conditions and ...
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S&P released the following statement Overview We expect lower prices in the European stainless steel industry to push Luxembourg-based stainless steel producer Aperam's 2012 EBITDA well below our previous projections. Even ...
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Reuters reported that London copper inched up after a prominent US lawmaker expressed confidence the world's top economy would avert a looming fiscal crisis but worries China's return to growth will be sluggish weighed on sentiment. ...
Business Line reported that Chennai based KCP Ltd has decided to exit the biotech business to concentrate on its core areas of engineering and cement businesses. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the company’s ...
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IRIS reported that CapitalVia Global Research has come out with report on commodity outlook for the week. It gave following outlook on gold, silver and copper: Gold - A gold future is trading at lower levels as the sharp rise in rupee ...
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The Board of Directors took notice of the information on Gazprom's debt management strategy, debt structure, costs and mechanisms of financial resources attraction and approved of the ongoing activities aimed at the Company's debt portfolio ...
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German retail giant Metro Group has issued a profit warning for the full year amid a "worsening" European consumer environment and its impact on spending. The world's fourth-largest retailer said it expects EBIT before special items to ...
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UK bakery and ingredients firm The Real Good Food Co. has booked a drop in half-year profits, despite rising revenues. The sugar-to-dessert company said profit for the six months to end September dipped to GBP1m (US$161.9m), down from ...
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UK sugar-to-dessert group Real Good Food Company has booked a 62% increase in EBITDA on strong sales gains. EBITDA for the 15 months to 31 March rose to GBP9.1m (US$14.3m) on sales that increased from GBP249m to GBP305.5m. Key trading ...
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Slovenian food retailer Mercator revealed yesterday (13 November) that it generated a loss in the first nine months of the year despite flat sales. Mercator booked a loss of EUR22m (US$27.96m) in the first nine months, down from a net ...
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US regional retailer Ingles Markets saw its sales growth quicken in the third quarter of its financial year. The company, which runs over 200 supermarkets, said grocery segment comparable-store sales increased 2.1% in the quarter to 23 ...
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Brazilian beef firm JBS has entered into an agreement to acquire local poultry processor Agroveneto. The deal, announced today (5 November), valued Agroveneto at BRL$128m (US$62.9m), BRL10m of which is payable in JBS shares, the balance ...
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PTI reported that the government is likely to sell its 10% equity this week in iron ore miner NMDC, which could fetch the exchequer nearly INR 6,300 crore at the current market price. A senior government official said that "The stake sale ...
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Convenience food group Greencore has reported a rise in third-quarter sales, boosted by growth across its business. The company today (31 July) posted a 6.7% increase in underlying sales for the 13 weeks to 29 June. The 6.7% "core ...
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