Regional US supermarket group and food distributor Spartan Stores has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of December amounted to US$5.2m, a 2% increase on the prior-year period. ...
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Huntsman Corporation released its quarter four and full year 2012 results. Full Year 2012 Highlights -Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation increased to $363 million compared to $247 million in the prior year period. ...
Gildan Activewear Inc announced record results for the first quarter of a fiscal year, which was slightly in excess of the guidance range which it had previously provided, and reconfirmed its earnings guidance for fiscal 2013 which it had ...
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL), Sri Lanka's leading provider of knit fabric to major global brands such as Victoria's Secret, Marks & Spencer, Intimissimi and Decathlon, reported Rs. 365mn in net profit for the quarter ended 31st December ...
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based flat rolled steelmaker Essar Steel Algoma Inc. reported Wednesday a net loss of $25.1 million for the three month period ending December 31, 2012 (fiscal Q3). The results for Q3 reflect the impact of lower ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in January of the current year the wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were 2.3 percent higher compared to January 2012. Meanwhile, the wholesale price ...
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Germany-based steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended December 31 of the financial year 2012-13. In the given quarter, ThyssenKrupp's net profit amounted to €29 million, decreasing by ...
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Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International Holdings Inc., a global manufacturer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable, metal framing systems and building components, reported Friday financial ...
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Australian businesses have pulled back their profit expectations for the coming months as they anticipate modest sales activity, difficult trading conditions and subdued consumer activity. After showing signs of optimism leading into the ...
Recently, the transaction prices of electric furnace (EF) killed wire rods have stabilized at NT$19,800/ton in the Taiwanese market. Last year, the transaction prices of EF killed wire rods stayed at the prices level of NT$19,000/ton for ...
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Worldwide tablet sales jumped in the fourth quarter beyond even some of the most optimistic forecasts to 52.5 million - a growth rate of 75 per cent. The preliminary survey by business research firm IDC showed the tablet market grew 75.3 ...
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Apple and Samsung Electronics led the tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2012, but new entrant Microsoft did not make it to the top five with its Surface tablet. The market share of Apple also continued to drop in the quarter, IDC ...
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Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five device makers, but illustrating that demand was "muted at best," IDC said today. "There is no question that Microsoft is in this tablet ...
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US canned foods firm Seneca Foods has booked an increase in earnings in the first nine months of its fiscal year. In the period ended 29 December, net profit soared to US$37.5m from $13.4m in the year-ago period, the company reported ...
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IDC said on Friday that Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five device makers, and illustrating that demand was “muted at best”. “There is no question that ...
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