Sales of Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) construction and mining equipment slowed throughout the world, rising 6% in the three months to the end of September. It was the 28th-straight three-month period of retail-sales expansion for the world's ...
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UK food ingredients group Tate & Lyle plc has said its first-half profits remained flat year-on-year, with growth expected to pick up in the second half. "Overall, we expect to report adjusted operating profit for the group for the first ...
Tags: food, bulk ingredients, liquid sweeteners, ethanol, corn crops
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 ...
US cereal giant Kellogg has booked a drop in first-half profit as raw material prices and weakness in Europe weighed on earnings. Net profit in the six months to the end of June amounted to US$659m,a 7%decline on the prior-year ...
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Kellogg said today (25 April) that its net profit dropped 2.2% in the first-quarter, as income was hit by weakness in Europe and higher raw material costs. For the three months ended 31 March, Kellogg's net income fell to US$358m from ...
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Stanley Black & Decker announced first quarter 2012 financial results. -- 1Q'12 Revenues Increased 12% To $2.7 Billion; Organic Revenues Up 3% -- 1Q'12 Diluted GAAP EPS, Including M&A Charges, Was $0.72 -- Excluding M&A Charges, 1Q'12 ...
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Philips has reported fourth-quarter 2011 sales of EUR6.7 billion (US$8.8 billion) with lighting sales up by 7% on year. Fourth-quarter 2011 net losses resulted in EUR160 million due to low earnings and a loss from discontinued operations, ...
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