Nestle has dismissed suggestions its days of "easy gains" in emerging markets are over as the group recorded what one analyst described as "sustained weakness" in Asia, Oceania and Africa. The Swiss food giant this morning (14 February) ...
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Google chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell 3.2 million "A" shares worth $US2.5 billion ($2.44 billion) over the next year, Google says in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sale amounts to 42 per cent of Schmidt's ...
WhiteWave Foods has recorded an increase in full-year profit and said it expects continued momentum in 2013. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to US$113.7m, the company reported today (13 February). ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2012, consolidated revenue came in at €2.6 billion, up 17.5% on the same year-ago period as reported and 11.7% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis. For the year as a whole, the main ...
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced full-year sales 2012 from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period. This corresponds to an increase of 8% in local ...
PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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NY futures had a mixed performance this week, as March dropped 155 points to close at 81.40 cents, while new crop December gained 123 points to close at 82.38 cents. With the trade throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the short ...
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The four brands that stand out for car-brand perception—Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Chevrolet—also lead in purchase intent and brand loyalty. This is what we learned after our National Research Center conducted a random, ...
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Prompt prices eased Tuesday morning on the UK's NBP gas trading hub as an uptick in demand was met by stronger imports. At 1200 GMT, the within-day gas contract was valued at 67.15 pence/therm, down by 0.70 p/th from Monday's close, and ...
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The Australian dollar gained after rises on US sharemarkets helped the currency rebound from an earlier sell-off. At 7am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.12 US cents, up from 104.06 US cents at yesterday’s local close. BK ...
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The Mazda3 has made a strong start to its title defence as Australia’s top-selling car in 2013 as sales of new vehicles got off to a flying start in January. Official VFACTS data released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive ...
Shares in toy giant Mattel hit a 14-year high after the company revealed its 2012 financial results last Friday. Its share price on the NASDAQ US stock exchange closed at $38.26 on Friday, February 1st, its highest since June 1998. ...
US regional retailer Ingles Markets has booked an increase in first-quarter profits, despite what it claims was a "very competitive" holiday season. In the three months ended 29 December, net profit amounted to US$11.6m, a 9.2% increase ...
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Spending on semiconductor R&D last year hit record levels - both in absolute terms and as a % of sales - despite a flat market, reports IC Insights. In 2012 semiconductor R&D spending rose 7% while Intel's spending on R&D climbed to 20% ...
The sharemarket rose after a report showed falling interest rates were lifting parts of the nation's housing market, while manufacturing data from China indicated that an economic recovery remained on track. BHP Billiton, the world's ...
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