VF Corp. said The Timberland, Vans, The North Face, Kipling and Wrangler brands drove a 7 percent increase in revenues and an 11 percent increase in earnings per share in the third quarter ended Sept. 27, 2014. All per share amounts are ...
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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4 percent, versus the prior year. Third quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $377 million, or ...
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Peregrine Semiconductor Corp ( PSMI ), said Friday the Japan Fair Trade Commission granted clearance of its proposed $465 million merger with Murata Electronics North America Inc. The approval is subject to a 30-day waiting period set to ...
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FRISCO, Texas, Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) announced today that it will host a conference call on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. E. T. to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ...
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Gucci, an Italian luxury fashion brand, has been voted as the top Italian brand in the annual Interbrand Top 100 Best Global Brands list for the 15th consecutive year. Interbrand, a leading global consultancy firm in creating and ...
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Apparel retailer Gap Inc. named Art Peck, who currently oversees Growth, Innovation and Digital division as its next CEO, effective from February 1, 2015 and succeeds Glenn Murphy. Murphy and Peck worked side-by-side and dramatically ...
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Blue Nile is being challenged by rising diamond prices, forcing the online jeweler to seek out growth in other areas. As diamond prices rise, eroding Blue Nile’s competitive advantage that its lower online prices offer, consumers will ...
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U.S. consumer confidence moved closer to the historical average of 100 points in August, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which recorded a reading of 92.4 points (1985=100), up from 81.5 points in August ...
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State-owned Air China says half-year profit rose 10 percent as foreign currency gains more than made up for declining passenger and cargo revenue. The Beijing-based airline said late Tuesday that earnings from its stake in Hong Kong's ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill has reported net earnings of $425m in the fiscal 2015 first quarter ended 31 August, down 26% from $571m in the year-ago period. Revenues in the first three months totaled $33.3bn, a 2% change from ...
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The rains have been abundant in most of the cotton growing areas. However, in certain parts of Rajasthan and Haryana, there may have been some damages to the cotton crop, informs the latest fortnightly report from the Indian Cotton ...
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Synlait Milk has secured approval from the Certification and Accreditation Administration to export infant formula to China. The company will produce finished infant formula products that are to be supplied in China at its dry blending ...
Irish paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire corrugated packaging manufacturer Bates Container for an initial investment of $150m. Bates makes corrugated packaging and provides its services to the Texas region. ...
US home furnishings retailer - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. reported near stable net earnings, while sales rose 4.3% year-on-year in the second fiscal quarter ending August 30, 2014. The retailer clocked net earnings of $1.17 per diluted share ...
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Malaysian industrial stretch film producer Scientex has invested $91.97m in the next three years to expand into the Japanese and South-East Asian market for its consumer packaging products. The company will use the money to expand its ...