US meats and bakery company Hillshire Brands swung to a profit in the first quarter of the financial year. For the three months ended 29 September, Hillshire earned US$53m compared to a net loss of $218m a year earlier, the company ...
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USA-based flooring group Armstrong is selling its kitchen and bathroom furniture activities, which are consolidated in the cabinets business division, to American Industrial Partners for a price of US$27m. Both companies announced a ...
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He says of himself: "I'm just a story teller." But this weekend Danny Boyle found himself a national hero. His Olympic opening ceremony was themed "for everyone" and, a few extremists aside, it was. The BBC said on Saturday the ceremony ...
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