Fairchild Semiconductor announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock. Fairchild will repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately ...
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Dollar General Corporation reported record sales, operating profit and net income for its fiscal 2013 third quarter (13 weeks) ended November 1, 2013. Highlights: - Third Quarter Same-Store Sales Increased 4.4%; Total Sales Increased ...
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Gap Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a new $1 billion share repurchase authorization for the company’s common stock, reinforcing the company’s commitment to returning excess cash to shareholders. The company ...
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Ross Stores, Inc. reported earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended November 2, 2013 of $.80, up from $.72 for the 13 weeks ended October 27, 2012. These results reflect an 11% increase on top of a 14% gain in the third quarter of 2012. ...
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Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the building and automotive industries, announced a multi-year share repurchase program and an increase in its quarterly dividend, reflecting the company's strong ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter 2013 of $1.51 diluted earnings per share or $854 million. Third quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,531 million. Third-Quarter 2013 Highlights - ...
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Corning Incorporated announced that it is entering into a series of strategic and financial agreements with Samsung Display Co., Ltd., intended to strengthen product and technology collaborations between the two companies. These agreements ...
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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year. Third quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $220 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, and adjusted net ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. held an investor meeting today when CEO and President Rich Kramer discussed strategies and goals for the next three years, plus the company's capital allocation plan. "We haven't lost sight of where our ...
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Cintas Corporation reported revenue for its first quarter ended August 31, 2013, of $1.12 billion, a 6.6% increase compared to last year's first quarter. Adjusting for one less workday in this year's first quarter compared to last year's ...
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General Mills has reported that its net earnings declined 16.3% to $459.3m for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, compared with $548.9m for the same period in 2013, as special items boosted its year-ago results. Net sales, for the quarter ...
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary public offering of 12,057,382 common shares of the company held by The Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust (the ...
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. has announced a secondary public offering of 10,057,382 common shares of the company held by The Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust (the "Trust") and Armor TPG ...
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Francesca's Holdings Corporation reported net income of $14.6 million or $0.33 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2013, compared to net income for the second quarter of 2012 of $12.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. The ...
State-owned Chinese oil giant Sinopec has taken its first step into Egypt's upstream sector with a $3.1 billion deal to buy a 33% stake in US-based Apache's assets there. The deal is the first under in a new global strategic partnership ...
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