Third quarter pre-tax profit of $1.2 billion, a decrease of $1.4 billion compared with a year ago; after-tax earnings per share of 24 cents, excluding special items; 21stconsecutive profitable quarter. Net income of $835 million, or 21 ...
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Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchisor and leading wholesale coffee roaster, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG), has announced its entry into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire the global business and intellectual ...
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Since Medtronic can’t dip into its considerable foreign cash reserves to buy Covidien, it plans to raise $16 billion domestically toward the $43 billion purchase. Wall Street is not pleased. In a filing late last week with the U.S. ...
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In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014, UK online fashion retailer – ASOS reported a 14 percent year-on-year drop in pre-tax profits to £47 million. ASOS said profits were impacted from the huge fire at its Barnsley depot ...
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Japan's government and central bank are counting on export growth to help the economy overcome April’s domestic-demand-dampening consumption tax hike. The latest figures show that despite a weak yen, overall shipments remain sluggish, ...
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Sales of BASF Group grew by 3% compared with the previous third quarter, reaching €18.3 billion. A sharp rise in volumes in the Natural Gas Trading business sector was mainly responsible for this growth. Income from operations (EBIT) ...
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Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2014. “Double digit volume growth was witnessed across regions in the decorative paint segment. The Automotive coatings JV (PPG-AP), ...
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Brunswick Corporation reported adjusted operating earnings increased 45 percent in the third quarter on a 13 percent revenue gain. Fitness segment sales, including Life Fitness, and Marine Engine segment revenues, each grew 11 percent. Boat ...
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Cabela's Inc. reported total revenue increased 4.1 percent in the third quarter, to $886.0 million. Retail store revenue increased 8.7 percent to $598.7 million; Direct revenue decreased 11.7 percent to $175.3 million; and Financial ...
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Under Armour, Inc. reported revenues increased 30 percent in the third quarter to $938 million compared with net revenues of $723 million in the prior year's period. Sales grew 26 percent in apparel, 50 percent in footwear, and 32 percent ...
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CAP-XX’s cash burn is decreasing and product sales are running at higher rate than a year ago, according to an update issued as the annual general meeting today. The company said it received the latest instalment of the Federal ...
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Menasha Packaging Company, which specialises in graphic packaging and product merchandising solutions, is investing about $5m to expand its Hartford facility. This expansion will help the company create about 70 jobs. The Neenah-based ...
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With mid-term elections approaching and the odds generally favoring a Republican takeover in the Senate to go with control of the House, the new Congress is seen as having a good reason to move ahead on the Personal Health Investment Today ...
AmeriPride Services, a textile services and supply company said it received the SafeTRSA Innovation Award and the Clean Green Innovation Award for its efforts to improve plant safety and the environmental impacts of its operations. The ...
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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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