NIKE, Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2014 third quarter ended February 28, 2014. Despite the negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, earnings per share for the quarter were up 4 percent due to higher revenues ...
Cargill today reported net earnings of $319 million in the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 28 percent from $445 million in the year-ago period. Nine-month earnings were $1.45 billion, down 21 percent from $1.83 billion a year ...
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Sweden-based special steel producer Ovako has announced that in 2013 it registered a net loss of €21 million, widening from a net loss of €4 million in 2012, while the company's sales revenues amounted to €850 million, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
B&G Foods, a US-based manufacturer of branded shelf-stable foods, has signed a deal to acquire Specialty Brands of America from American Capital and certain individuals for $155m in cash. Specialty Brands of America is a packaged food ...
Tags: B&G Foods, Specialty Brands, Evercore Group
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. announced that adjusted earnings per diluted share were $1.07 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, representing a 9% increase compared to adjusted earnings per diluted share of $.98 in the fourth quarter of ...
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The Vietnamese garment and textile industry has grown at a healthy rate in the first quarter of the current year, and the outlook for the whole year is bright, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, reports Viet Nam News. ...
Tags: Garments, Textiles industry, apparel
Commercial Metals Company announced last week financial results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2014. Net earnings attributable to CMC for the second quarter were $11.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.6 ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Bread and snack food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has announced it expects its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the 2014 financial year to be approximately 10 to 15 per cent lower than the previously expected $180 million. The ...
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Panel makers have order visibility for handset panels for 3G handsets through April 2014 but are pessimistic the orders will fade out through the second quarter of the year as demand for 4G units in markets such as China is expected to ...
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has introduced the cee'd GT, a five-door version of the pro_cee'd GT, in the UK. The cee'd GT is a European-designed, European-engineered and European-built mid-sized hatchback, and is ...
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Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has stated that pre-commissioning has started at the construction site of the coal dust injection utility for the West-Siberian Metallurgical Plant of Evraz (EVRAZ ZSMK). The company ...
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Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced that Turkey's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 grew by 10.2 percent to TRY 1.56 trillion ($820 billion) in current prices and by four percent in constant prices to TRY 122.39 billion ($57 ...
Tags: GDP, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter, slightly more than previously estimated, as consumer spending rose at the fastest pace in three years. The fourth-quarter growth rate was a bit stronger ...
Tags: U.S.economy, BMO Capital Markets
Australian coking coal producer Beacon Hill Resources has announced its interim results for 2013, reporting a net loss of $19.24 million, narrowing down from the net loss of $45.13 million in the previous year. The company's revenues ...
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Leading specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer Carpetright plc today announced an update on trading for the eight weeks ending 22nd March 2014, and its expectations for the full year. It announced that, while its UK like-for-like ...
Tags: carpet, floor coverings, Carpetright