Carter’s, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary The William Carter Company intends to commence an offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2021, subject to market and other conditions. The ...
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With slower than expected activity in the nonresidential construction sector in the first half of the year, the projections for growth in spending have been scaled back. Led by the hotel and retail project categories, the commercial sector ...
Furniture factory orders in May were 6% ahead of May 2012, but were up just 4% for the first five months of the year, according to the latest survey from the accounting and consulting firm Smith Leonard. The survey also showed that May ...
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After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June, signaling a deterioration of business conditions for the third consecutive month, a company ...
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Veeco Instruments Inc.is providing select financial metrics and business highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Due to the accounting review announced on November 15, 2012, the Company is unable to report revenue and earnings ...
Early in the week, case goods suppliers say that the economic crystal ball is still a little cloudy at the Las Vegas Market. Many report that business conditions remain okay - not great - and hope that better economic indicators point to ...
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Furniture retailers reporting inconsistent to good business in the midst of this rebounding economy are heading here this week with an eye on price but an even sharper eye out for the new styles, colors and designs that can separate them ...
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South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new program to repurchase up to $300 million of its common stock over a three-year period. The Company has $53 million remaining under the previous $300 ...
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The results of the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Business Outlook point to a degree of renewed momentum in manufacturing activity over the next three to six months. The survey's composite index is ...
NEMA's Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America rose in June, up from 55.9 in May to 56.7, and continued to show signs of improvement in the business environment by remaining above the ...
The euro zone manufacturing sector moved a step closer to stabilization at the end of the second quarter, with rates of contraction in output and new orders continuing to ease. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
The American Window Glass Co. played an important role in the history of Belle Vernon Borough, which is celebrating its 200th birthday this year. The firm also held a mark of distinction in the history of the United States. That was the ...
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The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) has released the June 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of ...
The Eurozone manufacturing downturn eased for the first time in four months in May. Moreover, all sub indices from the latest survey improved on the earlier flash estimates except suppliers’ delivery times. At a 15-month high of ...
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