HanesBrands , a leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Maidenform Brands, Inc. , for $23.50 per share, a 30 percent premium to ...
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PPG Industries reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year. Second quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $341 million, or $2.35 per diluted share. Adjusted ...
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Finance segments experienced some growth, driven by emerging markets, but the capital markets and commercial banking remained cautious, according to the latest study by the Financial Services Competence Center at Roland Berger Strategy ...
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Georg Fischer generated sales of CHF 1,837 million during the first half-year of 2013, slightly lower than in the previous year. Adjusted for currency effects, divestments and acquisitions, the figure is equivalent to last year?s first ...
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Marketsandmarkets' "Green Solvents & Bio Solvents Market by Types (Lactate Esters, Alcohols, Glycols, Diols, D-Limonene, & Methyl Soyate), Applications (Industrial & Domestic Cleaners, Paints & Coatings, Printing Inks and Others) & ...
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Yahoo has bought ad tech startup Admovate to grow its mobile advertising sales and provide a stronger channel for personalized display advertising. Terms of the deal, yet another in a major buying spree for Yahoo this year, were not ...
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A rebound for IBM failed to materialize in the second quarter, as profit and sales declined along with a slump in revenue from hardware and services. However, in its quarterly financial report Thursday, the company raised its forecast for ...
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Yahoo's profits rose by 46 percent in the second quarter, aided by nearly a dozen product launches, though sales at the company were still down. Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $331 million, up from $227 million for the ...
A rebound for IBM failed to materialise in the second quarter, as profit and sales declined along with a slump in revenue from hardware and services. However, in its quarterly financial report Thursday, the company raised its forecast for ...
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Apple may acquire the Israeli chip design company that provided the motion sensing technology used in Microsoft's popular Kinect video game controller, the Israeli business daily Calcalist reported today. In a Tuesday story, Calcalist ...
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PPG Industries reported record second-quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year, but company glass sales dipped in what chairman and chief executive officer Charles E. Bunch calls a ...
Intel has moved to bring keyboard-free computing to PCs and mobile phones with the acquisition of Israel-based Omek Interactive. Omek offers software and programming tools that allow computers and handhelds to recognize hand and body ...
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Korean steel giant Posco has given up to build a 6 million tons per year integrated steel mill in the south India and the company already stopped any work of this project. Posco mentioned delays in gaining approvals to mine and persisting ...
Mergers and acquisitions in the UK food and drink industry hit a 10-year low at just 73 deals in the first half of this year, revealed figures from information services company Experian. Could AG Barr's acquisition of GSK's Lucozade and ...
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Wynright Corporation, a leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, announced that, effective today, it has agreed to acquire the Software and Controls Group of BoxLogix Automation, a Wisconsin-based ...