Orkla has reported a 10% increase in operating profit , totalling NOK 725m in the first quarter of 2015. The Branded Consumer Goods business achieved EBIT (adj.) of NOK 769 million, an improvement of 11% from the first quarter of 2014. ...
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Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit decreased 34 percent from the prior year, as revenues declined, hit by adverse currency and weakness in the golf unit. Revenue at TaylorMade slumped 38 percent in the first quarter as a result of ...
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Peruvian poly-metallic miner Milpo increased production of zinc, lead, copper and silver in the first quarter after bringing online expansions at two of its mines in Peru, the miner said Monday. A unit of Brazil's Votorantim Metais, Milpo ...
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Oman s biggest cement producer Raysut Cement has reported a 33% increase in first-quarter profit before tax to OR9.13m from OR6.84m in the same period last year, Muscat Daily has reported. "The increase in profit is attributable to higher ...
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Samsung is second to Apple in tablet sales and coming on strong, though Samsung Galaxy Tab users remain well behind iPad users in how much they use the Web, according to Chitika, an online advertising network. Apple iPad users generated ...
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US stocks started the second quarter down, pressured by disappointing manufacturing data, after the Dow industrials and S&P500 capped off the first quarter with records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 5.69 points, or less than ...
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Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg • Whitman (Meg Whitman) said on its first-quarter phone conference on Thursday, the company will adhere to the unified development strategy and will not spin-off its PC business. Whitman said: "We do not ...
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US food group Hormel Foods has recorded an increase in first-quarter profit. In the 13 weeks ended 27 January, earnings edged up 1% to US$129.7m, the company reported today (21 February). Operating profit grew 1.2% to $198.2m. Hormel, ...
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US distributor United Natural Foods (UNFI) has recorded an increase in first-quarter profit. In the three months ended 27 October, net profit amounted to US$21.5m compared to earnings of $15.2m last year. Operating profit climbed 40.8% to ...
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Agricultural commodities group Cargill has booked a 300% jump in first-quarter profit, which was boosted by higher demand for its services due to a drop in yields resulting from poor weather, particularly in the US. The company said ...
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Hewlett-Packard is taking an $8.8 billion charge as a result of what it called serious accounting improprieties that occurred at U.K. software company Autonomy before it acquired the firm in 2011. Taking the charge into account, HP ...
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Orders for U. S. Durable goods excluding transportation equipment probably rose in March, indicating manufacturing continues to contribute to growth, economists said before a government report today. Bookings for goods meant to last at ...
Manufacturing in the U. S. Probably expanded at a slower pace in April than a month earlier, indicating the industry that spurred the recovery almost three years ago is cooling, economists said before a report today. The Institute for ...