| 91. |
UTi Worldwide 1Q profit falls on higher expenses
Freight logistics company UTi Worldwide Inc. said Thursday its fiscal 2009 first-quarter earnings slipped 25 percent, as higher operating expenses and restructuring charges offset revenue growth.
05 Jun 2008 |
| 92. |
Arrow Electronics lifts low end of 2Q profit view
Arrow Electronics Inc. raised the low end of its second-quarter earnings forecast Thursday to a level that would meet analysts' estimates. The electronics and computer products distributor now expects net income in a range of 76 cents to 80 cents per share, which excludes any charges but includes an estimate for amortization of intangible assets between 2 cents and 3 cents.
05 Jun 2008 |
| 93. |
GE Healthcare, Pittsburgh Medical form venture
GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Co., said Thursday it formed a new company with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center aimed at improving the speed and efficiency of diagnosing and interpreting lab results.
05 Jun 2008 |
| 94. |
Japanese stocks fall on electronics, oil
Tokyo stocks fell Thursday as profit-taking hit electronics shares and falling crude oil prices took their toll on resources-linked names. The Nikkei 225 index fell 94.45 points, or 0.7 percent, to 14,341.12.
05 Jun 2008 |
| 95. |
WebMD, HLTH rise on sale of data management unit
Shares of WebMD Health Corp. and HLTH Corp. rose Wednesday after HLTH sold its ViPS business, a condition of HLTH's merger into its subsidiary WebMD. WebMD is a health information Web site operated by HLTH. The companies agreed in February to combine in a deal initially valued at $2.31 billion. One of the conditions of the combination required HLTH to sell either ViPS, which provides health care data management, analysis and information technology services, or its Porex plastics business.
04 Jun 2008 |
| 96. |
Caterpillar plowed $500,000 into 1Q lobbying
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. spent nearly $500,000 in the first quarter to lobby on various international trade matters and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
04 Jun 2008 |
| 98. |
S&P SmallCap 600 in Focus: IVAC BBX
The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index climbed Wednesday as oil prices declined and a research group said the service sector grew last month, with Intevac Inc. taking the biggest gains.
04 Jun 2008 |
| 99. |
Emerson abandons $1.4B bid for Chloride
Emerson Electric Co. said it was abandoning its pursuit of Chloride Group PLC, Europe's largest maker of backup power supplies, after the British-based company rejected a sweetened $1.36 billion takeover proposal.
04 Jun 2008 |
| 100. |
31 freight cars derail in Illinois, hold up train traffic
Freight train traffic on a main Midwest throughway is on hold after 31 cars of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed in western Illinois. Pike County Sheriff Paul F. Petty says no one was injured in Tuesday's derailment and local crews are removing the cars to clear the track. Petty says several freights are waiting to get through.
04 Jun 2008 |
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