Ahead of the Bell: Industrial Production Industrial output is expected to be flat in July because of weakness in autos and more normal activity at the nation's utilities. Analysts predict that industrial output will show no change at all in July after a big 0.5 percent jump in June, according to the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR. The consensus believes that the nation's factories, mines and utilities operated at 79.8 percent of capacity in July, down slightly from a 79.9 percent operating rate in June. 15 Aug 2008
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Applied Industrial shares soar on outlook Applied Industrial Technologies Inc., a manufacturing parts distributor, said Friday it expects to post a fiscal 2009 profit of $2.20 to $2.40 per share, an increase of up to 10 percent from the prior year. 08 Aug 2008
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Applied Industrial 4Q profit falls slightly Applied Industrial Technologies Inc., a manufacturing parts distributor, said Friday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit edged down less than a percent on flat sales. 08 Aug 2008
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German industrial output picks up in June German industrial output has picked up slightly in June for the first time in four months, although the increase as not been as large as expected, according to the German Economics Ministry. 07 Aug 2008
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NKorea disallows US envoy to visit industrial park North Korea rejected a U.S. envoy's request to visit a joint-Korean industrial complex that he has criticized for exploiting workers, a South Korean official said Thursday. 07 Aug 2008
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German industrial orders drop Industrial orders in Germany dropped unexpectedly in June, the government said Wednesday, with orders from elsewhere in Europe leading a decline that underlined pessimism about the outlook for the Continent's biggest economy. 06 Aug 2008
Japan's industrial output falls 2 percent in June Japan's industrial output fell 2 percent in June from the previous month on declining demand for passenger cars and factory equipment, the government said Wednesday. 30 Jul 2008
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Japan industrial output down in June Japan's industrial output fell 2 percent in June from the previous month on declining demand for passenger cars and factory equipment, the government said Wednesday. 29 Jul 2008
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Ford of Canada fined $175K for industrial accident The Canadian arm of Ford Motor Co. has been fined $175,000 for an industrial accident in September 2006 at its facility in Oakville, Ontario. An employee suffered a broken ankle while working at a testing station for finished vehicles at the company's assembly plant. 28 Jul 2008
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