Federal Signal says it plans to combine 5 divisions into a new technology group Security systems company Federal Signal said Tuesday that it will combine three recently acquired businesses and two older units into a new division. The combined entity will be ...
Justice Dept. probes voting machine merger as midterm elections loom and questions multiply The largest voting machine company in the country bought its biggest competitor six months ago without advance fanfare. Now the Justice Department is investigating whether to unwind the merger ...
<div><h1> DIEBOLD: TIME TO LEAVE THE VOTING BOOTH </h1><p>In an election year, name recognition counts. But Diebold is looking to go incognito this November. The North Canton (Ohio) company changed the name of its voting-machine business to Premier Election Solutions last August, ...
<div><p>TOKYO (Reuters) - Applied Materials Inc's <AMAT.O> chief executive said on Tuesday there will be more failures in the semiconductor equipment sector in future as the number of customers declines.</p><p>Slammed by sluggish demand and high development costs, chipmakers are joining hands to ...
<div id="subtitle">Applied Materials cuts stake in joint venture with Dainippon Screen</div><div><p>Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. and semiconductor fabrication equipment supplier Dainippon Screen Mfg Co. said Tuesday that they have agreed to revise the ownership structure of their joint venture company.</p>< ...
<div><p> No one is expecting sunny news when heavy equipment maker Caterpillar (CAT) reports its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, July 21. After its record-breaking $922 million in profits in 2008, the Peoria [Ill.] company has seen sales fall dramatically as a result ...
<div id="subtitle">Wall Street extremely bearish on semis</div><div><p>The semiconductor sector has come on strong in 2009. In fact, the Semiconductor HOLDRS Trust (NYSE: SMH) has soared more than 43% since the beginning of the year, easily outpacing the S&amp;P 500 Index's (SPX) gain ...
<div id="subtitle">Deere reports 27 pct decline in 3rd-quarter earnings, but results exceed Wall Street estimates</div><div><p>Deere & Co. posted a 27 percent decline in third-quarter profit Wednesday as the slumping global economy continued to depress sales of its tractors, bulldozers and other products. ...
<div id="subtitle">Analyst upgrades Joy Global, Bucyrus on China demand recovering sooner than expected</div><div><p>Shares of Joy Global Inc. and Bucyrus International Inc. rose Wednesday as an analyst upgraded the mining equipment manufacturers, saying demand in China is recovering sooner than expected.</p><p> ...
<div id="subtitle">Movers roundup: ASM International climbs on analyst upgrade, La-Z-Boy swings to 1Q profit</div><div><p>Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 19, from AP Financial News:</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — A Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded ASM International NV and added the ...
