S&P, Moody's assign investment-grade ratings to notes for Airgas debt offering Two ratings services have given investment-grade ratings to an Airgas Inc. plan to raise $250 million from a debt offering. The Radnor, Pa., industrial gas supplier said Wednesday it will sell ...
Micron shares advance; analysts see solid demand, favorable pricing for chip maker Shares of Micron Technology climbed Wednesday after at least two analysts reiterated their upbeat outlooks for the chip maker, saying demand and pricing are working in its favor. Raymond James ...
Global TV market share at a glance Global market share for TV manufacturers in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to DisplaySearch, part of the NPD Group: 1. Samsung Electronics Co.: 23.6 percent 2. LG Electronics Inc.: 13.0 percent 3. Sony Corp.: ...
Panasonic to sell first 3-D TV set; 20th Century Fox to bring out "Ice Age 3" in 3-D Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fertilizer producer Terra Industries Inc <TRA.N> said on Wednesday it plans to accept a "superior" $4.68-billion takeover bid from rival CF Industries Holdings Inc <CF.N> unless Yara International <YAR.OL> boosts its competing offer. Yara, which bid $4.1 billion ...
Terra says it favors CF acquisition bid, gives Norwegian company Yara 5 days to respond Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara. Terra, based ...
Germany's Daimler trucks sees turnaround, forecasts 2010 operating profit of $272 million German car and truckmaker Daimler AG says it expects a turnaround in the global truck market and an improvement in the truck division's 2010 earnings before interest and taxes. The ...
China's auto sales reached 1.2 million units in February, up sharply compared with the same month a year ago but below the monthly record set in January, an industry association said. Demand for new vehicles in the world's biggest market pushed sales ...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the U.S. technology company, a lawyer for the group said on Wednesday. Jiang Suhua, ...
GM Daewoo, the South Korean unit of struggling US auto giant General Motors, said Wednesday it intends to return to profit this year and currently needs no further financial support from creditors. "In 2010, GM Daewoo will be profitable. That is my ...
