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Transurban profit up on traffic volumes, cost cuts
Transurban Group on Tuesday reported a 25% rise in first-half profit driven by increased toll revenue and lower costs, while maintaining its full year distribution guidance.
Chunghwa Telecom to expand workforce by 8% in 2012
Chunghwa Telecom Co. , Taiwan’s largest telecommunications operator by subscribers, plans to expand its workforce by around 8% this year to tap into new business opportunities brought on by the closer economic ties between Taiwan and China,…
Micron Technology appoints Mark Durcan as CEO
Micron Technology Inc. MU -2.14% announced Mark Durcan, 51, had been appointed chief executive replacing Steven Appleton,…
Aeropostale taps Hirtler-Garvey to chair board
Aeropostale Inc. ARO +0.84% named Karin Hirtler-Garvey its chairman, succeeding Julian R. Geiger who has stepped down from the position.
Panasonic reported forecasting record annual loss
Panasonic Corp. is expecting a record Y700 billion net loss for the current fiscal year ending in March well in excess of its existing forecast for a Y420 billion loss,…
Korea’s SK Telecom post 61% net-profit drop in Q4
SK Telecom Co. , South Korea’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit fell 61% from a year earlier,…
Newmont reportedly in coal ops sale talks
Newmont Mining Corp. NEM -0.03% is in final talks with two overseas parties on the sale of Australian assets containing more than 1.2 billion metric tons of thermal coal, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Disney agrees to buy out India’s UTV Software
Walt Disney Co. DIS -0.21% said it would buy a controlling interest in Indian entertainment company UTV Software Communications Ltd. , which it said would make Disney the country’s leading film studio.
Fortinet quarterly profit up 2.2% as billings jump
Fortinet Inc.’s FTNT +8.72% fourth-quarter earnings climbed 2.2% as the network-security company again reported double-digit billings growth.
Origin Energy gas, oil revenue up on higher prices
Origin Energy Ltd. on Tuesday reported a 5% rise in first-half revenue from its oil and gas operations after lower production was offset by higher commodity prices.
QuamTel (OTCBB: QUMI).
QuamTel was founded in January 1996 to deliver managed pre-paid global communication products and services. Through its subsidiaries WQN and DataJack,…
Ardent Mines Appoints Luciano de Freitas Borges as President
Ardent Mines Ltd. (OTCQB: ADNT) (the “Company” or “Ardent Mines”), a precious resources exploration, development,…
Olympus plans to report April-Dec. results Feb. 13
Scandal-hit Olympus Corp. said Friday it will release its earnings results for the April to December period on Feb. 13, a day before a legal deadline for listed firms to submit their accounts.
Samsung profit up 17% on record smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 17% from a year earlier as record smartphone sales outweighed pressure from the firm’s other businesses,…
Teradyne earnings jump on tax benefit; shares up
Teradyne Inc.’s TER +7.87% fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled on a large tax-provision benefit as the maker of chip-testing equipment,…
Princeton Security Technologies Inc( OTCQB:PSGY)
Princeton Security Technologies, Inc. is the holding company of Princeton Gamma-Tech Instruments, Inc. (PGTI). PGTI is a supplier of X-ray and gamma-ray detectors and spectroscopy systems, portable radioisotope identifiers, and portable chemical analyzers. The Company serves a broad customer base in scientific research, industrial materials analysis, and homeland security. The Company operates a full customer [...]
Cliffs Natural Resources outlines $1B capex plan
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. CLF -0.03% said it plans to increase its spending 12% to about $1 billion this year to boost its mining and transportation capacity around the world.
Plexus earnings fall 29% on weaker sales
Plexus Corp.’s PLXS +1.81% fiscal first-quarter earnings fell a less-than-feared 29% as strength in the manufacturing services company’s engineering business helped damp the effect of lower sales.
Xilinx’s net falls 17% on wireless weakness
Xilinx Inc.’s XLNX +7.17% fiscal third-quarter profit fell 17% on weaker revenue from the chip maker’s communications customers, though its earnings per share topped analysts’ estimates.
Samsung: Never reviewed plans to take over RIM
Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that it has never reviewed plans to take over Research In Motion Ltd. RIMM -5.55% ,…
