21 Oct 2015 @ 08:52
What are the details? Greatbatch, Inc. (
NYSE:GB) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Greatbatch Ltd. had priced its previously announced private offering of $360 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023 at an issue price of 100%. The notes will have a coupon of 9.125% and will mature on November 1, 2023. The […]
20 Oct 2015 @ 08:23
Oil and gas CEOs jointly declare action on climate change The chief executive officers of 10 of the world’s largest oil and gas companies – which together provide almost a fifth of all oil and gas production and supply nearly 10% of the world’s energy – today declared their collective support for an effective climate […]
16 Oct 2015 @ 02:57
The share price of global retail giant, Walmart (
NYSE:WMT) hit the wall on Wall Street yesterday, dropping nearly 10% from 66.61 to 60.02. The company announced its projected earnings for the next three years. It did not set well with the people to whom those earnings mean the most – Walmart investors. Walmart investors have […]
13 Oct 2015 @ 06:34
Michael Dell is continuing to reinvent and rebuild his empire (He is 47th on the 2015 Forbes 400). Dell formally announced this morning that would be acquiring IT services giant EMC (
NYSE:EMC) for $67 billion. Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partner spent $25 billion to take his company private in October 2013. At that time, […]
13 Oct 2015 @ 06:27
What are the details? Grupo Gondi and WestRock (
NYSE:WRK) have agreed to combine their operations in Mexico to form a joint venture, creating a leading paper and packaging company in the country. Grupo Gondi currently operates ten production sites that hold six paper machines, seven corrugated packaging plants and four modern high graphic folding carton […]
13 Oct 2015 @ 06:17
Nicolas Aubert Appointed CEO of Willis Limited Willis Group Holdings (
NYSE:WSH), the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking and human capital and benefits firm, has appointed Nicolas Aubert as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Willis Limited, the Willis Group’s principal UK regulated entity. The appointment, which has received regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA...
03 Oct 2015 @ 08:17
Despite our own ADVFN News Summary page indicating that there was “No major news today” in the Aerospace & Defence sector, major U.S. defense manufacturers have enjoyed what would be called a good day by any standard. I try to keep an eye on suppliers to the military on a regular basis, but with the […]
24 Sep 2015 @ 06:35
Americas Posts Record Operating Results; Significant Progress Achieved in EMEA Modernization Steelcase Inc. (
NYSE:SCS) today reported second quarter revenue of $819.0 million and net income of $37.2 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.30. Excluding restructuring costs, adjusted earnings were $0.35 per share. In the prior year, Steelcase reported $786.7 million of revenue, diluted...
18 Sep 2015 @ 05:14
All day long financial news sites have been littered with headlines speculating about whether or not the U.S. Federal Reserve would at last raise interest rates this month as has long been anticipated. If not speculating about whether or not, they speculated all day about what if. Between that and the reports on last night’s […]
16 Sep 2015 @ 04:17
What are the details? BP and Ningxia Baota Chemical Fibre Co., Ltd. (a majority owned subsidiary of Baota Petrochemical Group) have signed an agreement to license BP’s latest generation purified terephthalic acid (PTA) technology, the third such deal agreed by BP. Ningxia Baota intends to build a 1.2 million tonnes per annum (tpa) unit at […]