November 16, 2007 - Modern Distribution Management

November 16, 2007

Industrial Production Down 0.5% in October

Industrial production decreased 0.5&nbsp ; percent in October after having increased 0.2 percent in September. Total industrial production in October was 1.8 percent above its year-earlier level.
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Output in the manufacturing sector fell 0.4&nbsp ; percent in October. The output of utilities dropped 1.6&nbsp ; percent, primarily because of a decline in gas utilities; the output at mines fell 0.6&nbsp ; percent, reversing September's gain.
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Capacity utilization for total industry declined to 81.7 percent, a rate equal to its year-earlier level but 0.7 percentage point above its 1972-2006 average.

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Cerberus-United Rentals Deal May Not Go Through

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has informed United Rentals Inc., Greenwich, CT, that it is not prepared to proceed with the purchase of the construction equipment rental outfit on the terms of its July merger agreement.
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The agreement provides for a limit of $100 million liability if the merger does not go through.
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United Rentals, in a press release, said the repudiation is unwarranted and incompatible with the covenants of the merger agreement. Having fulfilled all the closing conditions under the merger agreement, United Rentals is prepared to complete the transaction promptly."
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United Rentals has retained a law firm to represent it in the matter.
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United Rentals, Inc. is an equipment rental company with ...

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