United Rentals Revenue Up 6.2% in 2Q
Rental revenue increased 17 percent in the quarter.
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July 2014
May Construction Production Grows in Europe
Construction production increased 1.5 percent in the euro area and 1.6 percent in the EU28.
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Pool Corp. Sales Up 7% in 2Q
Profit for the pool distributor climbed 11 percent.
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Albemarle Agrees to Acquire Rockwood Holdings
Albemarle will pay $6.2 billion for outstanding shares of the chemical manufacturing company.
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3M to Take Full Ownership of Sumitomo 3M Joint Venture
3M will acquire Sumitomo Electric Industries’ 25 percent stake in the joint venture.
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Wholesale Prices Up 0.4% in June
Increase driven by indexes for final demand services and goods.
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Textron Sales Up 23.5% in 2Q
Industrial sales grew 11.6 percent in the quarter.
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ISA Distributor Index Decreases in July
The ISA Manufacturer Index grew in July.
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Atlas Copco Sales Up 7% in 2Q
Organic sales fell 3 percent in second quarter.
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Canadian Manufacturing Sales Rise 1.6% in May
Sales increases in Ontario drove most of the gains.
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Ferguson Adds 95 Jobs with Two New Distribution Centers
New facilities will support Fergusons metro New York and Northeast branches.
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Asian Manufacturing to Improve in 2015
Slowing of Chinese economic activity contributes to uncertainty in 2014.
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SKF Sales Up 9.5% in 2Q
Profit increases 14 percent year-over year in 2Q.
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Recommended Reading: The Value in Small Customers
It may be easy to ignore small customers, but there are big reasons why you shouldnt
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APR Supply Acquires W.G. Balph Company
Acquisition adds two APR branches in Pennsylvania.
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HEXPOL Acquires Kardoes Rubber
The rubber compounding plant had sales of $43 million in 2013.
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Manufacturing Technology Orders Down 10% in May
Manufacturing technology orders down 1.4 percent year-to-date.
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Falls in June
Job components improved, while capital outlays and planned spending declined.
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3 Encouraging Signs for MSC in 2014
Three things point to continued growth for the remaining fiscal year.
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European Industrial Production Falls in May
Compared with April, industrial production declined 1.1 percent in both the euro area and the EU28.
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