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W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) Declares 5.2% Boost in Fiscal Fourth Quarter Profit

W.W. Grainger, Inc (NYSE:GWW) announced on Thursday that profit in fiscal Q4 moved up 5.2% as the company’s 3 main units observed their revenue hiked, assisted by a handful of overseas units.

The industrial-goods supplier lifted its 2013 sales forecasts, …

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Higher Sales Lead Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) to Post 12.9% Boost in Q4 Net Income – FAST, LAWS, AXE, FAST

Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) reported on that its profit in the fiscal fourth-quarter moved up by 12.9% to $98.7 million or 33 cents per share, from $87.5 million or 30 cents per share in the similar period in previous year.

The …

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Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:FAST) Logs Bubbly Fourth Quarter Earnings, Shares Surge – FAST, HOV, GE, PHM, BA, CPST, DDD, MSM, GWW

Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:FAST)reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit moved up by 12.9% to $98.7 million, or 33 cents per share, as compared to $87.5 million, or 30 cents per share, in 2011’s same quarter.

The company reported that its …

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Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) Stock Plunges as Fiscal Fourth Quarter Falls – NX, FAST, USG, TREX

The Houston-based company Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) stock plunged sharply on Friday after the company announced its fiscal Q4 income fell over 84% as outlays hiked.

Financial results failed to meet Wall Street forecasts, and shares of the corporation …

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Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE) Finalizes Asset Divesting Move – VE, TOT, TEF, TEX, ABB, MDR, CNH, CLNT, FAST

The French waste and water group Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE) reported that it has finalized the divestiture of its American solid waste division to ADS Waste Holdings at a price of $1.9 billion.

The deal was accepted by United States regulators …

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Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Quarterly Earnings Slips on Higher Input Costs – ROK, EMR, SI, DHR, GNRC, ETN, FAST, GFA, WM

Rockwell Automation Inc.’s (NYSE:ROK)reported that its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings plunged 3.3% as the manufacturer of factory-automation equipment and software witnessed hike in input costs, while its income-tax provision also moved up.

For the quarter concluded on Sept. 30, Rockwell posted …

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