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3M Co.’s (MMM) Vigorous Profit Compensated Decline in Sales – MMM, JNJ, DD, CAT, RYN, LUK

3M Co.’s (NYSE:MMM)declared that its third-quarter earnings jumped up 6.7% as the manufacturer of consumer and industrial products announced that robust operating margins compensated a decline in sales due to currency impacts.

Shares were lower 2.7% at $90 in premarket …

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Caterpillar Inc.’s (NYSE:CAT) Earnings Shine in 3Q Courtesy to Robust Asset Sales – CAT, CNH, LDL, MGT, UTX, MMM, RYN

Caterpillar Inc.’s (NYSE:CAT)reported that its third-quarter earnings jumped up 49% as the construction and mining equipment manufacturer took advantage from an asset-sale increase and reported consistent sales growth.

Though, the firm declined its 2012 guidance among lower-than-predicted global economic environments. …

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3M Co (MMM) Going to Buy Ceramic Armor Maker, Ceradyne – MMM, JNJ, CAT, DOW, UTX, RYN, NMFC

3M Co. (NYSE:MMM) reported on Monday that it would pay $35 per share to purchase ceramic armor manufacturer Ceradyne Inc.

The buying price values the Costa Mesa, Calif., firm at a premium of 43% above its Friday settlement price of …

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Caterpillar (CAT) Kicks Start Chinese Export

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) has started exporting Chinese-manufactured machinery to the Middle East and Africa, as an element of a plan to compensate a decline in China’s economic growth, a top manager at the firm commented in an interview.

The attempt …

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Buckeye Technologies (NYSE:BKI) Shut Down Florida Plant; Stock Tumbles – BKI, MERC, SPP, RYN

The Memphis, Tennessee based Buckeye Technologies Inc (NYSE:BKI) plunged 8% in Monday trading as the company reported that it was shuttering its Florida facility temporarily to deal with a mechanical breakdown.

The fiber and woven goods maker Buckeye Technologies announced …

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Earning Report; Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Profit Down on Tax Charges- DOW, CAT, UTX, MMM, DHR, LUK, RYN

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) reported on Thursday that its Q1 earnings plummeted 50% after it took a pre-tax charge of $357 million to close several of its plants.

The nation’s biggest chemical maker posted income of $412 million, or …

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