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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
FOOD
ConAgra profit up despite costs
The packaged food firm earned 40 cents a share in Q4, up 43% from the year before. Earnings included expenses from efficiency programs. Sales rose 11% to $4 bil. The maker of Hunt's ketchup and Healthy Choice foods raised prices on some of its retail brands to offset escalating commodity costs. Shares fell 1%.
Monterey Pasta falls on outlook
The pasta maker's shares fell 3% to 3.52 after it said it expects to lose 2-4 cents a share in Q2. Monterey Pasta cited weak U.S. demand for pasta along with higher ingredient prices and rising workers' comp costs. Two weeks ago, American Italian Pasta announced job cuts due to weak ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Piotrowski, Matt Dinesh, Manimoli August 30, 2006 700+ words
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- Shell settles with CFTC.(United States. Commodity Futures Trading...
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily January 5, 2006 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire UK Disclose July 20, 2005 700+ words
...PART INTO ITALY OR JAPAN 20 July 2005 Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell'), N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') and The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l...
- Royal Dutch Shell Unification Completed.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 20, 2005 700+ words
...July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell'), N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') and The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l...
- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Result of subsequent offer acceptance period.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire UK Disclose August 10, 2005 700+ words
10 August 2005 Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell') and N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') Result of subsequent offer acceptance period and commencement of buy back programme...
- Royal Dutch Shell Acquires Over 95% of Royal Dutch Shares.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 2, 2005 700+ words
Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell') and N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') LONDON, August 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Dutch Shell announces that as of 2 August...
- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Royal Dutch Shell acquires over 95% of RD Shares.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire UK Disclose August 2, 2005 700+ words
...PART INTO ITALY OR JAPAN 2 August 2005 Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell') and N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') Royal Dutch Shell acquires over 95% of Royal Dutch Shares...
- ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Completion of unification expected tomorrow.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire UK Disclose July 19, 2005 700+ words
...PART INTO ITALY OR JAPAN 19 July 2005 Joint Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc ('Royal Dutch Shell'), N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij ('Royal Dutch') and The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l...