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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(TO THE POINT)
FINANCIAL
Volume up on futures exchanges
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange notched 4.1 mil contracts a day in Nov., 27% more than Nov. '04. Of that, Globex, its electronic trading market, saw trades rise 32% to 2.9 mil contracts a day, or 71% of CME's total. That's up from 68% a year ago. Also, the Chicago Board of Trade recorded 2.9 mil contracts a day, a 22% gain from a year ago. Chicago Merc rose 4% to 368.50, while CBOT fell 1% to 95.76.
** Bank of America's checking account clients have been given access to its online trading brokerage, Banc of America Investment Services. Fees will be $5-$10 a trade, depending on the type of account. That's a price cut from its previous fee of $19.95.
RETAIL
Gulf-area appliance chain excels
Conn's, with 45 stores in Texas and 5 in Louisiana, posted 38 cents a share in its Q3, 41% more than a year ago and 4 cents more than expected, as residents shelled out to replace appliances lost to Katrina and Rita. Sales rose 30% to $173.3 mil while same-store sales climbed 23.3%. Conn's upped its full-year guidance to $1.60-$1.65 from $1.50- $1.55 per ...
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- Magazine article from: CHIPS January 1, 2004 700+ words
ViViD Contracts N68939-97-D-0040 Contractor: Avaya Incorporated N68939-97-D-0041 Contractor: General Dynamics ViViD provides digital switching systems, cable plant components, communications and telecommunications equipment and services required to engineer, maintain, operate and modernize base
- MTA New York City Transit. (awarded Westinghouse Air Brake Co $150 mil...
- Magazine article from: Railway Age January 1, 1998 700+ words
Westinghouse Air Brake Company has been awarded a $150 million contract to supply brakes, brake controls, air compressors, couplers, current collectors, and door operators for 1,080 R-142 rapid transit cars being built by Bombardier and Kawasaki. In addition, WABCO will provide diagnostic equipment
- New Jersey Transit. (signs a contract for $2 mil. with Safetran System Corp....
- Magazine article from: Railway Age May 1, 1997 700+ words
New Jersey Transit: Awarded a $2 million contract to Safetran Systems Corp. for two central instrument houses and code change point housings at two interlockings. The upgrade will facilitate future connection of NJT/Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains with the Newark International Airport people-mover
- STATS Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results; Net Revenues up 59% from...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 27, 2004 700+ words
...increase of 59% over the same quarter a year ago and an increase of 5% over the prior...0.7 million in the same quarter a year ago, and net income of $4.1 million in...per ordinary share in the same quarter a year ago, and earnings per ADS and earnings per...
- TI Reports 3Q03 Financial Results; - TI Revenue Increases 8% Sequentially, 13%...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 20, 2003 700+ words
...percent sequentially and 13 percent from the year-ago quarter due to growth in Semiconductor...performance analog products. Compared with the year-ago quarter, Semiconductor revenue increased...percent sequentially and 30 percent from the year-ago quarter due to growth in 2.5G ...
- First Chicago NBD Reports Record First Quarter Earnings Per Share, Up 14% From...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 14, 1997 700+ words
...first quarter of 1997. Net income for the year-ago quarter was $340 million, or $1.03...was 17.8%, compared with 16.6% a year ago. "The quarter's earnings reflect a...an increase of 50 basis points from a year ago and 9 basis points from the fourth quarter...
- First Chicago NBD Reports Record First Quarter Earnings Per Share, Up 11% from...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 13, 1998 700+ words
...first quarter of 1998. Net income for the year-ago quarter was $380 million, or $1.17...was 19.9%, compared with 17.8% a year ago. "Our sixth consecutive quarter of record...561 million, a 9% increase over the year-ago quarter. This reflects strong results...
- First Chicago NBD Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings Per Share, Up 10...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 14, 1997 700+ words
...second quarter of 1997. Net income for the year-ago quarter was $361 million, or $1.09...was 18.1%, compared with 17.4% a year ago. "The second quarter performance caps...of this year, compared with 17.0% a year ago. HIGHLIGHTS * The provision for credit...