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WASHINGTON, March 26- Demand for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods surged in February, suggesting factory activity continued to expand at a moderate pace, even though a gauge of planned business spending slipped. The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas rose 8.1 percent in January compared to last year, its biggest rise since June 2006.
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WASHINGTON, March 26- Demand for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods surged in February, suggesting factory activity continued to expand at a moderate pace, even though a gauge of planned business spending slipped after surging the previous month.
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*Looks to tap cheaper shale gas in North America. March 18- Dow Chemical Co said it plans to build several specialty material production plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast to take advantage of cheap shale-derived natural gas.
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TOKYO, March 13- The venture building the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first commercial aircraft in half a century, predicts the market for 70-90- seat jets could be as many as 5,000 over the next two decades- almost double the forecasts of the two big specialist regional jetmakers, Brazil's Embraer and Canada's Bombardier.
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*Japan reports big drop in core machinery orders. TOKYO, March 11- The Japan government's choice to lead the country's central bank promised on Monday to move quickly to implement fresh monetary stimulus to lift the struggling economy, a case underlined by a surprisingly sharp drop in a gauge of capital investment.
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TOKYO, March 11- Japan's core machinery orders plunged in January from the previous month, falling for the first time in four months and suggesting companies are cautious on capital spending due to uncertainty over the economy's outlook.
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TOKYO, March 11- Japan's core machinery orders tumbled 13.1 percent in January from the previous month, down for the first time in four months, government data showed on Monday.
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March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion after the buyout firm raised its offer.
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*KKR offers $76 per share for Garden Denver. March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion but some on Wall Street questioned the valuation, saying the company was worth much more.
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*KKR to assume Gardner Denver's debt. March 8- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP will buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc for $3.74 billion, four months after the company put itself up for sale. KKR's offer of $76 per share is at a premium of 3 percent to Gardner Denver's Thursday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Private equity firm KKR will buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver for $3.9 billion including debt.
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Invesco's Ron Sloan says he's the most bullish he's been in over a decade.
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*Deal could check Apple's influence at Sharp- analysts. TOKYO/ SEOUL, March 6- Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc's key Asian display suppliers.
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NEW YORK, March 4- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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NEW YORK, March 4- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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PARIS, Feb 25- Leasing company Avolon urged Airbus and Boeing Co on Monday to show restraint in production in coming years to avoid upsetting a crucial balance in the market for their most popular models.
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HONG KONG, Feb 8- One in five Chinese LED lighting companies may fail this year as falling prices and oversupply batter an industry that Beijing bankrolled to try to build an energy-efficient future.
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TOKYO, Feb 7- Japan's core machinery orders rose 2.8 percent in December, up for a third straight month, government data showed on Thursday, in a sign a global economic recovery and a weaker yen will encourage companies to increase their capital spending.
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TOKYO/ WASHINGTON, Jan 23- Japanese regulators have joined their U.S. counterparts in all but ruling out overcharged batteries as the cause of recent fires on the Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner, which has been grounded for a week with no end in sight.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 20- U.S. safety investigators on Sunday ruled out excess voltage as the cause of a battery fire this month on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet operated by Japan Airlines Co and said they were expanding the probe to look at the battery's charger and the jet's auxiliary power unit.
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