Feb 5- Diversified U.S. manufacturer Emerson Electric Co met Wall Street profit forecasts for the first quarter and said it sees signs that demand for its industrial products may be picking up. Sales growth in Asia, where Emerson was still shipping goods delayed by floods in Thailand in 2011, and in the United States, offset a 2 percent decline in Europe.
Feb 5- Diversified U.S. manufacturer Emerson Electric Co reported a 22.4 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by shipments of equipment that had been delayed by heavy flooding in Thailand in fall 2011..
Jan 31- United Parcel Service Inc reported a fourth-quarter net loss after taking a large pension-related charge and forecast weaker-than-expected 2013 profit due to an uneven global economy.
*Adjusted profit $1.23/ share vs $1.27 Wall Street view. Jan 30- Rockwell Automation Inc reported a steeper-than-expected 12 percent drop in quarterly profit on weak demand, particularly in China, for its systems that help factories run more smoothly.
Jan 30- Rockwell Automation Inc reported a steeper-than-expected 12 percent drop in quarterly profit on a weak demand for its systems that are used to help factories run more smoothly. The company said on Wednesday that fiscal first-quarter earnings fell to $161.4 million, or $1.14 per share, from $183.3 million, or $1.27 per share, a year earlier.
The company said on Wednesday that fiscal first-quarter earnings came to $161.4 million, or $1.14 per share, compared with $183.3 million, or $1.27 per share, a year earlier.
MUNICH, Jan 23- German industrial bellwether Siemens said it would stick with its focus on cost cuts to catch up with peers such as General Electric as a weak global economy saps demand for factory equipment.
MUNICH, Jan 23- German industrial bellwether Siemens underlined the need for it to keep cutting costs to keep pace with its peers, warning that demand for factory equipment is unlikely to pick up until late this year.
*Software stolen from Microsoft, Oracle, Siemens, others. WILMINGTON, Del., Jan 8- Xiang Li was proud of his growing business, his lawyer said.
*Stolen software from Microsoft, Oracle, Siemens, others. Corporate victims in the case included Microsoft, Oracle, Rockwell Automation,, Agilent Technolgoies, Siemens, Delcam, Altera Corp and SAP, a government spokesman said.