08:18 AM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Knife River (KNF) reported Q4 net income Thursday of $0.41 per diluted share, compared with $0.36 a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.34. Revenue for the quarter was $657.2 million, compared with $646.9 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $651.7 million. The construction materials company said it expects...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Payment technology company Global Payments ( GPN ) reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as customers ramped up spending during the holiday season. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT A strong labor market, marked by low layoffs and strong wage growth, has fueled consumer spending on range of goods and services. Payment technology companies' earnings are linked...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Shoe designer Steven Madden said on Thursday it would buy UK-based luxury brand Kurt Geiger in an all-cash deal valued at 289 million pounds ($360.09 million), expanding its presence in international markets. The New York-based owner of brands such as Dolce Vita and Betsey Johnson will buy the company from private equity firm Cinven. Kurt Geiger's...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Hindalco Industries, one of India's largest aluminium and copper producers, reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher aluminium prices. The Aditya Birla Group-owned company's consolidated net profit surged 60.2% to 37.35 billion rupees ($429.5 million) in the quarter ended December 31. Analysts, on average, had expected 35.73 billion rupees profit, per data compiled...