08:21 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Standex International ( SXI ) said Tuesday it acquired Amran Instrument Transformers and Narayan Powertech for about $462 million in cash and stock. The company said the separate deals consist of cash payments of 85% and 90% for Amran and Narayan, respectively. The 10% share exchange related to Narayan Powertech is subject to...

* Global sales down 1.5% in third quarter, biggest drop in four years * Profit of $3.23/share beat estimates of $3.20/share * McDonald's paused serving Quarter Pounders on E. coli concern last week * Shares down 2.4% premarket after results (Updates shares) By Savyata Mishra Oct 29 (Reuters) - McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly global sales, hurt by...

BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - China's biggest listed steelmaker, Baoshan Iron & Steel, reported on Tuesday a nearly 65% plunge in its third-quarter net profit, undermined by a fall in steel prices. The company, known as Baosteel, said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it made net profit of 1.34 billion yuan ($188 million), down from 3.8...

08:21 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- FPX Nickel ( FPOCF ) said on Tuesday that it nearly doubled its land package at the Baptiste nickel project within its wholly-owned Decar nickel district in British Columbia. The company said it expanded the Decar claims to about 451 square kilometers from 245 square kilometers through a combination of staking and a...