05:31 PM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Standex International ( SXI ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $1.91 per diluted share, unchanged from a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.68. Net sales during the three months ended Dec. 31 rose to $189.8 million from $178.4 million a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $188.8...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Possible Europa League playoff and last-16 opponents ahead of Friday's draw: POSSIBLE PLAYOFF AND LAST-16 OPPONENTS: Ferencvaros or Porto will face AS Roma or Viktoria Plzen in the playoffs. The winners will meet either Lazio or Athletic Bilbao in the Round of 16. FC Twente or Fenerbahce will face Bodo/Glimt or Anderlecht in the playoffs. The...

05:32 PM EST, 01/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NVent Electric ( NVT ) said late Thursday it closed the sale of its thermal management business to funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) for $1.7 billion. The company expects net after-tax proceeds of about $1.4 billion from the transaction. It plans to use the proceeds for acquisitions and share...

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chris Wright, President Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, is scheduled to speak to a conservative think tank in London next month, the organization said on Thursday. At previous meetings with this group, Wright had advocated for expanding fracking operations. A department spokesperson said Wright, who is expected to be confirmed by...