Volvo shares rise as Q1, Europe outlook pleases - MSN MoneyCentral STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo AB posted first-quarter pretax earnings above market expectations on Friday and cuisinart coffee maker was more upbeat on its key European market, sending its shares sharply higher. Volvo reported pretax profit of 6 Source: moneycentral.msn.com RV maker cuts 300 jobs - KVAL COBURG, Ore. -- Monaco Coach cut about 300 jobs April 25 following the fourth year of declining sales. The recreational vehicle maker employed about 2,000 people at its Coburg plant prior to the layoffs. "I have two children, I'm a single mom," said Source: www.kval.com Ericsson Q1 beats forecast, shares rocket - Reuters STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST: Quote , Profile , Research ) posted better first-quarter profits and cuisinart coffee maker margins than expected, sending its shares rocketing on the firm's first upbeat news since an earnings collapse last Source: www.reuters.com Strike lowers Axle's profits - Detroit Free Press American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said Friday its first-quarter sales and cuisinart coffee maker profits were slashed by the first month of a continuing UAW strike over wages and cuisinart coffee maker benefits. In fact, the company's first-quarter sales sank to $587.6 million Source: www.freep.com Toshiba's net profit plunges - Newsday TOKYO - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba said Friday its net profit plummeted a staggering 95 percent in the January-March quarter due to losses related to its exit from the next-generation video HD DVD business. Toshiba Corp.'s profit stood at 1 Source: www.newsday.com GPS market at turning point with sliding prices, demand off - Boston Globe AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Consumer navigation devices have gone from expensive gadgets to mainstream gear in just three years, but Europe's largest maker is struggling. The experience of Netherlands-based TomTom NV -- which saw earnings fall 83 Source: www.boston.com Ericsson shares up jump 25 percent on 1Q report - Washington Post Resize Text STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Friday said its first-quarter profit fell 55 percent, which was better than expected, and cuisinart coffee maker the company's shares soared more than 25 percent. Net profit in the first three Source: www.washingtonpost.com Cuban Cigar Maker for a New Guinness Record - La Prensa Latina Havana, Apr 26 (Prensa-Latina) Cuban Jose Castelar Cairo (also known as Cueto), who has won the Guinness record several times for the world's longest cigar made by a single cigar maker, will try to beat his own record with a gigantic cigar of over 65 Source: www.plenglish.com
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