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Ball Corporation Misses Quarterly Sales Estimates On Slowing Demand

Ball Corporation missed third-quarter sales estimates, hurt by slowing demand for its beverage cans and business disruption at one of its largest customers...

Clorox Bets On Strong Inventory To Help Overcome Cyber Attack Hit

Clorox said it expects to rebuild customer inventory levels by the end of the current quarter, as it recovers from an August cyberattack that threw its ord...

Smurfit Kappa Says Decline In Box Demand Continues To Slow

Smurfit Kappa has said that a decline in demand for its boxes slowed further in the third quarter, while it saw tentative improvements in its German order...

Orkla Sees Operating Revenue Up 14% In Third Quarter

Norwegian conglomerate Orkla has reported a 14% year-on-year increase in operating revenue to NOK 16.8 billion in the third quarter of its financial year.

Australia's Woolworths Sales Rise As Cooling Prices Stoke Demand

Top Australian grocer Woolworths said food sales jumped in the first quarter as value-conscious shoppers seized on cheaper meat, fruit and vegetables, but...

ADM Profit Tops Estimates On Good Ethanol Margins, Brazilian Exports

Global grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on good ethanol and sweetener margins and strong Br...

Kimberly-Clark Boosts Profit Target For Third Time As Price Hikes Pay Off

Kimberly-Clark lifted its annual profit forecast for the third time this year after its quarterly profit beat estimates, backed by higher prices and resili...

Philip Morris Lifts Profit Forecast On Higher Pricing, ZYN Growth

Philip Morris International (PMI) has raised its annual profit forecast as third-quarter earnings beat expectations thanks to higher cigarette prices,...