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Conglomerates
Composite Value: 894.5
Today's Change: +0.11%
S&P 500: +0.13%
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[Conglomerates (^YHOh717)]
Conglomerates News
Workers, Ky. officials face uncertainty over GE operation
Fri 4:01 pm ET (AP)
They hung on during years of downsizing, but now the few thousand people working at GE's sprawling Appliance Park face even greater uncertainty with the company's plans to sell or spin off its appliance business.
First FDA-Cleared Respirators for General Public Use in Public Health Medical Emergencies Now Available from 3M - (Business Wire)
Asbestos Verdict Upheld by California Court of Appeals, Announces Baron & Budd - (PR Newswire)
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Industry Top Performers
Intraday Price Performance% ChangeMarket Cap
FORME CAPITL INC NEW [FOCP.OB] +45.21% $0
MITSUI AND CO ADR [MITSY] +6.78% $13.9 B
CRANE CO [CR] +3.25% $1.6 B
COOPER INDS CL A [CBE] +1.51% $6.4 B
3M COMPANY [MMM] +1.03% $59.2 B
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Market Capitalization% ChangeMarket Cap
GEN ELECTRIC CO [GE] -0.74% $322.6 B
UNITED TECH [UTX] -0.44% $72.3 B
3M COMPANY [MMM] +1.03% $54.8 B
MITSUI AND CO ADR [MITSY] +6.78% $43.2 B
DANAHER CP [DHR] 0.00% $25.5 B
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Upcoming Events
Date Co Event
07/17/08 TXT Textron Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Release
07/24/08 CBE Cooper Industries Ltd. Q2 2008 Earnings Release
10/16/08 TXT Textron Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Release
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Recent Events
Date Co Event
04/25/08 MMM 3M COMPANY downgraded by Sterne Agee
04/24/08 CBE COOPER INDS CL A upside earnings surprise (+1.25%)
04/24/08 MMM 3M COMPANY upside earnings surprise (+2.22%)
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Market Capitalization:556B
Price / Earnings:16.7
Price / Book:13.1
Net Profit Margin (mrq):10.7%
Price To Free Cash Flow (mrq):-62.2
Return on Equity:19.0%
Total Debt / Equity:3.1
Dividend Yield:2.8%
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