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4/10/2012 5:45 PM ET (RTTNews) – Aluminum producer Alcoa, Inc. (AA: News ) said Tuesday after the markets closed that its first quarter profit fell 69% from last year, as higher costs and expenses more than offset a small increase in revenue. However, the company’s quarterly earnings surprised Wall Street analysts who were expecting the [...]

CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 — Kyriba, the global leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) treasury management solutions, today announced the launch of its Supply Chain Finance technology platform. Read more:

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Elpida Memory Inc., facing a deadline to repay $1.2 billion of debt by April, may gain financial support for the second time in three years as Japan seeks to keep the company alive amid a slump in the chip market. read more

Toyota Motor Corp., (TM-N60.72-1.22-1.97%) battered in the past eight months by natural disasters and the shock of the soaring yen, is rethinking some of the strategies it employed to become one of the world’s leading auto makers. read more

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) W.W. Grainger Analyst Day Call November 16, 2011 1:00 PM ET Read the transcript

Home Depot Inc., which posted higher quarterly same-store sales Tuesday, said there are more opportunities to increase margins as investments in transforming the retailer’s supply chain continue to pay off. read more

Profits rose 20 per cent at DHL Supply Chain in the third quarter with EBIT rising to 99m euros (£85m) from 83m euros (£71m) last year. read more

The modern day chief procurement officer (CPO) has a significant role in delivering value to shareholders, customers and the public. But the CPO’s success is very dependent upon collaboration with the chief financial officer (CFO). read more

APRIL 28, 2011, 6:43 A.M. ET Unilever shares dipped after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate said underlying sales in the developed world slumped in the first quarter and warned of a sharply higher commodities bill this year and depressed operating margins in the first half. read more

New Delhi April 27, 2011, 0:22 IST: India’s largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, has put in place a new strategy to reduce its dependence on Japan for auto parts. It will source parts from new geographies such as Thailand and Germany, and hopes the move will help it save five to 10 per cent on the [...]