Tag: Home and Office Products

Chief Executive Officer Chris Peterson told Barron’s it was the best back-to-school season in more than three years as its Sharpie, Expo, Prisma Color, and Elmer’s brands all delivered very strong growth.

For much of America, the Iran war has meant pain at the pump. For Whirlpool, it has caused what it calls a “recession-level industry decline,” and higher appliance prices are coming as a result.

Shares of Whirlpool were soaring after a media report said German engineering company Bosch was considering making an offer for the appliance maker.

Shares of Newell Brands Inc. fell 0.6% in premarket trades Friday after the consumer goods company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and sales but gave soft full-year outlook.

Whirlpool Corp.’s stock fell more than 2% in after-hours trading Monday after the appliance maker’s sales dropped year-on-year as promotions were reduced, but the company said it hopes to benefit from a housing recovery.

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OSAKA, Japan, July 3 (Reuters) – The battery arm of Japan’s Panasonic (6752.T) will need to build four more factories to reach its target for a sharp boost in annual capacity of batteries for electric vehicles by 2031, its technology chief told Reuters.

The British competition regulator approved Amazon U.K.’s ‘s $1.7 billion purchase of iRobot , the maker of smart vacuum cleaners.