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Linde’s electronics business delivers growth
Industrial gases are used in a wide range of industries, ranging from food to healthcare to high-purity and specialty gases for electronics production, benefiting the largest global producer, Linde (NASDAQ: LIN). The company’s sales rose by 8% during the first quarter, with the latest growth coming from its electronics end market segment that saw a […]
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McDonald’s may not be ‘Lovin it’ now, but could later
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), the fast-food titan, has helped itself in recent months with low prices and product innovation. Of course the inflation arising from the Mideast war will put pressure on the burger maestro. Already, investor concern about rising prices has pushed McDonald’s stock price down 20% since Feb. 27, just before the war broke […]
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Keysight thrives with electronics testing
There are plenty of big, strong companies that many of us haven’t heard of. Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS), with a $61 billion market capitalization, is one of them. It measures and tests the products of electronics manufacturers and suppliers so the products meet industry standards and specifications. The company specializes in communications. Keysight began in […]
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Vertiv powers to success in data-center market
The largest technology companies, such as Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), dominate the data-center market. But some lesser-known players are making a big splash too. One of them is Vertiv Holdings (NYSE: VRT), which provides thermal- and power-management products to data centers. The company says it has the highest market-share of data-center thermal management products. Its thermal […]
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Deckers has been stepping up
If you look at a list of the top 50 performers in the S&P 500 over the past 10 years, you’ll see a lot of the usual technology suspects. For example, the top three spots are occupied by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU). But a decidedly smaller, […]
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Ferguson Enterprises expands footprint with more deals
A massive distributor of plumbing supplies, Ferguson Enterprises (NYSE: FERG) is expanding its footprint across the U.S. by acquiring smaller competitors. Ferguson Enterprises has been growing over the past four years as it continues to purchase smaller companies. The company has emerged to become the largest HVAC and plumbing distributor in the U.S., with a […]
