Industrials

Microsoft said it had restored access to its Windows Live services, including Hotmail, for most customers after a major glitch that took them offline for several hours.

Fujitsu said its quarterly operating profit fell 35 percent, dragged down by losses in its devices business, sluggish IT spending in Japan and a strong yen, but it stuck to its full-year profit forecast on hopes for a pickup in IT spending in the October-March period.

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Dupont said it expects 2012 earnings per share to rise 12% to 17% from 2011 levels, not including pension charges, as sales rising to a range of $40 billion to $42 billion.

3M Co has signed a five-year commercial pact with a relatively new stainless steel and aluminum distributor to create a stable of so-called disruptive products, including technology that could eliminate the need for paint on automobiles.

Apple's suppliers have reportedly begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its iPhone 4 with a smaller 8GB flash drive.

A German court upheld an injunction banning the sale of Samsung's new Galaxy Tab tablet computers in Germany.

Sony will pull together plans this month to restructure its loss-making television business and even consider teaming up with other firms, a senior executive said this week.

Shares of the water purifier are ticking higher on Thursday as investors give the thumbs up to its strong quarterly performance. 

Caterpillar said it believes China's construction equipment market will grow 10% in 2012.

Caterpillar said it believes China's construction equipment market will grow 10% in 2012.

Fastenal reported on Thursday first-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations, though the company’s sales ramped up on new store openings.

Planetary Resources recently announced it wants to mine asteroids.

How GlaxoSmithKline got away with pushing Paxil to kids from 1999 to 2010.

Waste Connections has bought oilfield waste services company R360 Environmental Solutions for $1.3 billion in cash.

The U.S. home-improvement giant has dropped its $1.86 billion proposal to buy Rona following weeks of stiff opposition. 

A rare and powerful hybrid storm roaring up the Eastern Seaboard triggered evacuations, school closings, and contingency plans from Wall Street banks and exchanges Monday morning. 

Manufacturing conglomerate Honeywell issued a tepid 2013 outlook and also unveiled a $600 million acquisition of mobile computing device maker Intermec.

Alcoa plans to scale down operations at three aluminum smelters in Italy and Spain to tighten expenses as metal prices continue to fall.