Industrials

NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters Legal) - Six former and current employees of a U.S. unit of Bayer AG filed a class-action lawsuit against the company on Monday, alleging gender discrimination in pay, promotions and the treatment of pregnant women and mothers.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he was looking at more acquisition targets after a $9 billion buy of U.S. specialty chemical maker Lubrizol by his Berkshire Hathaway last week.

Cisco Systems said it plans to buy privately held software company newScale, in a deal that would ramp up its cloud computing services.

(Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co agreed to pay more than $1 million in back wages for overtime to about 600 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor found that the jeans maker failed to record all the hours employees worked in its payroll system.

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Tuesday he was looking to invest in large countries like India.

By Santosh Nadgir and Sayantani Ghosh

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A collapse of the euro currency was not "unthinkable" if it comes under too much strain, billionaire investor Warren Buffett told CNBC on Thursday.

ConAgra Foods saw a 6.4% in its fourth-quarter profit from a prior-year that benefited from the proceeds of divested businesses.

The company reported  a profit of $273.8 million with a 1.5% increase in revenue. 

Wholesale inventories jumped more than expected in December to their highest level in almost two years.

The global miner is buying shale gas reserves from Chesapeake Energy Corp for $4.75 billion.

The diversified manufacturer reported a profit of $928 million in the fourth quarter while sales increased 9.6%.

Dow component Caterpillar reported an adjusted 4Q profit of $0.74 per share, topping the estimate for $0.69. Revenue for the heavy equipment company came in at $11.03 billion, missing the estimate for $11.4 billion.

Boeing sent a shockwave through the aerospace industry on Wednesday with a 2016 outlook that calls for fewer commercial airplane deliveries and some production cuts.

United Technologies reported a 4.5 percent decline in quarterly revenue, hurt by a strong dollar.

J.M. Smucker Co.'s (SJM) fiscal third-quarter earnings slipped 2.6% on restructuring and merger charges, while higher sales in the company's large coffee business boosted revenue and adjusted earnings.

P&G will move its skincare, personal care and cosmetics business to Singapore from Cincinnati to tap Asia’s burgeoning market.

Caterpillar has agreed to sell sell 65% of its wholly-owned third-party logistics business to Platinum Energy for $750 million.

Energized by jumping seed and herbicide sales, Monsanto upped its full-year earnings guidance well above Wall Street’s expectations.

Booz Allen Hamilton beat the Street by revealing surging fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, prompting the consulting company to unveil a special cash dividend.