SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY), ‘s business developed positively in the 2nd quarter of 2014. At €18.5 billion, sales rose by 1 % compared with the same period of the prior year. At around €2.1 billion, income from operations before special items surpassed the level of the 2ndquarter of 2013 by €221 million. Earnings increased considerably in the chemicals business and the […]
Text Posts Alone Are Seven Times More Likely to Show Negative Sentiment than PicturesSAN FRANCISCO – June 5, 2014 – Chute, a visual-marketing company, which helps brands discover and publish consumer photos and videos, has released results from a study showing how consumer sentiment differs by social media format. The study, which examined almost 6,000 posts and tweets about 30 leading […]
Cosmetics company Estée Lauder (NYSE:EL) made for some mighty impressive trading collars on Friday. Shares surged 4.75% to end at an historic high – no mean feat in a week when its arch-rival Avon Products (NYSE:AVP) imploded. The firm, whose myriad other brands include Aramis, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Bumble and bumble, Clinique, Flirt!, Origins, and Smashbox, boosted its profit outlook. Today, however, its excessive subsequent […]
