Manufacturing & Materials

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The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Meade's Cloudy Outlook Business isn't great at the binocular maker. Fiscal second quarter sales fell year over year, while the company turned in a net loss after managing a slim profit last year, as the lower sales volume hurt margins.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Will Ban's Demise Boost Investors? The expiration of the assault weapons legislation may increase manufacturers' profits.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Tom Taulli	Shareholders Love a Little Hostility There's yet another hostile takeover in the tech sector's works.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 David Meier	Turned Off by Visteon The company's outlook is dark as the automotive supplier loses a substantial amount of business from its number one customer -- Ford.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004	One Well-Oiled Machine Donald Washkewicz, who talks about his bringing "lean manufacturing" to Parker Hannifin, says that some good came from the downturn -- and, hopefully, the good times are here again.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Kathleen Kerwin	Ford To Suppliers: Let's Get Cozier Auto parts makers are building factories dedicated to a single assembly plant.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 David Rocks	A Phoenix Named Flying Pigeon China's storied bikemaker has shed weight, added models, and regained lost sales.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004	A Jog with Nike's Numbers Man CFO Don Blair talks about the hard job of instilling discipline at the freewheeling sports-equipment marketer. It hasn't been a stroll in the park.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Rich Smith	Nucor's Fission The steelmaker splits the stock and raises its dividend.
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 Stanley Holmes	The New Nike No longer the brat of sports marketing, it has a higher level of discipline and performance. With revenues exceeding $12 billion in fiscal 2004, the company that started by selling sneakers out of the back of a car has finally grown up.
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