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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Monday, August 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2013. Adjusted operating income was above management’s expectations for the second quarter as pricing held up better than anticipated in a declining metal cost environment and the Company’s Europe and Mediterranean businesses performed relatively stronger. Excluding certain items, adjusted earnings per share of $0.69 and adjusted operating income of $84.5 million were stronger than anticipated. For the second quarter, reported operating income was $71.8 million and reported earnings per share were $0.24. A reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to reported earnings per share and adjusted operating income to reported operating income is included on page 4 of this press release.

Highlights

    Adjusted operating income, including acquisitions, improved 83% sequentially
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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Monday, August 5th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) reported today results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2013. Adjusted operating income was above management’s expectations for the second quarter as pricing held up better than anticipated in a declining metal cost environment and the Company’s Europe and Mediterranean businesses performed relatively stronger. Excluding certain items, adjusted earnings per share of $0.69 and adjusted operating income of $84.5 million were stronger than anticipated. For the second quarter, reported operating income was $71.8 million and reported earnings per share were $0.24. A reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share to reported earnings per share and adjusted operating income to reported operating income is included on page 4 of this press release.

Highlights

    Adjusted operating income, including acquisitions, improved 83% sequentially
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, August 4th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

    Figures show an 11.1 per cent increase in visitor numbers, on track to achieve Dubai’s Tourism Vision for 2020 of 20 million tourists annually
    Hotel and hotel apartment operator revenues rise 18.6 per cent to AED 11.6 billion

More than 5.5 million tourists visited Dubai in the first half of 2013, representing an 11.1 per cent year-on-year increase, indicating that Dubai is on the way to achieving its Tourism Vision for 2020.  The first half visitor number results, released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) today, show increases across all key indicators, including hotel establishment guests, hotel and hotel apartment revenues, room occupancy and average length of stay.

Announced earlier this year under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler ... Read more »

TOKYO - Saturday, August 3rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of "TPD1054F”, a 1-channel low-side switch IPD (intelligent power device) with diagnostic functions for use in automotive applications, such as mechanical relays and lamp drivers. Mass production is scheduled to start in December, 2013. The new IPD is fabricated with BiCD1 process, which realizes integration of diagnostic functions while maintaining the equivalent on resistance to its predecessor, "TPD1044F”. This additional functionality enables the system to directly control the products, contributing to improved safety.

[1]: Integration of Bipolar, CMOS and DMOS (Double–diffused MOS).
            

Key Features

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Directly controllable by external logic signal

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