Can new CEO Inge Thulin return 3M to its former glory.

ByMartin Vlcek:ALLETE Inc. (ALE) was established more than a century ago, in 1906 in Duluth, Minnesota, just 4 years after and 20 miles away from 3M (MMM), the famous Dow Jones company based on the same mining and industrial complex of Minnesota. Lik

Engineering conglomerate confirms Sir George Buckley would join the board in August and take over at the group’s general meeting on November 19

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LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Smiths Group, the British engineering company in talks to sell its medical unit, said on Monday it had appointed George Buckley to be its new chairman.

Low growth rates and slow innovation are among the reasons to sell 3M stock.

LONDON, June 13 (IFR) - After six years of waiting, one of the investors in Natixis Asset Management's ABS Plus fund has decided to pull out, prompting the liquidation of EUR291.3m of bonds, a quarter of the fund.

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Inge Thulin, 3M (NYSE: MMM) President and CEO, was on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning to talk about how the company famous for Ace, Post-it, Scotch and Nexcare brands makes its product innovations, and about some of the company's long-term plans. Re

Investors in 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 14th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the MMM options chain for the new June 14th contracts and identified one put and

Fuel Tech (NASDAQ: FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, today announced the receipt of four air pollution control (APC) contra

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Rearden Commerce, an e-commerce platform, has taken on a small amount of debt financing to "clean up its balance�sheets."

San Diego-based WeMonitor provides monitoring systems that "demystify" home energy. It has raised $5.3 million in financing to expand its team and release its first product later this�year.

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Playtox is finding success outside of the App Store, and Runa Capital is investing $3 million to help it expand on mobile�browsers.

Bruker Corporation today announced that it has signed an exclusivepatent license agreement with 3M Company, which allows Bruker to include3M patented innovations relating to matrix-assisted…

Slow and steady dividend growth over more than half a century is one of the main reasons investors should take another look at 3M stock.

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Emerging industries, jettisoning underperforming businesses, and better brand awareness would help goose 3M stock.

Former staff Tim Mason and Richard Brasher received payouts while executive directors miss out on annual bonuses, annual report says

Revenues grow from £329.3m to £340.4m in the year to March 31, even as output in the UK construction market shrinks by more than 8%

Diversified conglomerate has paid a dividend every year for nearly four decades.

In three years Shahiya has gained 50% market share for food sites in Saudi Arabia, has 1.3m unique users a month and attracts serious advertisers

Cloud startup SugarSync just closed an additional $3 million in funding, according to an SEC�filing.

UK luxury fashion group reaps rewards from rapid international expansion as annual profits nearly double to £9.3m, sharpening focus for more expansion

The follow-on investment comes from two strategic partners: Steelcase and CBRE�Group.

 

Digital entertainment distribution startup Yekra has raised $3 million in funding to give studios a way to distribute DRM-protected content without it being�burdensome.

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (NYSE: CLI) today announced that it has sold its Mack-Cali Airport property located in Little Ferry, New Jersey, for approximately $32.3 million. The sold building is a fully leased, two-story, 286,628-square-foot commerc

Watchdog says up to 1.3m homeowners due to repay loans over next 30 years face shortfalls averaging about £72,000. Up to 10% have no repayment plan

There were 49.2m tablets shipped in the first quarter, up from 20.3m a year ago, while PC shipments fell 14 per cent

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - RWS Holdings PLC : * £2.3M acquisition of UK translations business

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Wolfson Microelectronics PLC : * Q1 revenues up 59% year-on-year to $48.1M (Q1 2012: $30.3M) * Micro Q1 underlying operating loss $2.8M excluding restructuring and

The pay rise will take total amount the media boss could take home to $28.3m as the group prepares to split its divisions in June

Profits at the French oil group were €2.9bn for the quarter, down 7 per cent, as production fell 2 per cent to 2.3m barrels of oil equivalent a day

Nearly two-thirds of blue chips rise today, but the heavily weighted 3M slumps to limit advances