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The Motley Fool August 4, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Timberland's Still Unlaced Many shoe companies have had a difficult time putting their best foot forward here lately. Timberland looks like yet another example.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Christopher Barker	Inflation Doesn't Scare This Gold Miner Barrick Gold delivered golden earnings for the second quarter, with net profit rising 22%.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Rich Smith	A Steady Picture at Corning The market has reacted badly to Corning's quarterly report. Let's take a step back and review the damage, and see if it's quite as bad as everyone else seems to think.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Quietly Outperforming Industrial With a boost from energy, SPX Corp. is riding high this quarter.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Christopher Barker	The First Silver Medalist of the Summer Games Silver Wheaton makes mining look easy, guiding for some serious organic growth through 2010.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Christopher Barker	Does Goldcorp Still Glitter? While Goldcorp lowered 2008 guidance from 2.6 million ounces to 2.3 million ounces, and raised projected costs from $250 per ounce to below $300, how does projected growth look?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Buying Opportunity Is Born at Chicago Bridge With a big charge out of the way, engineering and construction services company Chicago Bridge & Iron looks good again.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Christopher Barker	The 1 Thing Titanium Cannot Do RTI International Metals needs a comeback as strong as its titanium product.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Christopher Barker	Teck Makes a Powerful Purchase Continuing a relentless onslaught of merger and acquisition activity within the coal sector, Teck Cominco announced Tuesday a $14.1 billion bid to acquire Fording, at about a 17% premium to the company's average share price.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Morgan Housel	K-Swiss Still Struggling Second-quarter results didn't provide much hope for a rebound... will this shoemaker ever kick it up a notch?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	Headwaters Unleashed Headwaters made the market very happy with an earnings slide. Read on to see why.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	RC2 Treading Water Despite a one-time hit to earnings, toy train distributor RC2 is improving.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	U.S. Steel: A Surprising Bottle Rocket U.S. Steel, the United States' largest steel producer, blew away anyone who had even tried to forecast its most recent quarterly results.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Morgan Housel	Is K-Swiss Cheap? Is shoe manufacturer K-Swiss a bargain, or a bargain trap?
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Under Armour: Trusted and Verified Under Armour isn't where management has promised it would be just yet, but there's no doubt that they're moving in the right direction.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Christopher Barker	Step Into the Coal Stock Twilight Zone Alliance Resource Partners is the conservative tortoise to the coal price hare.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Mine Safety? Not Very Between its inventory problems and its too-high stock price, analysts didn't really need to go fishing for additional reasons not to own Mine Safety.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Corning's Guidance Is the Thing In advance of earnings, analysts expect 21% sales growth from the LCD TV glass maker.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Welcome to the Bargain Basement, Coach Bad times may be good times to load up on the high-end purse maker Coach.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Bill Mann & Tim Hanson	Mark Cuban Should Be Better Than This We call on Mark Cuban and Sharesleuth to disclose the dates and prices at which they opened and then covered their China Fire short position, as well as their reasons for doing so in such a short period of time.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Fortune Still Down on Its Luck Management explains that they're growing market share and positioning the company for success in the long term.
Investment Advisor August 2008 Beth Piskora	A Golden Opportunity The price of gold has been rising steadily since 2001. Does this bull market rally still have legs? Or is it time to sell?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Under Armor Needs a Penny In advance of earnings, analysts expect high-tech sportswear maker Under Armour to raise sales by 30%.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	Newmont, New Money Posting another banner quarter, Newmont Mining reassures jilted gold investors to return to this sector.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	Colossal Growth, Hefty Dividend The deep correction that struck coal shares recently was the first major pause in what had been a long bull run. But investors should remain confident in coal's strength is no fluke.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	The Golden Eagle Has Landed Gold miner Agnico-Eagle reported a 78% drop in second-quarter earnings, with zinc being the primary culprit. Read on for more.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	How Fares the Global Boom in Infrastructure? Equipment manufacturer Terex basks in global demand from infrastructure and commodities.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Christopher Barker	Bucy in the Mine With Diamonds Mining equipment specialist Bucyrus digs up another strong quarter.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Hail the King of Coal Amid exploding demand, Peabody Energy, the king of coal companies, leads the parade in the size of its earnings surprise and its upside potential.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Never Take a Stock to Bed Select Comfort beats expectations, but it's all relative, because, on an absolute basis, the quarter was atrocious.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Another Shoe Company Stubs Its Toe Skechers reports second-quarter earnings, and investors react as if they'd stepped in something unpleasant.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Another Crocs Shocker Even when it was pretty hard to imagine things could get much worse for Crocs, lo and behold, they have.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Cemex: Still Solid? Despite being hit by housing, cement producer Cemex could be a big winner.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	This Caterpillar Is Smokin' Caterpillar is just plowing through the soft U.S. economy.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Toby Shute	A Bonanza for Big Ag Tractor titan CNH Global is tearing it up, with agricultural equipment driven by strength around the globe, and construction equipment supported by Latin America and other emerging markets.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Freeport-McMoRan: Solid Gold? A sluggish quarter notwithstanding, Freeport looks awfully good.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Toby Shute	A Recession-Resistant Seal No need to sugarcoat the results of coatings company RPM International.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Toys Are Back in Town Hasbro posted better-than expected results, powered by success in its homegrown toy brands and its licensing deal with Marvel
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	No More Tempur Tantrums Tempur-Pedic, the company behind the beds and pillows made with its special pressure-relieving material was due for a bounce, after it performs better than its competitors.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Welcome Back U.S. Manufacturing It's too early to tell whether high fuel prices and the falling dollar will be enough to bring offshored operations back home, but some recent moves suggest it's possible.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Quality Issues Bring Production Home When the risks of defective or tainted products become too much for manufacturers to offshore, companies think of returning manufacturing operations to the United States.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	A Material World The growth of the global economy continues to change the landscape of the raw materials market. Realizing that the old rules no longer apply, manufacturers are looking inward for opportunities to drive costs back down without making their customers foot the bill.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Capital Challenges Turbulent economic conditions are forcing small to mid-sized manufacturers to look harder and longer for financial solutions to help them grow. But access to capital hasn't dried up for companies doing all the right things.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- Oil and Vinegar The only thing worse than the rising cost of oil is not having enough of it to stay in business. One strategy is to implement energy-efficiency initiatives.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Ralph Keller	Continuous Improvement -- What's Continuous Improvement Worth? Focus on how manufacturing operational excellence can help grow your business while increasing the revenue line.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Talent Incubators Inexperienced workers from a variety of backgrounds could fill the looming talent void if manufacturers are willing to invest the time and money.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Taking Lean Beyond the Plant Floor Plastics manufacturer involves suppliers and customers in lean training program.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Process Safety Isn't Automatic One factor to consider in the safety equation is automation. Process manufacturers are beginning to utilize integrated safety and control systems to streamline data.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Paper Manufacturer Banks on Biomass By early 2009 fossil fuel will truly be a thing of the past for Ohio paper maker Smart Papers Holdings LLC. The company has begun construction on a $30 million cogeneration facility that will utilize yard, industrial and fiber waste to power its manufacturing operations.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 John Teresko	Cutting Tools for Robots How much could you save if some of your machining operations were performed by robots?
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 John Teresko	Allocating Responsibility for Manufacturing Cost Hypertherm's implementation of DFMA software offers a business model for improving U.S. global competitiveness.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 John Teresko	Rethinking Supplier Relationships with Tool Providers Collaborating in advance with cutting tool providers can pay off in improved productivity and quality.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 John Teresko	Bookshelf: The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World In his first major book since The Fifth Discipline, lead author Peter Senge challenges us to tackle today's sustainability crisis by helping us see and rethink the big-picture-system way we do business.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	The Do-It-Yourself Guide Is it always cheaper to farm it out, or should some things stay in-house? Here are six ways to help crack the "make or buy" mystery.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Eastern Promises While manufacturers have found rewarding sourcing opportunities in Eastern Europe, they still need to educate themselves first.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Breathing Down on the Dragon More low-cost countries are proving to be viable alternatives to China.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Market Watch For June 2008: Material Demand Steel, aluminum and titanium dioxide register higher prices, while copper dips in June.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	The Low-Cost Learning Curve A good return is never guaranteed from low-cost sources, but manufacturers are learning important lessons to help improve their chances.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Cross-Docking: By The Numbers The top ten benefits to adopting a cross-docking strategy in your warehouse.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Bookshelf: Best Practices in Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement: A Deeper Look In his new book Richard J. Schonberger focuses on the companies that have achieved "the world's longest, steepest rates of improvement in leanness," and how they did it.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Dow Corning Drives Innovation with Incubator Developing products to solve tomorrow's problems requires forward thinking and long-range planning. Dow Corning says an incubator helps the company develop products of tomorrow.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	PLM's Natural Evolution Industry-specific product lifecycle management solutions gain renewed attention.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008	IT Performance Translates to Top Financial Performance Best-in-class manufacturers have very different IT profiles than their peers.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008	Manufacturing Better, Stronger and Faster One key to success is operational effectiveness that allows a company to quickly scale their business to meet market opportunities without having to add manpower.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2008	Wireless for Process Industry to Reach $1B by 2012 Within five years, process manufacturers will be spending more than $1 billion per year on wireless devices and equipment, according to a study
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 Nick Zubko	Market Watch For May 2008: Material Demand According to the May 2008 ISM Manufacturing Report on Business released on June 2, there were 30 commodities up in price, sulfuric acid now in short supply.
Inc. July 2008 Phil Hanes	How I Did It: Phil Hanes The long and happy career of Phil Hanes, southern rag tycoon.
Inc. July 2008 Hannah Clark Steiman	A Socialist CEO Grows Up Paul Millman has learned another thing or two about socialism while founding and running Chroma Technology, a Rockingham, Vermont, company that makes optical filters. He learned it doesn't mix well with capitalism.
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