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Manufacturing & Materials

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The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Christopher Barker	Gold's Smoothest Operator Even after an amazing run, Yamana looks poised to shine.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Christopher Barker	No Shareholder Gold From Kinross Yet Several well-respected miners, like Kinross Gold, have not delivered bottom line results that reflect any measure of the dramatic 47% surge in the gold price from year-ago levels.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Rich Smith	A Merger Made in Maryland? After several previous attempts, it's official: Stanley Works will buy Black & Decker. Now comes the hard part: Pinning a valuation on this new company -- and deciding whether you should buy it.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Christopher Barker	Gold Remains a Coiled Spring With the weight of IMF sales lifted, gold may take flight once more.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Toby Shute	Powerful Production at Cameco The uranium miner digs deep and turns in a fine quarter.
Inc. November 1, 2009 Darren Dahl	Business for Sale: An Indiana Machine Shop An independent machine shop may be a great buy for someone with industry experience
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Christopher Barker	The Titans of Gold Strike Again Major minors offer a snapshot of the gold miners' outlook.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Alyce Lomax	A Stock for Thrill-Seekers Volcom faces what could be a very difficult holiday season for the retailers and consumer-goods companies to whom it supplies most of its board-sports-related merchandise
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Christopher Barker	The Golden Eagle Breaks a Wing Agnico-Eagle shares had soared to a 46% gain for 2009 just a couple of weeks ago, but they've come crashing down to Earth in recent days.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Alyce Lomax	World's Scariest Stocks: Crocs Even though it hasn't yet ended up as a briefcase and a pair of boots in Mr. Market's wardrobe, Crocs may be a shoe-in as one of the scariest stocks in the world.
Popular Mechanics November 2009	How Plane Technologies Effects the Titanium Market: Timeline Titanium prices from 1975 to 2009 depended on the needs of the airplane industry.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Geri Smith	Hard Times Ease for Cemex, Mexico's Cement Giant The Mexican cement giant quashed a near default. But the old days of double-digit growth could be years off.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009	A Q&A with Cemex CEO Zambrano Mexican cement producer Cemex was hit hard by the U.S. housing and construction bust. CEO Lorenzo Zambrano talks about lessons learned.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Christopher Barker	Coal Miners Focus Their Binoculars Taking stock of multiple coal sector indicators.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Toby Shute	Underpromising and Overdelivering Offshore FMC Tech offers up another round of guidance-busting results.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 David Lee Smith	U.S. Steel Still Getting Rolled The steelmaker stands taller sequentially, but continues a spate of losses.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 Rich Smith	You're Wrong to Kick Sand at Under Armour In contrast to last quarter, when Under Armour leaned on its apparel segment for growth, this time footwear led the charge, and sales there spiked 150% year over year.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 Rich Smith	Corning Accentuates the Positive, Eliminates the Profits The gigantic glassmaker's Q3 earnings report makes multiple references to sequential results.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Christopher Barker	A Pair of Moneymaking Metalsmiths Smaller steelmakers like AK Steel and Schnitzer Steel may be first in line for profits.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	3M Means Make Mucho Money Like lots of big U.S. industrial companies, 3M smacked the analysts' estimates.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	Honeywell's Ready for the Recovery Honeywell wasn't spectacular, but it got the job done.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Chris Jones	Run This Stock Through Your Spin Cycle Whirlpool holds its own in a market that should be unfriendly to discretionary stocks.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2009 Christopher Barker	The Heavy Favorites in Heavy Equipment Mining equipment specialists continue to shine.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 Christopher Barker	The Common Fate of Recovery and Industry Domestic steelmakers find unwelcome cracks in the recovery weld.
TIME Asia November 2, 2009 Austin Ramzy	Tower of Power China, the world's leading producer of greenhouse gases, is taking an aggressive path to develop alternative sources of energy.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 David Lee Smith	Freeport's Back! (And So Is Its Dividend) Freeport-McMoRan rides a wave of price hikes and cost cuts to one solid quarter.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Goldman Sachs upgrades industrial heavyweight Caterpillar, but not all other analysts agree.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Christopher Barker	Peabody Spins a Tale of 2 Recoveries The coal company confirms again that it's full steam ahead in other markets, no matter what happens here.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Josh Cable	A Blueprint for Sustainable Manufacturing Carpet giant Mohawk aims to weave sustainability into every fiber of its operations.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Josh Cable	How Green Are Your Products? As the demand for green intensifies, manufacturers are using software and Web-based tools to quantify -- and promote -- the environmental impacts of their products and processes.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	The Future of Manufacturing 2009 Manufacturing leaders chart the impact of the recession and identify the opportunities and risks facing the U.S. manufacturing sector in the years ahead.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	Raw Material Risks Manufacturers must remain vigilant and agile in the face of volatile costs and possible supply squeezes.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Feds Eye Trade Compliance Violators Manufacturers, be careful! Those valves you shipped overseas may seem harmless to you, but to the federal government it may be considered a security threat and an expensive mistake.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	The Competitive Edge -- A To-Do List for the Manufacturing Czar New "manufacturing czar" Ron Bloom should avoid protectionist measures and push for policy change that fosters innovation.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Preston McCreary	Consider This -- Time for America's Second Industrial Revolution Lean principles offer the fuel to power a renaissance in American manufacturing.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Peter Morici	Thought Leader -- Are We Running Out of Time on Trade Issues? The manufacturing sector needs to see some relief in the next few years if the U.S. economy is to grow.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	High-Tech's Role in Lean Technology isn't a panacea for plant-floor problems but it can help manufacturers take lean to the next level.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Safe Incentives Many manufacturers opt for gift certificates or merchandise rewards to recognize their employees' safety efforts.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Certified Green Beginning in early 2010, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Purdue University plan to offer a green manufacturing specialist certificate.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Peter Alpern	Eye Robot Like TVs and laptops, vision-guided systems for manufacturing have gotten smaller, more sophisticated, less expensive and easier to use.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	Five Ways to Stretch Equipment Budgets in Tough Times By taking a more active role in maintaining and maximizing capital equipment, companies can extend the lifetime of the hardware by years.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	Dealing With Contract Risks Negotiating a good deal is an essential aspect of procurement, but it's easy to oversimplify negotiations as only a matter of getting the best price from a supplier.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 David Blanchard	Logistics Teams Up With Accounts Payable to Recover Lost Profits Roquette uses a freight payment audit process to generate refunds from rail carriers.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 David Blanchard	Portrait of a Sustainable Supply Chain Best-in-class manufacturers are enjoying a significant reduction in energy consumption.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jill Jusko	Product Development Assistance from Manufacturing Networks Small to midsize manufacturers face similar product development challenges as their larger kin, but lack similar resources. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership can offer assistance.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jill Jusko	Product Development Solutions New and improved product development tools can help product developers and R&D personnel do their jobs better.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Josh Cable	IT Helps Firms Go Green, Save Money Solutions are becoming integral to manufacturers' efforts to comply with regulations, reduce carbon footprints.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Josh Cable	IT Solutions Femap Version 10.1 from Siemens PLM Software provides new finite element modeling and visualization tools for increased productivity.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 David Lee Smith	Caterpillar's On the Move Despite a sharp drop in earnings, bellwether company Caterpillar is among the stars reporting.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Toby Shute	Why the Surge in Cameco? Shares of Cameco are pushing to fresh intraday highs. What's going on with the uranium powerhouse?
IndustryWeek October 20, 2009	Recession Changes Trade Finance Picture As credit becomes more scarce and deals become riskier, trade partners reconsider finance terms and agreements.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 David Lee Smith	Don't Miss the Return of Big Mining The big mining stocks spent the tail end of last week prominently displayed in the news.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Christopher Barker	Moto's Got Gold Mining Mojo The mergers and acquisitions scene among miners of precious metals continues to sizzle.
Inc. October 1, 2009 Max Chafkin	The Future of Manufacturing A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century.
Inc. October 1, 2009 Nicole Marie Richardson	Innovation: A New Rooftop Wind Turbine The WindTronics turbine can generate energy at low speeds.
Inc. October 1, 2009 Leigh Buchanan	Obituary: The Genius of John S. Barry The creator of WD-40, John S. Barry, died at 84 of pulmonary fibrosis on July 3. Though Barry was celebrated as a marketing genius, his masterstroke was to flout the first law of marketing: He refused to position the product.
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