Illinois Tool Works News

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at TheStreet in a note issued to investors on Thursday, StockRatingsNetwork reports.

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Instron Corporation manufacturers testing instruments, systems, and accessories designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components.

The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... On Thursday, Hardinge announced that it has agreed to buy the Forkhardt machine tools workholding devices subsidiary from Illinois Tool Works ( Headquartered in Traverse City, Mich., Forkhardt has ... (more)

Two Glenview-based companies and two other North Shore-based companies have made the Fortune 500 list for 2013.

Elmira, N.Y.-based Hardinge Inc. has announced that it will acquire Forkardt from Illinois Tool Works in a $34 million transaction of cash and debt that is expected to be completed today.

I've commented before that Emerson Electric is an "it's always something" company - there's always something going a little wrong with some part of the business and creating worries for long-term investors.

One of the investment and corporate finance topics that has been getting more airtime recently is the notion of "peak margins" - the idea that many companies have squeezed all they can from mass firings, IT investments, and other sorts of cost "rationalizations". If this theory proves accurate, stocks could well be meaningfully overpriced on the ... (more)

Although the global economy has shown signs of improvement since the start of 2013, there is still some way to go before there is full recovery.

This morning, Goldcorp declared its monthly dividend of five cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders last month.

PRNewswire GLENVIEW - The board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 38 cents per share, paid on July 9 to stockholders of record as of June 28.

On April 12, 2013, an Illinois trial court ordered that Travelers Casualty & Surety Company, Century Indemnity Company, and Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut, which issued primary and excess general liability policies to Illinois Tool Works Inc.

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's stock had its "market perform" rating reiterated by investment analysts at BMO Capital Markets in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports.

Illinois Tool Works may see sales slow down this year, but the company has an incredible management team that knows how to increase margins.

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's stock had its "neutral" rating reaffirmed by Zacks in a research note issued on Friday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

Investors who prize 3M 's ability to muddle through the tough times a little better than most had to be a little disappointed with the company's first quarter results.