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In accordance with a resolution taken at the Annual General Meeting of AB SKF on April 20, 2004, this is to announce the representatives of the four largest shareholders, …

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced net income per share of $1.09 for the third quarter of 2004, an increase of 58 percent over net income per share of $.69 in the third quarter of 2003.

Parker Hannifin Corporation reported orders for the month of September in the company’s industrial and aerospace segments. Orders for the North American Industrial businesses increased 18 percent over the same month last year, while Rest-of-World Industrial orders increased 12 percent.

The U.S. subsidiary of the Ebara Corporation (Japan) has agreed to pay a $6.3 million criminal fine and $121,000 civil fine for illegally shipping of pumps to Iran and trying to shield the deal from regulators.

Highlights: Significant increase in order input – over 25% at constant exchange rates; Increased order input driven by new products and markets; Improving outlook on new orders in Clear Liquid and Techna; Strong turnover and profit growth in Engineering Services; New product introduction programme on track; Earnings per share up 2%; dividend up 3%

Crane Co. will hold its annual analyst conference starting at 8:00am (eastern) on December 14th in New York City.

Parker Hannifin Corporation reported orders for the month of August in the company’s industrial and aerospace segments. Orders for the North American Industrial businesses increased 17 percent over the same month last year,…

For the fifth year in succession, SKF has been selected to be a member of Dow Jones’ Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI World) and the pan-European sustainability benchmark (DJSI STOXX).

Baker Hughes Incorporated announced the commencement of a voluntary sale program (also known as an odd-lot program) for stockholders owning fewer than 100 shares of Baker Hughes common stock.

Despite the rising cost of energy and raw materials, the world economy showed consistently stable growth in the first half of 2004. The development of the Chinese market was particularly dynamic, but Japan and the USA also showed good growth rates. For the euro zone…