Leggett and Platt News

Capitol Hardware, a supplier of merchandising fixtures, announced today that it will site a new distribution operation here, creating 11 new jobs by 2012.

The Wireless Power Consortium has added seven new members including Research In Motion and Energizer as well as reporting the successful completion of the second round of prototype testing at a members' interoperability test.

Carthage-based Leggett & Platt dropped $10,000 into the campaign account of Speaker of the House Ron Richard, R-Joplin, according to a 48-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated , a diversified manufacturer of engineered components including the Virtu line of superwide digital printers for solid and textile substrates, has won an agreement to dismissal of a lawsuit by Vutek, Inc.

Diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt announced that David S. Haffner, President & Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at the UBS Building and Building Products Seventh Annual CEO Conference on Wednesday, November 18, at 11:40 a.m. EST , in New York.

A renewed emphasis on profitability leads the company to synchronize operations across its supply-chain network.

Jack D. Crusa, senior vice president, president-specialized products, on Oct. 28 exercised options to buy 47,563 shares at between $3.09 and $4.32 with a market value of $177,874, and on the same day sold 488 directly held shares at $20.08 with a market value of $8,997, and now holds 85,056 shares total common.

Prudential Financial Inc., an insurance and investment company, posted its second straight quarterly profit, buoyed by market gains and strong sales of its insurance products.

Stocks posted their first weekly decline since early October with unhappy anniversaries all around us; Monday marked twenty-two years since one serious slump day and the Great Depression was unofficially ushered in 80 years ago this Hump Day.

A strong relaunch of a skin-care line and better-than-expected sales at airport stores helped Estee Lauder Cos.

Alliant Energy Corp. on Friday posted a third-quarter loss mainly due to a hefty special charge, and the company cut its full-year outlook.

Newmont Mining Corp. said Thursday that its profit more than doubled in the third quarter as the gold producer capitalized on favorable commodity prices and strong gold and copper sales.

Pharmacy-benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said late Wednesday its third-quarter profit declined, hurt by one-time charges that include costs to settle a legal matter and acquisition expenses.

Leggett & Platt Inc. recently raised its forecast for full-year profit and third-quarter results above Wall Street expectations.

Large scale IT operations are already migrated away from the HP 3000, right? Well, maybe not as many as you'd think.

Several years ago, I had a conversation with someone who was tethered to a losing stock.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. on Monday raised its earnings guidance for the year by more than 40 percent, citing stronger-than-expected results from its global car rental business in the third quarter and current fourth-quarter projections.

Juniper Networks, Inc third quarter revenues fell 13% to $823.9 million and net income fell 43.6% to $83.8 million or 16 cents a share.

Leggett & Platt Inc. October 23, 2009 9:00 am ET Executives David DeSonier a ' Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations Analysts Presentation Operator Welcome to the Leggitt & Platt third quarter 2009 earnings.

Fortune Brands Inc., a seller of consumer goods ranging from faucets to bourbon, said Friday that its third-quarter profit dropped 63 percent as the prior-year's results included a hefty gain related to the termination of a joint venture.