Patrick Industries, Inc. (PATK) announced Tuesday that it has appointed Andy Roeder as Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Company, effective March 5. Prior to joining Patrick, Roeder served as CFO of Polaris Boats from 2018 to the present. Prior to his role at Polaris, he was the CFO of Bennington...
Kidney care services firm DaVita, Inc. (DVA) announced Tuesday that it has agreed to terms on the expansion of its international operations in Brazil and Colombia, and its entry into Chile and Ecuador. The expansion will make DaVita the largest dialysis services provider in Latin America. The deal, which is consistent with DaVita\'s disciplined investment...
A report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday showed U.S. service sector growth slowed by slightly more than expected in the month of February. The ISM said its services PMI fell to 52.6 in February after climbing to 53.4 in January. While a reading above 50 still indicates growth, economists had expected...
The Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing a steep drop in new orders for U.S. manufactured goods in the month of January. The report said factory orders plunged by 3.6 percent in January after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in December. Economists had expected factory orders to tumble by 2.9 percent compared...
The Canadian market is up in positive territory Tuesday morning, led by gains in energy and materials sectors. Technology stocks are weak. The mood is cautious with investors awaiting the Canadian central bank\'s monetary policy announcement tomorrow. The Bank of Canada is widely expected to leave its key rate unchanged at 5%. The bank\'s views...
Biotechnology company NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NRBO) announced Monday the appointment of Marshall Woodworth as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective March 1, 2024, following his tenure as Acting Chief Financial Officer since October 27, 2023. Marshall brings in decades of experience as a CFO for a variety of pharmaceutical and...
South Korea\'s gross domestic product gained a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday. That was in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous quarter. Real gross national income increased 0.1 percent on quarter, easing from 1.6 percent in Q3. On an...
The services sector in Australia moved to expansion in February, the latest survey from Judo Bank said on Tuesday with a services PMI score of 53.1. That\'s up from 49.1 and it moved above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction. Central to the latest upturn in services activity was an improvement...
The Malaysia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last seven trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had slipped more than 10 points or 0.6 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just beneath the 1,540-point plateau and it\'s likely to head south again...
South Korea\'s gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023, the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday. That was in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous quarter. Real gross national income increased 0.1 percent on quarter, easing from 1.6 percent in Q3. On the...