The Deerfield, Illinois-based company projected growth in its construction and mining-equipment businesses, forecasting increased sales to China and expansion in North America, even without a U.S. infrastructure bill, according to a statement Thursday. Its 2018 forecast for earnings of $8.25 to $9.25 a
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo., January 25, 2018 — Drury University students again will provide free tax preparation through an IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site. The annual tax preparation service is open to the public and is designed to benefit low-income taxpayers. The Drury tax service
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Bank Negara Malaysia increased the overnight policy rate to 3.25 percent from 3 percent, it said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, as predicted by 16 of the 20 economists in a Bloomberg survey. The central bank followed through on its plans after signaling in November that it may adjust its
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The stock volatility for week was 1.52% while for month was 1.27%.Beta factor, which measures the riskiness of the security, was observed as 0.40.
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