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The IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers is IW's exclusive annual ranking of America's top-performing public manufacturers. IW compiles the list by ranking the IW U.S. 500 companies based on their financial performance in six key areas over a three-year period. This includes inventory turns, profit margin, asset turns, return on assets, return on equity, and revenue growth.

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IW 50 Best: Apple's Road to the Top

In the post-Jobs era, Tim Cook steers his company to success through incremental improvements to monumental breakthroughs.

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Feb. 11, 2013

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Colgate-Palmolive to Take Hit from Venezuela Devaluation

Consumer-goods maker anticipates one-time after-tax loss of $120 million in the 2013 first quarter....More
Dec. 17, 2012

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Apple: First Weekend of iPhone 5 Sales in China Sets Record

Chinese consumers bought more than 2 million units, according to the company....More
Oct. 24, 2012

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Apple Unveils the iPad Mini

Tablet innovator adds new devices to fight for space in a very crowded market....More
Oct. 18, 2012

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Microsoft Earnings Drop, Cites Slower PC Demand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch

U.S. computing giant Microsoft (IW 500/15) posted Thursday lower earnings and revenues for its fiscal first quarter, citing the slowdown in the personal computer market. Microsoft said net profit fell 21% from the year-ago quarter, to $4.5 billion, nevertheless topping Wall Street estimates. Earnings per share excluding exceptional items were 65 cents, well above the average estimate of 56 cents. Revenue fell 8% in the July-September period, to $16 billion, missing forecasts....More
Oct. 17, 2012

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Exxon Mobil Invests $3.1 Billion in Canadian Shale Assets

Exxon expands liquids-rich resources with Canadian acquisition....More
Oct. 9, 2012

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Taiwan to Ask Apple to Blur Sensitive Military Images

The defense ministry reacted after a newspaper printed a satellite picture, downloaded with an iPhone 5, showing a top-secret long-range radar base in the northern county of Hsinchu....More
Oct. 9, 2012

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Chevron Decries Court Refusal to Block Ecuador

Supreme Court offers no explanation for its decision to not take up the case....More
Sep. 13, 2012

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Apple Prevails in German Patent Case Against Google’s Motorola

The case is just one of many patent battles that technology companies have waged worldwide, but especially in Germany where patent protection laws are particularly strict....More
Sep. 12, 2012

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Apple Unveils Thinner, More Powerful iPhone 5

New iPhone is 20% lighter than previous version....More
Sep. 11, 2012

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IW 50 Profile: PolyOne Takes Four Steps Forward

PolyOne Corp. (IW 50/28) fought back from the Great Recession with a powerful mixture of lean manufacturing, innovation and specialized product offerings....More

The IndustryWeek 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers

IW 50 Best: Apple's Road to the Top

Colgate-Palmolive to Take Hit from Venezuela Devaluation

Apple: First Weekend of iPhone 5 Sales in China Sets Record

Apple Unveils the iPad Mini

Microsoft Earnings Drop, Cites Slower PC Demand Ahead of Windows 8 Launch

Exxon Mobil Invests $3.1 Billion in Canadian Shale Assets

Taiwan to Ask Apple to Blur Sensitive Military Images

Chevron Decries Court Refusal to Block Ecuador

Apple Prevails in German Patent Case Against Google’s Motorola

Apple Unveils Thinner, More Powerful iPhone 5

IW 50 Profile: PolyOne Takes Four Steps Forward

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