Analysis: U.S. company results in industrial, materials sectors could shed light on inflation woes
Corporate results in the industrial and materials sectors could offer a snapshot of how companies in a key swath of the U.S. economy are dealing with surging inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and higher commodity prices.
Boral sells U.S. products business after rejecting Seven bid
Australia’s Boral Ltd (BLD.AX) said it would sell its North American building products business to a unit of NYSE-listed Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK.N) for $2.15 billion, throwing a spanner in the works of a takeover bid by Seven Group (SVW.AX).
