Printer, laptop sales push HP profit higher (Auto parts)

Printer, laptop sales push HP profit higher
Hewlett-Packard Co. beat Wall Street's expectations Wednesday, when the computer maker reported that its fiscal third-quarter profit surged amid strong printer and laptop sales. The company's shares gained more than 5 percent in after-hours trading.

AADCO announces closing of final advance of funding announced April 13, 2006 and new funding of $200,000
AADCO Automotive Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of the final advance of $50,000 of funding announced on April 13, 2006. As previously announced, the Company had entered into a convertible debenture in the maximum amount of $500,000 with Quorum Secured Equity Trust.

Steel-treating plant operating despite fire
FLINT - An operator of a Flint company that treats steel for automotive parts said Monday that the business will remain open, despite the damage it suffered in an early morning fire.

Bernstein-Rein Prepares for Life After Wal-Mart
CHICAGO After helping build Wal-Mart into a global retail powerhouse over the past 32 years, independent agency Bernstein-Rein is now facing a future without its cornerstone client.

ThyssenKrupp profit jumps 84 percent
German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp AG reported an 84 percent jump in third-quarter net profit Friday as strong demand for its products, particularly steel, outweighed higher costs for raw materials.