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a
Conflict minerals Case Faces
Setback on ruling
legal experts believe that the rationale embraced
by the court could apply in other cases in which
business interests object to regulations on free
speech grounds, such as the SeC requirements
that companies disclose whether the conflict min-
erals in their products could be determined to
have financed violence in the Democratic republic
of the Congo (DrC) and adjacent countries.
b
Libra Acquires tetrad;
Aims to boost revenues
libra Industries has announced the acquisition of
Tetrad electronics, a competing ohio-based eMS
company with 2013 sales of $10 million. libra In-
dustries will assume full ownership of Tetrad elec-
tronics, effective immediately.
c
Sanmina reports
Solid Q3 results;
revenue Up 8% yoy
"We delivered a solid third quarter. revenue was
up 9% sequentially and 8% year over year. each
of our end-market segments grew on a sequential
basis, with notable performance from our indus-
trial, medical, and defense segment," stated Jure
Sola, chairman and Ceo.
d
benchmark's 2Q14 revenues
Up 12% to $717m
Contract manufacturer Benchmark electronics has
posted revenues of $717 million in the second
quarter, up by 12% from the previous quarter and
up by 18% from the same period last year.
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