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But investors need to be discriminating given the uncertainty over the timing of the rebound in spending by utilities, worries that margins of capital-goods suppliers might have peaked, and acquisition risk as cash piles grow.

ABB Loses a Little in Transmission Matthew Curtin 2011

ABB and Schneider Electric, two of Europe's top suppliers of electrical equipment and industrial systems, would like to dispel fears that the capital-goods recovery is running out of steam.

ABB Loses a Little in Transmission Matthew Curtin 2011

Siemens is a bellwether for Europe's capital-goods industries—and on the evidence of the German engineering giant's second-quarter results, the sector continues to boom.

Siemens Needs a New Boost Matthew Curtin 2011

Confidence fell in the consumer and capital-goods sectors while improving slightly in the intermediate-goods sector.

Italy Business Confidence Falls Again Christopher Emsden 2012

Exports of chemicals and medicinal products were at record levels, while capital-goods exports also rose.

U.K. Trade Deficit Shrinks Alex Brittain 2011

Nondefense capital-goods orders excluding aircraft, which economists watch as a gauge of business confidence, rose by 0.9%, a sign of optimism among companies in spite of persistent worries about the European debt crisis.

Factory-Goods Orders Show Decline Jeff Bater 2011

Manufacturing growth in Europe is largely centered in Germany and countries that feed its export and capital-goods machine, such as Austria and the Netherlands.

Manufacturing Notches Strong Growth Justin Lahart 2011

Industrial conglomerate Alstom sank 7.7% in Paris after Credit Suisse downgraded the firm from "outperform" to "neutral," as part of a broad review of the European capital-goods sector.

European Stocks Sink Polya Lesova 2011

Still, the outlook for Europe's capital-goods groups is darkening.

Schneider Electric Loses Some Spark Matthew Curtin 2011

Confidence fell in the consumer and capital-goods sectors while improving slightly in the intermediate-goods sector, Istat said.

Euro-Zone Confidence Rises Paul Hannon 2012