NEEDHAM, MA – Global smartphone shipments increased 4% year over year to 316.1 million units in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – Cicor announced sales of CHF120.4 million ($139.6 million) in the third quarter, up 26.3% from the 2023's third quarter.

MCLEAN, VA – Orders of manufacturing technology in August dropped 12% from the same month last year, totaling $360.8 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology's US Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report.

STOCKHOLM – Note announced third-quarter sales of SEK809 million ($77.6 million), down 20% from 2023's third quarter.