TOKYO – Nippon Manufacturing Service reported net sales of $266.9 million for the fiscal first half of 2017, down 9.7% year-over-year.

MUNICH -- Siemens announced today it will acquire Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion in cash, ending speculation of the future of the electronics software developer.

NEW YORK -- Copper prices hit a one-year high last week and could continue to climb as speculators flood the market, experts say.

BIATORBAGY, HUNGARY -- Scanfil EMS will shutter it subsidiary here by the second quarter next year and take a EUR 1.3 million ($1.4 million) charge.