Bids for Railway Assets Being Accepted Immediately, With Sale Slated to End June 18, 2014

SAN DIEGO & BARCELONA, Spain - Monday, March 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) Heritage Global Partners (“HGP”), a global leader in asset advisory and auction services and a subsidiary of Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB:HGBL), today announced that it has been retained to manage the upcoming sale of four maintenance railway locomotives, which are presently located in Spain. Bids are being accepted for these well maintained railway transportation assets. The Railway Locomotive Global Private Treaty Sale is scheduled to end June 18, 2014 at 10 am CET.

Additional details and specifications regarding the four COMSA Rail Transport & GMF maintenance railway locomotives are contained in three below links.

    Plasser & Theurer Dynamic Tamping Express (Type 09-3X; Track Gauge 1435; Manufactured in 2000)

    M ... Read more »

TOKYO - Monday, March 31st 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “TC7763WBG”, a wireless power receiver IC for mobile equipment that is compatible with the Qi1 standard defined by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). This includes smartphones and mobile accessories. The IC realizes a charging time equivalent to charging with a cable. Mass production shipments start today.

Wireless charging allows adoption of an insulated case free of exposed charging ports, an advantage of that is stimulating demand for waterproof portable products, such as smartphones and wireless video game controllers. High power transmission is also required for wireless chargers to reduce charging time.

“TC7763WBG” adopts optimized circuit design to increase maximum output power to 5 Watts, comparable with a cable, enhancing applicability.

Toshiba is expanding its line-up of wireless power recei ... Read more »

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky - Saturday, March 29th 2014

    Expects lower first quarter adjusted operating income principally due to uncertainty in Venezuela, extreme weather in North America and lower copper prices
    Adjusted operating income for 2014 anticipated to be at around the low end of previous range of $260 to $320 million
    Repurchased 2% of common shares or $30 million in the first quarter

General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) announced today first quarter adjusted operating income is expected to be below the Company’s previously communicated outlook. The Company now expects to generate adjusted operating income in the range of $17 to $27 million in the first quarter of 2014. The Company’s previous outlook was $30 to $45 million.

Relative to the Company’s previously communicated first quarter outlook, business activity in Venezuela has signif ... Read more »