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3D Printing
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Altana expands Cubic Ink 3D printing material families with new high-performance resins; products offer high heat resistance
ALTANA (03/10)
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Apparel & Textile Printing
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Durst, Ricoh Europe agree to €50M deal to extend their successful printhead technology collaboration, with Ricoh developing printheads for future Durst printing systems; Durst uses Ricoh Gen 5 inkjet printheads in its textile, large format printers
Digital Labels & Packaging (03/08)
Kornit Digital, Fashion-Enter announce Fashtech Innovation Centre in London to bring on-demand fashion, textile mass customization back to UK; site supported by Kornit's direct-to-fabric, direct-to-garment digital printing solutions
Large Format Review (03/08)
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Flexographic Applications
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Lithuania-based label, flexible packaging manufacturer Printela adds Cartes Gemini GE363VJL, which combines flexo varnishing unit, Jet D-Screen digital embellishment unit, laser diecutting unit with dual laser source, turret rewinder
Label & Narrow Web (03/10)
SOMA appoints Martin Shejbal as printing director at its new Flexo Xperience Center in Atlanta; SOMA, MacDermid Global Graphics co-founded The FXC, bringing industry's best innovation providers together in one place, from design to post-press, evaluation
WhatTheyThink (03/10)
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Graphic Design/Graphic Printing
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Young adults in Canada say plain packaging for cannabis edibles should promote safe use, not preach deterrence, study finds; participants suggest standardized THC units, non-numerical consumption instructions and unit-dose packaging as improvements
The GrowthOp (03/10)
Inkcups launches automated artwork preparation software for digital printing; ArtPrep works with Inkcups digital machines, automatically prepares artwork for digital printing through flexible user interface that adapts to any workflow
Inkcups Now Corporation (03/10)
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Inks
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Siegwerk's inkjet business unit to participate at InPrint trade fair in Munich, Germany, March 15-17; company will discuss innovative processes for packaging sector
Siegwerk Group (03/08)
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Print vs. Digital
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South Bend Tribune stops Saturday newspaper delivery to homes, businesses, directs subscribers to its digital replica edition; company will stop running TV listings, add several new puzzles to print, digital editions
South Bend Tribune (03/09)
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Variable Data Printing (VDP)
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Las Vegas-based Creative Digital Printing adds Canon varioPRINT i300 digital press to target book publishing market; press allows company to bring on new customers, complete jobs more quickly, expand into mailing, commercial printing, variable data
Canon Inc. (03/10)
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Commercial Printing
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Venn Holdings consolidates after Culverlands buy, relocating the company's staff to its JDP manufacturing site at Whitchurch, and selling its kit; Venn invests in Heidelberg Suprasetter 106 platesetter, Stahl KH66 continuous feed folder at its main site
MA Business Ltd. (03/10)
Dallas-based Primary Color installs five-color RMGT 940 press with UV curing, camera system; company produces plant tags, horticultural manufacturing products, also makes tags, labels for light packaging, point-of-purchase displays, wine, spirits
RYOBI MHI Graphic Technology Ltd. (RMGT) (03/10)
Wallace Carlson installs six-color Komori Lithrone GLX640 advance press with UV; company chose press for its higher speed, wider substrate capability, larger sheet size to meet needs of its packaging, secured specialty packaging customers
Komori America (03/10)
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Printing Technology
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A B Graphic purchases third manufacturing site in Driffield, East Yorkshire, as demand increases for its finishing equipment; new 40,000-sq.-ft. facility will be ready in early 2023, will manufacture Vectra turret rewinders, house ABG's machine shop
Féderation Internationale des Fabricants et Transformateurs d'Adhésifs et Thermocollants sur Papiers et Autres Supports (FINAT) (03/10)
Star Micronics launches TSP100IV POS printer for retail, hospitality, tablet and cloud POS applications; printer features multiple interfaces along with integrated Star CloudPRNT technology for printing directly from online ordering platforms, websites
WhatTheyThink (03/09)
Epson and its Group companies are donating US$1M to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Red Cross, will suspend exports of its products to Russia and Belarus
WhatTheyThink (03/09)
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Publications & Books
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Wiley reports fiscal Q3 2022 revenue of US$516M, up 7% year-over-year, while operating income up 34% year-over-year to US$46M; Research Publishing & Platforms rise 5%, excluding acquisitions, driven by growth in publishing, corporate solutions, platforms
Business Wire (03/10)
The Free Press in Kinston, North Carolina, to stop delivering Saturday print edition, instead moving to enhanced e-edition; newspaper is part of USA TODAY Network
Kinston Free Press (03/10)
Lee Enterprises reelects three directors at its annual meeting over objections of Alden Global Capital, which has been trying to buy company since last fall; newspaper publisher rejected Alden's US$141M takeover offer in December
Associated Press (03/10)
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Printing group
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DallasNews reports Q4 2021 net income of US$2.1M on total revenue of US$40.6M; full year 2021 total revenue is US$154.4M, a slight increase over 2020, with advertising, marketing, including print, digital revenue up 1.5% year-over-year to US$73.3M
Globe Newswire (03/09)
Travel book sales rebound in 2022 as COVID-19 fears subside, with sales of print travel books up 40% through Feb. 19, compared to same period in 2021, NPD reports; countries with higher vaccination rates tend to have higher increase in travel book sales
The NPD Group Inc. (03/09)
Transcontinental's Q1 2022 revenue up 10.9% to US$690.6M from US$622.7M year-over-year, while net earnings attributable to shareholders falls 33.6% year-over-year to US$18.4M; printing sector sees strong organic revenue growth, solid profitability
Transcontinental Inc. (03/09)
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Printing
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Offset Printing
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Agfa reports FY 2021 gross profit of €498M on revenue of €1.76B; Digital Print & Chemicals revenue rises 13.9% year-over-year to €330M from €289M in FY 2020, while Offset Solutions revenue increases 6.3% to €748M from €704M in FY 2020
Agfa-Gevaert NV (03/09)
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UV Printing/UV Inks
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Rhode Island-based Aptech Graphics sees incredible growth in its label production from addition of Bobst Mouvent LB701-UV digital label press in February 2020; in response to COVID-19, company able to pivot output to demand in food, beverages, pharma
Bobst Group (03/10)
Atlanta's Tucker Castleberry says upgrading its sheet-fed printing process in 2020 with Baldwin's AMS Spectral UV has helped it complete jobs more quickly; LED UV curing dries prints quickly, uses fewer lamps than standard UV drying, saves energy
Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (03/09)
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Digital Printing
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Nosco announces new equipment to support folding carton, digital label production at its facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, as well as flexographic label production at its Carrollton, Texas, facility; equipment to be onboarded this summer
Nosco Inc. (03/09)
Dallas-based Summit Direct Mail adds fourth continuous-feed inkjet press from Screen's Truepress Jet520 series dedicated to direct mail campaigns; press prints on variety of substrates, giving clients options to cope with paper supply shortages
SCREEN GP Americas, LLC (03/09)
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Package Printing
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Sun Chemical introduces new SunLam solvent-free lamination solution under collaboration with HP; SunLam offers fast curing, improved sustainability for flexible monomaterial packaging
Sun Chemical Group Cooperatief UA (03/09)
Action Point and Signature Flexible Packaging acquire California-based Techflex Packaging, a provider of pouch converting capabilities for the food and medical end markets; in conjunction with the acquisition, company rebrands as DazPak Flexible Packaging
Business Wire (03/09)
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Prepress/Preprint
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Brazilian flexible packaging producer Mega Embalagens wins Silver Award at Global Flexo Innovation Awards for Creative Use of Graphic Design, and innovative Print Production Workflow after implementing ECG using KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates from Miraclon
WhatTheyThink (03/08)
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Printing Equipment & Machinery
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BIXOLON Europe launches SRP-S3000 three-inch premium linerless label printer, SRP-S200 two-inch linerless label printer with internal power supplies that make them ideal for hospitality operations in cafes, kitchens, retail or logistics
WhatTheyThink (03/09)
SOMA to exhibit at FTA INFOFLEX 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas, from March 14-15; company's technical experts will be on hand to talk about Soma's products, unique solutions, intelligent automation
SOMA spol. s r.o. (03/08)
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Publishing
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Books/E-Books
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Barnes & Noble Education records fiscal Q3 net loss of US$36.8M on total fiscal Q3 sales of US$402.8M due to ongoing effects of COVID-19; majority of company's institutional partners brought students back in person, but some chose remote learning
Business Wire (03/08)
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Magazines & Trade Periodicals
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Endeavor Business Media to acquire BUILDINGS and Interior+sources magazines, publications that focus on building and construction markets, from Stamats; magazines will join company's Buildings and Construction Group, complementing its other publications
Endeavor Business Media LLC (03/08)
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Labels
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Food & Beverage Labeling
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The Hershey Company uses HP Indigo 20000 digital press to develop limited edition #HerShe chocolate bar packaging that celebrates female achievements in science, business, sports, activism and music, uses QR codes to teach about their contributions
HP Inc. (03/08)
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Medical Labels
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Avery Dennison launches AD Procerta, a Netherlands-based laboratory and testing facility for pharmaceutical labels; facility provides access to wide range of label-specific testing capabilities to determine how they will perform in specific environments
Avery Dennison Corp. (03/10)
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Labels, Tags & Pressure-Sensitives
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Danavation Technologies to provide national grocery wholesaler Sobeys with customized software to automate, streamline its operations; Danavation's Digital Smart Labels automate labelling, price, product, and promotions in real-time
Danavation Technologies Corp. (03/10)
Autajon showcasing solutions that are ‘fully adapted to food safety and food industry standards’ at CFIA exhibition in France; solutions include decorative, logistical and promotional labels, folding cartons, cases, POS displays
Autajon Group (03/09)
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Labels, Displays & ID Technologies
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Schreiner Group sets strategic sustainability goal of climate-neutral production by 2023, full climate neutrality by 2030; company optimizes all actions for CO2 reduction, energy efficiency, resource conservation, avoidance of waste
Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG (03/08)
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Marketing/Media
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Marketing & Advertising
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Panda Express ceasing all corporate support to its three franchise locations in Russia in response to the Russian war against Ukraine; corporate support includes 'operations, marketing and supply chain'
QSR Web (03/10)
Genesis Motor America appoints Peter Donnellan as executive director of After Sales, Customer Satisfaction and Training, and Wendy Orthman as executive director of Marketing; both will report to Genesis Motor North America COO Claudia Marquez
PR Newswire (03/10)
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Advertising Page/Space
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Twitter launches Twitter Shops feature, expands number of products that merchants can display at the top of their profiles to 50 products; move is part of plan to become more shopper-friendly, help brands drive sales
Ad Age (03/09)
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Online Media & Digital Apps
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UK supermarket Morrisons trialing Refill a Box scheme at its salad bars; scheme consists of recyclable PP boxes that can be used 400 times, the CauliBox app, QR codes, drop-off points and a £5 deposit that’s refunded when customers return the box
Yorkshire Post (03/10)
Edgewell Personal Care's Schick unveils rebrand, launches 'Be You. No One Else Can' campaign celebrating men's individuality; rebrand includes new logo, minimalist packaging, redesigned website, video-led creative, digital activations on Reddit, TikTok
PR Newswire (03/10)
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Signage & Displays
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7-Eleven Japan trials contactless self-checkout kiosks with holographic displays at six locations in Tokyo; system takes up 30% less space than existing cash registers, meets demand for contactless shopping amid pandemic
Cision (03/09)
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Stock
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Latest: Mar, 10 2022
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Latest Value |
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Agfa-Gevaert (AGFB) :EBR
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3.23
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3.13
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3.19%
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-12.70%
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Barnes & Noble (BKS)
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6.49
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6.49
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Deluxe (DLX)
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30.25
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30.68
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-1.40%
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-26.13%
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Ennis (EBF)
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18.22
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18.31
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-0.49%
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-14.50%
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Gannett (GCI)
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4.49
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4.60
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-2.39%
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-21.37%
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HDD) :ETR
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2.38
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2.30
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3.48%
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96.37%
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Hewlett Packard (HPQ)
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36.15
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36.05
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0.28%
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19.46%
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Koenig & Bauer AG (SKB) :ETR
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20.85
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20.05
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3.99%
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-17.65%
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Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. (4902) :TYO
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478.00
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462.00
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3.46%
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-18.57%
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Meredith (MDP)
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59.07
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59.07
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0.00%
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66.91%
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New York Times (NYT)
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46.80
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46.97
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-0.36%
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-7.18%
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Pitney Bowes (PBI)
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4.94
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4.98
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-0.80%
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-47.33%
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Quad/Graphics (QUAD)
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5.89
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5.96
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-1.17%
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10.30%
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Rr Donnelley & Sons (RRD)
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10.84
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10.84
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0.00%
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158.10%
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Transcontinental Inc. (TCL.A.CA)
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18.34
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18.50
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-0.86%
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-21.42%
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Tribune Publishing (TPUB)
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13.96
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13.96
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0.00%
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0.00%
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