Company Spokesmen, Reporters Lose Sleep as NYSE Shifts Open
- Companies push releases before 7 a.m. following rule change
- Oshkosh press team `setting alarms a little bit earlier'
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The earnings times, they are a-changing.
Oshkosh Corp., a maker of specialty vehicles such as fire trucks, published its earnings at 6:45 a.m. New York time Thursday. That’s 5:45 a.m., b’gosh, back at company headquarters in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Phoenix-based computer maker Avnet Inc., and Glendale, California-based label maker Avery Dennison Corp. also reported at 6:45 a.m. -- 3:45 a.m. at their home offices. Avery had previously reported at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, Avnet at 8, and Oshkosh at 7.