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- European Shares Higher Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:05AMSentiment in the markets has improved over the last couple of days after a run of strong economic data from around the world.
- Oil Futures Dip Ahead Of Key U.S. Jobs Report Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:04AMOil Futures Dip Ahead Of Key U.S. Jobs Report
- Campbell Soup Co. Proift Up 64%, Revenue Flat Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:03AMCampbell Soup Co. Proift Up 64%, Revenue Flat
- Singapore Airlines Names Goh as CEO, Replacing Chew Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:02AMSingapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s second-largest carrier by market value, named Goh Choon Phong as chief executive officer, replacing Chew Choon Seng, who retires at the end of the year.
- SciQuest aims to raise $79M with stock offering Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:01AMCARY, N.C. – SciQuest took another step toward its return to the public stock market Thursday, filing a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission that spells out plans for its IPO.
- Movers & Shakers: Friday's biggest gaining and declining stocks Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:01AMMarketWatch's daily rundown of major gainers and decliners in the U.S. stock market.
- Just Energy Income Fund Announces September Distribution Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:01AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - Just Energy Income Fund (TSX: JE.UN - News ) filed notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange today announcing its regular distribution for September. A distribution of $0.10333/unit ($1.24 annually) will be paid on September 30th, 2010 to Unitholders of record at the close of business on September 15th, 2010. The Units trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange ...
- Champion Obtains Conditional Listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:00AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - CHAMPION MINERALS INC. ("Champion" or the "Company") (TSX-V: CHM - News )(Frankfurt: P02 - News ) is pleased to announce that it has obtained conditional approval to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). Champion shares will trade under the TSX trading symbol "CHM". The listing is subject to the Company fulfilling certain ...
- Hurco Reports Third Quarter Results Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:00AMINDIANAPOLIS -- Hurco Companies, Inc., today reported a net loss of $1,173,000, or $ per diluted share, for its third quarter ended July 31, 2010, compared to a net loss of $1,231,000, or $ per diluted share, for the corresponding period in fiscal 2009.
- Champion Obtains Conditional Listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:00AMTORONTO, ONTARIO-- - CHAMPION MINERALS INC. is pleased to announce that it has obtained conditional approval to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange . Champion shares will trade under the TSX trading symbol "CHM".
- Discounts spur surprising retail sales gains in August Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:33PMThis year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared -- or as last year's -- but it's not great either.
- Japan shares rise on cue from U.S. stock advance Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:32PMTOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares edged higher Friday morning in Tokyo, with technology and auto firms among the gainers on the heels of an advance on the U.S. stock market. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.6% to 9,114.68, and the broader Topix was at 823.08, up 0.5%, with shares of Elpida Memory Inc. up 2.4%, Canon Inc. adding 1.1% and NTT Data Corp. rising 1.7%. Toyota Motor Corp. also saw ...
- American Exports: Rounding up the summer transfers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:32PMAMSTERDAM — With the sound of shutting transfer windows across Europe in midweek, it's time to examine the moves made and not made by key Americans across the pond.
- Analyst: GM plans to start selling shares on Nov. 18 after attracting investors Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:28PMDETROIT - General Motors plans to start trading shares again on Nov. 18, timing that allows the company one more quarter of earnings to build its case to investors, a firm that researches initial public offerings said Thursday.
- Telstra targets $US810m from SouFun IPO Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:27PMAustralia's dominant phone provider Telstra said its Chinese subsidiary SouFun had filed for an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) Chairman & CEO Eliyahou Et Al Harari sells 25,000 Shares Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:27PMBy insider. Chairman & CEO of SanDisk Corp. ( SNDK ) Eliyahou Et Al Harari sells 25,000 shares of SNDK on 09/02/2010 at an average price of $35.58 a share. Read more » »
- Ultratech Inc. (UTEK) Chairman of the Board and CEO Arthur W Zafiropoulo sells 20,000 Shares Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:27PMBy insider. Chairman of the Board and CEO of Ultratech Inc. ( UTEK ) Arthur W Zafiropoulo sells 20,000 shares of UTEK on 09/01/2010 at an average price of $16.86 a share. Read more » »
- NGP Capital Resources Company (NGPC) CFO Stephen Gardner buys 1,074 Shares Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:27PMBy insider. CFO of NGP Capital Resources Company ( NGPC ) Stephen Gardner buys 1,074 shares of NGPC on 08/31/2010 at an average price of $8.07 a share. Read more » »
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) CEO Jean Jacques Bienaime sells 4,000 Shares Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:26PMBy insider. CEO of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ( BMRN ) Jean Jacques Bienaime sells 4,000 shares of BMRN on 09/02/2010 at an average price of $20.97 a share. Read more » »
- The One Thing to Know About Colgate-Palmolive Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:26PMLearn the most important metrics when evaluating a CEO.
- GM reports 7 percent sales dip compared with July Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:29AMGeneral Motors says its August sales dropped 7 percent compared with July, as the shaky economy discouraged customers from buying new cars and trucks.
- 5 Stocks That Trounced the Market in August Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:28AMThese picks posted great gains even as the indices lost ground.
- Financial Short Squeezes for 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:28AMThese financial plays, including Royal Bank of Canada, have the potential to see a short squeeze in the mid-term.
- GM reports 7 percent sales dip compared with July Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:28AM(AP:DETROIT) General Motors Co.'s August sales dipped 7 percent compared with July as fears about the shaky economy discouraged customers from buying new cars and trucks.
- Monsanto Trims Guidance Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:28AMMonsanto reduces the higher-end of its EPS guidance for fiscal 2010 to $2.40-$2.45 from $2.40-$2.60.
- GM reports 7 percent sales dip compared with July Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:27AMGeneral Motors says its August sales dropped 7 percent compared with July, as the shaky economy discouraged customers from buying new cars and trucks. General Motors - auto - Recreation - Makes and Models - United States
- Transocean Rises After Fredriksen Says He May Bid for Rig Owner Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:27AMTransocean Ltd., owner of the rig that exploded drilling BP Plc’s Macondo well, rose in New York trading after billionaire John Fredriksen said his Seadrill Ltd. may bid for the company.
- Bombardier Posts Quarterly Earnings of 8 Cents a Share, Matching Estimates Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:27AMBombardier Inc. , the world’s third- largest commercial planemaker, posted a 27 percent drop in second-quarter profit while saying the aerospace unit is seeing “signs of recovery” as fewer airlines cancel orders.
- Bond Report: Treasurys rise on month-end buying Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:55AMInvestors follow a typical pattern of buying bonds on the last day of the month to remain in line with benchmark indexes.
- U.S. oil falls below $74, heads for monthly loss Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:55AMU.S. oil falls below $74, heads for monthly loss
- Stocks Set To Continue Slide On Economic Worries Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:54AMStocks are set to continue their slide Tuesday as investors prepare for more disappointing news about the economy.
- Stocks to head lower ahead of economic data Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:53AMThe Toronto stock market headed for a negative open on Tuesday as commodity prices fell ahead of a raft of likely disappointing U.S. economic data and Scotiabank earnings missed analyst expectations.
- A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Weak as Market Consolidates at Month's End; U.S. Jobs Data Awaited Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:44AM31 August 2010, 8:28 a.m. By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News www.kitco.com Comex gold futures are trading slightly lower Tuesday morning in more quiet market activity.
- STI falls 0.7% to 2,936.83 at trading break Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:07PMSingapore’s Straits Times Index fell 0.7% to 2,936.83 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Three stocks dropped for each that rose on the 30-member gauge. Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.2 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.4 times at the beginning of the year, according to Bloomberg data. The following shares were among the most active in the market. Read more...
- Schlumberger Ld. UK Regulatory Announcement: Schlumberger Completes Merger with Smith International Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:05PMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) announced today that it has closed its merger with Smith International, Inc. As previously announced, each Smith stockholder will receive 0.6966 shares of Schlumberger common stock in exchange for each Smith share, with cash paid in lieu of any fractional shares of Schlumberger common stock. Schlumberger has issued approximately 176 ...
- Pension agreements to be 'watered down' Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:05PMMillions of workers are expected to see their pension agreements torn up.
- HK, Shanghai stocks lower; Foxconn plunges Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:03PMHK, Shanghai stocks lower; Foxconn plunges
- Gia Dinh Bank Gets Approval To Raise Capital To VND3 Trillion Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:02PMGia Dinh Bank Gets Approval To Raise Capital To VND3 Trillion
- Tokyo Shares, Hit By Yen, Lead Asian Shares Lower Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:02PMTokyo Shares, Hit By Yen, Lead Asian Shares Lower
- Emirates’ Clark says buying AMR stake makes no sense Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:02PMAirline chief's comments deny speculation of link up with American Airlines parent.
- Aussie stocks open lower, led by miners Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:46PMThe Aussie stock market opened lower, led by miners, as local investors follow a weak lead from Wall Street.
- Seven deadly crises Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:45PMPeter Hartcher: Seven of the most serious dramas have escalated. All pose major problems for the world.
- Intel buys Infineon unit and expands wireless offer Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:41PMU.S. chipmaker Intel Corp unveiled a deal on Monday to buy German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG's wireless unit for $1.4 billion (905 million pounds) as it claws its way into the booming smartphone market and cuts its reliance on personal computers.
- Market opens lower as US recovery fears re-emerge Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:36PMThe Australian stock market opened lower, led by miners, as local investors follow a weak lead from Wall Street on ongoing concerns about a recovery in the US economy.
- Innovator Bucks Trend, Brings Manufacturing Home Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:35PMEndace, the world leading Kiwi network monitoring technology company, is bringing its $5.0 million manufacturing business home to New Zealand.
- BRI-CHEM CORP. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:35PMBri-Chem Corp. a leading Canadian wholesale distributor of oil & gas drilling fluids, steel pipe and piping products announced today its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
- Time to Short Excel Maritime Carriers? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:32PMDoes this highly shorted stock deserve it?
- The One Thing You Must Know About Coca-Cola Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:32PMLearn the most important metrics when evaluating a CEO.
- Azrieli Group loses NIS 250m on Leumi shares Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:20AMThe real estate developer also amended the investment policy for its IPO proceeds to include Canadian shares.
- Students seek perfection in lab Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:19AMRichard Easton is an aspiring artist, but his medium isn’t paint, clay or even film. It’s clothing and he’s using Hancock College’s new applied design and media program lab to further his line.