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  • Diyar Al Muharraq Supports Bahrain's Mariculture Efforts Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:18AMIn a step that has further consolidated its reputation as an eco friendly and environmentally responsible organization, DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, stepped up initiatives to enrich the open water bodies surrounding the project, replenishing it with a large stock of viable fish species.
  • What recession? High-tech Silicon Valley is hot again Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:38PMInvestors pile into Internet IPOs and start-ups As she unloaded groceries in the driveway of her Palo Alto, Calif., home, Lisen Stromberg was approached by a real estate broker who asked whether she'd be willing to sell her five-bedroom house to a senior Facebook executive.
  • What recession? It's boom time again in Silicon Valley Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:17PMInvestors pile into Internet IPOs and start-ups, making overnight millionaires. House prices and salaries soar. Another dot-com bubble? Maybe, but with differences. As she unloaded groceries in the driveway of her Palo Alto home, Lisen Stromberg was approached by a real estate broker who asked whether she'd be willing to sell her five-bedroom house to a senior Facebook executive.
  • Think About Going Solo In Your 401(k) Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:41PMThe solo 401(k) plan is unique and so popular because it is designed explicitly for small, owner onl
  • If debt ceiling talks yield no deal, how bad for US economy? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:45PMIf Democrats and Republicans don't agree to raise the national debt ceiling by Aug. 2, economists say the consequences would be swift and severe.
  • Groupon Amends S-1, But Key Numbers Still Missing Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:17PMGroupon's amended S-1 IPO filing is out. The revised filing tamps down some of the enthusiastic tone of the original and highlights a number of risks, several of which were covered in TechCrunch's in-depth series on daily deals. Potential investors looking for good news will be disappointed—I didn't see anything in the document that would lead me to believe the business is any better than I've ...
  • Smart Metering Sys - Grant of Options Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:30AMSmart Metering Sys - Grant of Options
  • Why LinkedIn's Fundamentals Don't Support Its Share Price Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:01AMLinkedIn's stock opened at $83 after its IPO was priced at $45 and reached an intra-day high of around $123 on the first day. And then a month of carnage started which saw the stock plummeting by 51% from its all-time high. Even though the stock has impressively recovered, climbing almost 75% from its June 20 lows of $60, we remain fundamentally bearish on LinkedIn. Our valuation is in line with ...
  • Goldrush Grants Stock Options Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Goldrush Resources Ltd. reports that the Board of Directors has granted employee and consultant incentive stock options for the purchase of 700,000 common shares pursuant to Goldrush's incentive stock option plan.
  • India Inc presses alert button for staff safety after blasts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:56AMThe terror attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday triggered a round of advisories by companies like Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Essar, Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) to their employees, ascertaining their safety.
  • ARC, Gupta fight back against GT Solar claims Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:45AMKedar Gupta, co-founder and former CEO of GT Solar International, charges in a countersuit filed last week in Nashua that he was told he faces being “hanged or crushed” in a nasty legal battle developing between his former firm and his current one, Advanced RenewableEnergy Co. GT Solar, which entered the LED field last July by acquiring Crystal Systems Inc. (CSI), previously charged in May that ...
  • How to Prepare for Higher Taxes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:46PMWhatever the pols in Washington decide about the debt ceiling, experts see higher taxes ahead. Here's how to get ready.
  • Resources Connection, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results for Fiscal 2011 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:00PMResources Connection, Inc. , a multinational professional services firm that provides to clients â through its operating subsidiary, Resources Global Professionals â accomplished professionals in accounting and finance, risk management and internal audit, corporate advisory and strategic communications, information management, human capital, supply chain management and legal services, today ...
  • Beware of Your Company's Stock! Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:35PMDon't let your employer devastate your retirement.
  • IP65-rated Panel PC Family by WinSystems Introduced for Demanding Industrial Applications Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:11AMARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WinSystems’ industrial-grade, IP65-rated Panel PCs integrate display, touch screen, Intel Atom SBC, and I/O connectivity options in a rugged panel ideal for demanding industrial applications.
  • Kenya: New Family Bank Chief Offered Discounted Shares Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:14AMFamily Bank's new managing director Peter Munyiri is set to buy a one per cent stake in the lender at a discounted price in a move analysts say underlines the growing use of shares to reward top executives in Kenya.
  • Tix Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter and First Six Months 2011 Results Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:00AMSTUDIO CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - Tix Corporation (the "Company") (OTCQX: TIXC) (Pinksheets: TIXC - News ), a leading entertainment company providing discount ticketing services and branded event merchandising, today reported results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011. Consolidated second quarter 2011 revenue increased 45% to a record $10.0 million compared with ...
  • Oil prices diverge amid eurozone jitters Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:39AMAn Indian petrol pump employee fills the tank of a motorbike at a petrol station in Amritsar on July 7. World oil prices diverged amid worries over the impact of the eurozone debt crisis, on the eve of ...
  • Letters: Public pensioners not the drain Calabro suggests Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:40PMLetters: Public pensioners not the drain Calabro suggests
  • OPTI Canada Announces CCAA Filing to Pursue Restructuring Agreement with Bondholders Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:34PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 13, 2011) - OPTI Canada Inc. (TSX:OPC) ("OPTI" or the "Company") today announced that it has reached agreement with a committee of holders of the Company's 7.875 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and 8.25 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (collectively, the "Secured Notes") on a restructuring of the Company's balance sheet, and investment of $375 ...
  • Majestic Wine PLC - Blocklisting Application Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:22AMMajestic Wine PLC - Blocklisting Application
  • How to file TAX returns: A do-it-yourself guide Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:41AMBelieve it or not, it's really not all that tough. All you need to do is to get a bit proactive and collect some important documents, something you would need to do anyway, even if you use the services of a professional.
  • ASML Announces 2011 Second Quarter Results Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:12AMVELDHOVEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announces 2011 second quarter results according to US GAAP as follows: Q2 2011 net sales of EUR 1,529 million versus Q1 2011 net sales of EUR 1,452 million (Q2 2010 net sales of EUR 1,069 million). Q2 2011 net income of EUR 432 million, or 28.3 percent of net sales, versus a Q1 2011 net income of EUR 395 million or 27.2 ...
  • Guilty plea in Seattle Genetics insider-trading scheme Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:09PMA California man implicated in an insider-trading scheme against a Seattle biotechnology firm has pleaded guilty.
  • Ron Mullin: No economic bubbles on horizon Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:07PMEverything seemed to be cooking along fine till May. The jobs report for April indicated an increase in jobs across the nation by 244,000. The New York Times wrote that jobs increased by an average of 192,000 a month since the beginning of the year, fueling optimism that the economy was on the mend.
  • "I'm Feeling Lucky": Google Employee No. 59 Tells All Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:05AMWe interview Douglas Edwards, Google's brand manager from 1999 to 2005, about his new book and discuss the challenge of humanizing information technology, Sergey Brin's anatomically correct cow costume, and how Google+ might succeed where orkut, Google's first social network, failed. After spending years as a journalist for the San Jose Mercury News and Marketplace, in the late 1990s, Douglas ...
  • hhgregg Announces the Grand Opening of Ten South Florida Stores Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:25AMINDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics leader hhgregg (NYSE:HGG) today announced that it will officially Grand Open ten new stores in South Florida on Thursday, July 14th. The new stores located in Miami, Broward and Palm Beach counties bring the total number of hhgregg stores in Florida to 33. hhgregg’s new South Florida stores are located at the following ...
  • Fidelity® Survey Finds Many Stock Plan Participants Sold Stock Grants in the Past to Pay Down Credit Card Debt and ... Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:00AMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fidelity Investments®, administrative services provider to more than 1.5 million U.S. stock plan participants, today announced the results of a new study1 of workers with employee stock option, stock purchase and restricted stock plans. The study found that the majority of these employees have sold shares obtained via their company’s stock plan in the past, but many did ...
  • Collaboration Key to Maximizing ERP Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:44AMSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Few systems are more efficient at managing internal data than Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). But business happens between companies. And when it comes to managing external information and relationships, ERP falls short. To fill this gap, many organizations are turning to open platforms that can be more easily accessed and shared. According to the latest ...
  • Fastenal Company Reports 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:50AMWINONA, Minn. -- The Fastenal Company of Winona, MN reported the results of the quarter ended June 30, 2011. Except for per share information, or as otherwise noted below, dollar amounts are in thousands.
  • High flyer falls on hard times Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:30AMTwo years ago, Research In Motion was on top of the world. Today that has all changed. As the company holds its annual meeting today, Theresa Tedesco and Matt Hartley probe the question on every shareholder's mind. What went wrong at RIM?
  • Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:26AMPearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
  • Wolseley PLC - Disposal Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:03AMWolseley PLC - Disposal
  • OPTRACK Builds myStockOptions.com Knowledge Center Into Its Web Portals Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:11AMOPTRACK has enhanced its stock plan education and communications tools by partnering with the experts at myStockOptions.com. This arrangement will offer OPTRACK’s over 1,000 corporate clients a built-in platform that allows users to access myStockOptions.com’s award-winning Knowledge Center. OPTRACK clients will be able to strengthen their stock plan education and stay current on equity ...
  • Employee Stock Options Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:21PMOptions available to employees of a company to purchase a stock, usually at a lower price than the market price. Some companies, however, may have restrictions on when they can be sold. 
  • Alcoa Second Quarter Income from Continuing Operations Jumps 138 Percent, Revenue Rises 27 Percent over Year-Ago Quarter Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:03PMAlcoa’s second quarter 2011 income from continuing operations jumped 138 percent compared to a year ago on growing revenue, record quarterly alumina revenue and record mid- and down-stream performance, the Company announced today.
  • Jacksonville native's book reveals Google's search for success Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:12AMDouglas Edwards wasn't quite sure what he was getting into when he joined a Silicon Valley startup called Google in 1999. But when Google completed a partnership with Internet stalwart Yahoo! the following year, the Jacksonville native was convinced the company was on the road to success.
  • Bank of Ireland(Gov) - Exchange Offer Conditions Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:54AMBank of Ireland(Gov) - Exchange Offer Conditions
  • Sage Expands Cloud Services for North American SMBs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:08AMOnline ERP and Connected Services for Employers Among New Offerings
  • Poor health means a better annuity - and now you can find one online Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:38AMPensioners in poor health now have a fast route to market-leading rates.
  • Why Dodd-Frank Hasn't Fixed CEO Pay Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:10AMBack when the financial crisis hit, there were few things more irritating to Americans than seeing huge bonuses go to the top dogs at big corporations. Two years later, and apparently nobody cares. 98.5% of companies that put their executive pay plans up for a vote by shareholders have received a resounding 'a-ok', the Wall [...]
  • Increase Small Business Productivity With Check Writing Software from Halfpricesoft.com Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:14AMFrom saving time and money, to increasing security and convenience, the new edition of ezCheckprinting from Halfpricesoft increase small business productivity. And users can get it for free through win-win deal at http://www.halfpricesoft.comHouston, TX (PRWEB) July 11, 2011 Many big public companies are likely to report strong second quarter profits, but that is not ...
  • Bank of Ireland(Gov) - Rights Issue Terms Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:42AMBank of Ireland(Gov) - Rights Issue Terms
  • Executive pay is on the rise again in Md. Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:32PMExecutive compensation rebounds with performance, stock prices Compensation rebounds with performance, stock prices
  • Cat employee alleges he was unfairly demoted Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:14PMA manager at Caterpillar Inc. has charged that the company used offshore subsidiaries in Switzerland and Bermuda to avoid about $2 billion in U.S. taxes from 2000 to 2009.   Caterpillar denies any wrongdoing in the case, a civil suit brought by the manager who claims he was demoted for speaking out.   According to a report Friday in Bloomberg News, employee Daniel Schlicksup alleges the company ...
  • A 401(k) window to more investing choices Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:46PMMost employees in 401(k) plans dutifully accept the menu of mutual funds chosen by their employers. But adding a self-directed option could improve plans.
  • At chipmaker trial, investors play Rambus roulette Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:22PMSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chun Ming has spent the past two weeks in a cramped San Francisco courtroom, sending notes from his laptop to a tight-knit group of investors glued to a $4 billion antitrust battle involving some of the world's biggest chipmakers.
  • Bank of Ireland(Gov) - Bank of Ireland First Results Announcement Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:03AMBank of Ireland(Gov) - Bank of Ireland First Results Announcement
  • Endace Limited - Additional Listing Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:38AMEndace Limited - Additional Listing
  • Caterpillar Accused of Demoting Executive Discovering Tax Dodge Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:35AMCaterpillar Inc. used offshore subsidiaries in Switzerland and Bermuda to avoid about $2 billion in U.S. taxes from 2000 to 2009, boosting its earnings through a “tax and financial statement fraud,” according to a Caterpillar executive’s lawsuit.