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  • HP Better Positioned Against Cisco With 3Par Acquisition Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:28AMAddition of storage vendor will aid Hewlett-Packard in achieving its "Converged Infrastructure" focus on storage, server, and networking.
  • H&R Block Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:16PMKANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) - H&R Block, Inc. ( NYSE : HRB )
  • SeaChange International Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:06PMACTON, Mass.----SeaChange International, Inc. , a leading provider of software and hardware solutions for video-on-demand television, announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended July 31, 2010.
  • H&R Block Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Results Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:03PMKANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - 09/02/10) - H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB - News ) -- Net loss from continuing operations of $114.8 million, or $0.36 per share prior to severance charge, compared to prior-year loss of $130.6 million, or $0.39 per share* -- Consolidated net loss of $130.7 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to prior-year loss of $133.6 million, or $0.40 per share -- Total revenues ...
  • BofA CEO: $53 million retirement score Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:11AMKen Lewis doesn't have a golden parachute, but he's all set for a comfortable landing -- unlike his long-suffering shareholders.
  • Stock Performance Drives REIT Compensation Gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:03AMNEW YORK CITY-Thanks in large measure to rebounds in stock prices, compensation levels within the REIT industry increased last year by a median of 3% to 15%, depending on employee level, according to a new study by locally based FTI Schonbraun McCann Group.
  • Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Results; Revenues and Operating Income up Year ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:00PMRUTLAND, VT--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Casella Waste Systems, Inc. ( NASDAQ : CWST ), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, that included growth in both revenue and operating income.
  • Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:49PMRED BANK, N.J. -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. , a leading national homebuilder, reported results for its third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2010.
  • Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Results; Revenues and Operating Income up Year ... Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:31PMRUTLAND, VT--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST - News ), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, that included growth in both revenue and operating income. For the quarter ended July 31, 2010, we reported revenue of $139.8 million, up $7.3 million ...
  • IntraLinks Announces Second Quarter Financial Results Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:59AMIntraLinks Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • Layoffs increase CEO pay Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:08PMChief executive officers at the 50 companies that announced the biggest layoffs since the recession intensified in late 2008 made 42 percent more last year than the average large company CEO, according to a study released today by a Washington research group. Three Pittsburgh companies made the The Institute for Policy Studies' list, which ranked CEOs based on the number of announced layoffs.
  • Wall Street Insiders Want Out, Selling $100 Million in Stock Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:09PMIn a move that may reflect a growing unwillingness to tie their personal fortunes to those of their companies, Wall Street insiders this year have undertaken more than five times the number of stock sales of their corporate shares as they have purchases.
  • Danaos Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Half Year Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:21PMATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - Danaos Corporation ("Danaos") ( NYSE : DAC ), a leading international owner of containerships, today reported unaudited results for the period ended June 30, 2010.
  • Danaos Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Half Year Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:05PMATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - Danaos Corporation ("Danaos") (NYSE: DAC - News ), a leading international owner of containerships, today reported unaudited results for the period ended June 30, 2010. Highlights for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended June 30, 2010: -- Adjusted net income(1) of $7.6 million or $0.14 per share and $19.9 million or $0.36 per share for the quarter and ...
  • Genesis Fluid Solutions Expands Its Business Strategy as It Enters the Growing Energy Efficiency Industry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:30AMGenesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc. announced today it will begin competing in the energy efficiency industry by providing solutions which reduce energy use for buildings. The Board of Directors said its strategy includes the acquisition of companies with synergistic building efficiency technologies and the retention of two top-flight executives who specialize in mergers and acquisitions.
  • JS Acquisition, Inc. Further Extends Tender Offer to Purchase Class A Common Stock of Emmis Communications for $2.40 ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:45AMINDIANAPOLIS , Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Â (Nasdaq: EMMS - News ) JS Acquisition, Inc., an Indiana corporation ("JS Acquisition") whose equity securities are owned entirely by Mr. Jeffrey H. Smulyan , the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Emmis Communications Corporation ("Emmis"), and JS Acquisition, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company ("JS Parent") that is wholly owned by ...
  • Emmis Communications Further Extends Preferred Stock Exchange Offer and Adjourns Special Shareholder Meeting Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:45AMNasdaq:EMMS - News) Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indiana corporation today announced that it is further extending its offer to issue 12% PIK Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 in exchange for Emmis' 6.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock at a rate of $30.00 principal amount of New Notes for each $50.00 of liquidation preference of Preferred Stock until 5:00 p.m., New York ...
  • ThermoGenesis files Certificate of Amendment for reverse stock split Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:03AMThermoGenesis Corp.,a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said it has filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation to effect its previously announced one-for-four reverse stock split of its common stock.
  • Enablence Technologies Inc. Announces Results for the Two Months Ended June 30, 2010 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:00PMOTTAWA, CANADA-- - Enablence Technologies Inc. , a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home equipment for triple-play residential and business services and optical components and subsystems for access, metro and long-haul markets, announced today financial results for the two months ending June 30, 2010.
  • ThermoGenesis Announces Reverse Stock Split Effective on NASDAQ Capital Market August 27, 2010 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:15PMRANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL), a leading supplier of innovative products and services that process and store adult stem cells, said it has filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certification of Incorporation to effect its previously announced one-for-four reverse stock split of its common stock. The split ...
  • International Rectifier Announces Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:15PMEL SEGUNDO, Calif.----International Rectifier Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2010. Revenue for the fourth quarter fiscal year 2010 was $263.8 million, a 9.1% increase from $241.9 million in the third quarter fiscal year 2010 and a 65.3% increase from $159.6 million in the fourth quarter fiscal year 2009.
  • Weyerhaeuser's Special Dividend Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:41AMWeyerhaeuser Co. to pay a special dividend worth $5.6 billion.
  • Bank BPH SA UK Regulatory Announcement: Half-yearly Report Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:35AMWARSAW, Poland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As a result of the legal merger of Bank BPH S.A. and GE Money Bank S.A. the condensed financial date of the merged Bank BPH represent the continuation of GE Money Bank consolidated carrying values. For details regarding restatement of comparatives please see note 4 of condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Bank BPH SA Capital Group – Principles of ...
  • Recovery or Double Dip? By Keith Kefgen Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:05AMEconomists are actively debating whether the US is headed for an economic recovery or a double dip. For CEOs in the lodging industry, 2009 was one of the worst operating performance years in the industry’s history. One would have probably assumed that executive pay also fell dramatically in 2009; not exactly. In fact, total compensation for a lodging CEO was almost identical to the previous year ...
  • Stephen King: Never mind the Jet Blue flight attendant, what about the economy, stupid? Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:43PMI could be wrong but, having returned from a holiday in the United States, I've concluded that Americans for the most part are focused on only three things: (i) the proposals for a mosque near Ground Zero; (ii) whether Steven Slater, the Jet Blue flight attendant who quit his job in a fit of rage by escaping from a passenger jet via the emergency slide, is a hero or villain; and (iii) whether ...
  • State hopes to buy back 2,000 crab catcher licenses Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:41AMSALISBURY -- The state wants to buy back the majority of crabbing permits known as the commercial Limited Crab Catcher License, and holders who submit bids to sell by the Aug. 31 deadline could be in line to receive $2,260 per license.
  • American Canyon looks to allocate affordable housing fund Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:25PMAmerican Canyon wants to examine what it would take to transformthe site of a failed subdivision into affordable housing forseniors.
  • Emmis Communications Further Extends Preferred Stock Exchange Offer and Adjourns Special Shareholder Meeting Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:40PMEmmis Communications Corporation, an Indiana corporation today announced that it is further extending its offer to issue 12% PIK Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 in exchange for Emmis' 6.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock at a rate of $30.00 principal amount of New Notes for each $50.00 of liquidation preference of Preferred Stock until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday ...
  • JS Acquisition, Inc. Further Extends Tender Offer to Purchase Class A Common Stock of Emmis Communications for $2.40 ... Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:40PMJS Acquisition, Inc., an Indiana corporation whose equity securities are owned entirely by Mr. Jeffrey H. Smulyan, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Emmis Communications Corporation , and JS Acquisition, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company that is wholly owned by Mr.
  • Kraft Traders Increase Bearish Bets as Wheat Soars Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:30PMOptions traders are the most bearish on Kraft Foods Inc. in three years and some of the largest shareholders are selling stock as the foodmaker faces surging commodities costs and the integration of Cadbury Plc.
  • Cyclone Power Technologies' Letter to Shareholders Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:27AMPOMPANO BEACH, Fla.-- Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has filed with the OTC Markets ...
  • Cyclone Power Technologies Files Quarterly Report And Releases Progress Letter to Shareholders Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:54AMPOMPANO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has filed with the OTC Markets its Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2010, and has released the following letter to shareholders: August 17, 2010 Dear Friends of Cyclone, Greetings from South Florida! I would like to share with you some of the financial, technical and operational highlights from the ...
  • Apple manager pleads not guilty in kickback scheme Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:44AMAn Apple manager has pleaded not guilty to charges he took $1 million in kickbacks in an alleged scheme involving Asian suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories. iPhone - Apple - iPod - Shopping - Digital Portable Players
  • Cyclone Power Technologies Files Quarterly Report And Releases Progress Letter to Shareholders Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:43AMPOMPANO BEACH, Fla.----Cyclone Power Technologies has filed with the OTC Markets its Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2010, and has released the following letter to shareholders:
  • Apple Manager Busted In $1 Million Kickback Scheme Pleads Not Guilty Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:48AMDevine is accused of supplying information to Asian suppliers about the prices Apple was willing to pay for parts for iPods, iPhones, etc. Apple found out about his scheme through emails cached on his work computer.
  • Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2011 Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:30AMNORTHVALE, N.J. -- Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing oral sustained and controlled release product formulations, announced results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • Apple boss pleads 'not guilty' in bribe scandal Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:18PMApple manager Paul Devine has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took at least $US1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers.
  • Apple Manager Pleads Innocent to Fraud Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:28PMPaul Devine pleaded not guilty to charges that he took at least $1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers
  • Innotrac Corporation Announces 2010 Second Quarter Results Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:00PMInnotrac Corporation announced financial results today for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. Â The Company reported revenues of $18.5 million for the quarter versus $27.6 million reported in the comparable period in 2009. Â For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company reported revenues of $37.8 million versus $56.4 million in the comparable period in 2009. Â The ...
  • RINO Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:30PMRINO International Corporation , a leading provider of clean technology solutions to China's iron and steel industry, announced today its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • Vringo Reports 2010 Second Quarter Results Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:01PMNEW YORK -- Vringo, Inc., a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions for mobile devices, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • Blankfein stock options Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:56AMWhether you want access to all the day's news fast, breaking analysis of the events, a considered view of trends, expert commentary and analysis or aggregation of world class press sources, you'll find it all on Financial News.
  • Business digest: Good Shepherd bond rating and more Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:22AMStandard & Poor's Ratings Services reaffirmed its BBB+ rating to Gregg County Health Facilities Development bonds on behalf of Good Shepherd Medical Center, Good Shepherd Health System's flagship hospital and its largest member that constitutes the majority of the health system's assets.
  • Second Quarter and Six Months 2010 Financial Results Released by Photonic Products Group, Inc. Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:23PMNORTHVALE, N.J., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Photonic Products Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PHPG) today reported its consolidated financial results for its second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010. Revenue for the second quarter was approximately $2.16 million, down from $2.62 million in the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, revenue was $4.97 ...
  • HP Forces Mark Hurd to Resign Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:01PMThe integrity of the CEO was questioned as a result of his relationship with a marketing contractor, for whom the CEO is believed to have incurred $20,000 of expenses in relation to travel and restaurant tabs.
  • Harmonic Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:41AMBy 10qk. Harmonic Inc. ( HLIT ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-07-02. Read more » »
  • Day4 Energy Reports Second-Quarter 2010 Results Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:30AMDay4 Energy Inc. , a solar electric technology developer and supplier of premium solar energy solutions, today reported operating results for the second quarter 2010.
  • Icahn Vs. Lionsgate: Rambo to the Rescue Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:27AMCan Sylvester Stallone and his band of mercenaries save Lionsgate ? The Los Angeles Times reports that the star, director and writer of the upcoming action movie, “The Expendables” has fending off Carl Icahn on his mind even more than whether audiences will show up and like what they see.
  • ConAgra CEO's 2010 pay package falls 25 percent Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:12AMPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The CEO of ConAgra Foods Inc. saw the value of his compensation package fall 25 percent for the food company's 2010 fiscal year, according to Associated Press calculations of data filed with regulators.
  • HP CEO may get 40 millions dollars severance for illegitimate relations with contractor Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:05AMNew York, Aug 10 : The CEO of American IT company Hewlett-Packard, Mark Hurd may get 40 millions dollar severance because of his resignation following the revelation of his illegitimate relationship with contractor Jodie Fisher.