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  • What Will Congress Do to Your Taxes? Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:22AMLast-minute action -- or inaction -- may affect your year-end tax moves.
  • Action across the board as buyers dip in Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:12AMA far broader spread of directors is dipping their toes in the water and doing a bit of buying.
  • Form 8.3 - Southern Cross Healthcare Group Plc Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:30AMFORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a)Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being Citadel Group disclosed: (b)Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee ...
  • KB Home:SEC accounting probe done, no action taken Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:58PM(AP:LOS ANGELES) The Securities and Exchange Commission has completed its investigation into possible accounting violations by KB Home and does not intend to recommend any enforcement action, the homebuilder said Wednesday.
  • Hostage crisis’ impact on Aquino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:27AMThere are two super-directors in the unfolding telenovela between the erstwhile Wowowee host Willie Revillame and ABS-CBN.
  • Form 8.3 - Southern Cross Healthcare Group PLC Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:23AMFORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a)Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being Citadel Group disclosed: (b)Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee ...
  • Drilon asks SSS trustees to refund money from private firms Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:24AMTrustees of the Social Security System of should return the money they received as directors in private corporations on behalf of the pension fund, the Senate finance committee said Tuesday.
  • The flash crash Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:46AMA few months ago the US share market plunged l000 points in a few minutes, and trillions were traded both up and down. What caused it, and can it happen again. Tiny high frequency computer algorithms - or algos - roam the markets, buying and selling in a parallel universe more or less uncontrolled by anyone. Did they go feral, or was it the fat finger of a coked out trader? In September US ...
  • Cunanan defends self Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:22AMFormer Social Security System (SSS) chairman Thelmo Cunanan defended himself from allegations that he and other SSS executives pocketed millions of pesos over the years and asserted that some of the figures released by the Senate committee on finance were not accurate. In a letter to Sen. Frank Drilon, chair of the finance committee that has been conducting hearings on bonuses and allowances of ...
  • Sampling of editorials from NY state Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:11AMThe Saratogian on New York state's new voting system.Aug. 22If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That maxim should have been applied to voting systems like the lever machines that are familiar to voters in Saratoga County.But it wasn't.The fiasco of the 2000 presidential elections led to the 2002 Help...
  • Sampling of editorials from NY state Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:45AMThe Saratogian on New York state's new voting system. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That maxim should have been applied to voting systems like the lever machines that are familiar to voters in Saratoga County.
  • AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson Signs Stock Sale Agreement - cbl Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:42AMBy citybizlist StaffFORT LAUDERDALE -- Chairman and CEO Mike Jackson has finalized a trading plan wi...
  • 4 SSS execs earned P127M Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:42PMHow lucky are the members of the SSS Commission, the policymaking body of the Social Security System?
  • Multi-million earnings of SSS officials bared Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:18PMMANILA, Philippines - Saying they may be criminally liable, senators on Tuesday grilled officials of the Social Security System (SSS) for failing to turn over to the state pension fund’s coffers the bonuses they got from private corporations where they have investments.
  • SSS officials got P127M in benefits from Philex Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:33AMFour officials of the Social Security System (SSS) received more than P127 million in in the exercise of stock options, per diem, and allowances as board members of a mining company from 2007 to 2010, the Senate finance committee said Tuesday.
  • SSS officials got P127M in stock options from Philex Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:53AMFour officials of the Social Security System received more than P127 million in stock option exercises as board members of a mining company from 2007 to 2010, the Senate finance committee said Tuesday.
  • Annual Financial Report Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:07AMInternet plc Annual Report 2010 Company Number 06172239 Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction & Highlights 2 Chairman's Statement 3 Operational & Financial Review 4 Board of Directors and Senior Managers
  • Wall St down as Dow weighed by HP Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:18PMWall Street fell on Friday as renewed fears about the economy and bearish action in expiring August options kept investors away.
  • Economy worries, bearish options weigh on Wall St Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:15PMEconomy worries, bearish options weigh on Wall StEconomy worries, bearish options weigh on Wall St
  • Economy worries, bearish options weigh on Wall St Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:07AMU.S. stocks fell on Friday as renewed fears about the economy and bearish action in expiring August options kept investors away.
  • Accor, BNP Paribas, Ginger, Sanofi-Aventis: French Equity-Market Preview Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:49AMThe following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Paris. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names. Share prices are from the last close.
  • NetEase.com Reports Second Quarter 2010 Unaudited Financial Results Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:52PMBEIJING, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NetEase.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES), one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase, stated, "Our newer games and the operation of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft(R) continued ...
  • NetEase.com Reports Second Quarter 2010 Unaudited Financial Results Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:00PMNetEase.com, Inc. , one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • Accor, BNP Paribas, Royal Boskalis: European Equity Preview for Aug. 19 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 4:44PMThe following companies’ shares may have unusual moves in European trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last close.
  • Insiders Are Buying Dole Food. Should You? Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:47AMDo insider buying and a cheap price make for a good buy?
  • GrowthPoint Capital Corp. Acquires Securities of Vigil Health Solutions Inc. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:54AMVICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 18, 2010) - GrowthPoint Capital Corp. ("GrowthPoint") is issuing this press release pursuant to the early warning requirements of applicable securities laws in Canada with respect to Vigil Health Solutions Inc. ("Vigil").
  • GrowthPoint Capital Corp. Acquires Securities of Vigil Health Solutions Inc. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:48AMVICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 08/18/10) - GrowthPoint Capital Corp. ("GrowthPoint") is issuing this press release pursuant to the early warning requirements of applicable securities laws in Canada with respect to Vigil Health Solutions Inc. ("Vigil"). Pursuant to a private agreement, on July 27, 2010, GrowthPoint acquired ownership of $100,000 in debt which is convertible into ...
  • Insiders Are Buying Calumet Specialty Products. Should You? Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:33AMDoes insider buying and a cheap price make for a good buy?
  • Synovus moves to have investors' class-action lawsuit over dealings with Sea Island Co. dismissed Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:53PMColumbus banking firm responds in court filing to class-action case
  • Lubrizol Insiders Sell $8 Million in Stock Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:45PMBy Avi Salzman Chief Financial Officer Charles Cooley sold 47,113 shares for $4.5 million, or about $94.46 each on average. He acquired more than half of those shares after exercising options that were set to expire in 2019.
  • NGEx Signs Definitive Agreement to Option GJ Project Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:13AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 16, 2010) - NGEx Resources Inc. (TSX:NGQ) ("NGEx" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into an Option Agreement (the "Agreement") with Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") whereby Teck is granted options to earn up to a 75% interest in the Company's 100% owned GJ copper-gold property (the "Project") located in northern British ...
  • NGEx Signs Definitive Agreement to Option GJ Project Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:00AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - NGEx Resources Inc. is pleased to report that it has entered into an Option Agreement with Teck Resources Limited whereby Teck is granted options to earn up to a 75% interest in the Company's 100% owned GJ copper-gold property located in northern British Columbia by making the following cash payments and expenditures :
  • Bloomberg's Harper Interview on Goldman Sachs Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:44AMAug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Christine Harper discusses stock options exercised by Goldman Sachs Inc. executives. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein made $6.1 million by exercising options granted to him in 2000 that were due to expire in November.
  • Blockbuster Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Announces New Forbearance Agreement as it Continues to ... Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 7:44AMBlockbuster Inc. , a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended July 4, 2010. The Company also reported that it has reached agreement with certain of its senior secured noteholders on a new Forbearance Agreement as it continues to engage in productive discussions with certain of these noteholders and other strategic parties ...
  • 13.08.2010 - DJ DGAP-Adhoc: iQ Power AG Intends to Launch a Convertible Bond Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:18AMDissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • ChinaCast Education Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 4:00PMBEIJING -- ChinaCast Education Corporation , a leading for-profit, post-secondary and E-learning services provider in China, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
  • HP CEO Gets $28 Million In Cash, Stock After Resignation Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 11:41AMLauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
  • Poor Mark Hurd: HP Severance Includes $12.2 Million Cash, $16 Million in Stock Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 7:59AMOusted CEO Mark Hurd is departing HP with a hefty severance package, including a $12.2 million cash payment and HP stock worth about $16 million, according to a report filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Oil Giant Exec Looks Entitled Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:12AMStephen Chazen appears to be in line as Occidental’s next CEO after the oil giant tapped him chief operating officer.
  • Disgraced HP CEO to get about $28m in cash, stock Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 4:53AMHP CEO ousted over fudged expenses walking away with about $28m in cash, stock
  • Disgraced HP chief to get nearly $28 million in cash, stock Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 3:40AMSAN FRANCISCO - Lauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in negotiations for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
  • Disgraced HP CEO to get about $28m in cash, stock Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 1:24AMSAN FRANCISCO -- Lauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar wi
  • HP CEO to get $28 million in cash, stock to go away Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 11:16PMLauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Instead, he's getting almost one-third that much just to go away. HP said Friday that it ousted Hurd after its investigation of a sexual harassment complaint found he had falsified expense ...
  • Disgraced HP CEO to get nearly $28m in cash, stock Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:56PMLauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
  • Disgraced HP CEO to walk away with $28 mn in cash, stock Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:44PMDisgraced HP CEO to walk away with $28 mn in cash, stockDisgraced HP CEO to walk away with $28 mn in cash, stock
  • HP CEO Mark Hurd To Leave With $28 Million Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 2:03PMDisgraced HP CEO to get about $28m in cash, stock
  • Ousted HP CEO to get nearly $28M in cash, stock Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 1:21PMLauded for making Hewlett-Packard Co. the world's biggest technology company, CEO Mark Hurd was in talks for a new contract worth about $100 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Instead, he's getting about a third of that to just go away. HP said Friday that it ousted Hurd after its...
  • Incyte Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 6:09AMWILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq:INCY) today reported second quarter 2010 financial results and described progress for several of its clinical programs. Paul A. Friedman, M.D., Incyte's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Given the positive Phase IIa results in rheumatoid arthritis patients that we have seen for our oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor, INCB28050, we ...
  • Incyte Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 6:00AMWILMINGTON, Del.----Incyte Corporation today reported second quarter 2010 financial results and described progress for several of its clinical programs.
  • CTC Media: Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010 Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:05AMMOSCOW -- CTC Media, Inc. , Russia's leading independent media company, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2010.