Businesses, parents gear up for students’ return to school
Lafayette-area students will head back to local schools in less than a month.
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Baidu promotes fake drug sites-Chinese TV station
Source: Reuters * Baidu accused of directing users to fake drug sites * Baidu declined comment * U.S. shares fall 2 percent in pre-market trade * Analysts expect limited impact to Baidu’s financials (Recasts …
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Key Technology Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Conference Call
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Key Technology, Inc. announced today that it plans to release financial results for the fiscal 2010 third quarter, ended June 30, 2010, at approximately 1:10 p.m.
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Hospira, Monsanto Company, Google, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Hospira, Monsanto Company, Google, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley
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Lower June AUM for Legg Mason
On Tuesday, Baltimore-based money manager Legg Mason Inc. reported preliminary month-end assets under management of 5.4 billion for the month of June 2010.
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Tamweel Funding Limited – Periodic Distribution Announcement
18 July 2010 Tamweel Tamweel Funding Limited is pleased to announce the periodic distribution amount of USD 3,232,500.00 for the distribution period commencing 23 April 2010 till 23 July 2010 (Pays: Quarterly – 30/360), on its USD 300,000,000/- Trust Certificates due 2013. The periodic distribution amount is based on fixed profit rate of 4.31% p.a.
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ERT to Announce Second Quarter 2010 Results on August 9, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ERT (Nasdaq: ERES) announced today that it will release its results for the second quarter 2010 on Monday, August 9, 2010, after the market closes. After the release, the Company will host a conference call at 5:00 PM EDT that day. For the conference call, interested participants should dial 1-800-860-2442 when calling within the United States or 1 …
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Trimble Introduces New Desktop And GPS Handheld Solution For Utility And Smart Grid Asset Maintenance And Inspection
Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today a new version of its Trimble® Field Inspector solution for utility infrastructure and smart grid asset maintenance and inspection.
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New Mexico shooter kills six, including wife, self
A 37-year-old man shot and killed five people including his wife, wounded four others, and then killed himself on Monday in Albuquerque, New Mexico at solar industry products maker Emcore Corp.
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STEC Upgrade Extends Stock’s Longest Run Since December
STEC spiked by 6% on Monday after ThinkEquity upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold, citing an expected second-half surge enterprise solid-state drive demand.
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Markets open flat Monday
NEW YORK, July 12 (UPI) — U.S. markets opened mixed Monday morning with investors anticipating the opening of second-quarter corporate reporting. United States – NEW YORK – United Press International – Metro Areas – Business and Economy
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Waste Services, Inc. Shareholders Approve Merger With IESI-BFC Ltd.
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – 06/30/10) – IESI-BFC Ltd. (IESI-BFC) (TSX: BIN – News )(NYSE: BIN – News ) and Waste Services, Inc. (WSI) (NASDAQ: WSII – News ) announced that WSI shareholders today voted in favor of the proposed merger between the two companies. With all the conditions necessary to complete the merger satisfied, and in light of the Canada Day holiday on July 1, 2010, IESI-BFC …
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Michigan Median Auto Insurance Rate Now 8 per Household
SACRAMENTO, CA–(Marketwire – 06/30/10) – The median six-month auto insurance rate in Michigan has increased approximately 5.4 percent over the last six months to reach 8 according to InsWeb (NASDAQ: INSW – News ), a leading online insurance comparison provider. InsWeb also reported Michigan median auto insurance rates segmented by specific demographic groups. These include …
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Tesla Motors Goes Public
In about an hour, Elon Musk will ring the NASDAQ bell in Times Square to celebrate a historic IPO. His company, Tesla Motors , is the first American car company to go public in 54 years. (The last car company to IPO? Ford.) Tesla, as regular Inc. readers know, is the upstart electric car company that has managed to create a sporty electric two-seater, the Roadster, that can beat a Ferrari off …
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Tesla Raises 6 Million in 1st U.S. Carmaker IPO in 54 Years
Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car company that hasn’t posted a profit, raised 6 million selling shares above its forecast price range in the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half-century.
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