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Nokia and Siemens Confirm NSN Investment Talks (NOK, SI)
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 7:17pm | 177Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Siemens (NYSE: SI) confirmed talks with private equity firms over a possible investment into Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), the Financial Times reported Sunday. Nokia Siemens Networks, a joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, is one of the largest telecommunications hardware...
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Emerson Launches New Laptops - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 5:34pm | 635A business unit of Emerson Electric Co. (EMR), Ridgid, engaged in the manufacture of innovative tools, equipment and video inspection devices, has introduced a group of hardy laptops and convertible tablet PCs. The innovative products, by Ridgid, are designed on Dell Inc.’s (DELL) Latitude E-...
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Novell 3Q In Line, Revenue Slips - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 12:21pm | 1198Enterprise software developer, Novell Inc. (NOVL) reported third quarter 2010 earnings of 5 cents, in line with both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago quarter. Earnings include stock based compensation but exclude one time item. The better-than-expected result was primarily driven by...
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Raven Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 4:04pm | 824Raven Industries Inc. (RAVN) delivered earnings per share (EPS) of 46 cents in its second quarter ended July 31, 2010, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 39 cents and 34 cents in the year-ago period. Higher revenues due to a surge in demand in several of its end-markets, including energy,...
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3M Wins Contract - Analyst Blog
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 12:24pm | 3273M Company (MMM) has won an order to supply sterilization assurance products to Premier Inc, a medical services provider. 3M’s products will be used in 2,400 hospitals and 70,000 centers affiliated to Premier. 3M Company was also awarded another contract to help member hospitals to cut costs by...
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Top Cord Blood Stocks
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 10:53am | 903The University of South Florida Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair just published the results of their research showing that after stroke-like damage, human umbilical cord blood cells protect astrocytes (animal cells) from cell death when deprived of oxygen. Cord blood is blood that comes...
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Before The Bell: Decline In Initial Jobless Claims Gives A Ray Of Hope
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 9:20am | 371US stock futures recorded marginal gains on Thursday, after a higher-than-expected decline in weekly unemployment claims. This was like a ray of hope in the otherwise gloomy atmosphere created by a stream of disappointing economic data over the past few days. The Labor Department announced a 31,000...
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Standex International Q4 Results Top Wall Street View
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 8:10am | 58Standex International Corp (NYSE: SXI) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.64, beating the consensus of $0.56. SXI’s Q4 revenue came in at $152.1 million, versus the estimates of $145.22 million. SXI’s shares gained 1.03% to close at $24.41 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Boeing, Textron, Caterpillars, Ford and Paccar - Press Releases
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 7:49am | 1595For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 26, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Boeing (BA), Textron (TXT), Caterpillars (CAT), Ford (F) and Paccar (PCAR ). Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog: Durable Goods Report: Dismal New Orders for Durable Goods rose just 0.3% in July....
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ABB Starts New Factory In India - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 4:00pm | 576Recently ABB Ltd. (ABB) inaugurated a wind power generator factory in Vadodara, India. This is the company’s fourth wind power factory in India, engaged in the supply of wind power generators to power plants in India as well as worldwide. The wind power generators are vital part of wind turbines...
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Apple Talks to Rent Shows Through iTunes
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 7:08am | 183CUPERTINO, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is talking to major TV companies to rent TV shows to viewers for 99 cents through iTunes, Reuters and other media outlets report. Apple is in talks with News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWS), Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and other media conglomerates, Reuters...
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Tuesday’s Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, AAPL, C, F, GE, SPY)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 11:31am | 174The overall market cratered this morning with the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) testing the $1,050 level, which is critical support for the bulls. The SPY has since rallied and is now “only” lower by 11 points, at $1,055. Note that today’s housing data was extremely weak, worse than expected. Here are...
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Athenahealth Offers Stand-alone HER - Analyst Blog
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 8:21am | 628Leading medical billing and records software provider Athenahealth Inc (ATHN) has announced that from now on it will offer its web-based "athenaClinicals" electronic health record (EHR) service on a stand-alone basis to hospitals and community physicians. Previously, the customers were required...
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Qualcomm Gearing up for India - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 10:06am | 584Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), the largest digital mobile chipset developer based-on CDMA technology, has decided to launch broadband services in India in 2011. Last June, the company won BWA (broadband wireless access) spectrum in the 2.3 GHz band, for four telecom circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and...
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US Stock Futures Face Dismal Day Again
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 7:21am | 377Stock futures face another dismal day on Friday following Thursday’s selloff over economic concerns, weaker-than-expected jobless claims data and a negative Philadelphia Fed Index. The DOW futures fell 67 points to 10,271, the S&P 500 futures shed 7.3 points to 1,075.63, and the NASDAQ futures...