Law Department Management (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A senior lawyer in a law department spoke recently about how the litigation spend of his group amounts to “one or two cents per share.” That is a novel perspective for a legal benchmark. All legal costs could be divided...
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) closed its session on Sunday, the first this week, with a volume of traded shares of 450,000 at a value of 1.50 Iraqi dinars (1 U.S. dollar = 1,118 Iraqi dinars) per share. Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
WEST BEND, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gehl Company (NASDAQ GSM: GEHL) today announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to be acquired for $30 per share by its largest shareholder,
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS (MARKET WIRE) ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI) and (Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) said today that it has repurchased 250,000 shares of its common stock for approximately EUR 4.4 million. The average price paid was EUR 17.74 per share. The shares were repurchased to cover a portion of the Company's outstanding stock options and are part of...
The Portland Business Journal (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Shares of Cascade Corp. dropped 12 percent Friday, a day after the company reported a 31 percent decline in quarterly earnings. (CAE)
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- National Semiconductor Corp. said Friday that first-quarter earnings were $79.6 million, or 33 cents a share, compared to $85.6 million, or 30 cents a share, a year ago in the same period. Sales fell to $465.6 million compared to $471.5 million. Analysts polled by FactSet Research estimated, on average, earnings per share of 33 cents. National Semiconductor...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at $48.00 per
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
JINAN, China, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pansoft Company Limited ("Pansoft") today announced that its initial public offering of 1,200,000 common shares is being priced at $7.00 per share. The common shares will be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market and will trade under the symbol "PSOF" beginning September 9, 2008. Anderson & Strudwick, Incorporated ("A&S")...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Shares of ADC Telecommunications Inc. rebounded Friday, erasing a few days of losses, after the maker of telecommunications gear reported quarterly results in line with expectations and announced a buyback program.
VesTopia.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... gold reserves of 3.5 million ounces and is expected to add 360,000 ounces of gold production per year to AEM. 6) Initial gold and silver production at AEM's Pinos Altos project in Mexico is expected in third quarter 2009. It has probable gold reserves of 2.5 million ounces, 73.1 million ounces of silver from 24.7 million tonnes at 3.2 g/t gold and 92.2 g/t silver. Full annual production is estimated...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
BATESVILLE, Ind., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors for Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: ) has declared a dividend of $0.1825 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 16, 2008. ABOUT HILLENBRAND, INC. Hillenbrand, Inc. ( ) is the holding company for Batesville Casket...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 46 cents per outstanding share, an increase of 3 cents per share, or 7.0 percent, from the previous quarter. On an annual basis, this increases Verizon's dividend 12 cents per share, from $1.72 to $1.84 per share. The quarterly dividend...
Fashion Newspaper Blogs (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: JOSB) announces that earnings for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 increased 9% to $0.48 per share, as compared to $0.44 per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. Net income in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 was $8.9 million, as compared to $8.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2007. Total...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Yahoo Inc.'s stock sunk to its lowest level in nearly five years Thursday, magnifying the challenge facing the Internet company as its management tries to justify their rebuff of Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover bid. Shares fell as low as $17.81 _ a...
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. on Wednesday reported earnings for the fiscal third quarter of $1.03 per share, aided by increased demand and a 22-cents-per-share boost from foreign tax credits. (JOYG)
