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2013/4/30
(Update adds final pricing.) By Katy Burne and  Mike Cherney NEW YORK --
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2013/5/16
--Results top expectations --Guidance brackets analysts' estimates --CEO keeps outlook for broader market in place (Adds comments from CEO interview beginning in sixth paragraph.) By Drew FitzGerald and Kristin Jones Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) swung to a fiscal second-quarter loss as continuing troubles in the solar-panel industry weakened its sales, though orders for most other equipment continued to grow.
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2013/4/10
--Prices at the pump will be locked in at April 9 values for six months --The cap follows a similar government clampdown on supermarket chain price increases through the end of May --YPF says the freeze on retail gasoline prices will not affect its business plans this year (Adds comment from YPF.) By Shane Romig BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina has frozen gasoline prices for six months in another bid to tame the rampant inflation plaguing the economy and biting into the government's support in the run-up to midterm congressional elections in November.
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2013/4/19
(Adds comments from Barclays in fourth and fifth paragraphs.) By Shane Romig BUENOS AIRES --
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2013/4/4
(Updates with latest developments on cleanup progress, beginning in first paragraph) By Alison Sider While some residents of a Mayflower, Ark.
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2013/4/23
AT&T Inc. (T) reported first-quarter profit grew 3.2% and strong customer additions as a seasonal drop in smartphone sales helped raise profitability of its wireless service.
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2013/2/7
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2013/4/30
--Avon posts first-quarter loss on charges; adjusted earnings beat Wall Street expectations --Results improved in Latin America and EMEA, but remain challenged in North America , Asia --Shares up 61% since the start of the year (Updates with comments from conference call, analyst comments, updated stock quote.) By Anna Prior Avon Products Inc. (AVP) posted another quarter of better-than-expected adjusted profit as the door-to-door cosmetics vendor continues on its turnaround path.
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2013/5/7
BEIJING --
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2013/4/22
(Updates with analyst comment in third paragraph, executive comments in ninth paragraph and bank's share price in last paragraph) By Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO --
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2013/4/29
Bank of America Corp.
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2013/4/4
-- New Bank of America ATMs will allow customers to talk to tellers over video screens --Bank is installing machines in 12 locations in the second quarter, with more locations to come --Tellers will be located in Florida and Delaware (This article is updated with executive comment and fresh details throughout, including those about teller locations and rollout plans.) By Andrew R.
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2013/4/25
-- Bank of Communications first-quarter net profit up 12% --BoCom's results better than analysts' forecast --
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2013/4/24
--Profit hurt by lower gold, copper prices --Revenue down almost 6% --Evaluating Pascua-Lama project alternatives (Adds details about Pascua-Lama project in paragraphs 2-4) By Judy McKinnon TORONTO -- Barrick Gold Corp.
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2013/4/24
--Group of large investors opposed compensation package --Vote on compensation isn't binding (Updates with company response in paragraph 5.) By Alistair MacDonald TORONTO -- Barrick Gold Corp.
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2013/4/18
--Earnings fall 6% on acquisition-related costs and weaker-than-expected revenues --Austerity measures in U.S., Europe and China pressured sales --Baxter looking to accelerate growth through acquisitions and new product launches (Updated throughout to add details and company comment) By Joseph Walker Baxter International Inc. (BAX) reported a slight increase in first-quarter sales, as growth in emerging markets helped to offset continued pricing and utilization pressures in the U.S. and Europe , as well as new austerity measures in China .
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2013/4/29
(Adds Conceptus earnings.) --Bayer agrees to buy Conceptus for $1.1 billion --Acquisition broadens Bayer's contraceptive offerings --Separately, Conceptus reports it swung to a first-quarter profit By Saabira Chaudhuri Bayer AG (BAYRY, BAYN.XE) has agreed to buy Conceptus Inc. (CPTS) for about $1.1 billion ( 852 million euros ) as the health-care company aims to broaden its women's contraceptive offerings.
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2013/4/23
(Updates with details on AFP Profuturo's purchase of stake.) By Darcy Crowe and Ryan Dube BOGOTA, Colombia --BBVA (BBVA.MC) has sold its Peruvian pension unit, with Colombia's Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica SA and AFP Profuturo taking equal stakes.
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2013/5/3
-- Berkshire Hathaway profit rises 51% to $4.89 billion --Operating results beat consensus --Underwriting profit and results at railroad Burlington Northern drive increase (Adds details throughout.) By Erik Holm Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) on Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at key insurance operations and rising profits at its railroad.
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2013/4/8
NEW DELHI -- Bharti Airtel Ltd.
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2013/4/29
--BHP agrees to sell Pinto Valley mine, Arizona railroad to Capstone --Deal valued at US$650 million --Miner has announced US$5 billion of planned asset sales over past 12 months (Adds further details from the fourth paragraph, comment from Capstone in the fifth.) By Rhiannon Hoyle SYDNEY -- BHP Billiton Ltd.
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2013/4/17
-- New senior management team takes effect from May 10 --
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2013/4/16
--Shipments hit 3.7 million units --Shipments that included smaller items increased 11% --For first three months of 2013, appliance shipments are up 5.4% from 2012 (Adds details about March housing report in the last paragraph.) By Bob Tita U.S. shipments of major home appliances grew 5.8% during March from a year earlier, providing fresh evidence of a strengthening U.S. housing industry and improving consumer confidence.
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2013/4/25
--Earnings surge on tax benefits, higher sales of multiple sclerosis drugs --Company says safety issue regarding new MS drug is "old news" --Increases guidance as company takes full control of Tysabri drug (Adds details and company comment throughout.) By Joseph Walker Biogen Idec Inc.'s (BIIB) first-quarter earnings rose 41% as the company benefited from tax breaks and increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs, but the company provided few details about the launch of Tecfidera, its newest MS drug.
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2013/4/16
-- BlackRock first-quarter profit rises 10% to $632 million --Per-share profit of $3.62 beats consensus --Assets under management reach $3.9 trillion (Adds details throughout.) By Kirsten Grind and Saabira Chaudhuri BlackRock Inc.'s (BLK) first-quarter profit jumped 10% as the world's largest asset manager captured strong investor inflows into its exchange-traded funds and other products.
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2013/5/17
(Updates throughout) By William Launder Bloomberg L.P. stepped up efforts to address client concerns about data security and privacy, appointing Samuel Palmisano, former chairman and chief executive of International Business Machines Corp.
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2013/4/4
--Still, commercial deliveries increase 7% from fourth quarter --
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2013/5/3
-- India minister says Boeing has agreed to pay compensation for Dreamliner grounding --
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2013/4/26
--Petrobras first-quarter profit falls 17% on year to BRL7.69 billion --Price increases to gasoline, diesel fuel help boost revenues, margins --Heavy imports continue, but shift to crude oil from fuels cuts costs (Updates with comments from chief executive and analyst, adds detail.) By Jeff Fick RIO DE JANEIRO --Declining crude-oil production undercut first-quarter net profits at Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR, PETR4.BR), but recent increases to domestic fuel prices and a shift to greater imports of crude oil instead of gasoline and diesel helped the company beat analysts forecasts.
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2013/5/2
--If Basel III took effect today, Itau wouldn't need to raise capital --Itau sees Net Interest Margin improving in the second quarter --Itau is not contemplating changes in pension and insurance area (Updates to include comments by executive and bank's share price) By Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO --
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