Articles From: 2013/4/19 - NASDAQ Welcomes Blackhawk Network (NDAQ:HAWK) to The NASDAQ Stock Market to 2013/4/19 - New CA Chief Vows to Pick Up Software Maker's Pace

NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that trading of Blackhawk Network common stock (Nasdaq:HAWK) commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on Friday, April 19, 2013.

FREMONT, Calif., April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SGI® (Nasdaq:SGI) , the trusted leader in technical computing, today announced it will present at the following investor conferences in May.

Veresen Announces Common Share Dividend for April 2013 Canada NewsWire /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES / CALGARY , April 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Veresen Inc. ("Veresen") (TSX: VSN) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for April 2013 of $0.0833 per common share.

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High Arctic Declares Monthly Dividend Canada NewsWire /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tech stocks managed some mild gains Friday morning despite a hard selloff in IBM and Dell, as strong gains in Microsoft and Google helped lift the sector.

HONG KONG , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company Limited ("Shanghai Petrochemical" or the "Company") (HKEx: 00338; SSE: 600688; NYSE: SHI) today announced the unaudited operating results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Group") for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 (the "Period"). Under the China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises, the Group's operating income for the Period amounted to RMB28.857 billion (corresponding period of 2012: RMB23.550 billion ). It recorded an operating profit of RMB254 million (corresponding period of 2012: an operating loss of RMB243 million ). Net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company was RMB173 million (corresponding period of 2012: net loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of RMB190 million ). Basic earnings per share was RMB0.024 (corresponding period of 2012: basic

Hotel Company Wins Award for Creative and Compassionate Use of Technology ROCKVILLE, Md.

Olmsted County, Minn., has successfully rolled out its software as a service (SaaS) implementation of iasWorld ® , Tyler Technologies, Inc.’s (NYSE: TYL) computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) solution, eliminating disparate property assessment systems and improving the county’s property data management processes.

ATLANTA , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) reports sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 , 2013.

CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) today responded to a letter mailed to CWH shareholders by Corvex Fund Management LP (“Corvex”) and Related Fund Management LLC (“Related” and together with Corvex, “Corvex/Related”) soliciting consents to remove all CWH’s current Trustees.

WARSAW --Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk sacked his treasury minister Friday following confusion over a Russian proposal to build a gas pipeline on Polish territory, and said the country may need to create an energy ministry to implement a consistent energy policy, rather than have it scattered across ministries, listed companies and regulators.

McDonald's Corp.'s (MCD) first-quarter earnings grew just 0.3% as its revenue showed slight improvement, but same- store sales and margins declined.

TORONTO, April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstService Corporation (TSX:FSV) (TSX:FSV.PR.U) and (Nasdaq:FSRV) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 by press release on Friday, April 26, 2013, at approximately 7:30 am ET.

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GTx, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTXI) today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast to provide a corporate update and discuss the Company's first quarter 2013 financial results on Friday, May 3 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

--Major banks to release first-quarter earnings next week --Lending turns sluggish after 2012 GDP growth of just 0.9% --Banking shares still seen as solid ballast for portfolios By Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO --A frustrating economic slowdown is likely to catch up with Brazil's banks when they begin releasing first- quarter earnings reports next week.

Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) (TSX: WLT) today released the following open letter to shareholders: Dear Fellow Walter Energy Shareholders: We have spoken with many of you personally over the past months, and we want to thank you for your constructive insights and feedback.

CORAL GABLES, Fla., April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bank Financial Corp.

Sheena Wilson earns 'Directing Diverse Talent Award' for Global Talent Management and Diversity and Inclusion Programmes BNY Mellon ranked among the UK's Top 50 Employers for Women NEW YORK and LONDON , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, announced that it has garnered high honours for gender equality in the workplace for a second consecutive year from The Times of London and 'Opportunity Now', the gender campaign from Business in the Community.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets mostly posted solid gains on Friday, taking inspiration from Asia , where bargain hunters bought into beaten-down stocks ahead of the weekend.

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LONDON , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (NYSE:RDS.B) announces that on 19 April, 2013 it purchased for cancellation 1,040,000 "B" Shares at a price of 2139.13 pence per share.

NEW YORK , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time .

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Jamba, Inc. (“Jamba” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGM: JMBA) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct in seeking shareholders’ approval for the adoption of the Jamba, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

BlackRock Inc. (BLK) Chairman and Chief Executive Laurence D.

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Norwegian bank DNB ASA (DNB.OS) said Friday that in the first quarter of 2013, the DNB Group will make provisions of approximately NOK450 million in the first quarter of 2013 to cover compensation payments to customers who have made debt-financed investments in certain structured products.

Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (“MHRC” or the “Company”) (NYSE:MHR) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws.

CA Inc. (CA) Chief Executive Mike Gregoire wants his company's name to ring out in Silicon Valley --a place he'll paradoxically see less often as he settles into his role as the head of the New York -based software provider.