Articles From: 2013/5/20 - S&P Capital IQ Picks AFLAC Inc. Focus Stock of the Week to 2013/5/20 - ATK Successfully Completes First U.S.-Based Testing of High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) Thruster Technology for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

NEW YORK , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AFLAC Inc.  (NYSE: AFL: $55 ) has been picked by S&P Capital IQ as its Focus Stock of the Week.

Daegis (NASDAQ: DAEG) , a leading provider of eDiscovery solutions, today announced the latest release of Daegis Edge, its innovative eDiscovery platform used by legal professionals for the collection, preservation, processing, review, analysis and production of data.

DALLAS , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ: MARPS) ("Marine") today declared a quarterly cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.394608 per unit, payable on June 28, 2013 , to unitholders of record on May 31, 2013 .

The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Meade Instruments Corp.

OSI Systems, Inc .

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets tracked U.S. stock futures lower in choppy trade on Monday, with mining firms dropping after broad-based losses in metals prices.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Australian stocks declined, and Hong Kong equities pulled back from a three-day winning run on Tuesday, weighed by overnight losses on Wall Street and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy.

Liberty Global, Inc. (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be presenting at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:10 p.m. EST at the Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York, New York.

NetSpend Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSP) (“NetSpend” or the “Company”), a leading provider of general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards (“GPR”) and related financial services to underbanked consumers in the United States, today announced that it has postponed until Friday, May 31, 2013 its special meeting of stockholders to be held in connection with the Company’s proposed merger with Total System Services, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“TSYS”). As previously disclosed, on February 19, 2013 the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among the Company, TSYS and General Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSYS (the “Merger Agreement”). On April 23, 2013, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a definitive proxy statement with respect to the special meeting of NetSpend shareholders

ST. LOUIS , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Laclede Group (NYSE: LG) (the "Company") announced today that it plans to commence a registered underwritten public offering of up to 8,700,000 shares of its common stock.

Health insurer WellPoint Inc. (WLP) is consolidating its businesses into two main groups, one focused on commercial business, the other on government plans, while elevating two executives from within to lead these divisions.

LAS VEGAS , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) will make a Company presentation Tuesday, May 21 st at the Barclays High Yield Bond & Syndicated Loan Conference.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) plans to release its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 on Thursday, May 30, 2013 , shortly after the market closes.

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Dell today announced it will enable Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V as a viable hypervisor choice for the OpenStack cloud platform.

ROSEMONT, Ill., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wintrust Financial Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq:WTFC) announced the appointment of Pam Sharar-Stoppel as President for Wheaton Bank & Trust Company ("WBT"). Based in Wheaton, WBT has five locations in Chicago's western suburbs: Wheaton, Glen Ellyn and Naperville.

Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN; www.huntington.com ) this week began making it easier for businesses to save money each month by streamlining invoice and expense payment workflow processes using the new Huntington commercial credit card.

Duck River Electric to Implement Smart Grid Upgrades Quickly In Order to Increase Electric Reliability and Customer Service SHELBYVILLE, Tenn.

Campbell Soup Co.'s (CPB) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 2.3% as improved soup sales and last year's acquisition of Bolthouse Farms helped drive the packaged-foods maker's revenue growth.

ROCKVILLE, Conn, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockville Financial, Inc. ("Rockville Financial" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:RCKB) , the holding company for Rockville Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program for up to 2,730,026 shares, or 10% of the current outstanding shares.

State Fair ® Brand, the number one branded corn dog business*, announced today its first ever “Find the Golden Stick” promotion, a nationwide contest and treasure hunt where consumers have a chance to share in a $100,000 prize pool.

Heartland Advisors, investment advisor to the Heartland Funds, today filed an updated 13D and called for new members of the Board of Directors of Analysts International Corporation (NASDAQ:ANLY) (“AIC”). Heartland Advisors is the largest stockholder of AIC, with 9.4% of shares outstanding.

Ameresco, Inc. , (NYSE:AMRC) , a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today it has begun work on a $5.7 million energy performance contract (EPC) with the Brockton Housing Authority.

Deliveries of All Units are Expected This Year ROSH PINA, Israel, May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Track Innovations Ltd.

DALLAS , May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) ("Permian") today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.088488 per unit, payable on June 14, 2013 , to unit holders of record on May 31, 2013 .

--Approval to merge Plains Exploration oil and gas business with miner Freeport-McMoRan --Merger expected to close May 31 --Analysts wonder whether merger makes sense (Updates with analyst comment in the third paragraph) By Benjamin Lefebvre and Melodie Warner Plains Exploration & Production Co.'s (PXP) shareholders Monday approved a $6.5 billion merger with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), overcoming earlier pressure to reject the deal.

Awards recognize best-in-class solutions built on Microsoft technology.

MADRID (MarketWatch) — Gold dropped Monday, on track for an eighth straight session of losses, putting it on track for its longest losing streak in four years, while silver futures fell to a level not seen in since September 2010.

ATK-Tested HPGP Thruster Technology Provides Increased Performance, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) ARLINGTON, Va.