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ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTM) , the leading developer of patient-specific expanded multicellular therapies for the treatment of severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today announced that the first patients were treated in the ixCELL-DCM Phase 2b clinical trial.

Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) , the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, will report its first quarter 2013 results before the market opens on Thursday, April 25, 2013.

BEIJING , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Deyu Agriculture Corp.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s (KMB) first-quarter earnings rose 13%, handily beating Street views, as revenue rose and input costs fell, while the company also raised its view for the year.

The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 4 cents per share payable May 15, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2013.

Honeywell International Inc.'s (HON) first-quarter profit grew 17% as the diversified technology and manufacturing company continued to trim its costs to boost results amid sluggish revenue growth.

First Quarter Highlights: Net Income of $0.17 per share included $0.01 in executive departure related charges Operating revenues declined 1% QOQ primarily driven by a 3% decline in fee income Net interest margin of 3.39% decreased 3 basis points from adjusted fourth quarter Lower margins drove a 20% QOQ decline in mortgage banking revenues Operating expenses declined $3.7 million from the prior quarter adjusted for executive departure related charges Average total loans increased 11% annualized QOQ driven by 13 th consecutive quarter of double-digit increases in average commercial lending Double-digit average commercial growth rates QOQ in each of the company's geographies New York commercial loans increased 9% annualized since HSBC Transaction Interest-bearing checking balances up 19% annualized New checking account unit production per branch increased 15% QOQ

BEIJING , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telestone Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: TSTC) (the "Company"), a leading supplier of local access network solutions for communications networks in China , today announced that on April 17, 2013 , the Company received a letter (the "Letter") from NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") indicating that it was not in compliance with the continued listing requirements under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Letter, which the Company expected, was issued in accordance with NASDAQ procedures due to the Company's inability to file its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the extended April 16, 2013 deadline.

GE (NYSE: GE) : 1Q 2013 Highlights GE [NYSE: GE] announced today first-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $4.1 billion, or $0.39 per share, up 14% and 15% respectively from the first quarter of 2012.

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WALLDORF, Germany , April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First Quarter 2013 Non-IFRS Software and Cloud Subscription Revenue Increased 23% to €824 Million (25% at Constant Currencies) First Quarter 2013 Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenue Increased 12% to €2.94 Billion (14% at Constant Currencies) 13 th Consecutive Quarter of Double-Digit Growth in Non-IFRS Software and Software-Related Service Revenue Exceptional Growth for SAP HANA: SAP's Flagship In-Memory Platform Tripled Software Revenue Year-Over-Year Strong Cloud Momentum: Annual Cloud Revenue Run Rate Approaching €900 Million First Quarter 2013 Non-IFRS Operating Profit Increased 8% to €901 Million (11% at Constant Currencies) First Quarter Non-IFRS EPS Increased 18% to €0.58 SAP Reiterates Full Year 2013 Outlook SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March

East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West”) (Nasdaq: EWBC) , parent company of East West Bank, the financial bridge between the United States and Greater China, today announced that the outside independent directors of its Board of Directors have elected Rudolph I.

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Reuters Reports from Intel INTC , Yahoo YHOO   and IBM IBM  this week kicked off the tech earnings season with a downbeat view.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq:FFIC) , the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that it has reduced the number of its directors from twelve to eleven.

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IMAX Corporation To Announce First Quarter 2013 Financial Results And Host Conference Call Canada NewsWire NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 /CNW/ - 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 .

NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Affymax, Inc. ("Affymax" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AFFY) and certain of its officers.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Strong gains by Microsoft Corp.

NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Avid Technology, Inc. ("Avid" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AVID) and certain of its officers.

Veresen Announces Management Change 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 David Holm has resigned as Executive Vice President, Corporate & Business Development, effective April 26, 2013 .

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks were mostly higher Friday, trimming weekly losses, while shares of International Business Machines Corp.

Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) announced today that it will release its 2013 first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 9, 2013, after the market close.

NEW YORK, April 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. ("Harvest Natural" or the "Company") (NYSE:HNR) and certain of its officers.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. HAWK shares jumped 15% to $26.35 Friday on its first day of trading.

--Higher marketing expenses masks revenue growth --Footwear, apparel sales each jump by over 22% --Results top expectations, Under Armour raises full-year sales target (Updates throughout with details from Under Armour's conference call, background and the latest stock quote.) By John Kell Sharply higher spending tied to Under Armour Inc.'s (UA) "I Will" marketing campaign led the athletic-goods maker to report a 47% drop in first-quarter earnings, masking a jump in footwear and apparel sales.

WASHINGTON --Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (BUD, ABI.BT) and Mexico's Grupo Modelo SAB (GPMCY, GMODELO.MX) have finalized a settlement that resolves the Justice Department's challenge to the beer makers' planned merger.