Articles From: 2013/4/18 - 2nd UPDATE: PepsiCo Shares Hit New High After First-Quarter Tops Views to 2013/4/18 - Hornbeck Offshore Announces First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release And Conference Call Schedule

-- PepsiCo's first-quarter net down 4.6% on restructuring and other charges, but sales up --Strong snack sales overcome weak sales in beverage business, especially close to home --Closely watched Americas Beverage group posts 3% volume drop amid higher prices (Adds details throughout, including comments from earnings call and conference call with media.

http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201304/59881_cartus.jpg http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201304/TN-59880_Cartus20130419CartusMobileappforcustomersexpensereporting.jpg The latest release of CartusMobile introduces 'build as you go' expense reporting.

Digital Video Innovator from The Huffington Post Joins Meredith to Lead Expansion Across Portfolio NEW YORK , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) , the nation's leading media and marketing company serving women, announced today that award-winning journalist Laura Rowley has been named Vice President, Video Production and Product, for the Meredith National Media Group.

-- Verizon report 16% rise in first-quarter profits --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the fifth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) first-quarter profits rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.

Pershing is first custodian to synchronize CRM system with account opening process JERSEY CITY, N.J. , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, today announced a significant  innovation in its industry-leading NetX360 platform through its relationship with Redtail Technology, a provider of web-based Client Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.

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Nucor Corp.'s (NUE) first-quarter profit dropped 42% as the steelmaker's production and selling prices declined, though input costs were also down.

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-- TheKnot.com Presents Trailblazing Coverage of Bridal Fashion Week on TheKnot.com and Every Social Media Platform, Including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and More! -- NEW YORK , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TheKnot.com, the number-one wedding planning resource, will hit the runways of New York Bridal Fashion Week with its one-of-a-kind 360-degree approach to coverage of the latest fashion trends .

ACL Announces 15th Annual Impact Award Winners, Recognizing the World's Most Innovative Risk, Compliance, Finance and Audit Professionals Canada NewsWire Phillips 66 to be Honored at ACL Connections 2013 Conference with Grand Prize for Using ACL Technology to Achieve 500% Increase in Productivity VANCOUVER , British Columbia, April 18, 2013 /CNW/ - ACL , the company that is transforming audit and risk, today announced its 15 th Annual Impact Award Winners.

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) announced today that it will report its first quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, after the close of financial markets.

IRVINE, Calif., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBRA) announced today that it will issue its 2013 first quarter earnings release after close of market on May 1, 2013.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced it has integrated the recently acquired MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform with the Mentor® Embedded Infotainment Base Platform and Sourcery™ CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer development tools.

U.K. -based insurer Aviva PLC (AV) is to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as part of its drive to find 400 million pounds ( $612 million ) in cost savings this year, Sky News reports on its website Thursday.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s (FCX) first-quarter earnings fell 15% as the mining company reported lower copper prices along with higher costs and expenses.

SHOUGUANG, China, April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:GURE) ("Gulf Resources" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has approved a new share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized, but not obligated, to purchase up to $2 million of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock from time to time over the next 12 months.

Absolute Software Moves Up & to the Right on the Client Management Tools Magic Quadrant by Gartner, Inc. VANCOUVER , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Absolute® Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) , the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices, today announced a positive change in position by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries quadrant of the Client Management Tools Magic Quadrant.

WASHINGTON , North Carolina , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First South Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSBK) (the "Company"), the parent holding company of First South Bank (the "Bank"), reports its unaudited operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 .

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Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR) today announced that it will host a conference call in conjunction with the announcement of its first quarter 2013 financial results.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Verizon Communications Inc. VZ reported first-quarter net profit rose 15.8% to $1.95 billion, or 68 cents per share, from $1.69 billion, or 59 cents per share, a year earlier.

Ringing The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell April 24, 2013 CHICAGO , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPDN) , a developer and operator of online networks dedicated to serving diverse professionals in the United States and providing them with access to employment opportunities ("Professional Diversity Network" or "PDN"), today announced that it has hit a milestone in surpassing 2,500,000 members across its various networks.

-- Efficacy and Safety Data for EV71 Vaccine Discussed in Presentation by Deputy Director of Jiangsu Provincial CDC BEIJING , April 18, 2013  /PRNewswire/ -- Sinovac Biotech Ltd.

~ 250 MW Project in Kansas Expected to be Complete by December BROOMFIELD, Colo.

Bruker and the University of Victoria-Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre (UVic GBC Proteomics Centre) have announced a collaborative effort for the development and validation of high-throughput assays for determining hemoglobin variants and diabetes risk, using Bruker´s MALDI Biotyper platform for clinical mass spectrometry, and based on intellectual property developed at the UVic GBC Proteomics Centre.

BEIJING, April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoNavi Holdings Limited ("AutoNavi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AMAP) , a leading provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, today announced that its premium navigation application is included as a pre-installed application on the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, which was released in China on April 17.

Net interest income was $583 million, up $30 million, or 5.4% from first quarter of 2012 Average total loans increased to $52.6 billion, up 6.5% from first quarter of 2012 led by 16.4% growth in commercial and industrial loans Average total deposits increased to $63.6 billion, up 6.7% from first quarter of 2012 Net loan charge-offs declined 51% from one year ago to $49 million representing 38 basis points of average total loans First quarter expenses were $681 million including $15 million of charges for efficiency initiative Cash efficiency ratio improved to 66.0% from 67.7% one year ago CLEVELAND , April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today announced first quarter net income from continuing operations attributable to Key common shareholders of $196 million , or $.21 per common share, compared to $190 million , or $.20 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2012, and $195 million , or $.20 per common share for

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