Articles From: 2013/4/18 - Home BancShares, Inc. Announces a 50% Increase in Second Quarter Cash Dividend Plus a Two-for-One Stock Split to 2013/4/18 - 3D Systems' Latest Production Printers Are Game-Changer for Cideas

CONWAY, Ark., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home BancShares, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:HOMB) , parent company of Centennial Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular $0.15 per share quarterly cash dividend payable June 5, 2013, to shareholders of record May 15, 2013.

Global head of industrial investment banking at UBS AG (UBS) Karl Knapp has left the company to join The Blackstone Group LP's (BX) advisory business, the Reuters news agency reported Thursday on its website, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation sold $3.5 billion in U.S. dollar bonds Thursday, according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires.

ATLANTA, April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRGX Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRGX) , the world's leading provider of recovery audit services and the pioneer in Profit Discovery ™, today announced certain information relevant to its financial performance in 2013, including preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and information pertaining to its Healthcare Claims Recovery Audit (HCRA) service line.

--Earnings growth slows from prior quarters --Some mainframe, software sales didn't close in 1Q --Company expects charges from work force reductions (Adds CFO comments, additional details) By Drew FitzGerald International Business Machines Corp.

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:CHSP) will release its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and will host a conference call later that afternoon at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Bank of Napa, N.A. (OTCBB: BNNP) announced its financial results for the period ending March 31, 2013.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) , an interactive, entertainment-based retailer of customized stuffed animals, will report results for its fiscal first quarter ended March 30, 2013, on May 2, 2013, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) and Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP) today announced that PXP will hold a special meeting of its stockholders on May 20, 2013, to vote on the proposed acquisition of PXP by FCX.

HOUSTON, April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (the "Company") today announced it will release its financial results for the first quarter 2013 on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at approximately 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time/4:00 a.m. Central Time.

Howard Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBMD) , the parent company of Howard Bank (the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 with the following highlights: The Company’s total assets increased by nearly $60 million or 17% when comparing March 31, 2013 assets of $407.3 million to the $347.8 million at the same point in 2012.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Diluted EPS: GAAP: $2.70, up 3 percent; Operating (non-GAAP): $3.00, up 8 percent; Net income: GAAP: $3.0 billion, down 1 percent; Operating (non-GAAP): $3.4 billion, up 3 percent; Gross profit margin: GAAP: 45.6 percent, up 0.6 points; Operating (non-GAAP): 46.7 percent, up 1.0 points; Revenue: $23.4 billion, down 5 percent, down 3 percent adjusting for currency; Free cash flow of $1.7 billion, down $0.2 billion; Software revenue flat, up 1 percent adjusting for currency; Pre-tax: income up 4 percent; margin up 1.2 points; Services revenue down 4 percent, down 1 percent adjusting for currency; Pre-tax: income up 10 percent; margin up 2.0 points; Services backlog of $141 billion, up 1 percent, up 5 percent adjusting for currency; Closed 22 deals of more than $100 million in the quarter;

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Invesco Canada announces cash distributions for TSX-listed PowerShares ETFs Canada NewsWire The tax composition of the PowerShares ETFs' distributions will be determined on an annual basis and will only be available after the PowerShares ETFs' tax year-end.

VOC Energy Trust (NYSE: VOC) announced the Trust distribution of net profits for the first quarterly payment period ended March 31, 2013.

For the first time since 2009, copper prices are falling toward the cost of production.

The fervor over the digital currency bitcoin has drawn interest from two of the world's largest movers of money.

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Arizona Public Service ranks fourth among American electric utilities for the most solar megawatts added to its system in 2012.

Blackstone in partnership with CityView today announced that construction has begun for the final phase of Barker Block, a residential community in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles.

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Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE: FIG) plans to announce its results and dividend for the first quarter 2013 on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at approximately 7:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX) wants to expand its Web-hosting business by partnering with telecom companies to build and operate cloud data centers for enterprise customers world-wide.

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WILMINGTON, Del., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WSFS) , the parent company of WSFS Bank , today announced it expects to report first quarter 2013 earnings at the end of business, Thursday, April 25, 2013.

- Established Midwest Service Provider Adopts SLS & SLA - Next Gen Functional Materials Drive Manufacturing Adoption ROCK HILL, S.C., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that Cideas, a leading Illinois service provider, expanded its advanced manufacturing offering with the installation of the company's latest SLA ® and SLS ® production printers in response to their growing customers' demand for higher quality, functional parts with finer feature detail and surface finish.