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NEW YORK and EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) , a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, and Amyris (Nasdaq:AMRS) , a leading renewable products company, today announced a collaboration to develop and commercialize a specific set of renewable fragrance ingredients.

Data reported at AACR on several preclinical and clinical programs Ends quarter with $137 million in cash & marketable securities First quarter royalty revenue increases 7.3% to $22.1 million DUBLIN, Calif., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

HILDEN , Germany and REDWOOD CITY, California , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenuity Systems is the global market leader in applications to quickly analyze and accurately interpret rapidly growing volumes of genomic data Suite of web-based applications powered by a unique expert-curated Knowledge Base eases major bottlenecks to leveraging genomic data in research and clinical diagnostics Adds leading biological interpretation resources to QIAGEN's ecosystem of sample-to-result molecular testing solutions using key technologies such as real-time PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) Deepens insights into disease, augmenting successful GeneGlobe content offering   QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the acquisition of Ingenuity Systems, Inc., the leading provider of software solutions to efficiently and accurately analyze and interpret the

VENLO, The Netherlands , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Achieves Q1 2013 targets: Net sales of $303.6 million grow 3% CER on expansion in all regions; adjusted diluted EPS at $0.23 per share; free cash flow of $30 million Progress   to ward accelerating innovation and growth in 2013: Molecular Diagnostics (+11% CER) and Applied Testing (+5% CER) deliver solid results, more than offset weak market conditions in Pharma and Academia QIAsymphony au to mation platform well on track   to   surpass 1,000 cumulative placements during 2013; new QIAlink software provides interface   to   labora to ry information management systems Acquisition of Ingenuity Systems, global leader in analysis and interpretation of complex biological data, adds   to   QIAGEN's ecosystem for molecular testing Advancing more than 35 diagnostic

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY) , a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2013 on Monday, May 6, 2013, after the U.S. financial markets close.

SAN JOSE, Calif.

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) :     Quarter Ended March 31, 2013     2012 Net income (in millions) $ 12.6 $ 12.8 Net income available to common stockholders (in millions) 12.1 11.8 Diluted earnings per common share 0.70 0.71   Return on average assets 1.00 % 1.12

SAN JOSE, Calif.

PENNSAUKEN, N.J., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- J & J Snack Foods Corp.

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EDISON, N.J. , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: CLI) today announced that its operating partnership, Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), has agreed to sell $275 million of 3.15% senior unsecured notes due 2023 in an underwritten public offering through BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers.

Shareholders of Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (VAPORES.SN) approved a $500 million capital increase to partly finance the purchase of new cargo vessels, the Chilean shipper said Monday.

Abraxas Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:AXAS) will host its first quarter 2013 earnings conference call on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10 a.m. Central Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time). Abraxas plans to announce first quarter operating and financial results prior to the call.

WILMINGTON, Del.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday fined Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund Level Global Investors $21.5 million to settle charges that a co-founder and analyst at the firm allegedly engaged in "repeated insider trading" in the securities of Dell Inc. DELL and Nvidia Corp.

WILMINGTON, Del., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WSFS) , the parent company of WSFS Bank, today announced the election of two new members to its Board of Directors: Eleuthère I.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock indexes extended their gains Monday afternoon, positioning the S&P 500 for an all-time-high close, as investors embraced the latest corporate earnings reports.

-- Canada sends most crude ever from any supplier to U.S. in February --U.S. crude exports to Canada also hit a record, reducing net crude imports --U.S. crude imports from OPEC nations fall to lowest level since January 1994 (Adds seven paragraphs at bottom with EIA comment, imports by country) By David Bird NEW YORK --U.S. crude oil output surged 15.3% year-on-year in February, exceeding net imports of crude oil for the first time since 1996, government data show.

RED BANK, N.J. , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Trustees of North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE-NRT) today announced a quarterly distribution of $0.64 per unit for the second quarter of fiscal 2013, payable on May 29, 2013 to holders of record on May 17 , 2013.

MADISON, Ind.

Low energy costs to offset delivery increases, keeping total bills stable CHICAGO , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ComEd today filed its annual delivery service rate update with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to reflect grid modernization and other service-enhancing investments, as required by law.

Sovereign Veteran, Pam Werner, and Equipment Capital and Leasing Specialist, Jim Thompson, Add Core Capabilities and Depth to Emerging Unit LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoria Federal Savings, Long Island 's fourth largest bank by deposit market share and the second largest community bank headquartered in New York , announced today that it has added two senior vice presidents, Pam Werner and James Thompson , to its Business Banking Group to support the unit's expansion.

WALTHAM, Mass.

TOP STORIES India Gold Imports Become Slightly Costlier on Tax Rule NEW DELHI --Gold imports to India will become slightly more expensive, as the government announced over the weekend that it has increased the base rate for calculating import taxes on the precious metal.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading communications provider, today announced it will release its 2013 first quarter results after the market close on Monday, May 6 , 2013.

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The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) today announced that its second quarter earnings for fiscal 2013 will be broadcast live via the Internet on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. CT.

A new report by UNITE HERE looks at fees that Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) and TPG Capital have collected on their investment in Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) (previously Harrah’s Entertainment), which they took private in 2008.

Michelle O'Neill, Vice President Government Affairs and Trade Policy for Alcoa (NYSE:AA) , was honored recently with a 2012 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award, the nation's highest civil service award, for outstanding achievement in public service.

BILLERICA, Mass., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CSP Inc. (Nasdaq:CSPI) , a provider of IT solutions, systems integration services and dense cluster computing systems, announced that it will issue its second-quarter fiscal 2013 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.