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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Evidence of another spring economic swoon and fewer people being hired continues to pile up.

French Casino Guichard-Perrachon (CGUSY, CO.FR) submitted Wednesday a counter-claim against Brazilian businessman Abilio Diniz in an existing arbitration procedure.

New study finds half of parents say schools should use mobile devices to educate WASHINGTON , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In one of the most comprehensive studies of parents' views on mobile devices in education, more than 50 percent of parents believe that schools should make more use of mobile devices in education and 32 percent agree that schools should require them in the classroom.

Vermilion Energy Inc. Reports Voting Results of Election of Directors Canada NewsWire CALGARY , May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:VET) (NYSE:VET) is pleased to report that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 1, 2013 each of the eight nominees proposed as directors and listed in its proxy statement and information circular dated April 2, 2013 , were elected as directors of the Company.

Idera Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IDRA) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering by Idera Pharmaceuticals of (i) for a combined public offering price of $0.50 per share of common stock and related warrant, 17,500,000 shares of common stock and related warrants to purchase up to 17,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.47 per share, and (ii) for a combined public offering price of $0.49 per pre-funded warrant and related warrant, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 15,816,327 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and related warrants to purchase up to 15,816,327 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.47 per share.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Reports 2013 First Quarter Financial Results Canada NewsWire LAVAL, Quebec, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - 2013 First Quarter Total Revenue $1.068 billion; an increase of 25% over the prior year 2013 First Quarter Product Sales $1.039 billion; an increase of 38% over the prior year Organic growth (same store sales) was 6%, excluding the impact from generics, primarily BenzaClin and Cesamet Pro forma organic growth was 4%, excluding the impact from generics, primarily BenzaClin and Cesamet 2013 First Quarter GAAP EPS Loss of $0.09; Cash EPS $1.30, an increase of 43% over the prior year, excluding one-time items in 2012 first quarter 2013 First Quarter GAAP Operating Cash Flow $255 million; Adjusted Operating Cash Flow $345 million; an increase of 35% over the prior year, excluding one-time items in 2012 first quarter 2013 Guidance for Cash EPS raised to $5.55 to $5.85 despite entry of Zovirax generic

Fortuna Silver to release first quarter financial results on May 7, 2013; Conference call at 12 p.m. EST on May 8, 2013 Canada NewsWire Replay number (Toll Free): +1.877.660.6853 Replay number (International): +1.201.612.7415 Replay Passcodes (both are required for playback): Conference ID #:  413626 Playback of the webcast will be available until August 8 , 2013.

Conference Call Scheduled for May 13, 2013 at 9:00 ET NETANYA, Israel , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellcom Israel Ltd.

MOSCOW, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTC Media, Inc. ("CTC Media" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:CTCM) , Russia's leading independent media company, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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HOUSTON , May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: GDP) today announced the Company's management team will present at the following conferences in May of 2013.

CHICAGO, May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) today announced that it has finalized its previously announced agreement to acquire Sator Beheer ("Sator"). Sator is the market leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Northern France.

VANCOUVER , May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Augusta Resource Corporation (TSX/NYSE MKT: AZC ) ("Augusta" or "the Company") announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange has consented to the adoption of Augusta's previously announced shareholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan"), subject to, among other things, shareholder ratification of the Rights Plan no later than six months from the date of adoption.

LEXINGTON, Mass., May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq:AGEN) today announced that preliminary data from a Phase 2 clinical trial showed that newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients treated with Prophage G-100 (Heat Shock Protein-Peptide Complex-96, HSPPC-96) vaccine plus the standard of care showed a 146% increase in progression free survival (PFS) and a 60% increase in overall survival (OS) as compared to the standard of care alone.

The securities litigation firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty to current shareholders of Ebix, Inc. (“Ebix” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EBIX) and other violations of state law by the board of directors of Ebix relating to the proposed acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as companies from MasterCard Inc. to Merck & Co.

Treasury Metals Completes Final Tranche of Financing Canada NewsWire TSX:TML TORONTO , May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX:TML) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated April 26, 2013 , it has completed the final tranche of a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering"). Including the first tranche, the Offering consisted of 2,638,332 units (the "Units") of the Company at a price of $0.45 per Unit and 1,194,444 flow-through Shares (the "Flow-Through Shares") at a price of $0.50 per Flow-Through Share, for total aggregate gross proceeds of $1.78 million .

OSAKA (Nikkei)-- Panasonic Corp.

ATLANTA , May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its continued community commitment, Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta, a world-class hotel near Atlanta, Georgia , is hosting The 6 HOUR: Bike Challenge for Children's Hospitals of Atlanta , Saturday, May 18 .

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) completed the sale of a majority stake in its insurance operations to a group of outside investors.

Manulife Financial Corporation declares dividends Canada NewsWire C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC    SEHK:945  TORONTO , May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Manulife Financial Corporation's Board of Directors today announced a quarterly shareholders' dividend of $0.13 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the "Company"), payable on and after June 19, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2013 .

Reports Strong Sales Traction Increases 2013 Full-Year Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Guidance ATLANTA , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 .

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Milberg LLP reminds investors that the class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (“Maxwell”) (NASDAQ:MXWL) common stock between April 28, 2011 and March 7, 2013, inclusive (the “Class Period”) has a lead plaintiff deadline of May 13, 2013.

NASHUA, N.H., May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GT Crystal Systems, a subsidiary of GT Advanced Technologies (Nasdaq:GTAT) , today announced that it has agreed with Motorola Solutions to be the exclusive supplier of sapphire screens for Motorola's new MP6000 multi-plane bioptic imager.

CHICAGO, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Durata Therapeutics (Nasdaq:DRTX) has scheduled its quarterly conference call for Thursday, May 9 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss first quarter 2013 financial results.

CRANBURY, N.J. , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Palatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PTN), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted, receptor-specific peptide therapeutics for the treatment of diseases with significant unmet medical need and commercial potential, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 12/952,238 (the '238 application).  The application includes composition of matter claims on a new class of melanocortin receptor- specific peptides for sexual dysfunction and other indications.

Opus Bank, a West Coast-based commercial bank, and California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”), a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION) , announced today that they have entered into a purchase and assumption agreement through which Opus Bank will acquire four branches from CB&T. As part of the transaction, Opus Bank will assume substantially all of the deposits of the four locations, which deposits totaled $138.3 million as of March 31, 2013.

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(Updates to add details throughout) By Anna Prior and Amol Sharma Viacom Inc. (VIAB, VIA) reported an 18% drop in net income for the quarter ended March 31 , as improvements in the cable television networks division were offset by weakness in the filmed entertainment segment.