Articles From: Glencore International PLC Merger Update - Merger completed to Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser To Retire In 2014

TIDMGLEN RNS Number : 8548D Glencore International PLC 02 May 2013 2 May 2013 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION NEWS RELEASE Glencore International plc Merger Update - Merger completed Glencore is pleased to announce that the New Scheme and the Merger have now become effective and the entire issued ordinary share capital of Xstrata is owned by the Glencore Group .

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tranzyme Pharma (Nasdaq:TZYM) , today announced that the Company will report first quarter 2013 financial results after the close of the market on Thursday, May 9, 2013.

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Company selects NTT Europe to build new data centre for salesforce.com's fastest growing region Data centre to support adoption of salesforce.com's cloud computing services among growing base of customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa LONDON , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company ( http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/ ), announced today that it has signed an agreement with NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications, to establish a European data centre in the U.K. Scheduled for completion in 2014, the new data centre will be salesforce.com's sixth worldwide and will support the company's cloud computing services across its growing customer base in Europe , Middle East and Africa .

New Salesforce Communities will enable customer companies to create social communities with business data and processes embedded at the core, eliminating the trade off between legacy portals and social point solutions With the industry's first social and mobile community solution, customer companies will be able to transform how they sell, service and market Leading customer companies such as Food and Drug Administration, GE, Pernod Ricard and the World Economic Forum have deployed Salesforce Communities to connect with their customers, partners and products in entirely new ways SAN FRANCISCO , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today launched Salesforce Communities, ending the era of legacy portal software.

MOSCOW, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTC Media, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTCM) , Russia's leading independent media company, announces that all resolutions proposed at CTC Media's 2013 Annual Stockholders Meeting, held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, have been passed.

PHOENIX , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   Warm weather and summer sun are sure signs that the much-anticipated moving season is about to kick into high gear.

Second monthly Harris Poll Jobs and Benefits Security Index finds older and middle-to-high income workers to be especially troubled NEW YORK , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American workers are increasingly worried about their income and benefits security, as well as their employability, with aggregated concerns regarding these issues showing a slight increase since last month (from 56% in March to 57% in April). This combined measure shows a strong and increasing concern, particularly among older and higher income workers, while individual concerns show more dramatic month-to-month shifts among all workers.

SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

HOUSTON, May 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Marine Group, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (the "Company"), a heavy civil marine contractor, today reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013, of $1.1 million ($0.04 diluted loss per share). These results compare to a net loss of $6.3 million ($0.23 diluted loss per share) for the same period a year ago.

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets traded cautiously on Thursday, with nervousness settling in ahead of the European Central Bank meeting.

STOCKHOLM --Swedish engineering group Atlas Copco AB (ATCO-A.SK) said Thursday it has closed the acquisition of Germany -based Saltus-Werk Max Forst GmbH , a manufacturer of mechanical and electric torque solutions.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Failed investment bank Lehman Brothers has sued Intel INTC , saying the chipmaking giant has broken a $1 billion swap deal, according to reports.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday as weak economic data from the U.S. and China added to worries about global growth, hitting shares of commodity producers especially hard.

Almirall and Forest Laboratories Announce Positive Results for the Second Phase III Study for Aclidinium and Formoterol Combination in COPD Canada NewsWire BARCELONA and NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Almirall, S.A. (ALM:MC) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) today announced positive topline results from AUGMENT/COPD, the second six-month pivotal phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of investigational fixed dose combinations of aclidinium bromide (LAMA) and formoterol fumarate (LABA) for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), delivered in the Pressair™inhaler (Genuair ® outside the USA). The 400/12mcg combination of aclidinium/formoterol given twice daily demonstrated statistically significant improvements in change from baseline for the co-primary endpoints of Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) at 1 hour post-dose versus aclidinium 400mcg (p<0.0001), and morning predose trough FEV1

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PARIS --The steady slide in registrations of new passenger cars in France slowed in April, but the market remains weak as economic stagnation and still-mounting unemployment keep buyers away from dealer showrooms.

Lagardere SCA's (MMB.FR) chief executive says he is prepared to consider buying Vivendi SA's (VIV.FR) 80% stake in pay-TV company Canal Plus France, according to an interview published on the web site of French daily Le Monde Thursday.

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MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets drifted lower on Thursday, as investors await a European Central Bank meeting, with expectations for an interest rate cut.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Dutch Shell's first quarter 2013 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis (see Note 1), were $8.0 billion compared with $7.7 billion for the first quarter 2012.

OSLO --Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA (STO) posted Thursday 58% lower first-quarter net profit on the year, missing expectations amid lower production volumes and lower prices.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Thursday that's its Chief Executive Peter Voser, who has led it since July 2009 , will retire in the first half of 2014.

Winning start-ups will receive opportunity to pitch for a total of euro 5 million in funding from venture capital firms including Notion Capital, Octopus Investments and MMC Ventures Eligible start-ups to present at Innovation Challenge pitch events to be held across Europe from September to November 2013 Demand for enterprise cloud apps in Europe expected to attract 159% more cloud developers by 2018 and generate 2.7 billion pounds Sterling in revenue, an increase of 206% over the next five years LONDON , May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company ( http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/ ), and leading European venture capital firms including Notion Capital, Octopus Investments and MMC Ventures, today announced the €5 million Innovation Challenge—a new competition for European start-ups building enterprise cloud apps on the Salesforce Platform.

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Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Thursday that's its Chief Executive Peter Voser, who has led it since July 2009 , will retire in the first half of 2014.

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