Articles From: Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond and Option Strategies Fund March 2013 Distribution to Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Announces Recommendation of Data Monitoring Committee for Pivotal Phase lll Clinical Trial for Firdapse(TM)

BOSTON , March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond and Option Strategies Fund (NYSE: EXD) , today announced important information concerning its distribution declared in March 2013.

- Starting this November, JetBlue will offer daily nonstop service from Chicago to Puerto Rico's capital - CHICAGO , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is pleased to announce its intention to launch new daily nonstop service from Chicago 's O'Hare to San Juan .

FORT WORTH, Texas , March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RadioShack Corp.

Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI ), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert Suite 9.0 , now includes support for its LinkSwitch™-PL and LinkSwitch-PH LED-driver ICs and its recently introduced TinySwitch™-4 off-line switcher IC family .

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) (the "Company") announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and Avis Budget Finance, Inc. (collectively, the "Issuers"), have commenced cash tender offers (the "Offers") to purchase any and all of the Issuers' outstanding $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes") and to purchase in an aggregate purchase price up to the Modified Dutch Auction Cap (as defined below) of their 9.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes" and together with the 2018 Notes, the "Notes") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated the date hereof (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"). The Offers are scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City Time, on April 16, 2013, unless extended (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the

INDIANA , Pa., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  S&T Bank (Nasdaq: STBA) , a full-service financial institution with branch locations in 11 Pennsylvania counties, is pleased to announce the recent promotions of five employees:   LaDawn Yesho was promoted to executive vice president, chief audit executive.

Consumer credit-card debt shrank 0.85% in January from a year earlier to a total of $603.4 billion , as people continue to trim their card balances, credit reporting company Equifax Inc. (EFX) said.

For the last two years, Orange Business Services, a Microsoft partner, has been selling Office Together Select, a communication and collaboration solution based on Microsoft Office 365 with its own professional services.

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today announced that it has signed definitive agreements to build a new Transitional Care Center in the Company’s Phoenix, Arizona Integrated Care Market, and acquire home health and hospice businesses in two markets, including its Houston, Texas Integrated Care Market.

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Abigail Blue, 17, of Meridian and Katie Skarpnes, 12, of Caldwell today were named Idaho's top two youth volunteers of 2013 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today fourth-quarter 2012 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased to $.76 from $.34 in the same period of 2011, largely due to the special items discussed below.

SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX) , a leading business process services company, announced today that it has appointed Marshall W.

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microRNA-based diagnostic assays for classifying renal cell tumors and for classifying tumors from patients with cancer of unknown or uncertain primary to be featured in poster session on April 7 PHILADELPHIA and REHOVOT, Israel , April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd.

Avid ® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the release of Avid Motion Graphics ™ 2.5 (AMG), the company’s next-generation on-air graphics production platform for broadcasters, sports teams, and media producers.

BEIJING (China Content Broadcasting Network Exhibition – Hall: 3; Booth # 3403 ), March 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR ) and collaborator Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced data from a Phase 1 clinical trial of Glial Growth Factor 2 (GGF2) designed to study safety, tolerability and exploratory measures of efficacy in people with heart failure who were already on optimized regimens of currently available therapies.

MasterCard (NYSE:MA) today announced the MasterCard Mobile Payments Global Symposium , a full day of engaging dialogue on the topics of NFC, mobile money and the future of payments.

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TORONTO , March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - TD Bank Group (TD) (TSX and NYSE: TD) today announced the completion of its transaction with Target Corporation (Target) (NYSE: TGT) , in which TD has acquired Target's U.S. Visa and private label card portfolio and entered into a seven-year program agreement to be the exclusive issuer of Target-branded Visa and private label consumer credit cards to Target's U.S. customers.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that its board of directors is expected to appoint T.R. (Tom) Walters as president of ExxonMobil Production Company and R.S. (Rob) Franklin as president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company, effective March 1.

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FPA, a leading practitioner of value investing, is pleased to announce that Melinda Newman has joined FPA's Absolute Fixed Income investment team as Senior Vice President.

Achieved quarterly and annual all-time records in production and proved reserves Attained double-digit growth in Eagle Ford production and reserves for all products versus 2011 Exited 2012 with self-funding Eagle Ford program Updated 2013 capital estimate to reflect lower Eagle Ford well costs Released higher 2013 volume guidance HOUSTON, Feb.

LOS ANGELES , March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) , a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today announced that the firm will be conducting a conference call and simultaneous live webcast to investors to report Q3 fiscal year 2013 earnings on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 4:30 pm EST .

CI Investments announces changes to its fund lineup Canada NewsWire TSX Symbol: CIX TORONTO , April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - CI Investments Inc. ("CI") today announced that, in response to proposed changes to Canadian tax laws contained in the recent federal budget, it will be closing certain funds to new investments.

CORAL GABLES, Fla., March 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRX) , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel prescription drugs targeting rare (orphan) neuromuscular and neurological diseases and disorders, announced today that, on March 25, 2013, the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) overseeing the Company's ongoing pivotal Phase III clinical trial in the United States and Europe evaluating Firdapse™ for the treatment of Lambert-Easton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS) recommended that the Company continue the trial as planned based on the committee's review of safety and clinical data from the trial.