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HILDEN , Germany and MARSEILLE, France , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   FGFR-TACC fusion genes, the target of potential targeted therapies for glioblastoma and other cancers, rights acquired from Columbia University Several lymphoma-related biomarkers, including EZH2 Y641 gene mutations, rights acquired from British Columbia Cancer Agency QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced two agreements adding promising new biomarkers involving glioblastoma, lymphoma and other cancers to QIAGEN's expanding portfolio of potential companion diagnostics that is being developed to help doctors use a patient's genomic information to guide treatment decisions.

Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of CapLease, Inc. (“CapLease” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LSE) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ARCP). Click here to learn more about the investigation http://zlk.9nl.com/caplease-inc-lse/ , or call: 877-363-5972.

Sportswear maker PUMA SE (PUM.XE) Friday said it has appointed Andy Koehler as chief operating officer, effective as of June 1 .

General Electric Co.'s (GE) financial business has agreed to sell an $807 million portfolio of properties to American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP) just days after Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said the company is examining a range of strategic options for GE Capital .

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations and a primary focus in oncology and hematology, today announced key presentations of clinical data that included: three ZEVALIN® (ibritumomab tiuxetan)-related poster presentations, and one oral presentation and two poster presentations of clinical data for belinostat at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, being held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 31 to June 4, 2013.

Sprott Power Announces Nominees to the Board of Directors Canada NewsWire TORONTO , May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Sprott Power Corp.

New Gold Agrees to Acquire Rainy River Resources Growing Gold Reserves by Over 40 Percent per Share Canada NewsWire (All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated) VANCOUVER , May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE MKT:NGD) and Rainy River Resources Ltd.

(All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated) VANCOUVER , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX and NYSE MKT:NGD) and Rainy River Resources Ltd.

Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced the presentation of positive phase 2 data for ALKS 5461, a novel opioid modulator, in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and inadequate response to standard therapies.

HOUSTON , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: GDP) today announced the Company's management team will present at the following conferences in June of 2013.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) , a leader in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, recently made a $200,000 donation in the form of a 2-year grant to the Coffeelands Trust, a fund that connects the international coffee community to victims of conflict in coffee growing regions.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of accessories marketer RG Barry Brands (Nasdaq: DFZ) will participate in the 33rd Annual Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference June 13 in New York .

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LEXINGTON, Mass., May 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CRIS) , an oncology-focused company seeking to develop next generation targeted drug candidates for cancer treatment, today announced the appointment of Dr.

HOUSTON , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today the expansion of total commitments under its five-year credit facility (the "Credit Facility") from $352.5 million to $372.5 million .

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The Dolan Company (NYSE: DM) , a leading provider of professional services and business information to the legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, today announced that it has declared a cash dividend on its 8.5% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock for the period beginning April 2, 2013, through July 1, 2013, in the amount of $0.53125 per share.

WASHINGTON , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VANDA) (NASDAQ: VNDA) today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tasimelteon, a circadian regulator.

GUANGZHOU, China , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 7 Days Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: SVN) ("7 Days Group" or the "Company"), a leading economy hotel chain based in China , today announced that it has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "EGM"), to be held on June 26, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ( Hong Kong time), at 31st Floor, AIA Central, 1 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong , to consider and vote on, among others, the proposal to authorize and approve the previously announced agreement and plan of merger, dated February 28, 2013 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Company, Keystone Lodging Holdings Limited (which is the party to the Merger Agreement solely for the limited purposes of Sections 2.02(c) and 2.02(e) thereof), Keystone Lodging Company Limited, and Keystone Lodging Acquisition Limited ("Merger Sub") and the plan of merger required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands, substantially in the form

General Electric Co.'s (GE) financial business has agreed to sell an $807 million portfolio of properties to American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP) just days after Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said the company is examining a range of strategic options for GE Capital .

- First UK airline to operate the 787 MANCHESTER, United Kingdom , May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Thomson Airways announced the delivery today of the airline's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) today announced that it has filed definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with a Special Meeting to be held on July 18, 2013 to approve a transaction under which Michael Dell, the company’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake, will acquire the company for $13.65 per share in cash.

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The European Banking Federation Friday said it may establish separate panels to set two widely followed interest rate benchmarks, in an effort to encourage banks that have withdrawn from the rate-setting process to rejoin it and in doing so safeguard the reliability of these benchmark rates that influence trillions of euros of transactions in financial markets.

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) , today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA): Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for Pomalidomide Celgene in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM) in patients who have received at least two prior therapies, including both lenalidomide and bortezomib, and have demonstrated disease progression while on their last therapy.

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By Guglielmo Valia and Gilles Castonguay Fiat Industrial SpA (FI.MI) Chairman Sergio Marchionne Friday said he had confirmed the Italian truck and tractor maker's commitment to its home country at a meeting held with a government minister earlier in the day.