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LAS VEGAS , May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  American Pacific Corporation (NASDAQ: APFC) ("AMPAC") announced today that it will release its Fiscal 2013 second quarter financial results on Thursday, May 9, 2013 , immediately after the stock market closes.

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Anglo American PLC's (AAL.LN) platinum arm is expected to scale back plans to cut 14,000 mining jobs in South Africa as its restructuring plans come under pressure from the government, Reuters reported Thursday.

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Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of FY2013 and business outlook on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). A live webcast of the call will be available on the Applied Materials website at: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investor-relations .

First Quarter Highlights: Declares a common dividend of $0.12 per share Declares a dividend of $0.6875 per share of Series A preferred stock FFO of $8.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted common share 1 Net income attributable to common stockholders of $6.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted common share Raised $88.8 million of capital issuing 11.6 million common shares in two offerings Raised $37.3 million of capital in a preferred stock offering Closed a $260.0 million collateralized loan obligation Improved funding sources by closing a $50.0 million warehouse facility and increased the capacity of two financing facilities by a total of $30.0 million Originated 10 new loans totaling $98.9 million Purchased four residential mortgage-backed securities totaling $41.8 million   Adjusted book value per common share of $9.68, GAAP book value per common share of $7.53 1 Generated a gain of $3.8

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE) announced today that it closed a $15.0 million senior mortgage loan commitment collateralized by a 63,271 square foot office property located in Mountain View, CA, within the Silicon Valley market.

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STOCKHOLM --Swedish engineering group Atlas Copco AB (ATCO-A.SK) said Friday that its U.S.-based Quincy Compressor LLC unit has finalized the acquisition of National Pump & Compressor's air compressor business in Illinois , U.S. MAIN FACTS: -Quincy will open a new company store that will serve as a base for the sale and servicing of Quincy's products in the Illinois region.

Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFH; TSX.V: AFH) (“Atlas” or the “Company”) announced today that it is revising its previously announced offer (the “Offer”) to purchase for cancellation all of the outstanding ordinary share purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) issued by the Company pursuant to a private placement of subscription receipts which closed on November 1, 2010 (the “Private Placement”). The subscription receipts issued pursuant to the Private Placement were exchanged for ordinary shares of the Company and Warrants on December 31, 2010.

The Young Law Firm is investigating possible claims against the Board of Directors of Commerce National Bank (“CNB” or the “Company”) (OTC BB: CNBF) concerning the proposed buyout of the Company by Sterling Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Sterling Financial Corporation.

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AutoCanada Inc. Conference Call Announcement - First Quarter 2013 Results and Discussion Canada NewsWire EDMONTON , May 3, 2013 /CNW/ - AutoCanada Inc. ("AutoCanada") (TSX:ACQ) will release its earnings report for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 on Monday, May 6, 2013 after the close of markets.

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE: AXS) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share.

NEW YORK --The number of natural gas drilling rigs working in the U.S. fell by 12 in the latest week to 354, according to oil field services company Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI). The figure was down 252 from a year ago.

NEW HAMPTON, N.Y., May 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Balchem Corporation (Nasdaq:BCPC) reported as follows (unaudited) for the period ended March 31, 2013.

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Barclays Bank of Ghana is making its customers’ lives easier with 24-hour access to extensive financial services delivered at the ATM, powered by innovative NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) software.

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NOOK Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) , the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced it is expanding its extensive catalog of reading and entertainment content with the addition of the popular Google Play digital content experience on its acclaimed NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ devices.

The Board of Directors of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share.

Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) , a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, will feature cabling, networking and cyber security products at The Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 2013 , in Houston May 6-9.

Benton Capital adopts advance notice policy Canada NewsWire "Stephen Stares" Stephen Stares, President THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at a key insurance operation and rising profits at its railroad.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) Friday said first-quarter profit jumped 51% on improvements at a key insurance operation and rising profits at its railroad.

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LYNBROOK, N.Y. , May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.

Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB ), the leading provider of software and services to the nonprofit sector, today announced it will participate at two conferences during the month of May.

NEW DELHI --Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry (BBRY) said Friday that some of its users worldwide are facing network problems.