Articles From: Chemed Reports Fourth-Quarter 2012 Results to Aegon Grows Earnings and Sales in Q4; Proposes Increased Final Dividend

Chemed Corporation (Chemed) (NYSE:CHE) , which operates VITAS Healthcare Corporation (VITAS), the nation’s largest provider of end-of-life care, and Roto-Rooter, the nation’s largest commercial and residential plumbing and drain cleaning services provider, reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, versus the comparable prior-year period, as follows: Consolidated operating results: Revenue increased 5.2% to $369 million GAAP Diluted EPS increased 6.9% to $1.40 Adjusted Diluted EPS increased 8.3% to $1.57 VITAS segment operating results: Net Patient Revenue of $273 million, an increase of 7.2% Average Daily Census (ADC) of 14,465, an increase of 5.4% Admissions of 16,004, an increase of 5.4% Net Income of $24.6

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ–NMS:CWEI) today announced that it will present at the JP Morgan Global High Yield and Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami Beach, Florida.

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EXFO Adds Bidirectional Testing to Its Innovative iOLM Fiber Characterization Technology Canada NewsWire This patent-pending testing functionality simplifies the complex, time-consuming bidirectional measurements required for a true splice-loss assessment.

Fiserv , Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) , a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that its Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) platform has been awarded a “Best-in-Class” rating in the Enterprise Support category in the CEB TowerGroup 2012 Anti-Money Laundering Technology Review.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company was awarded a series of follow-on contracts from Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp for new scopes of work at the Pascua-Lama mining project located on the Argentina/Chile border.

Kaplan, Inc., the global education services company and largest subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) , announced today the launch of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator , powered by TechStars, an intensive three-month mentoring and business development program for 10 startup companies, in collaboration with TechStars , a nationally recognized startup accelerator.

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Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NYSE:VNR) (“Vanguard”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution attributable to the month of January 2013 of $0.2025 per unit ($2.43 on an annual basis) payable on March 15, 2013 to unitholders of record on March 1, 2013.

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that Ahmed Nada will join the company as Vice President of Business Development for the Middle East, reporting to Christopher Burghardt, Vice President of Business Development for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this new role, Ahmed will be based in the Company’s Dubai office and will lead business development activities in the region outside of Saudi Arabia, where the company is also establishing operations.

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TQNT) , a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, is enabling next-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi and a superior wireless user experience with the introduction of three new high-performance WLAN front-end modules and two advanced Wi-Fi / 4G coexistence filters.

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THE HAGUE, the Netherlands , February 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --   Higher underlying earnings driven by growth, lower expenses and favorable markets Underlying earnings increase 29% to EUR 447 million as a result of business growth, successful delivery on cost reduction programs, the non-recurrence of exceptional charges in the UK and favorable equity markets and currency movements Strong increase in net income to EUR 422 million driven by higher underlying earnings, realized gains on investments, lower impairments and book gains on divestments Return on equity increases to 7.2%, and 8.0% excluding run-off businesses Consecutive sales growth New life sales increase 36% to EUR 677 million ; particularly strong sales in the UK, NL and US Accident & health and general insurance sales increase 5% to EUR 212 million Deposits of EUR 9.2 billion ; 30% increase reflects continued