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2013/4/30
--Avon posts first-quarter loss on charges; adjusted earnings beat Wall Street expectations --Results improved in Latin America and EMEA, but remain challenged in North America , Asia --Shares up 61% since the start of the year (Updates with comments from conference call, analyst comments, updated stock quote.) By Anna Prior Avon Products Inc. (AVP) posted another quarter of better-than-expected adjusted profit as the door-to-door cosmetics vendor continues on its turnaround path.
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2013/4/30
--Cummins misses analysts' first-quarter estimates --Cummins affirms earlier guidance, despite weak end-markets --Company banking on improvement later in 2013 (Updates with comments from CEO.
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2013/4/30
--E*Trade brokerage head to depart; company hires new president, marketing chief --Move means CFO will be the last of six highest paid executives from 2012 working at E*Trade next month --New E*Trade CEO continues to put his stamp on executive team (Adds information on compensation in the sixth and seventh paragraphs.) By Brett Philbin E* Trade Financial Corp.'s (ETFC) executive turnover continued late Tuesday as the online brokerage said its long-time brokerage head Michael Curcio will leave the company, while it also hired a president and marketing chief, respectively.
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2013/4/30
--IBM has raised dividend for 18 straight years --Increase brings yield to about 1.9% --Extra $5 billion added to share buyback plan (Adds company background, dividend details) By Drew FitzGerald and Ben Fox Rubin International Business Machines Corp.
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2013/4/30
--Bank's credit portfolio increased 8.4% in the first quarter --Itau's ROE dropped to 18.9% in the first quarter from 19.4% in the year ago period --The bank's default rate down to 4.5% in 1Q, from 5.1% in 1Q2012 (Adds details of bank's credit portfolio, net interest margin, expenses and profitability) By Rogerio Jelmayer SAO PAULO --
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2013/4/30
-- Leap Wireless first-quarter loss widens; customer losses continue --Total subscribers drop 16% from year ago --Expects iPhone shortfall to resolve over time (Updates throughout with details and company comment beginning in the second paragraph.) By Thomas Gryta and Drew FitzGerald Leap Wireless International Inc.'s (LEAP) first-quarter loss widened as the discount mobile-phone service's customer base continued to erode.
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2013/4/30
--Real-estate charges ding Legg Mason results --Stock, bond funds lose $3 billion --CEO says Legg Mason "back in the M&A game" (Updates with CEO comments from conference call, adds details throughout) By Mia Lamar Legg Mason Inc. (LM) posted a 62% decline in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, hurt by costs to cut office space and capping a money-losing year for the Baltimore money manager.
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2013/4/30
(Updates with analyst comment, adds details throughout.) By Alison Sider and Melodie Warner Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s (MPC) first-quarter earnings rose 22% as the refining-and-pipeline company continued to work toward processing more inexpensive North American crude oil.
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2013/4/30
--Sale of education arm contributed large gain --Ratings business thrives still amid resurgence in structured finance like collateralized loan obligations --Latest settlement removed biggest near-term overhang but market awaits progress in state, federal suits (Updates with executive comments from conference call, further details throughout) By Joan E.
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2013/4/30
-- IPO would be second-largest in Australia , NZ this year --
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2013/4/30
(Adds details on Zoetis Inc. earnings, updates stock price, in the second and ninth paragraphs.) --Pfizer's adjusted earnings and revenue miss expectations --Post-IPO, Zoetis revenue increased 5% --Lipitor sales plunge 55% By Tess Stynes Pfizer Inc.'s (PFE) first-quarter earnings rose 53% as the world's largest drug maker by sales benefited from gains related to its joint venture in China , asset sales and other items.
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2013/4/30
MOSCOW --Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who was an early investor in Facebook Inc. (FB), bought about $100 million of shares in Apple Inc. (AAPL), Mr.
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2013/4/30
(Adds recent trading price, background on last week's outage) A trading glitch triggered a 7.2% drop in Symantec Corp.
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2013/4/30
(Updates with additional information about Harlan Sender's status with Quad Capital .) U.S. authorities are investigating Harlan Sender, a suspended trader at hedge fund Quad Capital , for his alleged role in an October purchase of Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing attorneys involved in the matter.
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2013/4/30
--Profit margins grow on discounted oil costs, strong diesel sales --Valero shipping U.S. oil to Quebec refinery --Refiner exploring possible spin-off of logistics segment (Updates with analyst comment, details) By Ben Lefebvre Valero Energy Corp.
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2013/4/30
-- Verizon to install solar panels, fuel cells at 19 facilities -- SunPower Corp.
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2013/4/30
--Vertex sales fall 25% to $328.4 million as its hepatitis C drug continues to falter --Sales guidance range for cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco raised to $300 million to $340 million --Clinical trial data key to future top-line sales growth (Updated to add details and company comment.) By Joseph Walker and Debbie Cai Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) swung to a first-quarter loss as sales of its hepatitis C drug plummeted from a year earlier and the company wrote down the value of one of its pipeline drugs.
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2013/4/30
Today, it was announced by Billy Payne, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, that UPS (NYSE: UPS) will become an International Partner of the Masters Tournament, beginning at the event in 2014.
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2013/4/30
URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that H.
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2013/4/30
USA Technologies, Inc .
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2013/4/30
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2013/4/30
USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) will broadcast its next quarterly conference call with shareholders and the financial community over the Internet on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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2013/4/30
HOUSTON , April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2013 results on Friday, May 10, 2013 , at 10:00 a.m. Central Time ( 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ).  Interested parties may participate by dialing 1 (800) 288-8961.
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2013/4/30
Valero Energy Corp.
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2013/4/30
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2013/4/30
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VHS) today announced financial and operating results for its third fiscal quarter of 2013.
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2013/4/30
Five-state Hospital Network Awards Sole Source Contract to Omnicell to Streamline Medication Management Workflow, Enhance Patient Care MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
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2013/4/30
Vector Group Ltd.
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2013/4/30
Vector Group Ltd.
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2013/4/30
Fuel Cells, Solar Systems Expected to Generate More Than 70 Million Kilowatt Hours of Electricity --
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