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2013/4/18
-- PepsiCo's first-quarter net down 4.6% on restructuring and other charges, but sales up --Strong snack sales overcome weak sales in beverage business, especially close to home --Closely watched Americas Beverage group posts 3% volume drop amid higher prices (Adds details throughout, including comments from earnings call and conference call with media.
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2013/4/18
--Profit hurt by stronger dollar, masking a jump in revenue due to price increases --Volume drops 6.5%, with declines across nearly all markets --
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon report 16% rise in first-quarter profits --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the fifth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) first-quarter profits rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.
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2013/4/18
- Company's CEO to deliver Opening Keynote Address - Showcase includes Leading Consumer and Professional Offerings ROCK HILL, S.C., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that it will bring its next generation consumer and professional 3D content-to-print experience to the first Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo at the Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY, from April 22 – 23, 2013, booth 102.
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2013/4/18
- Established Midwest Service Provider Adopts SLS & SLA - Next Gen Functional Materials Drive Manufacturing Adoption ROCK HILL, S.C., April 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that Cideas, a leading Illinois service provider, expanded its advanced manufacturing offering with the installation of the company's latest SLA ® and SLS ® production printers in response to their growing customers' demand for higher quality, functional parts with finer feature detail and surface finish.
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2013/4/18
United Way recognizes 3M, Comcast Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Bank of America, General Motors, Wells Fargo and The Mosaic Company with highest awards ALEXANDRIA, Va.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon reports 16% rise in first-quarter profit --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Updates with details throughout beginning in the tenth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) first-quarter profit rose 16% as its wireless business continued to add customers and reached its highest profitability ever.
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2013/4/18
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) , which has extended more credit to U.S. food and agribusiness than any bank, has named Rob C.
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2013/4/18
-- Verizon reports 16% rise in first-quarter profit --Wireless service margins increase to 50.4%, highest ever --Adds 677,000 contract customers in quarter (Adds details beginning in the tenth paragraph) By Thomas Gryta Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) first quarter brought a 16% profit gain on strong wireless margins and a healthy new litter of customers, again setting a hard act to follow for the rest of the industry.
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2013/4/17
Whole Foods Market® to send two winners to EARTH University to explore the rainforest and see how bananas foster goodwill AUSTIN, Texas , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate Earth Month, Whole Foods Market  is giving away two trips for two to the vibrant, tropical campus of EARTH University , a nonprofit university in Costa Rica that also grows bananas for Whole Foods Market.
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2013/4/17
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2013/4/17
- First-Quarter Ongoing EPS of $0.42 (GAAP EPS of $0.34) - - Company Confirms Full-Year 2013 EPS Guidance - ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 .
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2013/4/17
DANVERS, Mass., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABMD) , a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported preliminary fourth quarter fiscal 2013 revenue of $43.7 million, up 17% compared to revenue of $37.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2012, and up 14% compared to revenue of $38.3 million in third quarter fiscal 2013.
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2013/4/17
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its Brandywine Communications Technologies LLC subsidiary has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Microserv, Inc. This agreement resolves litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
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Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) , announced today that it has rescheduled its conference call discussing First Quarter 2013 earnings to Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET.
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2013/4/17
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ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) , a leading international provider of payment systems, is helping financial institutions ease the pressure on margins caused by spiraling IT costs with the latest version of ACI Issuer ™. The combination of heightened regulation and antiquated systems is driving the cost to support issuing cards and managing the lifecycle of customer accounts.
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2013/4/17
Acklands-Grainger Announces Largest Product Expansion In Company History Canada NewsWire Company now offers more than 300,000 products to keep Canadian businesses and workers safe and on the job TORONTO , April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Acklands-Grainger , Canada's largest distributor of industrial, safety and fastener products, today announced its largest ever product expansion, adding 200,000 new products to its online offering over the next several months.
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SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Shareholder rights attorneys at Robbins Arroyo LLP are investigating the acquisition of National Financial Partners Corp.
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Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: BIRT) , The BIRT Company™ – delivering more insights to more people than all BI companies combined, today announced they have been awarded a 2013 Confirmit ACE (Achievement in Customer Excellence) Award.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP) , a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided and autonomous-mobile robotic solutions, today announced it will hold a conference call to discuss fiscal 2013 third quarter financial results on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 2:00 pm PT (5:00 pm ET). The call will be hosted by Rob Cain, president and chief executive officer, and Michael Schradle, chief financial officer.
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2013/4/17
Aeterna Zentaris Announces Transfer of Manufacturing Rights Related to Cetrotide® to Merck KGaA Canada NewsWire All amounts are in US dollars (unless otherwise mentioned) QUÉBEC CITY, April 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") today announced that its German subsidiary has entered into binding agreements with various partners and licensees with respect to the manufacturing rights and obligations for its Cetrotide ® product.
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2013/4/17
All amounts are in US dollars (unless otherwise mentioned) QUÉBEC CITY, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) (TSX: AEZ) (the "Company") today announced that its German subsidiary has entered into binding agreements with various partners and licensees with respect to the manufacturing rights and obligations for its Cetrotide ® product.
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2013/4/17
Aetna (NYSE: AET ) has won top honors in the Center for Plain Language’s annual ClearMark competition for the new Writers’ Center for Excellence.
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2013/4/17
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2013/4/17
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2013/4/17
AlarmForce Announces Declaration of Dividend Canada NewsWire Trading symbol:  AF TORONTO , April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - AlarmForce Industries Inc. (TSX: AF) announces today that its Board of Directors have declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per share payable on May 20, 2013 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2013 .
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2013/4/17
SEATTLE , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group has created a new Customer Innovation Department to carry out its strategic goal of making the traveler's experience from buying a ticket to the day of flight as simple and efficient as possible.
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2013/4/17
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