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2013/4/15
--Schwab first-quarter profit climbs, helped by increase in net new assets --Company posts best quarter of net new asset growth in first quarter since 2000 --Money market fund fee waivers fell 4.9% from a year ago, though rose 9.2% over the fourth quarter (Adds details on asset management unit, fee waivers, and trading activity throughout.) By Brett Philbin Charles Schwab Corp.'s (SCHW) first-quarter profit rose 5.6% from a year ago as a stock market rally boosted the company's net new assets by 12% and asset management and administration fees climbed 14%. Overall, Schwab, the largest discount brokerage by market capitalization at $22 billion , reported a profit of $206 million , up from a year-earlier profit of $195 million .
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2013/4/15
-- Citi's first-quarter profit rose 30% from a year earlier, to $3.8 billion --
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2013/4/15
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(Updates with GlaxoSmithKline comment in third paragraph and adds additional background) - FDA panel to review GSK, Theravance drug Breo on Wednesday - FDA says safety profile similar to two other COPD products -The company said a once-daily product should boost the number of people who remember to use the COPD medicine.
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--Antitrust commission had rejected acquisition in Mexico --Commission says sale will keep Pfizer brands as competition -- Australia accepted similar condition on deal By Anthony Harrup MEXICO CITY --
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U.S. regulators plan to fault JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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USA Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: USMO) , a leading provider of wireless messaging , mobile voice and data and unified communications solutions , today announced final operating results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2012.
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New travel resource launches with LasVegas.com as Booking Partner MCLEAN, Va.
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USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE:USNA) today announced that first quarter results will be released after the close of market Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
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HOUSTON , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today provided an update on its drilling activities offshore Gabon .
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Valero Energy Corp.
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Company to Host Disaster Recovery and Hazmat Exercises in Dallas Metro Area NEW YORK , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's elite Major Emergency Response Incident Team, called MERIT, is celebrating 20 years of service as it continues to protect thousands of miles of the company's communications network assets during natural disasters or hazardous materials incidents.
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'Your Money, Your Business and Your Life' to Help Small-Business Owners Strike Right Financial Balance NEW YORK , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest free webinar from Verizon's small business team will be held on Wednesday ( April 17 ) and feature  Jean Chatzky , financial editor of NBC's "Today" show and a nationally known personal finance expert, author and frequent guest on "The View," "Morning Joe" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show."  Small-business owners often invest all of their resources in their business, leaving too little for themselves.
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2013/4/15
CALGARY , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. ("Vermilion") (TSX, NYSE: VET) is pleased to announce a cash dividend of $0.20 CDN per share payable on May 15, 2013 to all shareholders of record on April 30, 2013.
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NEW YORK , April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today named Steve Agase as Senior Vice President of Music & Entertainment Ad Sales, West Coast.
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2013/4/15
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Building upon last year's award-winning integrated marketing strategy, Avis Car Rental today launched a new campaign — "The Professionals." The campaign showcases that, with Avis, the rental car becomes an essential part of successful travel.
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VORNADO REALTY TRUST  (NYSE:VNO) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sales of The Plant, a power strip shopping center in San Jose, California for $203 million and a retail property in Philadelphia, which is part of the Gallery at Market East, for $60 million, in two separate transactions.
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Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) today announced that its Vishay Foil Resistors brand (VFR) has released a new ultra-high-precision Z-Foil surface-mount current sensing chip resistor that is the industry’s first such device to combine a high power rating of 1 W at +70°C and low TCR of ±0.2 ppm/°C typical from -55°C to +125°C, +25°C ref.
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CinemaCon 2013 —Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that Wanda Cinemaline Corporation, owner of the largest cinema chain in China, has chosen Dolby ® Atmos™ as the standard audio system for its giant screen, X-Land, and plans to equip all current and upcoming X-Land screens with Dolby Atmos technology.
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Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE) has been named a winner of the 2013 Workplace Excellence Award, the 2013 Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award, and the 2013 EcoLeadership Award from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence.
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Diluted Earnings per Share of $.44 for the Quarter - an Increase of 5 Percent over Prior Year WATERBURY, Conn.
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Wells Fargo Retirement today announced the launch of My Retirement Plan SM , an online tool that helps customers take control of their retirement by creating a plan for saving that ultimately allows the user to see their potential monthly income in retirement.
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World Leader in Drug Packaging and Delivery Evolves Alongside the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries to Forge a Healthier World EXTON, Pa.
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