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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks dropped on Friday after a report showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter than expected and a gauge of consumer sentiment declined in April.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tesla Motors Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk announced Friday a series of service enhancements available to owners of the company's Model S electric sedan.

HOLLISTON, Mass., April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO) , a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialized products used to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, will announce results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 before market trading hours on Thursday, May 2, 2013.

Members of Congress Call on National Organizations to Help Prevent Serious Pipeline Accidents WASHINGTON , April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chairman and Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – Rep.

New York City's pension funds, among the largest in the country, have brought a suit against BP Plc .

MENTOR, Ohio , April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas Natural Inc. (NYSE MKT: EGAS) (the "Company"), a holding company operating local distributing companies serving approximately 73,000 customers in seven states, has announced that its Board of Directors declared a monthly dividend of $0.045 per share to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2013 .

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PHILADELPHIA , April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE MKT: FAX) , a closed-end bond fund, announced today its performance data and portfolio composition as of March 31, 2013 .

At the NYSE Euronext (NYX) annual stockholders’ meeting held on April 25, 2013: 16 director nominees received a majority of votes cast, with an average approval rate of 96.35% of votes cast, Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, Stockholders approved on an advisory, non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation, Stockholders approved a Company proposal amending and restating the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan, Stockholders reapproved the performance goals under the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan, Stockholders did not approve a Company proposal amending certain provisions in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Charter) to allow stockholders to

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NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ("Maxwell Technologies" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:MXWL) and certain of its officers.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas , April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TETRA Technologies, Inc. (TETRA or the Company) (NYSE:TTI) expects to release first quarter 2013 results on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 , and will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. ET on that day to discuss the results.

Moneta proposes name change to Windjammer Gold Inc. Canada NewsWire Moneta's public documents may be accessed at www.sedar.com .

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Tangoe, Inc. ("Tangoe" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:TNGO) and certain of its officers.

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Affymax, Inc. ("Affymax" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AFFY) and certain of its officers.

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:GLDD) and certain of its officers.

The Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share to shareholders of record May 31, 2013, payable June 14, 2013.

NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Exide Technologies ("Exide Technologies" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:XIDE) and certain of its officers.

Resolute Prices $600 Million Senior Notes Offering Canada NewsWire US $ MONTREAL , April 26, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced that it priced the offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2023 (the " 2023 notes ") at 5.875% and 99.062% of par value.

US $ MONTREAL , April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced that it priced the offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes due 2023 (the " 2023 notes ") at 5.875% and 99.062% of par value.

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NEW YORK --The number of natural-gas-drilling rigs working in the U.S. fell by 13 in the latest week to 366, according to oil-field-services company Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI). The figure was down 247 from a year ago.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks dropped on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter than expected and a gauge of consumer sentiment declined in April.

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