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Kroger Co. climbs into Bay Area grocery wars Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:23PMWhile the rest of the retail industry hunkers down and waits in vain for AWOL shoppers to return, Bay Area grocery chains are battling it out in a full-fledged price war that shows no sign of ending.
PenTeleData's Computer Patrol "The Store" will hold grand opening Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:14PMPenTeleData's Computer Patrol "The Store" will hold a grand opening from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event will include guest appearances, exclusive giveaways and special pricing.
Gold At Long Term Trend Support, Key Level Highlighted Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:14PMGold is now reaching long term trend support after falling the last few weeks as investors returned to bid up the Euro and equities.
Kansas City Southern revenue, income jump in 2Q Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:13PM(AP:KANSAS CITY, Mo.) Kansas City Southern reported Tuesday that its second-quarter profit rose sharply as freight shipments jumped from its lowest levels since the Great Depression.
Smartphone maker INQ launches low-priced social-media phone targeting youth Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:12PMTORONTO - A new competitor in the smartphone market is hoping to bring the mobile web to the masses with a lower-priced unit that seems designed more for social networking than making calls.
DST Systems, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:11PMConsolidated net income for DST Systems, Inc. was $94.0 million for second quarter 2010 compared to $48.7 million for second quarter 2009. Â Consolidated net income for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $170.9 million compared to $121.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Â Taking into account certain non-GAAP adjustments explained herein, consolidated net income was $57.6 ...
Chevrolet Begins Taking Volt Orders; Pricing Announced Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:10PMSAN JOSE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price starts at $41,000 ($33,500 net of full federal income tax credit, which ranges from $0 to $7,500); Lease payment on a 36-month lease at MSRP as low as $350 per month with $2,500 due at lease signing including secu
AT&T Will Launch Dell Aero Android OS Smartphone in Two Weeks Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:08PMDell has just announced that its first smartphone, the Dell Aero, is going to be released by AT&T at the beginning of the second week in August. The pricing for this inexpensive consumer-oriented model running Google's Android OS has also been revealed.
Deposits to fetch more, but home loans to pinch Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:07PMReacting to RBI?s decision to raise the policy rates by 25 to 50 basis points, bankers said that they will first raise deposit rates and then increase the base rate.
Daytona Energy Corporation Releases Details of Upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:06PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 27, 2010) - Daytona Energy Corporation ("Daytona" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:DTE) advises that its annual and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the holders ("Shareholders") of common shares ("Common Shares") in the capital of Daytona will be held at the offices of Macleod Dixon LLP at 3700 Canterra Tower, 400 - 3 rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, on ...
Philips Avent eyes top spot Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:34AMPHILIPS Avent, a brand offering premium pregnancy kits to playground range, is working on strategies that will help it secure the number one position in Malaysia within the next two to three years.
Adrian insurance agency celebrates 100 years Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:27AMIn 1910, when E.J. Christmas founded his insurance business in Adrian, things were somewhat different than they are today.
ETF Investing: S&P 500 ETF may be sending bearish signal Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:26AMInvestors are hoping a summer rally will revive their battered stock portfolios, but the recent action in a key exchange-traded fund tracking the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index suggests a troubling lack of buyer conviction.
URC, Unilab lock horns over PureFoods Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:23AMUniversal Robina Corporation of the Gokongwei group, and Unilab, the pharmaceutical firm of the Campos family, are the only ones left standing in the bid to acquire a strategic stake in the country’s largest food company San Miguel Pure Foods Co.
Philips Avent eyes top spot Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:06AMPHILIPS Avent, a brand offering premium pregnancy kits to playground range, is working on strategies that will help it secure the number one position in Malaysia within the next two to three years. Philips Avent, which carry products ranging from feeding bottles to breast pumps, expects to achieve this goal by tripling its sales over the next three years. "Avent is (now) among the top three ...
Enterprise Software Is Sexy Again Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:05AMThis guest post was written by Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder of Box.net. Box.net was founded in 2005 with the goal of helping people and businesses easily access and share information from anywhere. Box.net is now used by millions of individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 enterprises worldwide. When we think of sexy technologies, [...]
Skype Finally Breaks Free on the iPhone Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:02AMSkype and the iPhone are so happy together, now that the new version of the software can receive calls in the background and make calls over AT&T's 3G network. We credit AT&T's new data limits with making this happen, and Skype agrees.
Rates to remain low 'until 2014' Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe Bank of England will have to keep interest rates at their record low of 0.5% until 2014, a leading economic forecaster says.
Mango key to US-Pakistan politics Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 8:56AMWhen US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered Pakistan help last week in exporting mangoes to the US in a bid to dampen anti-US sentiment, it marked the latest chapter in the fruit’s curious history of diplomacy and intrigue.
NEWS: Dive: The Medes Island Secret Release Date Teased Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:26PMAn announcement confirming the game's release date and pricing will happen tomorrow. Dive: The Medes Island Secret, from Cosmonaut Games, might be launching on WiiWare on July 26, according to Nintendo's website . When contacted, the game's representatives said that there will be an official announcement about the game's release date and pricing tomorrow. The game, which runs on the NyxQuest ...
Netflix to shake up Canadian industry Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:14PMSun may be finally setting for the corner video store with online streaming
Xilinx Say New Chips Adept at Surviving Space Radiation Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:12PMWith all the chatter lately about cellphone reception it's easy to forget that some companies have much tougher technical challenges--particularly those that make hardware that is sent into space. Xilinx thinks it can help.
Netflix Streaming Goes Canadian Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:11PMIt's a happy day for our neighbors to the North. Netflix has finally announced that its ever popular streaming service is crossing the border later this year. Canadian customers will be able to enjoy Netflix streaming content on their PCs, Macs and "a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming." Hopefully this means that consumer devices that play Netflix in the States will be ...
Telogis Launches Telogis Layers to Provide Simple GIS Overlay Data Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:11PMALISO VIEJO, Calif.----Telogis, Inc. , provider of the unified platform for location intelligence, has launched Telogis Layers, allowing organizations to quickly and easily integrate any custom GIS data into their existing Telogis solutions.
Regional notebook: Sunset Run for the Warriors Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:06PMRegistration is now open for the Sunset Run For The Warriors to be held Aug. 29 in Shelton.
U.K. Housing Agents Losing Faith in Pricing: Chart of the Day Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:52PMU.K. real-estate agents are losing faith in the outlook for house prices, signalling values are set to fall this year, according to KBC Peel Hunt.
Tulsa tops nation in falling hotel rates Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:47PMTulsa tops a monthly list of North American cities where hotel rates have dropped the most from a year ago, according to the July 2010 Hotwire Hotel Rate Report.
ConAgra Foods Completes Sale of Its Gilroy Foods & Flavors Dehydrated and Vegetable Product Operations to Olam ... Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:43PMConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today the completion of the sale of its ...
The Proven Method, Inc. Launches 'Distributed IT Delivery' Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:37PMATLANTA, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Proven Method, a leading IT services company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Software, is pleased to announce the addition of a new professional services offering, Distributed IT Delivery. Customers are now able to leverage the IT project delivery power of U.S. facing industry specific consultants coupled with the scalability and value of ...
Northumberland's feeling the heat Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:25AMDon't expect a break in this hot, humid weather until Thursday night, says Environment Canada's climatologist Sandy Radecki.[...]
The AES Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Program of up to $500 Million Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:25AMARLINGTON, Va.----The AES Corporation announced today that the Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $500 million of common stock.
US Farms, Inc. Announces Facility Construction Plans for New Aloe Energy Product Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:24AMSAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - July 7, 2010) - US Farms, Inc. announced today it has been planning on the development of a Company Division dedicated to the development and production of Aloe based skin care products and Energy drinks and juices to serve as the revenue center for the company. Marketing surveys and technical consultation with experts in the formulation and production of these ...
Analysis: Cius challenges the iPad in health care Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:24AMComputerworld's Ryan Faas looks at the looming battle in the health care sector between the iPad and Cisco's newly announced Cius tablet.
Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Selects Heartland Payment Systems As Exclusive Endorsed Provider Of ... Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:23AMHeartland Payment Systems, one of the nation's largest payments processors, has been named the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's (RAMW) exclusive endorsed provider of card processing, gift marketing and check management services
CPI(M) to fight against rising prices Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:21AMClaiming that their recent nationwide strike was a "big success", CPI(M) on Wednesday said it would intensify the struggle against rising prices and would not be deterred by the "politically motivated propaganda" about losses the hartal caused to the nation.
ARS Study Eyes Egg Quality and Composition Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:19AMThere's no substantial quality difference between organically and conventionally produced eggs. That's one of a number of findings in an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study examining various aspects of egg quality.
GM looks to banks to secure line of credit Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:16AMGeneral Motors plans to file its initial public offering in mid- August, sources familiar with the situation said Friday. GM is also in talks with banks for a revolving credit line worth $5 billion, sources said.[...]
Online car quotes without sales calls? Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:16AMFrom CNN | Consumer Reports is now offering a service that, it says, can get car shoppers a guaranteed dealer price quote, without subjecting them to phone calls and emails from salespeople.
China AgBank's massive IPO highlights cash squeeze Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:15AMAgricultural Bank of China's $22 billion initial public offering is making headlines as potentially the world's biggest. It also underlining the cash squeeze Chinese banks are facing after a massive lending binge.
Study: 'Smart' meters alone not enough to save Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:39PMBALTIMORE — 'Smart' meters alone are not enough to save energy and money, a new study finds.
New Hitachi Archive Blends Private Cloud With Managed Operations Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:38PMHitachi Data Systems Corp. is announcing Hitachi Cloud Services, a suite of storage services for enterprise customers. The first out of the gate is Hitachi Cloud Service for Private File Tiering, a "storage as a service" offering that tiers archived data onto equipment and software that is owned, run, and maintained by Hitachi, but resides on the enterprise's premises. This lets organizations ...
Tesla Raises Shocking Amount in NASDAQ Debut Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:36PMFor all its ambitions to revolutionize the electric car industry, Tesla Motors has only posted a profit once, back in July 2009. It has released just one car (the Roadster), and sells 10 vehicles per week. And yet Tesla's first day of public trading on the stock market has been an indisputable success. Tesla Motors stock zoomed to $25 a share on its first day of trading, closing at $23.89, a fat ...
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-29 23:27 UPDATE 3-Obama, senators discuss energy bill, no consensus Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:31PMBy Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner
GFI unveils output unit for DVD titles Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:27PMThe Global Film Initiative is expanding operations with the launch of a DVD distribution arm dedicated to movies from its Global Lens traveling film series.
Obama pushes for energy bill deal Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:25PMThe authors of sweeping energy legislation that is stalled in the Senate said Tuesday they were prepared to scale back their bill to get GOP support. They swiftly appeared to win a convert as a key moderate Republican said she might support a more targeted approach.
Sears launches dedicated site for Puerto Rico Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:20PMSears Holdings has launched an e-commerce website for its flagship retail brand specifically for the Puerto Rico market.
CarMax Earnings Scorecard - cbl Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:19PMBy Zacks.comCarMax Inc. (KMX) reported its earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2011 (e...
Obama pushes senators to find common ground to pass US energy legislation Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 3:14PMThe authors of sweeping energy legislation that is stalled in the Senate said Tuesday they were prepared to scale back their bill to get Republican support. They swiftly appeared to win a convert as a key moderate Republican said she might support a more targeted approach.
Nirvanix Releases Hybrid Cloud Storage Service Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:53AMSan Diego-based Nirvanix said today that it has launched a "hybrid" cloud storage service brings cloud storage to companies within their own data center. According to Nirvanix, the new service is specifically targeted at companies who have stringent corporate and legal data retention policies, who want to take advantage of cloud storage but cannot transfer that data outside their facilities. The ...
Chinese Bank Plans To Raise $23B In IPO Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 10:53AMAgricultural Bank of China says it expects to raise about $23 billion in the world's largest IPO with a lower price range in Shanghai than in Hong Kong.