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Bright Horizons IPO Goes Out Big

Posted: January 25, 2013 at 10:27 am

A firm that provides employer-sponsored childcare and other family services held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, with shares priced above the expected range of $19 to $21. Bright ...
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Norwegian Cruise Lines IPO Leaves the Dock

Posted: January 18, 2013 at 10:19 am

Cruise ship operator Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCLH) kicked off its initial public offering today. The firm priced 23.53 million shares at $19 a share, which was above ...
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Railcar Maker’s Results Just OK (GBX)

Posted: January 9, 2013 at 7:16 am

The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) reported first-quarter fiscal 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35 on revenue of $415 million. In the same period a year ago, the railcar ...
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Apollo Group’s Shares Dive on Guidance

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 4:27 pm

Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) reported fiscal first quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.22 on revenue of $1.06 billion. In the same period a year ago, ...
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China’s Services Sector Expands in December

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 6:51 am

In yet one more sign that China has not only dodged the recession but it has been largely unaffected by the troubled economies of the rest of the world, the ...
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Starbucks Expands Its Footprint in Asia

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 6:50 am

Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) will open a store in Vietnam, and why not. The investment is tiny, if meant to determine whether the coffee shop chain can take a piece of ...
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Google Extends Free Phone Calls via Gmail

Posted: December 27, 2012 at 6:51 am

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has upped the ante in the competition among major e-mail suppliers, which would include, at least, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and AOL ...
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Facebook Introduces Message Fees

Posted: December 21, 2012 at 6:51 am

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has scrounged up another way that might make it money. So far, Wall St. has been disappointed about the revenue Facebook has managed to derive from its ...
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Media Ratings Firms Merge (ARB, NLSN)

Posted: December 18, 2012 at 7:47 am

Two of the most famous names in media research and ratings have agreed to a merger. Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) will acquire all outstanding shares of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ...
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ISM Sees Growth Continuing in 2013

Posted: December 11, 2012 at 10:33 am

The Institute for Supply Management is out with its semiannual outlook, and the group sees economic growth continuing in 2013. The December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast is based on surveys ...
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FedEx Gears Up for Record Shipments on Monday

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 2:33 pm

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) expects to move 19 million packages on Monday, making it the busiest day in the company’s history. Over the course of the peak holiday shopping season ...
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Palo Alto Networks Reports Lackluster Q1

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 7:43 am

Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE: PANW) has been a growth story since before its July IPO. Shares came public at $42 and climbed to more than $72 in September, before ...
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Oracle Speeds Up Tiny Dividends

Posted: December 3, 2012 at 4:32 pm

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced after markets closed today that it would accelerate its dividend payments for the second, third and fourth quarters of its 2013 fiscal year. The company ...
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ADT Meets Expectations, Growth Forecast Slims

Posted: November 27, 2012 at 7:42 am

The ADT Corp. (NYSE: ADT) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. Quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) totaled $0.43 and revenues came ...
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Dropbox Reaches 100 Million User Milestone

Posted: November 14, 2012 at 6:54 am

Dropbox, the online storage company that many people think will file for an initial public offering, has hit a member milestone. It has 100 million users. The firm describes itself as ...
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