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July 21, 2014 14:10
Bank of America Reports Second-quarter 2014 Net Income of $2.3 Billion, or $0.19 per Diluted Share, on Revenue of $22.0 Billion(A)
Bank of America Corporation today reported net income of $2.3 billion, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $4.0 billion, or $0.32 per diluted share, i
July 21, 2014 10:15
Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2014 Results Conference Call
Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) will hold a conference call on October 17, 2014 to discuss the results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2014. The conference call is scheduled to begin at
July 21, 2014 09:15
Nitero Introduces NT4600 - The First End-to-End IEEE 802.11ad Solution Built from the Ground up for Mobile Applications
Nitero (http://nitero.com), the global leader in high performance and low power 60GHz CMOS solutions, today announced 60G®, its 60GHz family of solutions. The first product in this family, the NT4600,
July 18, 2014 17:05
ZTE Announces Google Now Launcher Offering Improved User Experience and Better Value
ZTE, one of the top global handset manufacturers, today announces one of the first few pre-loaded Google Now Launcher smartphones among non-Nexus and non-Google Play Experience devices worldwide to of
July 18, 2014 15:15
Toshiba Launches SDHC Memory Card with Embedded Wireless LAN Communications for Developers of Business Products
Toshiba Corporation’s (http://goo.gl/3rm73c) (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start the sales of SDHC memory cards with embedded wireless LAN communic
July 18, 2014 13:55
CPI Selected as Finalist for Prestigious “Leading Global Prepaid Industry” Award
CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial, EMV and commercial card production, and related services, is pleased to announce that the company has been honored with three nominations at the Emerging
July 18, 2014 13:40
SES Contracts Airbus Defence and Space to Manufacture SES-12 Satellite for Launch in Q4 2017
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Airbus Defence and Space announced today that SES has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build a new hybrid communications satellite, SES-12, to serve the
July 18, 2014 13:10
Terumo BCT Opens Manufacturing Facility in Vietnam
Terumo BCT, a global leader in blood component, therapeutic apheresis and cellular technologies, today announced the opening of its new 91,440-square-meter facility near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The
July 18, 2014 11:15
Schlumberger Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on October 10, 2014 to stockholder
July 18, 2014 11:05
ACDL Adds New Investor to Ho Tram Strip Project
Asian Coast Development (Canada) Limited (ACDL) today announced NewCity Capital through its investment vehicle NewCity Ho Tram Investment Company as a new financial partner in its Ho Tram Strip develo
July 18, 2014 10:30
Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational therapy nintedanib* receives the first FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation in IPF
For non-U.S. Media Only Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that for the first time the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for a treatment in idiopa
July 18, 2014 10:00
MSCI Wins Two WealthBriefingAsia Awards
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics and ESG data and research, is pleased to announce
July 18, 2014 09:40
Isola Announces Conversion Service in the Wake of Global Shortages of RF Substrates
Isola Group S.à r.l.(http://www.isola-group.com/), a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), today
July 18, 2014 08:00
Loomis Sayles Adds to Emerging Markets Investment Team
Loomis, Sayles & Company today announced two additions to its emerging markets team. Michael McDonough, a new hire to the company, joins as senior equity portfolio manager. Joshua Demasi, most recentl
July 18, 2014 07:30
Heidrick & Struggles Rolls Out 2014 Asia Pacific Corporate Governance Report
A focus on compliance at the expense of corporate strategy may be limiting the performance of boards in Asia Pacific according to ‘The Heidrick & Struggles Asia Pacific Corporate Governance Report 201
July 17, 2014 22:05
NASDAQ OMX‘s SMARTS Wins ’Best Market Surveillance Provider'
NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world‘s leading provider of market technology, was recently selected as ’Best Market Surveillance Provider‘ by Waters Technology’s 2014 Waters Rankings, a repeat win from
July 17, 2014 22:00
CEA Announces International CES Asia to Serve as Premier Asian Event
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced it will produce the 2015 International CES Asia scheduled to run May 25-27 in Shanghai, China. This inaugural event will take place at the S
July 17, 2014 20:30
Fairchild Semiconductor Reports Results for the Second Quarter 2014
Fairchild Semiconductor (Nasdaq:FCS), a leading global supplier of power semiconductors, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2014. Fairchild reported second quarter sales of
July 17, 2014 19:00
Weyerhaeuser Veterans Hired by EcoPlanet Bamboo Group
EcoPlanet Bamboo Group (www.ecoplanetbamboo.com) has hired three seasoned executives from $8.5 billion timber giant Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) in a key step to ensure its continued success and global exp
July 17, 2014 15:00
AFC Energy Signs Landmark Agreement for Stationary Fuel Cell Systems in South Korea
AFC Energy plc, (“AFC Energy”, “AFC” or “the Company”), the industrial fuel cell power company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Daniel Inc., a fuel cell focus
July 17, 2014 13:25
Turkish Airlines Named ‘Best Airline in Europe’ for Fourth Consecutive Year at 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards
Turkish Airlines (www.turkishairlines.com), which flies to 257 destinations worldwide, in 107 countries, more than any other airline, was recognized at the 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards, and annou
July 17, 2014 11:30
21st Century Fox Confirms Proposal to Combine with Time Warner Inc.
21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) today issued the following statement confirming press reports that it made a proposal to combine with Time Warner Inc.: “21st Century Fox can confirm that we ma
July 17, 2014 11:15
GSMA Works with Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to Support Development of Mobile Sector in Myanmar
The GSMA today reinforced its commitment to support Myanmar’s burgeoning mobile sector by hosting a workshop with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) on “Mobile Communicat
July 17, 2014 10:15
Metaps Introduces Native Ad Platform to Zero Commission Smartphone Ad Network DirectAd
Metaps announced the renewal release of zero commission CPC smartphone ad network DirectAd, (formerly known as DirectTap). A complete site redesign has gone live, introducing its new native advertisin
July 17, 2014 10:10
RFaxis Partners with GreenPeak Technologies for Smart Home/Smart Living, Home Automation and “Internet of Things” Initiatives
RFaxis, Inc. (www.rfaxis.com), a leading fabless semiconductor company focused on developing innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, today
July 16, 2014 21:00
Global & National Aviation Trends to be Explored at Boyd Group International Summit in Las Vegas
The major changes in global aviation and air transportation - from air service and airline consolidation to the business opportunities in emerging markets such as China - will be the focus of the 19th
July 16, 2014 20:00
New Sizmek Audience Suite Delivers Unified View of Sizmek Performance Metrics With Data From comScore Validated Campaign Essentials(TM) or Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings(TM)
Sizmek (Nasdaq:SZMK) today announced the availability of Sizmek Audience Suite, a tool that provides marketers with an integrated view of campaign performance measurements within the Sizmek MDX open a
July 16, 2014 15:55
Toshiba to Supply Steam Turbine and Generators for One of World's Largest-class Geothermal Power Plant Projects
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502), today announced that is has been awarded a major contract to supply 3 x 60-megawatt geothermal steam turbines and generators (STG) for one of the world’s largest geot
July 16, 2014 14:50
Sports Technology set to Score at New Sports Tech Marketplace at the 2015 International CES
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the launch of the Sports Tech Marketplace, a showcase of the latest in sports technology set to debut at the 2015 International CES®. Owned
July 16, 2014 13:55
LivingSocial Names Gautam Thakar as CEO and President
LivingSocial today announced that Gautam Thakar will be joining the company as its new Chief Executive Officer and President. He will assume the role previously held by Tim O’Shaughnessy, who announce
July 16, 2014 11:50
Iroko Pharmaceuticals Announces New Strategic Agreement to Commercialize ZORVOLEX® in Brazil
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing the science of analgesia, today announced that its affiliate, Iroko Pharmaceuticals Inc., has signed a lice
July 16, 2014 11:25
Toshiba Launches Tag IC with Wired Interface Compliant with NFC Forum Type 3 Tag
Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek) (TOKYO:6502) today announced the launch of “T6NE7”, a tag IC compliant with NFC[1] Forum Type 3 Tag[2], with embedded wired interface. Sample shipments start
July 16, 2014 10:25
SMBC Aviation Capital Orders 115 Airbus Aircraft in $11.8bn Deal
SMBC Aviation Capital, the world’s third largest aircraft lessor, announces that it has placed a firm order with Airbus for 110 A320neo aircraft and five A320ceo aircraft in a deal worth around $11.8b
July 16, 2014 10:15
Edwards’ GXS Industrial Vacuum Pump Wins Product Innovation Award
Edwards, together with its distributor in Russia, Intech Analytics JSC is proud to announce that the GXS dry screw vacuum pump won the Product Innovation Award at Vacuum TechExpo 2014 in Moscow. Fr
July 16, 2014 09:31
NASDAQ OMX Lists Barclays Inverse U.S. Treasury Composite ETNs
NASDAQ OMX today announced that Barclays Bank PLC will list new exchange traded notes (ETNs), Barclays Inverse U.S. Treasury Composite ETNs (Nasdaq:TAPR), on The NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®). TAPR w
July 16, 2014 09:30
Henkel’s Full Product & Service Package Convinces Aluminum Producer Trimet
With its highly efficient lubricant concentrate of the BONDERITE brand and a technical service, Henkel offers tailored, integrated solutions for pressure die-casting processes to companies from the me
July 15, 2014 21:00
Harlan and Fluofarma Sign Strategic Collaboration Agreement
Harlan Laboratories, Ltd. (www.harlan.com), a privately held provider of general and specialty toxicology services through its Contract Research Services (CRS, http://goo.gl/At862O) business, and Fluo
July 15, 2014 13:50
Rimini Street Expands Rimini Street Labs Operation With Additional New Facility
Rimini Street, Inc., the leading independent provider of enterprise software support for SAP AG’s (NYSE: SAP) Business Suite (http://goo.gl/krPs3J) and BusinessObjects (http://goo.gl/uzC6nz) software
July 15, 2014 11:50
ZTE Raises Forecast for 6-Month Profit as Strong 4G Sales Lift Earnings
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, today ra
July 15, 2014 11:30
Mavenir Systems® Supplies Converged IMS Solution for T-Mobile Voice over LTE Launch
Mavenir Systems® (NYSE:MVNR), a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, today announced that Mavenir’s next generation IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) core network and Telephony Applica
July 15, 2014 11:10
NASDAQ OMX Lists Calamos Focused Growth ETF
NASDAQ OMX today announced that Calamos Investments listed a new exchange traded fund (ETF), Calamos Focused Growth ETF (Nasdaq:CFGE), on The NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®). CFGE will begin trading on
July 15, 2014 11:00
Micron Announces Industry's First Monolithic 8Gb DDR3 SDRAM
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world‘s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the introduction of a monolithic 8Gb DDR3 SDRAM component, enhancing its
July 15, 2014 10:55
TMK “Encouraged” With OCTG Trade Case Findings on Low Priced Imports
“We are encouraged by the Department of Commerce’s findings regarding duties on low priced imported Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) from Korea of between 9.89% and 15.75%, as well as the duties asses
July 15, 2014 10:00
MEPS Chooses TNSLink to Provide Dual-Carrier Wireless ATM Services to Malaysia
Transaction Network Services (TNS, www.tnsi.com) has been chosen to play a key role in establishing a new breed of ATMs across Malaysia after signing an agreement with Malaysian Electronic Payment Sys
July 15, 2014 09:25
Expansion into the Asian e-Commerce Market Challenging Despite High Growth Expectations: NTT Communications Survey
While over 80 percent of global online merchants plan on expanding their e-Commerce businesses in Asia over the next 12 months, almost all respondents (99 percent) say they face obstacles in gaining a
July 15, 2014 09:00
VeriSilicon Introduces Hantro H2 HEVC Encoder Semiconductor IP
VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon), the Silicon Platform as a Service (SiPaaSTM) company providing IP-centric and platform based custom silicon solutions, today announced its next-generation
July 15, 2014 07:00
LitePoint Introduces Low-Cost, PXI-Based Technology for Testing High Bandwidth Smart Devices in the Lab
LitePoint® (www.litepoint.com) a leading provider of wireless test solutions announced today the launch of the LitePoint z8653, a new wideband vector signal analyzer (VSA) for development testing of h
July 14, 2014 22:00
Former NetLogic CEO and Broadcom Executive, Ron Jankov, Joins eASIC Board of Directors
eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC™ devices today announced the appointment of Ron Jankov to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Jankov was recently Senior Vice Pres
July 14, 2014 21:00
.REST and .BAR, Global Domains for Restaurants and Bars, Now Available to the General Public
Restaurants and bars all over the world can now register new domain names ending with .REST (dot-rest) and .BAR (dot-bar) in a new global online neighborhood designed specifically for restaurants and
July 14, 2014 20:30
ConAgra Foods Acquires Chinese Potato Processor TaiMei Potato Industry Limited
As part of its ongoing business strategy to grow the company’s international presence, ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) announced that it has acquired TaiMei Potato Industry Limited, a potato processor
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