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MDS 4Q Profit Declines
NEW YORK (AP) -- Life sciences company MDS Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit plunged without a bigger benefit from discontinued operations from a year ago. The Toronto-based company earned $14 million, or 10 cents per share, compared
Manpower, Robert Half International Up
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of staffing firms Manpower Inc. and Robert Half International Inc. rose in Thursday trading when an analyst said both companies may be able to hedge against a slowing U.S. job market. Many staffing companies are cyclical and t
Hollis-Eden Downgraded on HHS Decision
NEW YORK (AP) -- Canaccord Adams analyst Joseph Pantginis downgraded his rating on Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc. Thursday after the drug developer's radiation sickness drug candidate was rejected in a federal bid. The stock plunged $1.21, or 28.3
Distributed Energy Systems Shares Plunge
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., an alternative-energy related company, plunged to a new 52-week low Thursday after reporting a wider fourth-quarter loss that it called "clearly unsatisfactory." The Wallingford, Conn.-base
EastGroup Properties Raises Dividend
European Stocks Finish on High Note
LONDON (AP) -- European stocks advanced Thursday, helped by gains from commodity producers and a batch of mostly well-received earnings from companies including Dutch insurer Aegon and French utility Suez. The pan-European Dow Jones Stoxx 600 improve
Telecom Italia Posts Slide in Net Profit
MILAN, Italy (AP) -- Telecom Italia SpA said Thursday that full-year net profit fell 6.3 percent on declining margins and tighter competition in the domestic wireline market. Italy's largest telecommunications operator said 2006 net profit stood at e
W&T Offshore Declares Dividend
Rock Slide Delays Amtrak in Calif.
CROCKETT, Calif. (AP) -- A rock slide that dumped debris on a major rail corridor Thursday delayed commuter and freight trains between the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento but caused no injuries. The slide occurred just before dawn about 25 mile
Christopher & Banks Declares Dividend
Airgas Stock Rises on Upgrade to "Buy"
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Airgas Inc., which distributes industrial, medical and specialty gases, climbed Thursday after an analyst said a recent price drop makes the stock more attractive. Banc of America Securities analyst Kevin W. McCarthy upgrad
Building Materials Holding Sets Dividend
Miss. Gas Pipeline Project Abandoned
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) -- CenterPoint Energy Inc. has abandoned a proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through northwest Mississippi. The company said this week that the project is no longer economically feasible. "We, along with our joint vent
Navy: Lockheed Could Lose LCS Contract
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Adm. Michael Mullen, the Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, said Thursday that Lockheed Martin Corp. could lose part of its Littoral Combat Ship contract, depending on the results of a pending review. Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Ma
London Index Finishes Up 71.2 at 6,227.7
