By PR Newswire Key Energy Services, Inc.
(NYSE: KEG) announced today that it has agreed to invest approximately $35
million in Geostream Services Group ("Geostream") in exchange for a fifty
percent (50%) equity interest in the company. Geostream, which is
headquartered in Moscow, provides drilling an... Aug. 28, 2008 07:55 PM |
By PR Newswire Four U.S. stainless pipe
producers, and the United Steelworkers (USW) today applauded a preliminary
determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) that Chinese imports of
welded austenitic stainless steel pressure pipe were dumped at a margin of
22.03%. Aug. 28, 2008 07:54 PM |
By PR Newswire The following is a transcript
of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by John Estrada at the Democratic
National Convention on Thursday, August 28, 2008: Aug. 28, 2008 07:45 PM |
By PR Newswire Aug. 28, 2008 07:38 PM |
By PR Newswire The following is a transcript
of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by John Salazar at the Democratic
National Convention on Thursday, August 28, 2008: Aug. 28, 2008 07:38 PM |
By PR Newswire The following is a transcript
of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Bill Ritter at the Democratic
National Convention on Thursday, August 28, 2008: Aug. 28, 2008 07:36 PM |
By PR Newswire Democrats in five battleground states will host More of the Same birthday parties tomorrow to celebrate McCain's gift to himself: a Vice Presidential candidate to amplify his promise of more of the same. The parties will feature a birthday cake with 72 candles that reads "Another year ... Aug. 28, 2008 07:15 PM |
By PR Newswire PumpPredictor.com is telling its
customers to fill up now as pump prices are poised to rise in many cities
through the big Labor Day driving holiday. As of Thursday evening,
PumpPredictor.com's pricing models were showing an upside movement to be
imminent in many cities. Motorists re... Aug. 28, 2008 07:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Quality Food Centers (QFC) said today it
is recalling five deli tuna salad items sold at some QFC stores in Washington
and Oregon. Salad dressing used to make these items may contain milk not
listed on the label. Customers should return the product to stores for a
refund or replacement... Aug. 28, 2008 07:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Continental Airlines
(NYSE: CAL) today applauded an order issued by the Federal Aviation
Administration's (FAA) Chief Counsel to stop the Department of
Transportation's (DOT) plan for auctioning slots at Newark Liberty
International Airport, which DOT had announced would be held on Sep... Aug. 28, 2008 06:59 PM |
By PR Newswire Construction has
just been completed on a new state-of-the-art vocational training center in
Banda Aceh, Indonesia -- the epicenter and region hardest hit by the 2004
tsunami -- which will enable city residents to take a major step forward
towards economic recovery. Made possible by a... Aug. 28, 2008 06:51 PM |
By PR Newswire BM&FBOVESPA will conduct, on
September 25, 2008, its second carbon credit auction for the sale of Certified
Emission Reductions (CERs) held by the Sao Paulo Municipal Government. A
total amount of 713,000 CERs will be auctioned in a single lot under the terms
of the Clean Development ... Aug. 28, 2008 06:49 PM |
By PR Newswire This morning in Denver, as part
of the award-winning, nonpartisan Every Woman Counts campaign to encourage
women to speak out on issues, vote and run for office, LIFETIME celebrated
women's leadership by hosting "Women Shaping History" the second session of
the Democratic Women's Cauc... Aug. 28, 2008 06:49 PM |
By PR Newswire Rock Band 2 -- the next incarnation of
the cultural and video game phenomenon Rock Band -- is teaming up with
LIFEbeat to shed some star power over the continued need for HIV/AIDS
prevention in the week prior to the game's launch. Aug. 28, 2008 06:46 PM |
By PR Newswire Net 1 UEPS
Technologies, Inc. ("Net1" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: UEPS) today announced
results for the three months and year ended June 30, 2008. Aug. 28, 2008 06:42 PM |
By PR Newswire Standard Pacific Corp.
(NYSE: SPF) today announced the results of its previously announced
transferable rights offering of 50 million shares of common stock at the
subscription price of $3.05 per full share. The offer expired at 5 p.m., New
York City time, on Friday, August 22, 2008. ... Aug. 28, 2008 06:40 PM |
By PR Newswire Qualcomm Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced that the District Court for the Central
District of California issued a ruling on Broadcom's motion to find Qualcomm
in contempt of various aspects of the Court's December 31, 2007 injunction
ruling arising from the underlying trial... Aug. 28, 2008 06:38 PM |
By PR Newswire Inc. ranked the apartment
industry's premier provider of online leasing solutions, Realty DataTrust, No.
687 in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in
the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important
segment of the economy -- Amer... Aug. 28, 2008 06:36 PM |
By PR Newswire BR MALLS
Participacoes S.A. (Bovespa: BRML3), the largest integrated shopping mall
company in Brazil, hereby announces Fitch Ratings has assigned BR MALLS
Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB-' and a
National Scale rating at 'A(bra)'. Fitch also assigned a 'B... Aug. 28, 2008 06:32 PM |
By PR Newswire Campaign encourages parents to protect their 11- and 12-year-olds from meningitis, whooping cough, and the virus that causes cervical cancer Aug. 28, 2008 06:26 PM |
By PR Newswire Cablemas, S.A. de C.V., (Cablemas),
the second-largest cable television operator in Mexico based on number of
subscribers and homes passed, today announced results for the three-month
period ending June 30, 2008. Aug. 28, 2008 06:25 PM |
By PR Newswire Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.
(together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Company" or "we") is
reporting today the financial results for its second quarter ended July 13,
2008. Aug. 28, 2008 06:24 PM |
By PR Newswire AK Steel (NYSE: AKS)
said today that members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8-523 have
overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year labor agreement covering about 240
hourly production and maintenance employees at the company's Ashland, Kentucky
coke plant. The new agreement takes eff... Aug. 28, 2008 06:21 PM |
By PR Newswire Dycom
Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) announced today its upcoming presentation at the
Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference to be held September 3-5, 2008, at The
Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee. Aug. 28, 2008 06:12 PM |
By PR Newswire With Mississippi and Alabama Gulf
Coast residents preparing for a possible onslaught by Hurricane Gustav next
week, Cellular South is offering its wireless customers some important
disaster planning and communications reminders to use before, during and after
any storm. Aug. 28, 2008 06:10 PM |
By PR Newswire Allstate (ALL)
announced today that New York native Roy Clovis is the winner of the Beyond
February "Be Reel" short film contest. Clovis received his award during the
2008 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in Los Angeles recently. Aug. 28, 2008 06:08 PM |
By PR Newswire The J. M. Smucker
Company (NYSE: SJM) ("Smucker") announced today that it will hold a special
meeting of its shareholders on Thursday, October 16, 2008, to seek approval of
the issuance of Smucker common shares in the previously announced proposed
merger of The Folgers Coffee Company w... Aug. 28, 2008 06:05 PM |
By PR Newswire While the latest weather forecasts
predict Hurricane Gustav may hit the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast early
next week, Cellular South already has mobilized its network and employees to
ensure they are ready for any emergency situation. Aug. 28, 2008 06:04 PM |
By PR Newswire Aug. 28, 2008 06:02 PM |
By PR Newswire Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq:
LTON), one of the leading providers of wireless interactive entertainment
services to consumers and a provider of advertising services through new and
traditional media channels in China, today announced its unaudited financial
results for the second quarter ende... Aug. 28, 2008 06:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Explanation of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures and the related
reconciliations to GAAP financial measures are included in the accompanying
''Reconciliation to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations'', ''Non-GAAP Measures" and "Reconciliations from operating... Aug. 28, 2008 06:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Today, Avon Products, Inc. and
Avon Global Ambassador, Reese Witherspoon, celebrated the success of the
company's first-ever global fundraising product, the Women's Empowerment
Bracelet, which has sold 1.5 million units since launching in March. Ms.
Witherspoon shared this exciting pr... Aug. 28, 2008 06:00 PM |
By PR Newswire Riding tandem with one of
Nashville's most popular retailers, Boswell's Harley-Davidson, travel retailer
Hudson Group has opened a unique specialty store in Nashville International
Airport (BNA) that celebrates all that is fun and exciting about the world's
best known motorcycle brand,... Aug. 28, 2008 05:55 PM |
By PR Newswire First Financial Network, Inc., the
nation's leading loan sale advisor, announced the offering of a $23 million
loan portfolio today. The portfolio is being marketed on behalf of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and is comprised of SBA related loans
from the recently fai... Aug. 28, 2008 05:55 PM |
By PR Newswire Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for Broadcast Television Spot Advertising in Richmond Aug. 28, 2008 05:53 PM |
By PR Newswire The Mexican Supreme Court today voted 8-3 to uphold a Mexico City law allowing abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. This ruling ignores the negative impact of abortion on women and is a devastating step toward abortion-on-demand in Latin America. Aug. 28, 2008 05:52 PM |
By PR Newswire The Air Transport
Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading
U.S. airlines, today commented on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Office of Dispute Resolution Acquisition (ODRA) action to grant ATA's request
for the suspension of the Newark Slo... Aug. 28, 2008 05:50 PM |
By PR Newswire Aug. 28, 2008 05:47 PM |
By PR Newswire Amscot Financial, a leading
provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, invites all to
come out and have fun "the Amscot way" at its open house on Saturday, August
30 from noon to 2 p.m. at 5285 Red Bug Lake Road in Winter Springs. Amscot
will present a $500 contribut... Aug. 28, 2008 05:46 PM |
By PR Newswire Gander Mountain Company
(Nasdaq: GMTN), the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting,
fishing, boating, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle apparel, products and
services, today announced that a panel of the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit unanimous... Aug. 28, 2008 05:45 PM |
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