• Merck & Co. Inc.'s CEO Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Merck & Co. Inc. ( MRK ) Q3 2013 Earnings Conference Call October 28, 2013, 8:00 a.m. ET Executives Joe Romanelli - Investor Relations Ken Frazier - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter Kellogg - Chief Financial Officer Roger Perlmutter - President, Merck Research Laboratories Adam…

• Grangemouth row union rep resigns

  The Unite union official at the centre of the Grangemouth industrial dispute resigns from his job at the facility.

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• With Less Than One Week Left In The Due Diligence Period, What's Next For BlackBerry Investors?

  By Kenny Yang : For a company that received a lot attention from the media lately, the past week was relatively quiet for BlackBerry ( BBRY ). BlackBerry investors probably have Nov.4th marked down in their calendar as the end of Fairfax's due diligence period. It is noted that Fairfax intended…

• Qatar fund seeks to soften image

  The Qatar Investment Authority has a reputation as a trophy-hunter, but is looking at plans with high returns and measurable social improvements

• Will Spirit Become The Next Target For Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

  By Brad Thomas : Over a year ago I wrote an article on Spirit Realty Capital's ( SRC ) IPO and the title of that article was Spirit Spooks Me: No Trick, No Treat, Just a Risky REIT . On September 19, 2012, just over a month before Halloween last year, Spirit became a publicly-traded REIT…

• Don't Accept The New Retire Late Mandate: 5 Ways To Retire At 62

  How did age 67 become the universal retirement target age?

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• Switzerland extradites man linked to Finmeccanica probe to Italy

  ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has extradited a man to Italy in connection with a probe into allegations of bribery in an Indian helicopter deal won by Finmeccanica unit AgustaWestland, Swiss authorities said on Monday.

• iCar? Analyst says Apple should buy Tesla

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• Penney again says sales trends are improving

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc told investors for the third time in less than five weeks that sales trends are improving and reaffirmed its forecast calling for a rise in same-store sales in the third quarter.

• Pandora at the crossroads

  Growth continues as Pandora's stock is still rising. Is this the beginning of a new era?

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• AutoCanada: 10 Dividend Hikes, Likely 11 Soon

  By Trust Intelligence : EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AutoCanada ( OTC:AOCIF and ACQ in Canada) is the largest public Auto Dealership owner and consolidator in Canada, but still small compared to similar U.S. companies Asbury Automotive ( ABG ), AutoNation ( AN ), Group 1 Automotive ( GPI ), CarMax ( KMX ),…

• Briton charged with hacking US government

  Lauri Love and three unnamed co-conspirators allegedly broke into thousands of computer systems to steal 'massive quantities' of confidential data

• Neovasc Inc.: Overlooked Medical Company Has Tremendous Upside And Limited Downside

  By Charles Fox : Almost all early stage medical device companies are extremely risky investments. The projected valuations of these stocks are hanging on to a thread, being solely based on the pending results and approval of potential life saving devices and procedures. These companies are not…

• Q3 Profit Check For U.S.-Listed Chinese Solar Companies

  By Robert Dydo : Introduction Since the publication of the second-quarter results, the already healthy appetite for solar stocks has increased valuations of most of the Chinese companies. In the third quarter, EU levy resolutions have changed business for a number of the Chinese, positively…

• Veterans may face yet another employment hurdle

  A tax credit that offers companies incentive to hire veterans is set to expire at the end of the year.

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• Poland's first non-communist leader dies

  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the Catholic intellectual and dissident who led Poland's first non-communist government and helped set off wave of change across central Europe

• 10 Best Places to Retire

  Love the culture and excitement of urban life, but loathe the crowds and cost? Try these cities.

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• Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP Management Discusses Q3 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP ( BWP ) Q3 2013 Earnings Call October 28, 2013 9:00 am ET Executives Molly Ladd Whitaker Stanley C. Horton - Chief Executive Officer of Boardwalk GP LLC, President of Boardwalk GP LLC and Director of Boardwalk GP LLC Jamie L. Buskill - Chief Financial Officer of Gp…

• Haemonetics Management Discusses Q2 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

  Haemonetics ( HAE ) Q2 2014 Earnings Call October 28, 2013 8:00 am ET Executives Gerard J. Gould - Vice President of Investor Relations Brian P. Concannon - Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Operating Committee Christopher J. Lindop - Chief Financial Officer, Executive…

• Nasdaq 100 Dogs See 3% To 16% October Upsides, Downsides

  By Fredrik Arnold : Results from Yahoo Finance tallied for NASDAQ 100 Index members as of market closing prices October 17 were compared to analyst mean target price projections one year hence. The resulting chart of that data shown below turned up just six stocks exhibiting 3% to 16% price upsides.…