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BlackBerry Falls on Q5 Smartphone News
NEW YORK (TheStreet) – BlackBerry shares were falling even as the smartphone maker unveiled a new operating system and a new lower-priced handset at its widely-watched annual conference for investors and developers taking place this year in Orlando. CEO Thorsten Heins made the announcements while sparking speculation that the Ontario, Canada-based company may soon ship new BBM (BlackBerry Messaging) apps for both Apple iOS and GoogleAndroid devices. Blackberry was falling 3.4% to $15.34 in afternoon trading Continue reading
Pakistan Elections: Nawaz Sharif Claims Victory
Former PM Nawaz Sharif declares victory based on initial results following a historic election marred by deadly violence. Continue reading
Poll: Most Scots Support Nuclear Deterrent
A new opinion poll contradicts the view that Scotland is generally opposed to having nuclear weapons based in the country. Continue reading
Ares Management to buy real estate investor AREA Property: WSJ
(Reuters) – Investment firm Ares Management will acquire AREA Property Partners, gaining the New York-based real estate investor’s $6 billion in assets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the matter. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed but Ares, a Los Angeles-based investment firm with about $60 billion under management, will also buy out a minority stake in AREA held by the National Australia Bank , the newspaper reported Continue reading
Iowa’s biggest economic project ever: $1.9b wind turbine plan
Iowa’s largest energy company announced plans Wednesday to spend $1.9 billion to install hundreds of wind turbines by the end of 2015, marking what the governor described as the largest economic development project in the state’s history.Officials with Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy made the announcement at a Statehouse news conference with Gov. Continue reading
New Lung Cancer Guidelines Recommends Offering Screening To High-Risk Individuals
NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) third edition of evidence-based lung cancer guidelines, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Can… Continue reading
Malaysians vote to decide fate of world’s longest-ruling coalition
By Anuradha Raghu and Niluksi Koswanage JOHOR BARU, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysians began voting on Sunday in an election that could weaken or even end the rule of one of the world's longest-lived coalitions, which faces a stiff challenge from an opposition pledging to clean up politics and end race-based policies. Continue reading
Earnings schedule for week of 5/6/2013
Major companies scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week: Monday ArcelorMittal, the Luxembourg-based steel company, reports quarterly financial results. Continue reading
Bangladesh Factory Owners Arrested
Police in Bangladesh arrest two clothing factory owners based at the eight-storey building that collapsed killing 304 people. Continue reading
Italy president names center-left’s Letta as new premier
By Barry Moody and Paolo Biondi ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday asked center-left politician Enrico Letta to form a new government, signaling the end of a damaging two-month stalemate since elections in the euro zone's third largest economy in February. Continue reading
