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TheStreet Cuts Losses in Half as Subscription Sales Rise

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — TheStreet, the New York-based financial media services provider, reported a net loss of $1.7 million for the first quarter compared to a loss of $4.4 million a year ago, the company said in a statement. Revenue for the period was $12.6 million, a 2% decrease from a year earlier. TheStreet posted a diluted net loss per share of 5 cents for the quarter ended March 31 compared to a loss of 14 cents per share for the same period a year ago Continue reading

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Lil Wayne — CANNED By Mountain Dew … Over Emmett Till Lyric

Lil Wayne will no longer “do” Mountain Dew … Continue reading

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Indian Rupee Climbs To 4-day High Against U.S. Dollar

NEW DELHI (dpa-AFX) – The Indian rupee firmed against the U.S. currency in early deals on Tuesday.The rupee spiked up to a 4-day high of 54.1175 against the greenback, compared to Monday’s close o… Continue reading

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U.S. earnings beating forecasts but jury’s out on rest of season

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Ben Berkowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies have easily beaten expectations for first-quarter earnings so far in the reporting season, but nearly half of the members of the S&P 500 are yet to announce results and they are unlikely to be as robust. With results in from 271 of the S&P 500 companies, year-over-year earnings growth is projected at 3.9 percent, compared with a forecast for 1.5 percent growth at the start of the earnings season, Thomson Reuters data shows Continue reading

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Skyworks Flies Past Q2 Estimates

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Skyworks Solutions comfortably beat Wall Street’s estimates in its second-quarter results, released after market close. The Apple partner reported revenue of $425.2 million, a 17% improvement on the prior year’s quarter, and well above analysts’ estimate of $420.34 Continue reading

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Apple Adds $50 billion to Share Buybacks as Earnings Meet Expectations

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Apple , eager to win back investor confidence, said it will buyback an additional $50 billion in stock, raising its total outlay for share repurchases to more than $60 billion. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple reported second-quarter results that met analyst expectations, earning $10.09 per share on $43.6 billion in revenue as iPad sales rose 65% year-over-year to 19.5 million units per year. The company sold 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter compared to 35.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Continue reading

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AT&T Shares Slip on Revenue Miss

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — AT&T shares slipped after the market close on Tuesday after the company missed Wall Street’s first-quarter revenue estimate. Continue reading

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£100m ‘Wasted’ On Training Young Soldiers

It costs twice as much for the army to train a minor compared to an adult, and they’re more likely to quit, say campaign groups. Continue reading

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Cermaq ASA: Cermaq ASA : Stronger salmon prices lift earnings in Cermaq

Cermaq reported an EBIT pre fair value and non-recurring items for the first quarter of NOK 94 million compared to NOK 11 million in fourth quarter 2012 and NOK 101 million in first quarter 2012. Continue reading

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Both sides claim victory in Montenegro president vote

By Petar Komnenic PODGORICA, Montenegro (Reuters) – Both sides claimed victory in a presidential election in Montenegro on Sunday, raising the prospect of a dispute over the largely ceremonial post in the tiny Adriatic country as it bids to join the European Union. Continue reading

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