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Itron Renews Contract with British Gas - Analyst Blog

Itron, Inc. ( ITRI ) has signed a five-year contract with British Gas for comprehensive managed services. As per the contract, Itron will share its expertise to serve more than 1.25 million... Read >>

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Team Inc. Trims 4Q Guidance - Analyst Blog

Specialty industrial services provider, Team, Inc . ( TISI ), recently lowered its earnings guidance for fourth quarter fiscal 2013 ending May 31. Considering the opening stock price on May... Read >>

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Strong Buy on AO Smith - Analyst Blog

Zacks Investment Research upgraded AO Smith Corp. ( AOS ) to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) on May 21, 2013. Why the Upgrade? A series of events taking place in quick succession in Apr... Read >>

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Dow Intros Lab Safety Academy Website - Analyst Blog

The Dow Chemical Company ( DOW ) has launched the beta version of the Dow Lab Safety Academy website at the Council for Chemical Research 2013 Annual Meeting in Arlington, Va. The beta... Read >>

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KBR Procures New Contract - Analyst Blog

Recently KBR Inc. ( KBR ) received a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of PETRONAS - Malaysia's state-owned oil company, and... Read >>

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Primoris' Unit Wins 3-year Contract - Analyst Blog

Q3 Contracting, a unit of the West Construction Services segment of Primoris Services Corporation ( PRIM ) has secured a new three year contract from Xcel Energy. The contract covers... Read >>

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CF Industries Prices $1.5 Billlion Senior Notes - Analyst Blog

CF Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ( CF ), has announced the pricing of senior notes worth $1.5 billion. The offering  comprised  $750 million... Read >>

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Who Wants to Keep "Too Big to Fail" Alive? - Analyst Blog

Jamie Dimon has been allowed to continue as both chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ). Many would argue that the fight to retain both titles has been a costly one... Read >>

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Ford Sollers to Make SUVs in Russia - Analyst Blog

Ford Sollers, the 50/50 joint venture between Ford Motor Co. ( F ) and Russian automaker Sollers, plans to manufacture EcoSport sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Russia next year in order to... Read >>

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The quest for the essence of entrepreneurship

Ever wonder what makes an entrepreneur decide when to take a risk? Examples of entrepreneurial risk-taking range from the calculated to the fool-hardy. You’ll never hear me minimize doing due... Read >>