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Accenture to Aid Government of Punjab - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 7:07 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
More government projects are coming in the way of
Accenture Plc . ( ACN ). This time it is
a project from the state government of India. The company has
secured a 12-month contract for technology and
management-consulting services for the Aadhaar biometric
identification program including the... Read >>

Time Warner Cable Reverts to Neutral - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 7:07 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We upgrade our recommendation to Neutral on Time Warner
Cable Inc. ( TWC ), the second
largest cable MSO in the U.S., ahead of its first quarter of 2013
financial results. Why the Upgrade? We expect Time Warner Cable to perform well in the near future
mainly due to: (1)acquisitions of NewWave, NeviSite,... Read >>

BCE Offers New Net Security - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 7:06 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Bell Canada - a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE
Inc. ( BCE
) - unveiled its latest Internet security offering - McAfee
Security. This security software is compatible with both Windows
and Mac and enables Internet users to stay protected from virus,
spyware and malware.
With social networking sites,... Read >>

American Realty Reports Dividend Growth and Six Insider Buys
4/12/2013, 7:06 pm from GuruFocus in Investing
On April 11, six different insiders made buys into American
Realty Capital Properties ( ARCP
). These insiders bought over 113,000 shares of company stock at an
average price of $15.67.
Chairman of the Board and CEO Nicholas Schorsch started the day by
adding 30,000 shares at $15.69 per share. This... Read >>

Gold Crashes On Fears Of Cyprus Sales: Time To Buy?
4/12/2013, 6:58 pm from Investor's Business Daily in Investing, ETFs
The bears pounded the gold bugs to a pulp Friday. Gold prices
cratered to a 15-month low on fears Cyprus and other indebted
European countries will be forced to sell their gold reserves to
cover their bailouts. Spot gold prices plummeted 4.79% to $1,487 an ounce -- the
lowest level since July 2011. The yellow... Read >>

Burger King Issues 1Q13 Guidance - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 6:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Miami, FL-based hamburger restaurant chain Burger King
Worldwide, Inc. ( BKW ) recently provided
guidance for the first quarter of 2013. Burger King projects that adjusted earnings will grow nearly 25%
year on year to 17 cents per share in the first-quarter 2013,
higher by a cent than The Zacks Consensus... Read >>

LinkedIn Grows with Pulse Takeover - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 6:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
LinkedIn Corp. ( LNKD ) has adopted the
acquisition for growth strategy. The company recently agreed to
acquire a news reading and mobile content distribution company,
Pulse. Pulse is a well-known platform for content gathering from the
Internet. This platform has more than 30 million users across... Read >>

ACE Ltd. Launches ACE Agribusiness - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 6:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
The ACE Group, a leading multiline property and casualty insurer
under ACE Limited ( ACE ), launched an
agriculture property and casualty insurance business- ACE
Agribusiness. The Ace Group operates in 53 countries. Services of
the company include commercial and personal property and casualty
insurance,... Read >>

Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Government Bond Mutual Funds - Best of Funds
4/12/2013, 6:09 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Mutual Funds
Conservative investors prefer debt instruments not only because
they safeguard the capital invested but also for the regular income
flows they provide. Bonds bring a great deal of stability to an
equity-heavy portfolio while providing dividends more frequently
than individual bonds. U.S government bonds funds... Read >>

Ariad Presents Data on AP26113 - Analyst Blog
4/12/2013, 6:09 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( ARIA ) recently
presented pre-clinical data on AP26113. The data presented by the
company revealed that AP26113 can inhibit clinically relevant
anaplastic lymphoba kinase (ALK) mutants resistant to
Pfizer Inc. 's ( PFE ) Xalkori
(crizotinib) and oncogenic repressor of... Read >>