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Accenture to Aid Government of Punjab - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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Time Warner Cable Reverts to Neutral - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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BCE Offers New Net Security - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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American Realty Reports Dividend Growth and Six Insider Buys

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 >>

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Gold Crashes On Fears Of Cyprus Sales: Time To Buy?

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 >>

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Burger King Issues 1Q13 Guidance - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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LinkedIn Grows with Pulse Takeover - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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ACE Ltd. Launches ACE Agribusiness - Analyst Blog

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 >>

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Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Government Bond Mutual Funds - Best of 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 >>

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Ariad Presents Data on AP26113 - Analyst Blog

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 >>