RailAmerica in early talks on potential sale of company

Posted by elaine | May 23, 2012 .

Tue May 22, 2012 9:52pm EDT (Reuters) – Short-line railroad operator RailAmerica Inc (RA.N) said it is considering a potential sale of the company and has begun preliminary talks with third parties, sending its shares 11 percent higher in extended trade. It said in a statement there could not be any assurances that an agreement [...]

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Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO

Posted by elaine | May 23, 2012 .

By Suzanne Barlyn and Ryan Vlastelica Wed May 23, 2012 7:28am EDT (Reuters) – Two top U.S. financial regulators said on Tuesday the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, its lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley, and the Nasdaq stock exchange. Facebook shares closed 8.9 percent [...]

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Dell shares lower on weak forecast

Posted by elaine | May 23, 2012 .

Wed May 23, 2012 10:20am EDT (Reuters) – Shares of Dell Inc (DELL.O) fell 15 percent on Wednesday after a weak revenue forecast and disappointing quarterly results triggered stock price target cuts by a slew of brokerages on the world’s No. 3 personal computer maker. Dell shares were down $2.28 at $12.80 on Nasdaq in [...]

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Samenvatting: Nieuw schip in gebruik voor milieuonderzoek

Posted by financer | May 23, 2012 .

DOHA, Qatar–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Het modelonderzoeksschip Janan is door sjeik Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani aan de universiteit van Qatar gegeven. Daarmee onderstreepte hij de bereidheid om duurzaamheid te verbeteren en wordt het gebruikt door de studieafdeling Environmental Studies Center (ESC) van de universiteit voor milieustudies en -onderzoek in Qatar en de Golfregio. Deze bekendmaking is [...]

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