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Pro-Dex CEO Murphy resigns; replaced by Berthelot

Pro-Dex CEO Murphy resigns; replaced by Berthelot

Pro-Dex Inc. PDEX -5.62% said Chief Executive Mark P. Murphy resigned from all his positions with the company and its subsidiaries Friday, and was immediately replaced by Director Michael J. Berthelot.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of treatments that significantly improve outcomes in patients with life-threatening diseases.

Stryker profit up 14% on sales strength

Stryker profit up 14% on sales strength

Stryker Corp.’s SYK +1.20% first-quarter earnings rose 14% as the medical-device maker saw sales of its hip and knee replacements increase, providing further evidence that the orthopedic market may be picking up.

Conagra to buy breakfast sandwich company Odom’s

Conagra to buy breakfast sandwich company Odom’s

ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG +0.97% has agreed to buy Odom’s Tennessee Pride, the second-largest maker of frozen breakfast sandwiches in the U.S., for an undisclosed amount, continuing an acquisition spree of smaller food companies.

Edelman Financial agrees to go private

Edelman Financial agrees to go private

Edelman Financial Group Inc. EF +41.42% agreed to go private in a buyout deal with private-equity firm Lee Equity Partners that values the wealth manager at roughly $263 million.

Mosaic more than doubles quarterly dividend

Mosaic more than doubles quarterly dividend

Mosaic Co. MOS +2.38% said it will more than double its quarterly dividend, as the fertilizer producer looks to put its cash stockpile to use and boost shareholder returns.

QMC QUANTUM MINERALS CORPORATIO (QMC.V)

QMC QUANTUM MINERALS CORPORATIO (QMC.V)

QMC Quantum Minerals Corp is a junior mineral exploration company exploring VMS style Copper-Gold prospects in the world-class Flin Flon Snow Lake District,…

Intel chips to power Nissan vehicle ‘infotainment’

Intel chips to power Nissan vehicle ‘infotainment’

Intel Corp. INTC +0.50% processors will soon be powering the “infotainment” systems in new Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY, 7201.TO) vehicles, the chip giant said, continuing its efforts to broaden beyond its core PC market.

Andes Gold Corp.

Andes Gold Corp.

Andes Gold Corporation is a US registered public company currently trading on Pink Sheets (AGCZ). Andes Gold, through its wholly owned subsidiary company Compania Minera P.L. In Eucador, South America) controls a gold mining and exploration concession called the Miranda Alto.

Enphase Energy shares open up 25% post-IPO

Enphase Energy shares open up 25% post-IPO

Solar-energy-management device maker Enphase Energy Inc. ENPH +22.33% saw its shares jump 25% on their opening trade Friday, the company’s first day as a public stock.

Mizuho Group to merge retail, corp. units: report

Mizuho Group to merge retail, corp. units: report

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to merge its group banks Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank on July 1 next year, Mizuho officials said Thursday, Kyodo News reported.

RadioShack makes big Southeast Asia push

RadioShack makes big Southeast Asia push

RadioShack Corp. RSH -0.31% plans to spread its Southeast Asia footprint with its largest franchise expansion to date, becoming the latest company to turn its sights abroad for growth as U.S. operations struggle.

Chevron: Brazil spill reaction ‘out of proportion’

Chevron: Brazil spill reaction ‘out of proportion’

The legal reaction to a Chevron Corp. CVX -2.37% oil spill in Brazil in November is “out of proportion compared to the event,” according to Rafael Jaen Williamson,…

Blackbaud extends Convio tender offer to April 4

Blackbaud extends Convio tender offer to April 4

Blackbaud Inc. BLKB +1.30% again extended its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Convio Inc. CNVO -0.38% as it continues to give the U.S. Department of Justice more time to review the deal.

Krispy Kreme swings to profit on sales rise

Krispy Kreme swings to profit on sales rise

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD +1.56% swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit on stronger same-store sales and as the company posted a substantial tax credit.

FSI profit drops 25%; sales beat forecasts

FSI profit drops 25%; sales beat forecasts

FSI International Inc.’s FSII +1.77% fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 25% as the microelectronics-equipment maker was hurt by rising costs and expenses.

Action Products International, Inc. (APII)

Action Products International, Inc. (APII)

Action Products International, Inc. was originally incorporated in New York in 1977.

Penn National reaches preliminary deal with Ohio

Penn National reaches preliminary deal with Ohio

Penn National Gaming Inc. PENN +0.00% said it reached a preliminary agreement with Ohio to relocate two racetracks in the state and develop new $200 million racetrack-casino facilities in Dayton and Austintown.

Samsung Electronics CEO sees rising global rivalry

Samsung Electronics CEO sees rising global rivalry

Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Choi Gee-sung said Friday that business conditions are expected to get tougher in 2012…

iPad to dominate NAND chip demand: report

iPad to dominate NAND chip demand: report

Apple Inc.’s AAPL +0.10% iPad tablet is expected to dominate worldwide demand for NAND flash memory chips in media tablets at least through 2015,…