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Kona Grill swings to Q1 profit, beats expectations
Kona Grill Inc. KONA 0.00% swung to a profit in its first-quarter as the company reported better-than-expected restaurant sales growth.
Helen of Troy profit rises 20%
Helen of Troy Corp.’s HELE +4.25% fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 20% from a year-earlier period weighed down by impairment charges as the housewares and personal-care products company…
Toshiba won’t make round-2 bid for Elpida: report
Toshiba Corp. (6502.TO) will not participate in the second round of bidding for failed chipmaker Elpida Memory, the Sankei Shimbun reported in its Tuesday morning edition.
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 Company is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of treatments that significantly improve outcomes in patients with life-threatening diseases.
Extreme Networks lowers outlook for quarter, year
Extreme Networks Inc. EXTR +1.89% said its fiscal third-quarter results will miss its expectations due to the negative impacts of longer customer sales cycles,…
Moody’s names ex-Pfizer chief McKinnell chairman
Moody’s Corp. MCO -2.44% has named former Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.51% chairman and chief executive Henry A. McKinnell Jr. as its new chairman,…
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 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.
Dreams Inc. to be acquired by Fanatics Inc.
Dreams Inc. DRJ +30.27% agreed to be acquired by privately owned online sports merchandiser Fanatics Inc. in a deal that values the sports retailer at roughly $156 million.
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 Corp is a junior mineral exploration company exploring VMS style Copper-Gold prospects in the world-class Flin Flon Snow Lake District,…
Alliant Energy approved to buy Calpine gas plant
Electric and natural-gas utility Alliant Energy Corp. LNT -0.81% said it has been approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to buy a natural-gas facility from Calpine Corp. CPN +0.17% for about $392 million.
Supreme Industries CEO steps down
Supreme Industries Inc. STS +1.36% said Kim Korth, its president, chief executive and a board director, has resigned in order to focus on her consulting firm, forcing a fresh reshuffling of top executives at the company.
PPG plans 2,000 job cuts, stock hits all-time high
PPG Industries Inc. PPG +2.52% said Thursday it plans to shed 2,000 jobs and take $328 million in special charges, in the latest sign of the strains Europe’s industrial economic slowdown has placed on chemical makers.
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.
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.
Tibco Software Q1 net climbs 29%
Tibco Software Inc.’s TIBX +4.64% fiscal first-quarter profit rose 29% as new contracts continued to grow revenue in the company’s main services-and-maintenance business.
Sealy swings to Q1 profit
Sealy Corp. ZZ -1.05% posted a surprise fiscal first-quarter profit on strong international sales and higher pricing, which improved the mattress maker’s margins.
Agco CEO’s 2011 compensation rose 28% from 2010
Agco Corp. AGCO +0.97% Chairman and Chief Executive Martin Richenhagen’s compensation rose 28% in 2011 on larger awards of stock and stock options, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
