Fresh Del Monte Produce Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Financial Results (Business Wire)
CORAL GABLES, Fla.----Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended January 1, 2010. Excluding asset impairment and other charges, net, the Company reported earnings per diluted share of $0.36 for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with earnings per diluted share of $0.41 in the fourth quarter of 2008.
China shares fall after weeklong rise (AP)
China's shares fell Tuesday amid uncertainty about the economic outlook after a weeklong rise. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.5 percent, or 14.73 points, to 3,073.11 after gaining 3 percent since Feb. 23.
Iraq's oil deals dominate PM election campaign (AP)
Backed by armed bodyguards, international oil executives have flocked to this southern Iraqi city to survey their potentially lucrative prizes: the fields that it is hoped will one day dramatically increase output of cheap, plentiful crude.
Patton's Long-Reach Broadband Extender Stretches Ethernet Beyond Technical Limits (Business Wire)
GAITHERSBURG, Md.----Patton—the leader in business and carrier-class VoIP, network access, connectivity, and video surveillance equipment—is now taking orders for the CopperLink™ 2160 series of high-speed long-range Ethernet Extenders.
Senate moves toward a deal on Wall Street regs (AP)
Senate negotiators closed in on a deal on Wall Street regulations Monday, proposing a new entity inside the Federal Reserve to oversee consumer financial products ranging from credit cards to mortgages.
McDermott profit up, revenue down; shares fall (Reuters)
McDermott International Inc reported higher quarterly net income on Monday as offshore oil and gas work offset weakness in power generation systems, but it posted revenue well short of analysts' estimates.
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of February 28, 2010 (Business Wire)
LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2010, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $1.2 billion and its unaudited net asset value was $753.4 million, or $28.06 per share.
Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Asset Coverage Ratio Update as of February 28, 2010 (Business Wire)
LEAWOOD, Kan.----Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. today announced that as of Feb. 28, 2010, the company’s unaudited total assets were approximately $641.6 million and its unaudited net asset value was $416.0 million, or $21.76 per share.
Movers roundup: Tetra Technologies, Taser (AP)
Shares of Tetra Technologies jumped after an analyst upgraded the oil and gas services company, saying it is one of the cheapest stocks among those in the industry.
'New' Merck has 43 drugs in mid-, late-stage tests (AP)
Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Monday that it now has 43 experimental drugs in mid-or late-stage testing -- nearly double what it had before buying joint venture partner Schering-Plough Corp. last fall.