DiamondRock shares fall on weak 4Q, downgrade (AP)
Shares of DiamondRock Hospitality Co., a real estate investment trust, fell Monday, after the company reported weak fourth-quarter results and an analyst downgraded the stock.
ScanSource shares jump after upgrade (AP)
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Betty T. Yee Says California Gasoline Use Down 2.3%, Diesel Down 3.2% (Business Wire)
SACRAMENTO, Calif.----Betty T. Yee, Chairwoman of the Board of Equalization , today released California gasoline and diesel consumption figures for November 2009. Gasoline consumption decreased 2.3 percent, while diesel consumption declined 3.2 percent compared to the same month in 2008.
Markets advance on mergers, Greece relief, data (Reuters)
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, boosted by several mergers, including a deal by AIG to sell its Asian life insurance unit, and as a possible resolution appeared for debt-troubled Greece in the form of European Union aid.
Stocks rise after AIG deal, Greece bailout hopes (AP)
Stocks rose Monday following AIG's biggest asset sale since being rescued by the government and reports of a new bailout package for Greece.
'New' Merck has 40 drugs in mid-, late-stage tests (AP)
Drugmaker Merck & Co. said Monday that it now has about 40 experimental drugs in mid-or late-stage testing as a result of buying partner Schering-Plough Corp. The megadeal was partly meant to boost Merck's prospects with a host of future drugs.
Agriculture futures mostly fall on Chicago BOT (AP)
Agriculture futures mostly fell Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery slid 5.75 cents to $5.135 a bushel; May corn dropped 1.75 cents to $3.8725 a bushel; May soybeans fell 2 cents to $9.59 a bushel; and May oats were unchanged at $2.305 a bushel.
Energy, culture on tap for Medvedev trip to France (AP)
Russia and France pursued their burgeoning courtship Monday with a formal state visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Paris, which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe.
Duncan Energy Partners 2009 Form 10-K Now Available (Business Wire)
HOUSTON----Duncan Energy Partners L.P. today announced that it has filed the partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. 2009 Form 10-K Now Available (Business Wire)
HOUSTON----Enterprise Products Partners L.P. today announced that it has filed the partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.