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Fidelity unveils systems for RIAs

Fidelity Investments, in cooperation with Oracle Corp. and Emerging Information Systems Inc., has created two web-based customer relationship management and financial planning systems for registered investment advisers, the Boston-based firm announced today.

Through a customized version of Oracles Siebel CRM On Demand, Fidelity offers advisers with automatic data management.

The new software will be integrated with Advisor CHANNEL, Fidelitys brokerage platform.

Client data within Advisor CHANNEL can now be imported into the CRM program, showing account valuations and contact information on one screen.

Fidelitys NaviPlan financial planning software, coming from EISIs NaviPlan Central program, also works with Advisor CHANNEL, allowing advisers access to Fidelitys brokerage account demographic.

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Medicare | Prices for 10 Top Brand-Name Drugs Under Private ...

Prices under Medicare prescription drug plans for 10 of the most prescribed brand-name medications have increased 6.8% since December 2006, while wholesale prices for the same drugs have increased 3%, according to a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report, the Washington Post reports. Previously, Medicare actuaries had projected that drug prices would increase by 7% over the entire year.

According to the report, insurance companies that offer Medicare drug plans likely will negotiate rebates from pharmaceutical companies that amount to 4.6% of total drug costs this year, compared with 5.2% last year. Medicare actuaries previously had estimated insurers in 2007 would obtain rebates of 6%. According to the Post, a reduction in discounts from 6% to 4.6% over 10 years would result in about $17 billion in unanticipated prescription drugs costs for beneficiaries and taxpayers, with all of the additional money going to drug companies.

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IL Cochran Caronia

CHICAGO, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochran Caronia Waller recently issued a research report titled "Broker Deals: Potential Buyout Premiums". Our findings and investment conclusions are summarized below. The Insurance Broker segment should continue to see a high level of buyout activity. The main driver will likely be increased interest from the private equity community. To date, current shareholders have reaped huge gains (40% plus) from the recent buyouts (Hub and USI). The major question is can future buyouts provide similar levels of return to the shareholders? This report contains a simplified LBO analysis that demonstrates potential premiums from current share prices for all of the public insurance brokers and resulting returns for financial buyers. Our conclusion is that premiums are still possible, but at lower levels compared to the previous deals.

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Bear Stearns to Take Write-Off on Specialist Unit (Update4)

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. slashed the value of its New York Stock Exchange specialist unit and will take a $225 million charge as the shift to automated trading eliminates the need for brokers on the floor of the Big Board.

Bear Stearns also bought the 40 percent of the Bear Wagner unit it didn't already own from Hunter Partners LLC to ``give us more flexibility in managing the business in this changing environment,'' Chief Executive Officer James Cayne said in a statement today. Terms of the transaction weren't disclosed.

The NYSE's new automated trading system has eliminated work for floor traders who now handle about 18 percent of the 1.6 billion shares traded daily on the Big Board, down from 86 percent at the start of 2006, according to the exchange's Web site.

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Sequenom Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2007 - Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Revenues for the first quarter of 2007 rose 43.1% to $9.9 million, compared with revenues of $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2006. The increase in revenues for the quarter was primarily due to an increase in the number of placements of MassARRAY(R) systems, related product sales and growth in the Contract Research Services group. The net loss for the first quarter of 2007 of $3.7 million, or $0.11 per share, was primarily unchanged from the same period last year of $3.7 million, or $0.28 per share.

Cost of product and service revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was $4.4 million, compared with $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2006, with the increase primarily associated with higher sales volumes.

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MPS Group Announces First Quarter 2007 Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MPS Group, Inc. , a leading provider of specialty staffing, consulting, and business solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. Revenue was above the range of guidance previously provided by management, and diluted net income per common share was within the range of guidance previously provided by management.

First Quarter Summary * Revenue was $510 million, up 16% versus the first quarter of 2006; * Excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rates and acquisitions, revenue increased 7% versus the first quarter of 2006; * Gross profit was $140 million, up 19% versus the first quarter of 2006; * Diluted net income per common share was $0.17, up 13% from the first quarter of 2006; and * The Company used $11 million during the first quarter to repurchase Company stock.

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Forex - Dollar mixed in rangebound trade Sydney morning

SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - The dollar was up against the yen but softer against the euro in rangebound trade here ahead of today's Bank of Japan interest rate decision and US housing market data for February due later tonight, dealers said.

At 10.17 am here (2317 GMT Monday), the dollar was at 117.55 yen, up from 117.50 in late New York trading, while the euro was at 1.3309 usd, up from 1.3295 in New York.

Dealers said currency pairs moved in fairly narrow ranges overnight due to a lack of key data, while renewed risk appetite encouraged the rebuilding of carry trade positions, which saw dollar/yen hit a high of 117.80.

NAB Capital strategists said expectations that the BoJ will issue a relatively dovish statement after its policy decision later today also helped underpin dollar/yen, with hedge funds, leverage-type accounts and Japanese importers seen as buyers of the greenback.

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Apollo a Recommended Buy - Broker

The online stock broking firm India Infoline has indicated that Apollo Tyres is a prudent share purchase, and has placed a recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 397 (4.74). India Infoline describes Apollo as the leading commercial vehicle tyre player in India and adds that the company is expanding at a rapid pace, both organically and inorganically. The brokerage firm expects Apollos topline and bottom line to grow by 14.3 per cent and 26.2 per cent respectively between the 2006 and 2009 financial years.

Apollo is expanding passenger car tyre capacity by 1,100,000 units and light commercial tyre capacity by 100,000 units by the end of the 2007 financial year, increasing total production to 410 tonnes per day. To add to the tyremakers sharemarket desirability, Apollo have also recently commenced production of its Dura Tyre range of retreads, scheduled for initial launch in northern India in May 2007.

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Stocking the Wild Rainbow

McKenzie River: About 7,000 adipose fin-clipped rainbow trout will be scattered by boat between Blue River and the head of Leaburg Lake.

Leaburg Lake: The still waters behind Leaburg Dam will be stocked with 3,000 hatchery trout.

Clear Lake: To be planted with 4,500 trout. Resort restaurant won't be open, but rowboat rental will be available.

Carmen Reservoir: To be stocked with 3,500 trout.

Blue River: Stream above the reservoir will get 1,500 trout. .

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Easy Uploads from Flickr to Stock Photo Library 123RF

Royalty-free stock photo library 123RF is bringing stock photography to another level with the introduction of its Flickr API (Application Programming Interface) integration. Flickr is an online photo management and sharing community that lets users store, organize, share and create personalized premiums to family and friends. Flickr members can now upload their personal portfolio for sale at 123RF.com. With this new feature, Flickr members have the opportunity to convert their images into royalty-free stock photos and earn instant cash. Instead of just having their personal collection stored online, Flickr members now have the opportunity to see their masterpieces used in a commercial capacity. When Flickr users license their images on 123RF.com, customers can purchase the right to use these images on billboards, press advertisements, publications and other marketing campaigns.

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SuperDerivatives Opens Mumbai Office and Data Center to Support

SuperDerivatives, the benchmark for options and leading derivatives solution provider for option pricing, independent revaluation, trading and risk management systems, today announced the opening in Mumbai of a sales and support office, together with a dedicated data center, to support the company's rapidly expanding customer base in India.

The new regional office and extended local team will provide sales, support training and professional services to the hundreds of SuperDerivatives users coming from both the private and public sectors. These include ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IDBI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, ING Vysya Bank, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, Forexserve, Greenback Forex, Bharti Airtel and Essar Group. The Mumbai office is an new addition to SuperDerivatives' long established APAC offices in Singapore and Tokyo and future planned office locations in Hong Kong, Sydney, Bangkok and Seoul.

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Residents pay as incidents mount

Criminals in Jackson make off with $1.6 million in cash, cars and stolen merchandise every month.

That's the average amount the Jackson Police Department concludes is lost monthly in stolen cars, robberies, burglaries and thefts around the city. The figures are contained in monthly reports the city makes to the FBI and are twice the national per-capita average.

"That's an astounding number," said Tricia Raymond, executive director of the local crime watchdog group SafeCity. "That just kind of points to the fact that the criminals are getting smarter and they are following the money."

About half of that lost value comes from cars stolen in the city. On average, $700,000 worth of vehicles are stolen in Jackson every month.

Clinton resident Cyndi Stewart became part of that calculus when she pulled her car into a shopping center parking lot on Old Canton Road in Jackson on the afternoon of Oct.

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Tips On Selling Your Current Car Yourself

(NAPSI)-If you are buying a new car and want to get rid of your present vehicle, it can often be to your benefit to sell the car yourself. That's because you can often get more by selling a car than you would get for it as a trade-in. Chances are, if your car is over four years old, a trade-in will only yield about 25 percent of the market value. For many people, the difference could be several thousand dollars. However, sometimes you have to spend a little bit of time and money on marketing to save a lot-particularly when it comes to selling a used car. Here are some tips: 鈥?Give the inside and outside a thorough cleaning or spend the money to have it detailed. Let no nook and cranny go overlooked. 鈥?Gather up all service and repair records. Be up front about any incidents to build trust with any potential buyers.

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Bid for steel mill still up in the air

BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Thursday that it may be another two or three months before she knows whether a German corporation will build a $2.9 billion steel plant in St. James Parish or spurn the state for a rival site in Alabama.

Blanco's comments came as she stepped off a jet at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport from Dusseldorf, Germany, where she met with executives of ThyssenKrupp AG, who are reviewing the economic development pitches of both states before making a decision on where to locate the steel mill that will employ 2,700 people.

Blanco estimated the timetable for a decision based on her conversations with company officials during rounds of meetings from Sunday through Wednesday. She pointed out that ThyssenKrupp indicated earlier that they would have announced a site in December but that a decision was delayed.

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AIG enters housing fin with Weizmann buy

MUMBAI: US financial services giant AIG has made a lateral entry into housing finance in India by buying out Weizmann Homes. On Tuesday AIG Capital India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group Inc, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity of Weizmann Homes. Weizmann is a housing finance company registered with the National Housing Bank from Weizmann, Federal Bank, Asian Investment & Finance Corporation and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to close in April. "The credit market is so underpenetrated there is enough room for everyone to grow. We will look at expanding the market across India in a calibrated manner," said Sunil Mehta, country head & CEO AIG India in response to a query on the kind of market share AIG is looking at in India.

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Automotive Experts to Assess Revolution in Occupant Protection

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Occupant Restraints Council (AORC), at its annual membership meeting in Tucson, will focus on issues and answers in highway safety worldwide, especially on the accelerating adoption of innovative safety technology in cars and trucks.Members of the panel, to be featured on Thursday, March 15, will include Robert Lange, Executive Director of Vehicle Structure and Safety Integration for General Motors Corporation; Adrian Lund, President, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; Michael Stanton, President and CEO of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers; and Dr. Mark Rosenburg, Executive Director of the Task Force for Child Survival and Development at Emory University.Also at the meeting, the AORC will present its highest honor, the Pathfinder Award, to Juichiro "Jim" Takada, President and Chief Executive Officer of Takata Corporation.

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Teens, parents learn driving ethics

Road rage, underage drinking and chatting on the cell phone while driving were among the topics discussed at Sunday's "You're Driving Me Nuts" workshop at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. And though some teens were reluctant to attend this ethics course for new drivers with their parents, many had changed their minds by the end. .

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Personal and Business Insurance Tax Do's and Don'ts

(New York - WABC, March 10, 2007) - There are many questions around tax time about what type of deductions are available and what kind of income needs to be reported on a tax return. The laws are especially confusing in relation to personal and business insurance. In addition to having an attorney and an accountant, another professional to have is an insurance agent to handle all of your insurance needs.

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KSM and the missing 2nd shoe bomber

In the recent military tribunal hearing on his combatant status, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed owned up to 29 separate acts of terror in which he served, at the very least, as "responsible participant." Some such acts, Sept. 11 for instance, he claimed to have successfully masterminded and executed.

Others he helped plan but, happily, did not manage to pull off. These include schemes to destroy the Sears Tower in Chicago, the New York Stock Exchange and the Panama Canal as well as plots to assassinate Pope John Paul II and Presidents Clinton and Carter.

It is likely that KSM has inflated his role in many of these events, but just as likely that he was at least involved.

The Department of Defense does not edit a word out of 28 of the 29 acts that KSM listed. But one act, No. 3 in KSM's line-up, the DOD originally redacted entirely.

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Record round gives Calcavecchia share of the lead

One round into the PODS Championship and Mark Calcavecchia already had his bags packed to go home. He wasn't quitting. He was just being honest.

Calcavecchia had been in a major slump with his putter, so bad that he went through five clubs in five rounds. And when he took 36 putts in the opening round on his way to a 75, he figured this would be a short week.

"All I had sitting out was a pair of shorts and a T-shirt," he said. "I was ready for the fast exit."

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