Harris & Harris announces proposed follow-on public stock offeringOctober 5th, 2009 Harris & Harris announces proposed share offeringNEW YORK — Harris & Harris Group Inc. announced a proposed follow-on public offering of its common shares on Monday.
Dubai announces Emirates Energy AwardOctober 3rd, 2009 DUBAI - The launch of the Emirates Energy Award for sustainable energy use has been announced here, WAM News agency reported Saturday.
Saeed Al Tayer, CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Chairman of the Emirates Energy Award, said: "The importance of this award lies in the daily indications of energy consumption rate in all forms which increased continuously and reflects negatively on our environment, economy and the implementation of development plans and programs in the country."
"We expect that this year's award will attract more participants and include new effective and innovative strategies in the management and rational use of energy," he added.
Resolute Energy announces conversion ratio from Hicks Acquisition buyoutSeptember 30th, 2009 Resolute Energy announces Hicks buyout conversionDENVER — Oil and gas company Resolute Energy Co. on Tuesday announced the conversion ratio related to its buyout of Hicks Acquisition Company I Inc.
Diagnostics product maker Qiagen NV announces offering of new common sharesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Qiagen NV announces offering of new common sharesNetherlands-based diagnostic products maker Qiagen NV announced on Tuesday a placement of 27.5 million newly issued common shares in an international offering. Shares will be offered to institutional investors outside the United States and as a registered offering in the United States, the company said in a statement.
Discount retailer TJX announces new buyback program authorizing up to $1B in stockSeptember 21st, 2009 TJX announces $1 billion buyback programFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Discount retailer TJX Cos.
GHL Acquisition announces CEO leaving to comply with Nasdaq listing requirementsSeptember 21st, 2009 GHL Acquisition announces CEO leavingNEW YORK — GHL Acquisition Corp. said Monday that its chief executive resigned so the company could comply with requirements for having its shares listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Southwest Bancorp announces quarterly dividend of 23.8 centsAugust 28th, 2009 Southwest Bancorp announces quarterly dividendSTILLWATER, Okla. — Southwest Bancorp Inc.
KBR announces 2 executive appointments in hydrocarbons groupAugust 18th, 2009 KBR announces executives in hydrocarbons groupHOUSTON — KBR Inc., the engineering and construction firm spun off from Halliburton, announced two management appointments in its hydrocarbons group on Tuesday. The Houston-based company named Mitch Dauzat president of gas monetization and Roy Oelking executive vice president of oil and gas.
HeartWare announces $60M proceeds from stock saleAugust 17th, 2009 HeartWare announces $60M proceeds from stock saleNEW YORK — Heart pump maker HeartWare International Inc. said Monday it grossed $60 million from a sale of 2.7 million shares of common stock.
Pzena Investment announces favorable ruling in lawsuits alleging securities violations in IPOAugust 14th, 2009 Pzena Investment announces favorable court rulingNEW YORK — Pzena Investment Management Inc. said a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's dismissal of lawsuits alleging securities violations by the asset manager during its 2007 initial public offering.
Companies with women on boards fare worse on stock marketAugust 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Companies in which women are board members fare worse on the stock market, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Exeter. The researchers have found that companies with female board members this face stockmarket prejudice despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards.
DSE's deposit-based trading membership scheme gets overwhelming responseAugust 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Stock Exchange Limited (DSE) as a part of its revival strategy had launched a slew of measures. The new deposit based trading membership scheme has been one such measure that has been receiving encouraging response from the brokers community.
Wells Fargo announces plans for a $6 billion stock offering after stress test resultsMay 8th, 2009 Wells Fargo announces $6 billion stock offeringSAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday it plans to offer $6 billion of common stock to the public.
India initiated most anti-dumping cases among WTO membersMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India initiated 42 investigations into anti-dumping activities in the second half of 2008, the highest among the total 120 such cases moved by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members. Data released here Thursday by WTO showed that the last half of 2008 saw 16.5 percent jump in anti-dumping cases to 120 from 103 in the like period of the previous year.
Industry body to invest $5 bn in BangladeshApril 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - City-based Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Monday announced that it will invest $5 billion in Bangladesh to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) aimed at attracting investments from India. An ICC delegation, which is now touring Bangladesh, has made this offer to officials of that country, the chamber said in a statement issued here.