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Towers Watson drops despite huge increase in 1Q profits

Towers Watson & Co. (NYSE:TW) dropped over a percent on Monday after the company released its results for the first quarter. The company said that higher revenue from its risk and financial services and benefits unit helped push net income …

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Netlfix, Netflix, Netlfix!

It seems as if Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) just cant get a break these day as already annoyed shareholders dumped their stock today following the company’s third quarter financials.

The online streaming giants recent and unpopular move to increase its prices in …

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What the Fuss Netflix, CapitalSource and Umpqua Holdings?

U.S. markets are trading higher today following the European Central Banks announcement that they plan to provide banks with the capital needed in order to make lending easier. The move is conjunction with a conglomerate of central banks from around …

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Pinksheets mid day update (PCFG, CRWV, MWIP)

In this report: Pacific Gold Corp. (PINK:PCFG), Crowne Venture Inc. (PINK:CRWV) and MediSwipe Inc. (PINK:MWIP)

Pacific Gold Corp. (PCFG.PK) is sitting more than 4.6 percent lower so far today after the company announced that its subsidiary Nevada Rae Gold Inc. …

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OmniCare and PharMerica rally on $457 million take-over offer

Healthcare companies OmniCare (NYSE:OCR) and PharMerica (NYSE:PMC) are both soaring today after it was announced that Omnicare is offering a cash deal worth $457 million for the pharmacy management services company PharMerica.

The offer is worth around $15 a share …

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China Telecom continues to see shift to mobile use in 1H

China Telecom said that strength from its mobile phone business despite increased competition helped the company to report an 8 percent increase in its first half profits.

The company said it earned 9.8 billion yuan ($1.5 billion), or 0.12 yuan …

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