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Yankee Candle
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, a
South Deerfield, Massachusetts-based provider of scented candles in the giftware
industry, said that its second quarter earnings per share would be lower than
its earlier guidance (full
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Germany-based Pharmaceutical company
Bayer AG

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revealed the completion of public takeover offer
of its rival Schering AG
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, the
Berlin-based pharmaceuticals company (full
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Lockheed Martin
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on Wednesday revealed the successful completion of a seeker characterization
test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD weapons system (full
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Mercantile Bank Corporation
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, a bank holding company, announced second quarter earnings that rose
year-over-year on higher net interest income (full
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Salomon Brothers Capital and Income
Fund Inc.

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revealed that it has appointed Robert Gendelman as
portfolio manager of the Fund with portfolio management responsibility for
overseeing the Fund’s allocation between equity and fixed-income securities and
the Fund’s equity investments in general (full
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USI Holdings Corp.
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announced that it has acquired the Austin, Texas-based Frank Siddons Insurance
for an undisclosed term (full
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