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April 25th, 2007

KeyBank looks to boost lending to women-owned businesses

KeyBank is expanding its Key4Women program with the pledge of another $2 billion in capital for women-owned businesses over the next five years.

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April 25th, 2007

NASDAQ reprimands Progress Software over options

Bedford’s Progress Software Corp. reports the company has received a letter of reprimand from NASDAQ related to a requirement calling for listed issuers to obtain shareholder approval prior to granting equity compensation to officers, directors, employees or consultants.

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April 25th, 2007

Altus adds $88.5M to coffers from stock sale

Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. has completed a public offering of 6 million shares of common stock to raise a total of $88.5 million, executives report.

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April 25th, 2007

A Look into the News on ABN Amro (ABN), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL)

Straight from the annals of the web right to your computer, today’s list of headlines and articles taking the Internet by storm include comments on ABN Amro (ABN), Amazon.com (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL).Schaeffer’s ”Around the Web” is a feature designed with our readers in mind…(Read More)

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April 25th, 2007

Boeing’s (BA) First Quarter Rises on Strong Commercial and Defense Sales

After a double dose of good news yesterday, Boeing (BA) announced first-quarter earnings this morning to complete the trifecta…(Read More)

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April 25th, 2007

March Durables Orders Surprisingly Strong

Companies shell out for equipment, but shipments are tepid.

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April 25th, 2007

Titan pharma plans $11M stock sale

Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it plans to raise $11 million in a registered stock offering.

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April 25th, 2007

Venrock launches new $600M fund

Venrock on Wednesday launched Venrock V, a $600 million fund focused on entrepreneurs in technology, health care, media, and energy.

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April 25th, 2007

Dow surges past 13,000

The Dow industrials topped 13,000 Wednesday, touching a new intraday record as investors welcomed upbeat earnings from Amazon.com and others, Alcoa’s possible sale of its packaging unit and a strong read on durable goods orders.

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April 25th, 2007

Taking a Look at Amazon.com (AMZN) Following Today’s Analyst Upgrades

After the close yesterday, Amazon.com (AMZN) served notice that it would be the stock to watch today with its blowout first-quarter earnings…(Read More)

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