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Business analytics startup Adaptive Planning raises $45 million
Posted: Tue May 21 06:58:46 PDT 2013The software startup Adaptive Planning has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Also joining in the round were existing investors Onset Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, RBC Venture Partners, Cardinal Venture Capital and Monitor Ventures. Byron Deeter, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, will join Adaptive Planning's board of directors along with the d...
PA hotel to help victims of Oklahoma tornado
Posted: Tue May 21 06:58:40 PDT 2013A Pottstown, Pa., hotel plans to raise money for victims of Monday?s Oklahoma tornado. Comfort Inn & Suites Pottstown plans to donate $1 for every ?like? on its Facebook page, up to $1,000. The money will be donated to the American Red Cross in Oklahoma City. The death toll has not been determined, but the hotel cited a school in Moore, Okla., where 20 children were reported dead. ?[The hot...
Sneak peek at Exxon Mobil's new campus
Posted: Tue May 21 06:58:21 PDT 2013Construction is underway on nearly 20 buildings at Exxon Mobil Corp.?s (NYSE: XOM) 385-acre campus in north Houston, one of the largest construction projects in the U.S. The buildings are in various phases of construction, and every day more than 3,000 workers are on the site, which is on land Exxon owns, the company said in a recent press release. Click through the slideshow to see some re...
Bitcoin 2013: On the verge of something or nothing
Posted: Tue May 21 06:57:37 PDT 2013It's the end of the second day of Bitcoin 2013, the first international conference for Bitcoin, a digital currency that bills itself as the future of payments. The day's events are over, and most people have already left the San Jose Conference Center and made the trek three blocks to the bar where they're holding the afterparty ? a place where they'll pack several hundred people into a space b...
Three NYU researchers implicated in passing secrets to Chinese
Posted: Tue May 21 06:54:56 PDT 2013A trio of researchers at New York University?s Langone Medical Center, all Chinese nationals, have been accused of passing on secrets to a Chinese company and a Chinese government-sponsored research institute, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Yudong Zhu, an associate professor, and Xin Yang and Ye Li, researchers, allegedly shared details of research into magnetic-resonance-im...
Dayton soccer tournament to draw 25K people, have $8M impact
Posted: Tue May 21 06:53:33 PDT 2013An annual soccer tournament could bring as much as $8 million in economic impact to the Dayton region. The Adidas Warrior Soccer Tournament, which takes place this Memorial Day weekend, will draw 25,000 soccer players, coaches, referees, family members and spectators as games are played Saturday through Monday at sites around the city. About 500 teams from nine states and Canada will be in th...
Oakley to open first Louisville store
Posted: Tue May 21 06:50:03 PDT 2013Oakley Inc. is planning to open its first Kentucky location Saturday at Mall St. Matthews. The company, which primarily sells sunglasses and ski goggles, will offer several other items at the 2,700-square-foot store, including apparel, shoes, watches and accessories for golf and training. The store, which will be located near Dillard's Men & Home, also will have a custom eyewear touch screen ...
Rogers Behavioral Health forms new unit
Posted: Tue May 21 06:49:47 PDT 2013Rogers Behavioral Health System said it has created a new corporation called Rogers InHealth that is dedicated to reducing the stigma facing people with mental-health maladies. Rogers InHealth will be an education and advocacy arm of Summit-based Rogers Behavioral Health System, which also includes Rogers Memorial Hospital, according to a May 20 announcement. Suzette Urbashich was named co-di...
Caterpillar, Steelworkers union to resume talks in South Milwaukee
Posted: Tue May 21 06:48:35 PDT 2013Caterpillar Inc. and leaders of United Steelworkers Local 1343 will resume labor contract negotiations on Thursday, the company said in a statement Monday. The talks between the two sides stalled after a meeting May 8. That was the first meeting after 803 union workers at Caterpillar?s plant in South Milwaukee voted down a proposed contract that would?ve frozen wages for current employees for ...
Canadian firm Baylis Medical opens first U.S. office in Burlington
Posted: Tue May 21 06:48:10 PDT 2013Baylis Medical, a Montreal-based medical supply company, will open its new first U.S. office in Burlington, Mass. on Tuesday. The Bay State launch is part of firm?s global expansion, the company said. Founded in 1986, the privately-held company supplies cardiology, endovascular and oncology products. Baylis will lease 1,200 square feet of space at 50 Mall Rd. where they will employ seven staf...
A 13.5% Payer That Will Feed Any Portfolio Well
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A Bargain in the Semiconductor Sector
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Avoiding A Sweeney Todd Haircut: Part Two
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Tuesday's Top News Headlines
Posted: Tue May 21 06:42:37 PDT 2013Here are today's top news stories from Fool.com.sta ...
Carnival Sunk by Profit Warning
Posted: Tue May 21 06:41:58 PDT 2013Carnival disappoints the market by declaring lower profit expectations. ...
AOL Is Down and Out, Buy This Other Tech Stock Instead
Posted: Tue May 21 06:40:04 PDT 2013AOL Is Down and Out, Buy This Other Tech Stock Instead ...
Is It Time to Consider Investing in the Airlines?
Posted: Tue May 21 06:40:04 PDT 2013Is It Time to Consider Investing in the Airlines? ...
A Look at the Mini-Berkshires
Posted: Tue May 21 06:40:04 PDT 2013A Look at the Mini-Berkshires ...
ExxonMobil Outshines Peers in Prioritizing Longevity
Posted: Tue May 21 06:40:04 PDT 2013ExxonMobil Outshines Peers in Prioritizing Longevity ...
