Ark. AG: Some payday lenders who pledged shutdowns may still face lawsuits
Apr 17 2008
Andrew Demillo April 17, 2008 - 10:40 a.m. LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Some payday lenders in the state that said they would shut down in a less degree than threat of lawsuits are still operating or trying to collect outstanding debts, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel aforesaid Wednesday. McDaniel said his office is trying to verify that 156 payday lending outlets that said they would shut down and stop collecting debts are complying with a March 18 cease-and-desist letter he sent them. McDaniel sent letters accusing the firms of charging high interest rates that violate Arkansas' constitution. McDaniel's letter demanded that the firms stop ...
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TrueBlue posts lower 1st-quarter profit, says poor US economy weighing on customers
Apr 17 2008
April 17, 2008 - 10:38 a.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of blue-collar staffing company TrueBlue Inc. declined Thursday after posting a lower first-quarter profit and guiding second-quarter results below Wall Street expectations. The stock lost $1.38, or 10.2 percent, to $12.15. TrueBlue's profit declined to $8.8 million, or 20 cents per share, from $10.3 million, or 21 cents per interest, a year earlier. Sales rose to $324 million from $290.2 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 20 cents per share. "Our customers continue to face difficult economic conditions, and growth in the industrial staffing sector will be ...
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Thomson Reuters stock falls 3 per cent in first day of post-merger trading on TSX
Apr 17 2008
The Canadian Press April 17, 2008 - 10:37 a.m. TORONTO - Shares in the newly combined Thomson Reuters Corp. (TSX:TRI) fell more than three per cent in morning trading on its first day as a merged electronic data powerhouse. The shares were also down in trading at the London and New York stock exchanges, despite the copartnership's announcement that it may buy back up to US$500 million worth of equities this year. Thomson Reuters stock, which formerly traded as Thomson Corp. shares under the symbol TOC on the TSX, were off $1.21 at $36.27 at midmorning in Toronto. After hitting the LSE at 1,700 pence (US$33.66) ...
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Strong sales of influenza diagnostics fuel 24 percent leap in Meridian’s profit
Apr 17 2008
April 17, 2008 - 10:30 a.m. CINCINNATI (AP) - Meridian Bioscience Inc.'s profit jumped 24 percent in the fiscal second quarter on strong sales of products diagnosing influenza and other respiratory infections, the biotechnology company said Thursday. Meridian Bioscience earned $7.3 million, or 18 cents per share, in the first quarter, compared with profit of $5.9 million, or 15 cents per share, in the first quarter last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial forecast profit of 19 cents per share. Sales leaped 13 percent to $36.2 million from $32.1 million. Analysts expected sales of $37 million. Meridian Bioscience makes diagnostic test ...
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