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 bizjournals: UC students, workers protest at Blum Capital meeting
University of California students and workers protested Tuesday at Blum Capital Partners’ investors meeting in Sausalito to voice concern over what they view as conflicts of interest between Dick Blum’s role as a UC regent and his firm’s investment in for-profit education. (CECO)
bizjournals: Public workers target Citibank over cities’ rate-swap costs
About 100 people, including public workers and their union, protested the fees cities are paying to Wall Street banks by rallying Tuesday at Oakland City Hall and marching into a nearby Citibank branch. (GS) (C)
bizjournals: Cowlitz Bancorporation gets another NASDAQ warning
Cowlitz Bancorporation, which enacted a one-for-10 reverse stock split earlier this month in an effort to boost its shares about the NASDAQ stock exchange’s $1-per-share minimum price, now has been warned by the exchange that it doesn’t have enough publicly traded sharesto remain on the exchange. (CWLZ)
bizjournals: Former Colonial Bank execs acquire Professional Bank
A group of former executives from Colonial Bank’s Texas operations has signed a deal to acquire Professional Bank, N.A., a Dallas-based community bank.
bizjournals: PNC Financial to spend $50M on area growth
PNC Financial Services plans to spend $50 million on new branches and offices over the next two to three years in the Milwaukee area with the goal of becoming the area’s third-largest bank. (PNC) (PNC)
bizjournals: TIB Financial loss swells as Bank of Venice deal loses luster
TIB Financial Corp. sunk deeper into the red in 2009 after writing off all the goodwill associated with its acquisition of The Bank of Venice and the operations of a failed bank. (TIBB)
 Yahoo!: ICF Internationals 4Q net ticks higher (AP)
AP - ICF International Inc.s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
Yahoo!: Flow International narrows 3Q loss (AP)
AP - Flow International Inc., which makes water jet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, said Tuesday it narrowed its loss in the third quarter, compared with a year-ago quarter weighed by a hefty charge.
Yahoo!: Boston Beer 4th-qtr profit more than doubles (AP)
AP - Boston Beer Co.s fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it shipped out more beer and its profit margin grew and write-downs fell, the company said Tuesday after the market closed.
Yahoo!: Battery maker A123 narrows 4Q loss as sales rise (AP)
AP - A123 Systems Inc., which makes lithium-ion batteries for cars, narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter as its sales rose.
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·MetLife Eclipses AIG After CEO's Vow
MetLife CEO Robert Henrikson, who vowed not to waste the financial crisis, will expand the insurer's global reach by buying an AIG unit for $15.5 billion
·AIG Shares Surge on Speculation Insurer May Sell More Assets
American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by the U.S., climbed for a fourth day, jumping 11 percent, on speculation the firm may sell more assets after announcing deals to divest two units for $51 billion.
·Eaton Vance Dumps 'Dirt Bonds'
The fund company sold Florida community development district bonds to sidestep what one expert calls "the single biggest default wave in the history of municipal bonds"
·Money Report: 'Gold Bubble', Safer Stocks, Interpublic
George Soros raises his investment in gold; what the VIX's decline could mean; and more
·Most Asian Stocks Fall as Oil, Cargo Rates Drop; Telstra Gains
Most Asian stocks fell as shipping lines and oil companies dropped after crude declined for a second day in New York and a measure of cargo-transport rates retreated for the first time in almost two weeks.
·Hedge Funds Rose 0.5% in February on Market Recovery (Update1)
Hedge funds returned 0.5 percent in February, led by North American managers, as global stock markets rose on signs of recovery in corporate earnings and signs that U.S. interest rates will remain low, Eurekahedge Pte said.
·Japanese Machinery Orders Declined 3.7% in January (Update2)
Japan’s machinery orders slipped in January after the biggest jump since 2000, indicating a subdued appetite among the nation’s companies to ramp up capital spending even as manufacturing passed its worst.
·Buy Taiwanese Stocks With China Ties, Island’s Top Fund Says
Investors should buy shares of Taiwanese companies that benefit most from the island’s closer ties with China, according to the manager of Taiwan’s best- performing equities fund.
·Gasoline: $7 a Gallon?
Ross Morrow, a professor at Iowa State University, talks about the possible impact of U.S. climate-change legislation on gasoline prices. Morrow also discusses the implications of higher prices for the U.S. economy. (Source: Bloomberg)
·Stock Picks: Apple, Intel, Aetna, H&R Block
Wall Street analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Tuesday's market
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·UC students, workers protest at Blum Capital meeting
University of California students and workers protested Tuesday at Blum Capital Partners’ investors meeting in Sausalito to voice concern over what they view as conflicts of interest between Dick Blum’s role as a UC regent and his firm’s investment in for-profit education. (CECO)
·Public workers target Citibank over cities’ rate-swap costs
About 100 people, including public workers and their union, protested the fees cities are paying to Wall Street banks by rallying Tuesday at Oakland City Hall and marching into a nearby Citibank branch. (GS) (C)
·Cowlitz Bancorporation gets another NASDAQ warning
Cowlitz Bancorporation, which enacted a one-for-10 reverse stock split earlier this month in an effort to boost its shares about the NASDAQ stock exchange’s $1-per-share minimum price, now has been warned by the exchange that it doesn’t have enough publicly traded sharesto remain on the exchange. (CWLZ)
·Former Colonial Bank execs acquire Professional Bank
A group of former executives from Colonial Bank’s Texas operations has signed a deal to acquire Professional Bank, N.A., a Dallas-based community bank.
·PNC Financial to spend $50M on area growth
PNC Financial Services plans to spend $50 million on new branches and offices over the next two to three years in the Milwaukee area with the goal of becoming the area’s third-largest bank. (PNC) (PNC)
·TIB Financial loss swells as Bank of Venice deal loses luster
TIB Financial Corp. sunk deeper into the red in 2009 after writing off all the goodwill associated with its acquisition of The Bank of Venice and the operations of a failed bank. (TIBB)
·Shareholders approve Denbury, Encore merger
Shareholders of oil and gas companies Denbury Resources Inc. and Encore Acquisition Co. both approved Denbury's planned acquisition of Encore on Tuesday. (ENP)
·Credit union hits $1B milestone
Raleigh-based Local Government Federal Credit Union paused for a moment Tuesday to announce it had reached $1 billion in total assets, a “major business milestone” for the 27-year-old financial institution.
·Van Keppel, Mitchell to head new R.J. O'Brien Houston office
R.J. O’Brien & Associates has hired two brokers to head its new energy brokerage business and Houston office.
·Human Capital: People on the move, Mar. 9
A daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Tuesday, March 9
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·ICF Internationals 4Q net ticks higher (AP)
AP - ICF International Inc.s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
·Flow International narrows 3Q loss (AP)
AP - Flow International Inc., which makes water jet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, said Tuesday it narrowed its loss in the third quarter, compared with a year-ago quarter weighed by a hefty charge.
·Boston Beer 4th-qtr profit more than doubles (AP)
AP - Boston Beer Co.s fourth-quarter profit more than doubled as it shipped out more beer and its profit margin grew and write-downs fell, the company said Tuesday after the market closed.
·Battery maker A123 narrows 4Q loss as sales rise (AP)
AP - A123 Systems Inc., which makes lithium-ion batteries for cars, narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter as its sales rose.
·Loss shrinks at Collective Brands, Payless parent (AP)
AP - Collective Brands Inc., which operates the low-price Payless Shoe Source chain, on Tuesday reported a smaller loss for its fourth quarter as its margins improved.
·AgFeed 2009 revenue up 20 percent (AP)
AP - Chinese animal feed and pork producer AgFeed Industries Inc. said Tuesday its 2009 revenue rose 20 percents, and its shares rose.
·Kroger 4Q profit falls 27 percent; margins shrink (AP)
AP - The Kroger Co. is sacrificing some profits to court financially strapped shoppers who are buying more groceries at lower prices, counting on them to keep coming back when better economic days finally arrive.
·Northgate Minerals posts loss on charges (AP)
AP - Northgate Minerals Corp., a Canadian copper and gold mining company, said Tuesday it reversed a profit and posted a fourth-quarter net loss largely because of an $83.5 million impairment charge.
·Steel Dynamics issues weak 1Q earnings outlook (AP)
AP - Steel Dynamics Inc. on Tuesday issued a first-quarter earnings outlook that mostly fell below analysts estimates, citing weakness in its structural steel and fabrication operations.
·Systemax shares soar after 4Q results (AP)
AP - Shares of Systemax Inc., an electronics retailer, shot higher Tuesday after the company said its fourth-quarter earnings jumped 84 percent.
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