http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/rss.asp NASDAQ Stock Market Company Newsfeed en Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:04 EDT Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:04 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57655646&headline=vodafone-withdraws-from-bt-partner-talks http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57655646&headline=vodafone-withdraws-from-bt-partner-talks <div class='newsbody'><p> Britain's Vodafone (VOD.LN) has withdrawn from the running to provide a mobile service to fixed-line operator BT (BT), the Reuters news agency said Monday, citing two unnamed industry sources. </p> <p> Vodafone's withdrawal leaves Telefonica's O2 and EE in the running for the... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:04 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57655516&headline=vodafone-withdraws-from-bt-mobile-partner-talks-sources-reuters http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57655516&headline=vodafone-withdraws-from-bt-mobile-partner-talks-sources-reuters <div class='newsbody'><p> Britain's Vodafone (VOD.LN) has withdrawn from the running to provide a mobile service to fixed-line operator BT (BT), the Reuters news agency said Monday, citing two unnamed industry sources. </p> <p> Vodafone's withdrawal leaves Telefonica's O2 and EE in the running for the... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:05 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=CBOE&article=57655384&headline=former-irs-commissioner-withdraws-from-cboe-board-race http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=CBOE&article=57655384&headline=former-irs-commissioner-withdraws-from-cboe-board-race <div class='newsbody'><p> Douglas Shulman, a former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, has withdrawn his candidacy for election to the board of CBOE Holdings Inc. (CBOE), the parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. </p> <p> Mr. Shulman, whose tenure at the IRS has drawn scrutiny this... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:20 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TFM&article=57655124&headline=fresh-market-names-ex-sealy-executive-as-new-cfo http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TFM&article=57655124&headline=fresh-market-names-ex-sealy-executive-as-new-cfo <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Debbie Cai </pre> <p> Fresh Market Inc. (TFM) has appointed former Sealy Corp. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Ackerman as its new CFO, effective June 3. </p> <p> Mr. Ackerman, who also takes on the title of executive vice president, has more than 25 years of experience... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:08:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AAPL&article=57655081&headline=apple-pays-no-tax-on-much-of-its-overseas-income http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AAPL&article=57655081&headline=apple-pays-no-tax-on-much-of-its-overseas-income <div class='newsbody'><p> By Danny Yadron </p> <p> Apple Inc. (AAPL) has set up corporate structures that have allowed it to pay little or no corporate tax -- in any country -- on much of its overseas income, according to the findings of a U.S. Senate examination released Monday evening. </p> <p> The... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:30 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=DISH&article=57654334&headline=dish-offers-2-billion-for-lightsquared-spectrum http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=DISH&article=57654334&headline=dish-offers-2-billion-for-lightsquared-spectrum <div class='newsbody'><p> Dish Network Corp. (DISH) has offered $2 billion for LightSquared Inc. spectrum, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people familiar with the offer. </p> <p> LightSquared, now in bankruptcy proceedings, would use proceeds from a spectrum sale to pay secured debt, the people... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AAPL&article=57654333&headline=apple-urges-u-s-tax-reform http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AAPL&article=57654333&headline=apple-urges-u-s-tax-reform <div class='newsbody'><p> Apple Inc. (AAPL) urged Congress to lower corporate-tax rates and reduce the tax on bringing back cash earned overseas, according to testimony Apple submitted to Congress and posted on its website Monday. </p> <p> The testimony, which Apple submitted in recent days, also defends... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RYAAY&article=57654178&headline=solar-stocks-help-adr-shares-end-higher http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RYAAY&article=57654178&headline=solar-stocks-help-adr-shares-end-higher <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Anna Prior </pre> <p> International companies trading in New York closed higher Monday amid rising solar stocks and positive comments out of Japan about its economy. </p> <p> The Bank of New York index of ADRs added 0.3% to 142.69. </p> <p> The Japanese government raised... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:03:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57653991&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-drop-retreating-from-all-time-highs http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57653991&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-drop-retreating-from-all-time-highs <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks finished lower on Monday after comments from Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans knocked them from new all-time highs set earlier in the day. </p> <p> The S&amp;P... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:08 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=DISH&article=57653906&headline=dish-offers-2-billion-for-lightsquared-spectrum-bloomberg http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=DISH&article=57653906&headline=dish-offers-2-billion-for-lightsquared-spectrum-bloomberg <div class='newsbody'><p> Dish Network Corp. (DISH) has offered $2 billion for LightSquared Inc. spectrum, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing people familiar with the offer. </p> <p> LightSquared, now in bankruptcy proceedings, would use proceeds from a spectrum sale to pay secured debt, the people... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:49:36 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57653819&headline=tech-stocks-yahoos-deal-for-tumblr-heads-techs-day http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57653819&headline=tech-stocks-yahoos-deal-for-tumblr-heads-techs-day <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. took the tech-sector spotlight Monday, with its $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging-service operator Tumblr seen as a potential gamble by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer in her attempts to reinvigorate... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SBUX&article=57652730&headline=seattles-best-coffee-rebuilds-stand-alone-shops-in-post-borders http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SBUX&article=57652730&headline=seattles-best-coffee-rebuilds-stand-alone-shops-in-post-borders <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Annie Gasparro </pre> <p> Starbucks Corp.'s (SBUX) Seattle's Best Coffee brand--once thought doomed when its biggest retailer, Borders bookstores, closed in 2011--is working on a comeback. </p> <p> The more value-oriented brand is hoping to rebuild its retail business... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=KRFT&article=57652388&headline=hershey-aims-to-establish-presence-in-china http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=KRFT&article=57652388&headline=hershey-aims-to-establish-presence-in-china <div class='newsbody'><p> Aware that it needs China's sweet tooth, Hershey Co. (HSY) is rolling out a Chinese brand designed for the world's fastest-growing candy market. </p> <p> In a first launch beyond the U.S. market, Hershey is unveiling Tuesday a candy known in English as the Lancaster and in Chinese... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=LBTYB&article=57652383&headline=liberty-global-puts-chellomedia-up-for-sale http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=LBTYB&article=57652383&headline=liberty-global-puts-chellomedia-up-for-sale <div class='newsbody'><p> John Malone's international cable business, Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA, LBTYB), has put its Chellomedia television-channel business up for sale, in a move that could lead to a deal valued at between $800 million and $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. </p> <p>... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SPLS&article=57652356&headline=market-snapshot-stock-rallys-breadth-is-a-sign-of-strength http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=SPLS&article=57652356&headline=market-snapshot-stock-rallys-breadth-is-a-sign-of-strength <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Stock indexes rallying to new highs have put investors on alert for a correction. Now they have something else to worry about: Too many individual stocks touching highs. </p> <p> The S&amp;P 500 Index... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:28:18 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57651727&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-after-hitting-all-time-highs http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57651727&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-slip-after-hitting-all-time-highs <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks tested new session lows Monday, after grinding further into all-time-high territory, as Yahoo Inc.'s acquisition of Tumblr and other deal news dominated investor attention... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:31:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57651291&headline=vodacom-ceo-plans-to-boost-africa-presence http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57651291&headline=vodacom-ceo-plans-to-boost-africa-presence <div class='newsbody'><p> JOHANNESBURG--South African cellphone operator Vodacom Group Ltd. (VOD.JO) plans to expand its operations on the continent, entering two or three more countries in the next three years, the company's chief executive said Monday. </p> <p> Presently, Vodacom's operations in Africa... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57651027&headline=vodacom-to-boost-africa-presence-as-it-eyes-m-a-ceo http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VOD&article=57651027&headline=vodacom-to-boost-africa-presence-as-it-eyes-m-a-ceo <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Devon Maylie </pre> <p> JOHANNESBURG--South African cellphone operator Vodacom Group Ltd. (VOD.JO) plans to expand its operations on the continent, entering two or three more countries in the next three years, the company's chief executive said Monday. </p> <p> Presently... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:31 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57650703&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-grind-higher-to-all-time-highs http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=YHOO&article=57650703&headline=market-snapshot-u-s-stocks-grind-higher-to-all-time-highs <div class='newsbody'><p> By Wallace Witkowski and Polya Lesova, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks traded slightly higher, grinding further into all-time-high territory after a slow start Monday with Yahoo Inc.'s acquisition of Tumblr and other deal news dominating investor... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:58:51 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RYAAY&article=57650617&headline=london-markets-ftse-100-jumps-to-highest-close-since-2000 http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RYAAY&article=57650617&headline=london-markets-ftse-100-jumps-to-highest-close-since-2000 <div class='newsbody'><p> By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch </p> <p> LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K.'s benchmark stock index ended at the highest closing level since September 2000 on Monday, boosted by banking shares and a rally for budget airline EasyJet PLC. </p> <p> The FTSE 100 index added 0.5% to close... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:17 EDT