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UPDATE 2-Covidien’s Q3 profit beats market view UPDATE 2-Covidien’s Q3 profit beats market view Read more on FOX Business

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. to brief on damaged ship Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. to brief on damaged ship Read more on FOX Business

CONMED Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Sales Increase 10.0%; GAAP EPS Quintuples; Non-GAAP EPS Grows 88%; Conference Call to Be Held at 10:00 a.m. ET Today Read more on Marketwire

TCW’s Diane Jaffee to Discuss Relative Value Investing on Conference Call LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – 07/27/10) – The TCW Group (TCW), an international asset-management firm, invites you to participate in a conference call on Wednesday, July 28 with Diane Jaffee, senior portfolio manager of the TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund (TGDIX/TGDVX) and the TCW [...]

Stocks Fall Despite U.S. Home Sales Rebound Asian stocks down despite US home sales rebound Read more on Forbes

Is your smart phone spying on you? The same device that puts the world at your fingertips can be a snoop’s best friend. Here’s how consumers — and investors — can respond to the risks. Read more on MSN Money

Ex-Microsoftie: Microsoft No Longer A Growth Company, It Should Slash R&D Dodge makes his argument with an eye on Microsoft’s stock price, which has notoriously been flat for a decade now. Basically, he says it’s time for Microsoft to listen to investors, hike the dividend and accept facts: Read more on Business Insider

Boston Properties Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results BOSTON—-Boston Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust, reported results today for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Lance Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) By 10qk. Lance Inc. ( LNCE ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-26. Read more » » Read more on Guru Focus

Solutia Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results ST. LOUIS , July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Second Quarter Highlights Net sales of $518 million ; an increase of 26% over the same period last year Record Adjusted EBITDA of $134 million ; an increase of 40% over the same period last year Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations [...]

Poland’s medium-sized cities have lost much of their appeal for retail developers since the economic crisis. This is … The expansion of retail developers beyond Poland’s largest cities was one of the most distinctive features of the industry in the years preceding the global economic crisis. The slowdown largely kiboshed that trend as investors turned [...]

How to Pick a Target-Date Fund New data give investors a look at what these popular retirement vehicles actually holdand how their fees weigh on returns. Read more on WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance