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SoftTech VC Raises $55M Fund For Early Technology-Firm Investments

David Benoit — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:05:18 +0000

SoftTech VC has raised a $55 million fund to make small investments in very young technology startups, a sign investors are growing more interested in the earliest stage of venture capital.

NOK: Q4 EPS Beats; Cuts Dividend; Barclays Cheers Lumia

Tiernan Ray — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:50:53 +0000

Shares of Nokia (NOK) are up 18 cents, or 3%, at $5.45 after the company this morning beat Q4 profit per share estimates and said it was prepared to start paying a dividend of €0.20 per share. Revenue in the three months ended in December dropped 21% to €$10 billion, while EPS, excluding some costs, [...]

Raymond James Financial’s CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:10:10 +0000

Raymond James Financial (RJF)

Q1 2012 Earnings Call

January 26, 2012 8:15 am ET

Executives

Jeffrey Paul Julien - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chairman of Raymond James Bank

Jennifer C. Ackart - Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President and Controller

Paul C. Reilly - Chief Executive Officer and Director

Steven M. Raney - Chief Executive Officer of Raymond James Bank and President of Raymond James Bank

Analysts

Devin Ryan - Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., Research Division

Joel Jeffrey - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division

Hugh M. Miller - Sidoti & Company, LLC

Daniel F. Harris - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good morning. My name is Brooke, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Raymond James Quarterly Analyst Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

To the extent that Raymond

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Mead Johnson Nutrition’s CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:10:08 +0000

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN)

Q4 2011 Earnings Call

January 26, 2012 9:30 am ET

Executives

Kathy A. MacDonald - Vice President of Investor Relations

Peter G. Leemputte - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Stephen W. Golsby - Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Analysts

Jason English - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division

David Driscoll - Citigroup Inc, Research Division

Diane Geissler - Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Research Division

Robert Moskow - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division

Timothy S. Ramey - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division

Bryan D. Spillane - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division

Edward Aaron - RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Research Division

Eric R. Katzman - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Mead Johnson Nutrition Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Janeda, and I will be your coordinator for today. [Operator

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US MMFs versus the Eurozone, Part 2

Izabella Kaminska — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:02:58 +0000

In the first installment of US money market funds versus the eurozone, the funds were seen fleeing the continent as quickly as possible, leaving all sorts of funding chaos in their wake....

Hispanics More Optimistic Despite Deep Economic Pain

Conor Dougherty — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:01:24 +0000

Hispanics say they’ve been harder hit by the economic downturn than other demographic groups but are more upbeat about long-term prospects for themselves and their children, according to a new report.

Netflix Soars 22%: Citi, Gabelli Upgrade; Price Targets Zoom

Tiernan Ray — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:58:29 +0000

Netflix (NFLX) shares are up $21.06, or 22%, at $116.10, after the company last night reported Q4 results and a Q1 outlook that topped analysts’ expectations. I see two upgrades this morning, one from Citigroup’s Mark Mahaney, who raised his rating to Buy from Hold, with a $130 price target, up from $80 previously; and [...]

First Financial Bancorp’s CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

SeekingAlpha.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:31 +0000

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)

Q4 2011 Earnings Call

January 26, 2012 09:00 am ET

Executives

Ken Lovik - VP, IR & Corporate Development

Claude Davis - President & CEO

Frank Hall - EVP, CFO & COO

Analysts

Scott Siefers - Sandler O'Neill

Emlen Harmon - Jefferies

Jon Arfstrom - RBC Capital Markets

Chris McGratty - KBW

Bryce Rowe - Robert W. Baird

David Long - Raymond James

Kennet James - Sterne, Agee

Jeff Davis - Guggenheim Securities

Presentation

Operator

Good morning and welcome to the First Financial Bancorp fourth quarter and full-year 2011 earnings conference call and webcast. All participants will be in listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions). Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Ken Lovik, Vice President Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Please go ahead.

Ken Lovik

Thank you, Andrew. Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us

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RBC Venture Partners Leads $5 Mln Series B Round for IGLOO Software

Luisa Beltran — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:44:04 +0000

IGLOO Software said Thursday that it has raised $5 million in series B financing with RBC Venture Partners leading the round. Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund also participated. IGLOO provides social business software in the cloud.

How Much Rally Is Left?

Barry Ritholtz — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:37:38 +0000

Wed, Jan 25, 2012 8:45 AM EST > Source: Market Rally of 2012 Is Almost Over: Bianco