NATO Strikes at Gaddafi’s Family

His youngest son and three grandchildren were killed.

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She is leaving the carnival in favor of CNN.

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Q1 unemployment came in at 21.3% up from 20.3% last quarter.

Also, Spanish inflation data up 3.5%, more than expected.

Via Platts Oil:

Russia raised gasoline export duty for May to $408.30/mt from an expected $304/mt in a bid to limit exports and resolve a domestic shortage.

It broke $6.50 per dollar.

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The maker of the modern day equivalent of the rotary phone just gave horrendous guidance. Expect the shares to open sharply lower.

Vertex won approval for its revolutionary Hep C drug by a resounding 18-0.

This shortfall is primarily due to shipment volumes of BlackBerry smartphones that are now expected to be at the lower end of the range of 13.5-14.5 million forecasted in March and a shift in the expected mix of devices shipped towards handsets with lower average selling prices. Gross margin for the first quarter is expected to be similar to the 41.5% previously guided. This mix shift is also expected to result in revenue that is slightly below the range of $5.2-5.6 billion guided on March 24. Expected shipments of BlackBerry PlayBook in the quarter continue to be in line with our previous expectations and we have not experienced any significant supply disruptions in Q1 due to the impact of the Japan earthquake. RIM expects to achieve full year fully diluted earnings per share of approximately $7.50, which reflects anticipated strong revenue growth in the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year driven primarily by the launches of new BlackBerry smartphone products and prudent cost management.

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.46 per share, $0.24 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.22; revenues rose 31.3% year/year to $424.1 mln vs the $409.4 mln consensus. Co issues guidance for Q2, sees EPS of $0.76-0.86 vs. $0.68 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q2 revs of $430-450 mln vs. $432.70 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Co raises low end of guidance for FY11, sees EPS of $2.75-3.10 vs. $2.77 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees FY11 revs of $1.73-1.85 bln vs. $1.78 bln Thomson Reuters consensus.

Reports Q3 (Mar) earnings of $0.61 per share, including a $0.05 tax benefit primarily related to an agreement with the IRS to settle a portion of their audit of tax years 2004 to 2006, $0.05 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $0.56; revenues rose 13.3% year/year to $16.43 bln vs the $16.19 bln consensus. Microsoft Business Division revenue grew 21% year-over-year. Server & Tools revenue grew 11% year-over-year, the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Online Services Division revenue grew 14% year-over-year primarily driven by increases in search revenue. Bing’s US search share increased to 13.9% this quarter. Entertainment & Devices Division grew 60% year-over-year, fueled by Kinect for Xbox 360, the fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history, continued strong Xbox 360 console sales and growth of Xbox Live. Microsoft reaffirms operating expense guidance of $26.9 bln to $27.3 bln for the full year ending June 30, 2011. Microsoft also offers preliminary FY12 operating expense guidance of 3% to 5% growth from the mid-point of fiscal year 2011 guidance, or $28.0 bln to $28.6 bln. “Office had another huge quarter, again exceeding everyone’s expectations, and the addition of Office 365 will make our cloud productivity solutions even more compelling. We continue to see strong adoption of our cloud-based services among the Fortune 500.”

The spread was cut down to almost $10 last week. However, things have turned up for Brent this week, sending the spread to nearly $13 or 11.5%.

Most likely, this is another scam. However, it’s a rather big company in China and Morgan Stanley is lead underwriter.

China Zenix Auto International Limited, a leading China-based manufacturer of commercial vehicle wheels for OEMs and the aftermarket, announced terms for its IPO on Thursday. The Zhangzhou, China-based company plans to raise $122 million by offering 11.6 million shares at a price range of $9.50 to $11.50. At the mid-point of the proposed range, China Zenix Auto International Limited will command a market value of $542 million. China Zenix Auto International Limited, which was founded in 2003 and booked $485 million in sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2010, plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol ZX. Morgan Stanley is the lead underwriter on the deal, which is expected to price during the week of May 9.

Ticker symbol will be ZX

“The PDF document has layers.”

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Ticker STVI.ob owns Are You Interested, a dating app for Facebook and iphone. To date, they have over 17 million users on Facebook, making it the #8 app on the social networking site.

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