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<MCD.N> REUTERS UPDATE 1-McDonald's March same-store sales up 5.3 pct
CHICAGO, April 13 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp. <MCD.N> on
Thursday said sales at hamburger restaurants open at least 13
months rose 5.3 percent in March and forecast first-quarter
earnings in line with analysts' estimates.
Three Wall Street analysts had expected a March same-store
sales rise of 2.3 percent to 4 percent, according to research
notes.
New menu items continued to help drive sales increases at
the world's largest restaurant chain. U.S. sales were helped by
the company's new premium roast coffee, which attracted more
breakfast customers, the company said.
McDonald's said first-quarter earnings would be about 49
cents a share, matching the average estimate among analysts
polled by Reuters Estimates.
Same-store sales rose 6.6 percent in the United States and
1.6 percent in Europe, McDonald's said. Analysts had forecast a
rise of 3.4 percent to 4 percent in the United States and a
drop of 1 percent to a rise of 5.4 percent in Europe.
Sales in Europe were led by Russia and France. The increase
in Europe came despite bad weather and the shift of Easter and
school-related holidays to April from March, McDonald's said in
a news release.
In Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa, comparable sales
for March were up 5 percent, the company said.
McDonald's shares traded at $35.31 on Thursday morning on
the Inet electronic broker system, up from Wednesday's New York
Stock Exchange close of $35.19.
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13Apr06 12:36 GMT
Symbols:
ch;MCD de;MDO de;MDOF de;MDOS de;MDOX us;MCD
Source RTRS Reuters News
Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Earnings And Continued Strong Growth
ARLINGTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--April 13, 2006--
Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:VCBI), parent
company of Virginia Commerce Bank (the "Bank"), today reported its
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006.
First Quarter 2006 Highlights:
-- Net income of $5.7 million representing a 32.2% increase over
first quarter 2005
-- Diluted earnings per share up 31.0% to $0.38
-- Loans and deposits up 32.9% and 33.1%, respectively, since
March 31, 2005
-- Efficiency ratio improves further to 45.9%
-- Nineteenth branch opened in January
Peter A. Converse, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "It's
always nice to start the year with strong performance, and considering
the competitive landscape in our market, we're particularly pleased
with first quarter results. Earnings, assets, loans and deposits all
rose over 30% as compared to the same quarter last year. Deposit
growth benefited significantly from the CD and money market promotions
we ran for most of the first quarter. Although the advertised rates
for these deposit products were market-leading and will put more
pressure on our net interest margin, we are confident that the margin
will remain above 4%."
Converse added, "We also began the year with a new branch in
January in Newington, just south of Springfield. It is our nineteenth
branch overall and already has over $7 million in deposits and repos
combined. It should be followed by up to four more branches over the
remainder of the year. These branches will help sustain our growth
momentum but shouldn't strain our overhead. In fact, despite three new
branches opening in 2005 and another this past quarter, non-interest
expense increased less than earnings, resulting in the efficiency
ratio improving to 45.9%. All in all we feel very good about our
prospects for the rest of 2006."
Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
William K. Beauchesne, 703-633-6120
wbeauchesne@vcbonline.com
Copyright Business Wire 2006
13Apr06 10:00 GMT
Symbols:
de;VCB us;VCBI
Source BW Business Wire
(OTCBB:RVMO)Raven Moon's Gina D(R) to Appear LIVE with Barney at ''Kids Faire'' Expo in San Francisco; Company Can Sell Products to the 60,000 Parents and Kids Who Will Attend the 2 Day Event
ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--April 13, 2006--
Breaking News: http://www.ginadskidsclub.com web site received 350,000 hits to view excerpts from the new "Under the Sea" DVD.
Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc. (OTCBB:RVMO) announced today that
Gina D (R), Simon Wannabe, Doggie Brown and TV TED(R) from GINA D'S
KIDS CLUB(R) will be performing LIVE at the largest family expo on the
west coast. The event will take place at the Alameda County
Fairgrounds near San Francisco on September 23rd and 24th.
Appearing along with Gina D(R) will be a host of familiar
television characters for children including Barney, Garfield, JJ the
Jet Plane, Sponge Bob and Strawberry Shortcake who will also perform
live to a crowd of approximately 60,000 parents and kids. An amazing
weekend full of non-stop entertainment, interactive pavilions, and
unbelievable attractions is expected.
"This is the type of exposure that will help brand Gina D(R),"
stated Joey DiFrancesco, Chairman and CEO of Raven Moon Entertainment.
"In addition to performing four high energy musical half hour live
shows during the two day expo, we will be able to sell Gina D(R)
products including DVDs, music CDs and Cuddle Bug plush toys. In the
last two weeks the http://www.ginadskidsclub.com web site received
350,000 hits to view excerpts from the new 'Under the Sea' DVD,"
stated DiFrancesco.
The annual event is presented by TOYS R US and ALBERTSON'S and Bay
Area television station NBC 11 is a broadcast sponsor with over 200 of
America's most respected companies and brands as sponsors, including:
Good Housekeeping, McDonald's, Target, Barnes & Noble, Comcast,
Lowe's, Macy's, Jet Blue, Kellogg's, Sylvan Learning Centers,
Hershey's, Blockbuster, Crest, Pampers, Gerber, Petco, St. Joseph,
Kool Aid, and many others. Go to http://www.americasfamilyexpo.com.
To see excerpts from the new "Under the Sea" DVD go to
http://www.ginadskidsclub.com. For information on Raven Moon
Entertainment visit http://www.ravenmoon.net.
To Sponsor a LIVE "Gina D's Reading Across America Program"
contact Janet Serluco or Diana Holiday at (407) 774-4462.
For Raven Moon Entertainment, Inc., Orlando
Fahlgren Mortine Investor Relations
Carol Merry, 614-825-1750
carolmerry@fahlgren.com
Copyright Business Wire 2006
13Apr06 12:31 GMT
Symbols:
de;RMI de;RMIF de;RMIX us;RVMO
Source BW Business Wire
Categories:
PCFG Completes $6.1 Million Financing
TORONTO, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Pacific Gold Corp. (OTCBB:
PCFG) announced today that it has closed a $6.1 million debenture issue.
On April 12, 2006, the Company sold $6,100,000 in an aggregate principal
amount of 3 year discounted convertible debentures ("Debentures") and warrants
to purchase 6.1 million shares of common stock for an aggregate payment to the
Company of $3,812,500 after deduction for the interest discount. The
Debentures are due April 12, 2009 and are convertible into common shares at a
conversion price of $1.00 per share. The Company intends to use the proceeds
for existing debt reduction, exploration activities, acquisitions, and general
working capital purposes.
SOURCE Pacific Gold Corp.
visit our website at www.pacificgoldcorp.com. Or contact Ashleigh Meyer,
Investor Relations, directly at 416-214-1483.
13Apr06 11:57 GMT
Symbols:
us;PCFG
Source PRN PR Newswire
Categories:
NWI/MNG NWS/FNC MST/I/GOL MST/I/MNG MST/L/EN MST/S/FNC TGT/PRX
Infinium Labs Inc. (IFLB) SqueezeTrigger Price is $0.14; Approximately 111
Million Shares Shorted Since January 2005 According to BUYINS.NET Research
Report
SEATTLE, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BUYINS.NET,
http://www.buyins.net, is initiating coverage of Infinium Labs Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: IFLB) after releasing the latest short sale data to April
2006. From January 2005 to April 2006 approximately 1.4 billion total
aggregate shares of IFLB have traded for a total dollar value of nearly $206.8
million. The total aggregate number of shares shorted in this time period is
approximately 110.9 million shares. The IFLB SqueezeTrigger price of $0.14 is
the volume weighted average short price of all short selling in IFLB. The
first short squeeze is expected to begin when shares of IFLB close above
$0.02, where approximately 29 million shares have been shorted. To access
SqueezeTrigger Prices ahead of potential short squeezes beginning, visit
http://www.buyins.net.
Contact:
Thomas Ronk, CEO
www.BUYINS.net
+1-800-715-9999
Tom@buyins.net
This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,
visit http://www.ereleases.com.
SOURCE Infinium Labs Inc.
Thomas Ronk, CEO, BUYINS.NET, LLC, +1-800-715-9999, Tom@buyins.net
12Apr06 13:29 GMT
Symbols:
us;IFLB
Source PRN PR Newswire
<ZZ.N>, Sealy Mattress says quarterly profit rises
LOS ANGELES, April 12 (Reuters) - Sealy Mattress Corp., a
subsidiary of Sealy Corp. <ZZ.N>, on Wednesday said its
quarterly net income rose due to strong consumer demand and
higher sales.
For the quarter ended February 26, the company posted net
income of $24.3 million, compared with $21.9 million a year
earlier.
12Apr06 22:47 GMT
Symbols:
us;ZZ
Source RTRS Reuters News
SOEN nice find MR.
Alot of people have the Crystal balls with a hopefull future.... So goood... Common Sense junk filters are always needed for that for forecasting is difficult, but it is neat when the information just arrives and offers itself in terms of predictions that come true.
SYBD up over 60%, IPII up 12%.
Can a lawyer do anything with this ? Resources will at least get me off of the dole and back functioning in the world.
Thanks Susanne Ohalloran, and Monica Bertrand, for similar topics anyways.
I presented information quickly but a telephone call to my location may have slowed things down a bit. Just these communications alone "should" show that I can actually slow down to communicate decently anyways.
I want to thank the Trade minister but Peter Cooke said his name so fast that I missed it. Thanks Trade Minister.
I did not use any information from US government or corporate concerns in developing these products. I have already proven capability in coming up with completely fresh and new ideas for each song or movie that I produced or many other examples so I was confident that I could keep it all separate and away from conflict of intercorporate IP patent and copyright information.
I did not produce anything for a corporation that was an internal copyright or patent to the best of my knowledge during jobs that involved my person being at the location.
The emphasis always seems to be pulled away from the fact that these were my ideas. I am not holding anyones feet to the fire but just trying to get clarification, for better understanding of folks involved with the whole process.
I dont know if Credit Suisse was involved in any of these deals but interesting questions come with this....
It possibly was a world problem and the distance was a problem?,
Did I mention how fast telephone information transfers though, at "light speed ". No calls ? Sounds kind of greedy and confusing to me, Maybe they thought the same but it was known that I had absolutely NO CONTROL over the media voice transcriptons. So I was left with was it arrogance? or disbelief that I could come up with that ? I dont know. I wasnt a rich broker, business, or banker type perhaps?... Well that simply is not fair. Kind of muddled up without communication for sure, and it was anxiety causing.
Oh no the ivy keeps growing and growing..... LOL.
The IP offerings for Nissan were far before the latest design successes however like wayyyyy back to the mid to late 80's.
I was a Datsun 280z fan so I knew that it could work if managed and designed well. ( By not receiving any calls or feedback though it was impossible for me to tell who it was benefitting or how ). Very Confusing and Disturbing for that reason.
Carlos Ghosn, I actually recommended for a Peugot head to manage Nissan for the flexibility in design and to make a point that the effort would work if it was the right person despite Peugot's reputation. Which is essentially what Carlos is saying now. I also owned a Nissan Pathfinder, and was excited by the product (developed from my IP ). I did not view helping both Nissan and Toyota for great customer designs and products as a problem ( competition in reality possibly did make it a problem though I dont know ).
I have alot of NISSAN model, style and design recommendations that I offered in the IP for a person much like Carlos to take a look at. Again I could not believe that I did not receive any calls BEFORE it was used so that I could get at least some credit for it.
Many political and social issues "cropped up" as a result of these 2 Boston area jobs. Which is probably the only reason I mentioned it. But the issues felt like they were being "forced" on me. Which is why I hope that these messages arent being "forced" on you. Just offering resolutions for legal professionals.
I had a job with NEC computers in Boxborough MA just after that position that did not work out for mention of "people who knew more than me ". Kind of a strange comment.
I could not afford legal representation then and now.
Diedra ( more details if needed ). an abberation.
ab·er·ra·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-rshn)
n. A deviation from the proper or expected course. See Synonyms at deviation. A departure from the normal or typical: events that were aberrations from the norm.
Psychology. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state. ( I was taking a Haldol type drug during this position to relieve some anxieties, not major ones but serious enough ). Anxiety was being both caused and exassperated by the confusion of this IP issue.
I remember a very brief meeting where I stated that I had created the Filenet name to a manager who basically bit my head off after I said that ( or just raised her voice in an intense way, she sounded threatened for some reason ). That manager was higher level than my manager who fired me. ( or put tremendous pressure on me, to leave ). Me leaving the position came after MUCH tension was created by others once they caught wind of my Filenet statements ( I believe ).
Why did I say that? I thought that it was pretty cool that they used it to create a very successful business, I couldnt understand why I didnt receive 1 share of stock or any recognition however.
My perspective was what to do about it when it was being held against my will by who and where I didnt know.
The only reason I mention this is the confusion possibly looked like weakness on my part or they may have thought I was lying, so they let their instincts kick in and put tremendous pressure on me. I also lived in the North End of Boston and was having some Roommate issues with trust. ( perceived or not, more confusion ). Location Copps Hill Terrace, where I was a good tenant for the period that I was there and even repainted the apartment.
Lee Roberts - His operations and construction of a major business was entirely their doing however the seed info is a while ago and that is what I am referring to. So his perspective would be of not understanding that I would imagine.
Hey, how important that is I dont know but it is part of the story.
My personal relationships and reputation took major hits after leaving this job, and the following confusion from it.
Thanks Diedra,
Filenet: Corporate Name and IP info incorporated into business plan. Info contained within IP media. ( my only concern is that by creating the marketing name and some business plan IP was money allocated from my IP that way ? Hard to say from my position.)
( also ran into some corporate difficulties at John Hancock Financial Services during a contract Information Technology Position ( hired and fired within 6 months)). Filenet representatives kept getting sent to the location and asking me questions/ ( professional attitude but it was like whaaaat ? Some guilt/concern/confusion there. )
Lexus: Corporate Marketing name and many Design styles contained within IP. (Very Specific) also a money appropriations concern for development and R&D groups who created these cars designs.
I did not call because details included in IP media. ( whatever was used ).
Overhead photo of street address not included.
1 Filenet Corporation
1540 Scenic Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Or send correspondence to:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
19001 South Western Ave.
Dept. WC11
Torrance, CA 90501
Toyota parent company of Lexus. Design studios location would be a proprietary location I would imagine.
Thanks Diedra,
Filenet: Corporate Name and IP info incorporated into business plan. Info contained within IP media. ( my only concern is that by creating the marketing name and some business plan IP was money allocated from my IP that way ? Hard to say from my position.)
( also ran into some corporate difficulties at John Hancock Financial Services during a contract Information Technology Position ( hired and fired within 6 months)). Filenet representatives kept getting sent to the location and asking me questions/ ( professional attitude but it was like whaaaat ? Some guilt/concern/confusion there. )
Lexus: Corporate Marketing name and many Design styles contained within IP. (Very Specific) also a money appropriations concern for development and R&D groups who created these cars designs.
I did not call because details included in IP media. ( whatever was used ).
Overhead photo of street address not included.
1 Filenet Corporation
1540 Scenic Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Or send correspondence to:
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
19001 South Western Ave.
Dept. WC11
Torrance, CA 90501
Toyota parent company of Lexus. Design studios location would be a proprietary location I would imagine.
Correction remaining 4 at 13% for the day, still have Thursday and Friday for the homestretch.
Remaining 4 stocks at an average of 14% for the week.
Performance check:
5 stopped out at 10% loss.
1 at 35% and 1 at 45% currently sold out.
Avg return so far: 4.3% with so many stopped out the remaining 4 need an average return of 67% to meet the 25% goal for the week. Yikes.
SYBD bought at 0.16, PRSF bought premarket at 4.5, IFLB bought at .0209 well give these a run.
BDCO bought at 5.0 sold at 7.0 for a 40% gain. sold out for the week.
VCSY bought at .037 and sold at turning point from a plus 25% gain, which at 0.052 is a 35% gain .. Yeah so theres at least one winner this week.
Strange coincidence that 5 out of 9 stocks are in a daily chart correction but hey who knows.....
Additional 3 stocks must produce an average of 67% returns to meet the 25% target for this week. Sooooo a bad week for momentum microcaps ( at least these anyways ). ( No more posting of the MDG list, we'll keep it hidden to avoid intentional bashing potential ).
AOGS stopped out at 10% loss at .117.
IHDR stopped out at 0.50 for a 10% loss.
KWBT stopped out at 0.24 for a 10% loss.
STTK stopped out at 0.72 for a 10% loss. ( bought at 0.8 ).
MRK stopped out at a 10% loss.
PRSF and SYBD added early morning to assist the MDG Momentum List. This morning. One at 15% and one at 13% gains. IFLB added at 0.021.