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NEW CASTLE, Ind.----Ameriana Bancorp , parent company for Ameriana Bank, today reported a net loss of $466,000 or $0.16 per basic and diluted share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared with net income of $383,000 or $0.13 per basic and [...]
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Shares of asset manager AllianceBernstein Holding LP sank nearly 5 percent Friday after two brokerages lowered their price targets amid concerns about big outflows.

NEW YORK----BlackRock Preferred & Equity Advantage Trust and BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. paid the following dividends per share: Ticker Pay Date Per Share BTZ July 31, 2009 $ 0.100000 EGF July 31, 2009 $ 0.105000

SAN FRANCISCO----Merriman Curhan Ford Group, Inc. was named today as a financial advisor in connection with FUQI International, Inc.'s public follow-on offering of common stock.

ENFIELD, Conn.----New England Bancshares, Inc. , the holding company for New England Bank, reported a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 of $181,000, or $0.03 per diluted share as compared to net income of $452,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, [...]
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In an effort to accentuate the positive, investors might be overreacting to quarterly profit reports. That could be setting up the U.S. stock market for a correction, which means picking the right stocks at the right time is key.

Eaton Vance Management, the Boston-based investment adviser, today announced the monthly distribution declared on the common shares of one of its closed-end municipal bond funds .

FRANKLIN, Ind.----Third Century Bancorp , the holding company for Mutual Savings Bank announced net income of $119,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, compared to a loss of $415,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

NEWARK, N.J.----Margaret M. Foran has joined Prudential Financial, Inc. , as vice president, Chief Governance Officer and Secretary. In this position, Foran will be responsible for working with the Board of Directors to continue to strengthen [...]
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Genworth Financial Inc. shares slipped on Friday, a day after the insurer reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results as it was hit by losses in its U.S. mortgage insurance division and investment portfolio.