Archive for ‘July, 2011’

Covidien Reports Third-Quarter Results

Covidien Reports Third-Quarter Results

DUBLIN – Sunday, July 31st 2011 [ME NewsWire] Net sales up 14%; Medical Devices sales up 22% Third-quarter diluted GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.06; excluding specified items, adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $1.01, up 19% New restructuring program announced (BUSINESS WIRE)– Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today reported [...]

EA Sports Unveils Global Stars for FIFA Soccer 12

EA Sports Unveils Global Stars for FIFA Soccer 12

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Saturday, July 30th 2011 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today revealed an iconic lineup of international stars that will help launch EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 12, winner of 20 “Best Sports Game of E3” awards, including the prestigious E3 Game Critics award.* Headlining the group of players is [...]

Alibaba Group, Yahoo!, and SoftBank Reach Agreement on Alipay

Alibaba Group, Yahoo!, and SoftBank Reach Agreement on Alipay

Alibaba Group will Participate in the Ongoing Value of Alipay HONG KONG & TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Saturday, July 30th 2011 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– Alibaba Group, Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), and SoftBank (TYO:JP:9984) today announced they have reached an agreement in which Alibaba Group will continue to participate in Alipay’s future financial performance, including a [...]

DuPont delivers strong results in second quarter; Increases earnings guidance

DuPont delivers strong results in second quarter; Increases earnings guidance

July 28, 2011 DuPont’s second-quarter 2011 earnings were $1.37 per share, up 17 percent versus $1.17 per share in the prior year, excluding significant items from both periods. Reported second-quarter 2011 earnings were $1.29 per share, including significant item charges of $.08 per share related to the acquisition. Reported second-quarter 2010 earnings were $1.26 per [...]

Dubai World organises lectures on the advantages of Fasting during Ramadan

Dubai World organises lectures on the advantages of Fasting during Ramadan

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Saturday, July 30th 2011 [ME NewsWire] With the Holy month of Ramadan around the corner, Dubai World yesterday (July 28) organised an awareness programme on the virtues of Ramadan and the benefits of fasting for its employees. A large number of employees from Dubai World group companies located in the [...]

Riyadh hosts 1st instructive forum for Currency, Oil and Gold markets

Riyadh hosts 1st instructive forum for Currency, Oil and Gold markets

July 30, 2011 – Riyadh – In a step aimed at expanding the Saudi trading market volume estimated at over SR10 trillion daily, Riyadh will host the first instructive forum 2011 for Currency, Oil and Gold markets on 14-15 September, under the patronage of H.R Prince Dr. Saif Al- Islam Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz. [...]

Kosmos Energy Announces Timing of Second-Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Conference Call

Kosmos Energy Announces Timing of Second-Quarter 2011 Financial Results and Conference Call

DALLAS – Friday, July 29th 2011 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) will host a conference call on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at 10 a.m. Central time (11:00 a.m. Eastern time) to discuss second-quarter 2011 financial and operating results. Kosmos will issue its second-quarter earnings news release before the stock market opens on [...]

University Hospital Wurzburg: The World’s First Heart Patient Treated with Novel MRI Ablation Catheter

University Hospital Wurzburg: The World’s First Heart Patient Treated with Novel MRI Ablation Catheter

Unique technology promises to improve therapy safety and efficacy WÜRZBURG, Germany – Friday, July 29th 2011 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)– The Department of Internal Medicine I and the Institute of Radiology of Würzburg University Hospital have jointly announced the successful treatment of a patient with atrial flutter utilizing an advanced new ablation catheter which is [...]

Gate2Play to Launch Zynga Game Cards across the Middle East and Northern Africa

Gate2Play to Launch Zynga Game Cards across the Middle East and Northern Africa

July 28, 2011 Today Gate2Play, an end-to-end payment and value-added services platform based in Amman, Jordan, announced a first-time partnership with social games developer Zynga to distribute Zynga Game Cards in 16 countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. As a result of the partnership, Zynga Game Cards will be available for purchase soon in [...]

Canon concludes photography workshops in UAE universities as part of ICDL Summer Camps

Canon concludes photography workshops in UAE universities as part of ICDL Summer Camps

July 28, 2011 Canon Middle East, a leader in imaging solutions, has recently concluded a series of photography workshops in different universities across the UAE as part of the “ICDL Summer Camps” organised by the ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and the certification authority of the International Computer Driving License program (ICDL) in the [...]

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