GM says 19,000 U.S. factory workers take buyouts - Forbes

GM says 19,000 U.S. factory workers take buyouts - Forbes
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (nyse: GM - news - people ) said Thursday about 19,000 U.S. factory workers -- just over a quarter of its American blue-collar work force -- had taken buyout offers to leave the automaker. GM is under

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Reports Strong Fiscal 2008 Results - MSN MoneyCentral
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (Nasdaq:QEPC) (the "Company" or "Q.E.P."), today filed a Form 10-K with the SEC to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended on February 29, 2008

Brooke Corp. plans stock offering in effort to raise $15.3 million - Kansas City Star
Brooke Corp. indicated in a regulatory filing that it may try to raise up to $15.3 million from shareholders as it retools its corporate finances. The Overland Park insurance and financial services holding company would offer its shareholders rights

UPDATE 2-Iberia pulls out of Spanair deal - Reuters
MADRID, May 29 (Reuters) - Spain's Iberia (IBLA.MC: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Thursday it would drop its bid for fellow airline Spanair, shortly after the chairman said Iberia was rethinking its stance on the offer because of hard times in

Falling Oil Props Up Stock Futures - Street.Com
Stock index futures were indicating a mildly higher open Wednesday as more losses for oil futures continued to restore traders' confidence in equities. S&P 500 futures were adding 2 points to 1387 and were around 1 point above fair value. Futures on

Heinz Rises to Highest Price Since 1999 on Forecasts (Update2) - Bloomberg
May 29 (Bloomberg) -- H.J. Heinz Co. , the world's biggest ketchup maker, rose to the highest price in nine years in New York trading after boosting its earnings forecasts to account for faster growth from new products and emerging markets. The maker

Aspect Medical Systems Announces U.S. Sales Force Expansion Plan and - Forbes
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) today announced a sales force expansion plan to increase the Company's U.S. sales organization to 55-60 sales representatives from the current level of 40. Hiring for the expansion is expected to take place

New York Stock Exchange - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Marcus Smith, son of billionaire track owner Bruton Smith, was selected as Humpy Wheeler's successor Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Speedway Motorsports Inc. Marcus Smith takes over as president and CEO of SMI, which owns seven tracks

HEICO Corporation Reports Record Sales and Operating Income for Second - MSN MoneyCentral
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. and MIAMI, May 29, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI-A) (NYSE:HEI) today reported that net income increased 27% to $11,948,000, or 44 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 from $9,407,000