Softbank Q1 profit up 8 pct, cuts iPhone fees - Guardian Unlimited

Softbank Q1 profit up 8 pct, cuts iPhone fees - Guardian Unlimited
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Softbank Corp Japan's third-biggest mobile phone operator, reported an 8 percent gain in quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by reduced subsidies on handsets and continued gains in new subscribers. Softbank, which beat bigger

AMERICOM Government Services Signs Agreement to Acquire AOS, Inc. - TMCnet
MCLEAN, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Satellite solutions provider AMERICOM Government Services (AGS) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire AOS, Inc., engineers of secure telecommunications technologies and global network mobility

Mantra Venture Group Subsidiary Advances Cellulosic Ethanol Joint - Forbes
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mantra Venture Group Ltd. ("Mantra" - OTCBB: MVTG - FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle for a joint venture agreement with Northwind Ethanol Ltd. ("Northwind

Side deals raise ethical issues - Baltimore Sun
Executives and board members at some of Maryland's most profitable companies have lucrative side arrangements with the companies they run and oversee. Edwin F. Hale Sr. , the chairman, chief executive and largest stockholder at First Mariner Bancorp

Merrill's Thain says could be more capital raises: report - Post Chronicle
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) Chief Executive John Thain said Monday if the company loses more money, it may have to raise more capital, leaving the door open to further capital raises if markets deteriorate

Healthnostics Provides Corporate Update - MSN MoneyCentral
The recent decrease in our stock price over the past months has occurred even though the value of our company has increased as described in recent news releases by Healthnostics. Our opinion is the Company ’ s stock is undervalued based upon our

HSBC cautions on credit crisis in Asia - Financial Times
HSBC on Monday warned that the credit crisis was beginning to hit Asia as the banking group signalled emerging markets would not be immune to a severe economic slowdown in the US. Stephen Green, HSBC’s chairman, said the bank had seen signs of an

BlackBerry has new phone - Baltimore Sun
Research In Motion Ltd. climbed to a record on the Nasdaq stock exchange yesterday after the introduction of a BlackBerry phone with quicker Web browsing and more space for video and music, stepping up competition with Apple Inc. 's iPhone. Research

Thain Says Merrill May Become Profitable `Shortly' (Update2) - Bloomberg
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. , the U.S. securities firm that booked almost $19 billion of net losses in the past four quarters, may become profitable soon, Chief Executive Officer John Thain said. ``We will shortly be back to

MTR First-Half Profit Rises 15% on Hong Kong Property (Update2) - Bloomberg
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- MTR Corp. , Hong Kong's subway operator, boosted first-half profit 15 percent after a combination with the city's other railway company helped increase its real-estate holdings and passenger numbers. Net income rose to HK$4.69