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Essex Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Results.

May 04, 2006 ... FFO Guidance Range Increased to $4.75 - $4.87 Per Share PALO ALTO, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Essex Property Trust, Inc. announces its First Quarter 2006 earnings results and related business activities. Net income available to common stockholders for ...

Buenaventura S.A.A. Announces Termination of Joint Venture With Rio Narcea Group.

May 04, 2006 ... LIMA, Peru, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. ("Buenaventura") (NYSE: BVN; Lima Stock Exchange: BUE.LM), Peru's largest publicly-traded precious metals mining company, announced today that it has signed a termination agreement with regards to its joint ...

Weyerhaeuser to Hold Annual Analyst Meeting on May 12.

May 04, 2006 ... FEDERAL WAY, Wash., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company today announced it will hold its annual analyst meeting on May 12 in New York City at the Sofitel Hotel, 45 West 44th St. <Pre> (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040116/WYLOGO-a ...

West Coast Bank Promotes Laura McKay to Vice President-Manager of Treasury Management Products and Sales.

May 04, 2006 ... 37-year Career Banker Will Lead the Company's Treasury Management Team in Oregon and Washington LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank has promoted Laura McKay to Vice President -- Manager of Treasury Management Products and Sales. The 37-year ...

/C O R R E C T I O N -- WGL Holdings, Inc./.

May 04, 2006 ... In the news release, WGL Holdings, Inc. Chairman to Highlight Company Fundamentals at American Gas Association Financial Forum, issued yesterday, May 2, by WGL Holdings, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "WGL ...

Braskem Announces Share Buy-Back.

May 04, 2006 ... SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRASKEM S.A. (BOVESPA: BRKM5; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) leader in the thermoplastic resins segment in Latin America and one of the three largest Brazilian privately- owned industrial companies, announces that, as in light of its current ...

JCAM Breathes New Life into Website.

May 04, 2006 ... NEWTON, Mass., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts launched a lively new website (http://www.jcam.org/); breathing a new vitality into the Association's mission and purpose. Under the leadership of JCAM's new Executive Director, Stanley Kaplan, JCAM is ...

Orleans Homebuilders Announces Guidance for Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007; Reports Results for Third Quarter 2006.

May 04, 2006 ... BENSALEM, Pa., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. is a residential homebuilder with operations in Southeastern Pennsylvania; Central and Southern New Jersey; Orange County, New York; Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond and Tidewater, ...

INEX Releases First Quarter 2006 Operating Results.

May 04, 2006 ... VANCOUVER, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation ("INEX"; TSX: IEX) reported today as part of its first quarter 2006 financial results continued progress towards completing the spin-off of its Targeted Immunotherapy platform and product candidates into a new ...

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. Strengthens Executive Management Team.

May 04, 2006 ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. , or the "Company," a Maryland corporation, being taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), announces that effective as of May 1, 2006 Richard J. Johnson, Executive Vice President ("EVP"), Chief ...

Mission Accomplished! Tom Cruise Takes Manhattan for U.S. Premiere of Paramount Pictures's 'Mission: Impossible III'.

May 04, 2006 ... HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Cruise, the most exciting and successful action star in the world, returns to one of his signature roles, Secret Agent Ethan Hunt, in the summer's most highly anticipated action thriller, "Mission: Impossible III" -- and Cruise celebrated the ...

Sixty 2005 World Excellence Awards Go to Ford's Global Suppliers.

May 04, 2006 ... * Sixty World Excellence Awards were presented to Ford's global suppliers at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn for their exemplary performance during 2005 * Keynote speaker Richard Parry-Jones, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development & Chief Technical Officer, told suppliers ...

Path 1 Network Technologies to Report First Quarter 2006 Results on May 8, 2006.

May 04, 2006 ... SAN DIEGO, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Path 1 Network Technologies , a leading provider of video networking products that enable the transmission of broadcast-quality video over IP networks, today announced plans to release its first quarter 2006 financial results (period ended March ...

Bombay Announces April and First Quarter Revenue.

May 04, 2006 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Bombay Company, Inc. reported today that total revenue for the four-week period ended April 29, 2006 declined 5.8% to $38.5 million compared to $40.9 million for the four-week period ended April 30, 2005. Same store sales for stores ...

BioMed Realty Trust Reports First Quarter 2006 Financial Results.

May 04, 2006 ... SAN DIEGO, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. , a real estate investment trust focused on providing real estate to the life science industry, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. <Pre> Highlights: * ...

Dollarama Group L.P. reports its fiscal year 2006 financial results.

May 04, 2006 ... MONTREAL, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dollarama Group L.P. will hold its first conference call to discuss its results for the fiscal year 2006. Conference Call Dollarama's Chief Executive Officer, M. Larry Rossy, will hold a conference call on Friday, May 5, ...

Delek US Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering.

May 04, 2006 ... FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delek US Holdings, Inc. announced today that its initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock has been priced at $16.00 per share. The shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and will begin trading under ...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Exchange Offer for Its 4.125% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

May 04, 2006 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that it intends to commence an offer to exchange shares of its common stock for any and all of its outstanding 86,310 shares of 4.125% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred ...

Governor Rendell Says He is Outraged By House Republicans Decision to Walk Away from Property Tax Cuts.

May 04, 2006 ... No Relief Better than $1 Billion in Cuts? HARRISBURG, Pa., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today issued the following statement after House Republicans announced that they would not consider Special Session House Bill 39, despite having agreed with the other ...

Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Exchange Offer for Its 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

May 04, 2006 ... OKLAHOMA CITY, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced that it intends to commence an offer to exchange shares of its common stock for any and all of its outstanding 842,673 shares of 5.00% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (Series 2003) (NYSE: ...

WGL Holdings, Inc. Reports 2006 Second Quarter Earnings and Updates Earnings Guidance.

May 04, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WGL Holdings, Inc. (the Company), the parent company of Washington Gas Light Company and other energy-related subsidiaries, today reported net income of $56.9 million, or $1.16 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2006, the second ...

GlobalSantaFe Announces First Quarter 2006 Results.

May 04, 2006 ... Net Income Improves 225% on Record-High Revenues and Dayrates HOUSTON, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, of $162.9 million, or 65 cents per diluted ...

GlobalSantaFe Corporation Announces Update to Fleet Contract Status.

May 04, 2006 ... HOUSTON, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Worldwide oil and gas drilling contractor GlobalSantaFe Corporation announced today that its report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of May 3, 2006, and will be available on our web site on May 4, 2006. ...

Hybrid Vehicle Registrations More Than Double in 2005.

May 04, 2006 ... R. L. Polk & Co. Reports Toyota Prius, California Nationwide Leaders SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 199,148 in 2005 -- a 139 percent increase from 2004 according to R. L. Polk & Co. For the second year in a ...

Seventh Annual MSN Strategic Account Summit Celebrates Advertisers' Role in Microsoft Media Network Vision.

May 04, 2006 ... CEO Steve Ballmer Announces the Launch of Microsoft adCenter in the U.S. REDMOND, Wash., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the seventh annual MSN(R) Strategic Account Summit, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will announce the launch of Microsoft adCenter, the company's ...

Kamlet Shepherd First in Rocky Mountain Region to Adopt Unique File Tracking System.

May 04, 2006 ... Radio Frequency Technology Locates and Manages Files DENVER, Colo., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Time spent looking for files is becoming a thing of the past for Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert as a unique file tracking system that uses Radio Frequency Identifications (RFID) is implemented ...

APS expands agreement with Western Wind Energy.

May 04, 2006 ... Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture) Symbol: "WND" Issued and Outstanding: 23,737,789 COQUITLAM, BC, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Wind Energy Corporation (WND-TSX.V) and (WNDEF-OTC:BB) and Arizona Public Service ("APS") have agreed to expand the terms of their current 15 ...

GPC Biotech Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2006.

May 04, 2006 ... -- Revenues increased 187% in first quarter 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 -- Cash and equivalents increased 51% from year end 2005 to euro 144.1 million as of March 31, 2006 MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waltham, Mass. and ...

QIAGEN Agrees to Acquire Gentra Systems Inc.

May 04, 2006 ... QIAGEN to Add Consumable and Automation Systems Targeting an Expanding Field of Nucleic Acid Purification VENLO, The Netherlands, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA), a leading provider of molecular diagnostics products and ...

Royal Dutch Shell plc: Summary Unaudited Results.

May 04, 2006 ... LONDON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- <Pre>FIRST QUARTER $ million 2006 2005 %Income attributable to shareholders [1] 6,893 6,675+3 Estimated current cost of supplies ...

Royal Dutch Shell plc: First Quarter 2006 Interim Dividend Announcement.

May 04, 2006 ... LONDON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc today announced an interim dividend in respect of the first quarter of 2006 of EUR0.25 per A and B share. This dividend will be payable on June 14, 2006 to those members whose names are on the Register ...

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. Initiates Patient Dosing in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of XTL-2125, an Oral, Non-Nucleoside Polymerase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hepatitis C.

May 04, 2006 ... Study Will Assess Safety and Anti-Viral Activity of XTL-2125 in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. ("XTLbio") today announced the initiation of patient dosing in a Phase 1 clinical trial of XTL-2125 for the ...

Shell Planning to Open up Some 20 Billion BOE of Resources by the End of the Decade.

May 04, 2006 ... LONDON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Royal Dutch Shell plc updated on its strategy today. Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer commented "our strategy of 'more upstream, profitable downstream' is on track". "Upstream, we are committed to increase our production to 3.8-4.0 ...

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Executive Director R. Routs - Contract.

May 04, 2006 ... LONDON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An agreement was signed on 3 May 2006 with Rob Routs, Executive Director responsible for Downstream stipulating that, subject to re-election at the Annual General Meeting on 16 May, Mr. Routs will continue in his present roles, including as ...

Option Reports First Quarter 2006 Results.

May 04, 2006 ... LEUVEN, Belgium, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OPNVY), the wireless technology company, announced today its results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2006. The financial information reported in this release is presented in Euro and are ...

Modern Painters Magazine Relocates to US: Roger Tatley Named Editor in Chief.

May 04, 2006 ... LTB Media Reorganizes National & Online Operations NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- LTB Media, the world's pre-eminent publisher in the visual arts, has announced that the London-based offices of Modern Painters magazine will move to New York in late June. As part of the ...

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Positive First Quarter Results.

May 04, 2006 ... OAKLAND, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported total revenue of $8.6 billion in the quarter ended March 31, 2006, compared to $7.7 billion in the same period last year. Membership grew by ...

Lumenis Announces Sales Agreement for New Aluma(TM) Skin Renewal Systems with Fasel of Italy.

May 04, 2006 ... Leading Italian Distributor for Aesthetic and Medical Market Expands its Operations with Lumenis' new RF Technology System YOKNEAM, Israel, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumenis(R) Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser and light-based devices for medical, ...

Prospect of Strategic Acquisition by Compagnie des Alpes in Leisure Parks.

May 04, 2006 ... PARIS, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On May 3, 2006 Compagnie des Alpes signed a letter of intent with the Palamon Capital Partners investment fund for the acquisition of five leisure parks belonging to the Star Parks group. Four of these sites are known to the public under the name of ...

Winners of Nokia Nseries See New Competition Revealed.

May 04, 2006 ... Five of World's Best Photographers Recognize Up and Coming Photography Talents ESPOO, Finland, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A software engineer from India has today been named the global winner of the Nokia Nseries See New competition, one of the most ambitious mobile ...

Remarks By Vice President Dick Cheney At a Breakfast Meeting With Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko at the Vilnius Conference 2006.

May 04, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney at a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko at the Vilnius Conference 2006: <Pre> Reval Hotel Lietuva Vilnius, Lithuania8:04 A.M. (Local) ...

Avaya Completes Key Phase of Testing to Ensure 99.99% Reliability of Converged Communications Network for 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany(TM).

May 04, 2006 ... FIFA and Netconsult Online Limited, an independent company specializing in quality control and assurance, also validate network functionality BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avaya , the company that is building the converged communication network for the ...

Eutelsat Selects EADS Astrium to Deliver HOT BIRD(TM) 9 Broadcast Satellite.

May 04, 2006 ... PARIS, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the selection of EADS Astrium to build the HOT BIRD(TM) 9 broadcast satellite which will be launched in 2008 and positioned at the Group's premium video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East. ...

TODCO Announces First Quarter 2006 Results.

May 04, 2006 ... HOUSTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TODCO (the "Company") today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $29.3 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, on revenues of $183.6 million compared to $8.1 million, or $0.13 per share, on revenues of $111.9 million for ...

Cord Blood America to Exhibit at Nation's Top Gathering for Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

May 04, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CBAI) , the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company which is focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide, announced today that the ...

Multimedia News Release - Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) to Collect Gifts for U.S. Troops Deployed Overseas.

May 04, 2006 ... Double Drive-Thru Chain Launches Patriotic Drive with America Supports You and Operation Gratitude at Restaurants across the Country TAMPA, Fla., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , the nation's largest chain of double drive-thru restaurants, today ...

America's Neighborhoods Are Not as Connected as They Used to Be.

May 04, 2006 ... Dreyer's Invites Neighbors to Bond Over Scoops of Ice Cream OAKLAND, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Americans can get to know their neighbors better by hosting an ice cream block party, courtesy of Dreyer's. With only 23 days left to enter the second annual Dreyer's ...

New Century Financial Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter 2006 Results.

May 04, 2006 ... Company Achieved Earnings-per-Share of $1.79 Reaffirms 2006 Dividend Guidance of $7.30 per Share IRVINE, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Century Financial Corporation , a real estate investment trust (REIT) and parent company of one of the nation's ...

Arts, Culture & Entertainment III Feature Package.

May 04, 2006 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with arts, culture and entertainment and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Arts." ...

Tarantino's Cult Classic Movie, Reservoir Dogs to Make Its Gaming Debut at E3.

May 04, 2006 ... SAN FRANCISCO, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Eidos, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), today announced that it plans to publish Reservoir Dogs(TM) on the Xbox(TM) video game and entertainment system from ...

Dynavax Scientist Receives 'European Inventor of the Year' Award From European Patent Office for Vaccine Production Platform.

May 04, 2006 ... Award Based on 1994 Patent Granted to Rhein Biotech GmbH Founder for Hansenula Yeast-Based Protein Production System for Hepatitis B Vaccine BERKELEY, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation announced that Dr. Zbigniew Janowicz, managing ...

Ingenio and UpSNAP Unite to Bring Pay Per Call to Mobile Users.

May 04, 2006 ... New Partnership Will Deliver Ingenio Pay Per Call Listings to Free 411 Service SAN FRANCISCO and DAVIDSON, N.C., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenio, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of Pay Per Call(R) advertising, and UpSNAP, Inc. , the premier provider of free mobile search ...

Onvia Increases Annual Contract Value by 12% Over Prior Year.

May 04, 2006 ... Launch of New Search Tool Provides Unlimited User Driven Access to Onvia's Proprietary Dominion(TM) Database SEATTLE, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onvia, Inc. , a leading provider of comprehensive government sales intelligence to businesses seeking government procurement ...

abazab Launches to Provide Personal Expression Tools for Social Networking Sites.

May 04, 2006 ... First Product Lets People Instantly Share Video Snippets of Their Lives Using Mobile Phones CAMPBELL, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- abazab, Inc., a provider of personal expression and communication products that make social networking more interactive, launched today its ...

Suncor Energy's first quarter results set the stage for strong 2006 performance.

May 04, 2006 ... All financial figures are unaudited and in Canadian dollars unless noted otherwise. Certain prior period amounts have been restated to conform to the current year's presentation. Certain financial measures referred to in this document are not prescribed by generally accepted accounting ...

Suncor Energy reports oil sands production numbers for April 2006.

May 04, 2006 ... CALGARY, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Suncor Energy Inc. reported today that production at its oil sands facility during April averaged approximately 269,000 barrels per day (bpd), including 257,000 bpd of synthetic crude oil and approximately 12,000 bpd of bitumen sold directly to the ...

Cascades improves its profitability in the first quarter.

May 04, 2006 ... KINGSEY FALLS, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cascades Inc. ("Cascades") (Symbol: CAS-TSX) reports net earnings of $6 million ($0.07 per share) for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. This compares with net earnings of $0 million ($0.00 per share) or a net loss of $1 million ($0.01 per ...

Nova Measuring Instruments 2006 First Quarter Results Release.

May 04, 2006 ... Conference Call Scheduled for May 10th, 2006 at 9am EDT REHOVOTH, Israel, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. , a worldwide leader in the development, design and production of integrated process control systems in the semiconductor manufacturing ...

Don't Make Mom an Afterthought!

May 04, 2006 ... ShopLocal Data Shows Mother's Day Shopping Largely a Last-Minute Activity CHICAGO, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Data recently made available from http://www.shoplocal.com/ , the leading provider of in-store sale information and e-commerce options from the nation's top retailers, ...

Nick 'The Vest' Zaloumis Wears 136 Vests and is a Friend of as Many Celebrities.

May 04, 2006 ... NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- At Rao's in upper Manhattan, said to be the toughest reservation in New York, Nick "the vest" Zaloumis, who owns 136 vests and knows at least as many celebrities, can't get you a reservation. Zaloumis, just inducted into the BARTENDER MAGAZINE's ...

Radica Games Limited to Webcast 2006 First Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call.

May 04, 2006 ... HONG KONG, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radica Games Limited announced today that it will host a conference call to discuss the Company's 2006 first quarter financial results on Monday, May 15, 2006, at 11:00 AM EDT. Jon N. Bengtson, Chairman, Patrick S. Feely, Chief Executive ...

China Automotive Systems Forms Joint Venture with Chery Automobile.

May 04, 2006 ... WUHAN, Hubei, China, May 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. , a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Genesis, has entered a joint venture agreement with Chery Technology Ltd., a wholly ...

Home Safety Council(R) Research Shows Drowning Dangers Are More Common Than Most Parents Expect.

May 04, 2006 ... Council Focuses on Home Swimming Pool Safety During Summer Months WASHINGTON, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Drowning is one of the leading causes of home injury-related death in the U.S., yet many parents fail to recognize water safety as a top concern. In fact, a recent national ...

Monaco Coach Corporation to Present at Robert W. Baird 2006 Growth Stock Conference.

May 04, 2006 ... COBURG, Ore., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monaco Coach Corporation executives will make a presentation on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 to investors at the 27th Annual Robert W. Baird & Co. Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL. (Logo: ...

Claire's Stores, Inc. Reports Comparable Store Sales Increase Nine Percent in April; First Quarter Guidance Lowered and Second Quarter Guidance Previewed.

May 04, 2006 ... PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Claire's Stores, Inc. today reported that for the four weeks ended April 29, 2006 comparable store sales increased nine percent, in contrast to the four-week period ended April 30, 2005 when comparable store sales decreased two ...