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"FUSION AWARDED A 2014 COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD" Now I understand the this headline "Fusion Increases First Quarter Revenue by 42% Adjusted EBITDA Increases 12-Fold Year-to-Year" FSNN has THE product in this space. That must help fuel these numbers to date. I can't wait for the next Quarter ! FusionconnectSM . First Quarter Highlights Increased revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014 by approximately 42% compared to the first quarter of 2013; revenues increased $6.7 million, from $16.2 million to $22.9 million Reported an operating profit and improved adjusted EBITDA by $2.8 million; generated $3.1 million in adjusted EBITDA in the quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared to $236,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 Consolidated gross margin increased to 46.6% for the first quarter of 2014 from 27.3% for the first quarter of 2013 Gross margin for the Business Services segment increased to 62.5% compared to 49.6% in 2013 Ended the quarter with approximately 11,300 customers and ARPU of $463; churn was 1.0% Ended the quarter with approximately $8.4 million in cash

Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $2.02 per share, $0.52 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $1.50; revenues rose 59.9% year/year to $189.6 mln vs the $180.1 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for Q2, sees Q2 revs of $268.1-274.0 mln vs. $240.07 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. Online marketing revenues for the first quarter of 2010 were RMB1.293 billion ($189.5 million), representing a 59.6% increase from the corresponding period in 2009. Baidu had around 221,000 active online marketing customers in the first quarter of 2010, representing a 19.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2009 and a 0.9% decrease from the previous quarter. Revenue per online marketing customer for the first quarter was approximately RMB5,900 ($864), a 34.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2009 and a 3.5% increase from the previous quarter. Traffic acquisition costs (TAC) as a component of cost of revenues were RMB171.3 million ($25.1 million), representing 13.2% of total revenues, as compared to 15.3% in the corresponding period in 2009 and 16.0% in the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in TAC as a percentage of total revenues reflects initiatives to drive quality improvements on Baidu Union traffic. Co also announces a 10:1 ADS split.

Safety Indicator: This metric for the Bank is similar to its peers. However, it is declining quarter over quarter. Therefore, this metric was matter of serious concern for for the bank. Capital Adequacy Indicator: This metric for the Bank is similar to its peers. However, it is declining quarter over quarter. Therefore, this metric was matter of serious concern for for the bank.

The market failed to rebound on Thursday despite upside in Asian markets and further upmove in European markets. Technology, auto, oil and FMCG stocks dragged the market down while capital goods & pharma supported. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 114.06 points to 27573.66 and the 50-share NSE Nifty declined 34.50 points to 8328.55. The broader markets, too, declined in late trade. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down 0.33 percent each. Though the Greece and China woes continue to weigh, the market started focussing on April-June quarter earnings, believe experts. There is a significant sequential improvement expected in earnings this quarter. According to Our experts if forecast is correct, June quarter will have the best sequential growth in past four years for sales, EBITDA and net profit Read more for Stock Futures and Option Report here- http://www.pinnaclefinancial.in/blog/stock-options-call-nifty-tomorrows-trading/

Synalloy Corporation (Nasdaq:SYNL), a producer of stainless steel pipe, fabricator of stainless and carbon steel piping systems, and producer of specialty chemicals, announces that the fourth quarter of 2010 produced net earnings of $1,462,000, or $0.23 per share, on a 46% sales increase to $37,639,000. This compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $287,000, or a loss of $0.02 per share, on sales from continuing operations of $25,843,000, in 2009's fourth quarter. For the year ended January 1, 2011, sales were $151,120,000, up 46% from sales of $103,640,000 for the same period of 2009. Net earnings for 2010 were $4,034,000, or $0.64 per share, compared to net earnings from continuing operations of $219,000 or $0.03 per share for 2009.

Bethesda-based Eagle Bancorp Inc. posted strong fourth quarter earnings Thursday. Fourth quarter net income at Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ: EGBN), the holding company for EagleBank, was up 78 percent from a year earlier to $2.95 million.

Summary US households and businesses have accumulated enormous hoards of liquidity. The gradual normalization of risk aversion and liquidity preferences will drive a significant acceleration of spending growth. On aggregate, the balance sheets of consumers and businesses - and their liquidity position in particular - are the most favorable they have been in the past three decades. The average age of household consumer durables and US business capital stock is at a record high, suggesting that there is significant pent-up demand. A self-sustaining cycle of improved sentiment, accelerated spending and higher income seems to have already kicked off. In this report, I will briefly outline the impact of accelerated US growth on key investable asset classes, such as the S&P 500, 10Y US Treasury yields and gold. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-2009, the recovery has been the weakest of any sustained economic expansion in US history. However, the US economy seems poised for a significant acceleration for the remainder of 2014. Consumer Spending To Accelerate Many analysts are still talking about "balance sheet recessions" and "household deleveraging." The problem is that was yesterday's news. After several years of restructuring, reduced spending growth, increased savings rates and debt-reduction, US household balance sheets are in better shape than they have been since the early to mid-1980s, based on a wide variety of metrics. Whether you look at debt service-to-income, debt-to-income, consumer loan delinquency rates, cash balances as a percent of income, or household net worth, the US consumer balance sheets are, on aggregate, in the best shape they have been in several decades. Business Expenditure There are several reasons to believe that the business expenditure cycle will accelerate appreciably in 2014. First, the age of US capital stock is at an all-time high, meaning that there is considerable pent-up demand to

# Bankvega safety score for Eastside Commercial Bank, National Association is 5 for the Dec 2010 Quarter. Thus, this bank is ranked in the riskiest bucket among all commercial banks in the country. # Safety Indicator: This metric is very low for the Bank as compared to its peers. However, it is improving steadily over last few quarters, indicating positive momentum for Bank.

A bank's safety ranking and risk assessment depend on a number of factors such as its capital base, quality of assets, liquidity cushion, quality of earnings and growth rate. Capital Adequacy Indicator: This metric for the Bank is better than its peers and is also improving quarter over quarter. This indicates strength for the bank.

Here is a list of top fifteen stocks that are likely to be in focus today: Tata Motors Ltd: India's largest automobile company, posted its first loss in 25 quarters after a one-time charge of Rs 2,493 crore on account of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles damaged in the Tianjin Port explosion in August, foreign exchange revaluation and higher depreciation and amortisation expenses in the JLR business. Grasim Industries Ltd: The company which decided to merge with group company Aditya Birla Chemicals India LtdBSE -1.38 % earlier this year, plans to refinance the latter's Rs.1,200 crore loans and transfer them to its books once the merger is complete in the December quarter, said a media report. Coal India Ltd: State-run Coal IndiaBSE -1.58 % ( CILBSE -1.58 %) will invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up 1,000 MW of solar power generation capacity over the next five to six years, according to a senior company executive. Tata Steel Ltd: Forced to go for more restructuring of its UK business due to a "challenging marketplace", Tata SteelBSE -0.55 % will sell its Long Products Europe business by the end of the current financial year.

State governments are hoping to increase around Rs 95,000-1,05,000 crore in the form of market borrowings in the last Q(quarter) of the ongoing fiscal,Reserve Bank told in reports.

Greetings, we hope this issue finds you well and enjoying Summer. As you'll read below in the recap, the second quarter was filled with movement (both up & nathandown), but for the most part, major stock and bond markets were unchanged for the quarter and the year for that matter.

In 2008 and 2009, the dividend landscape was turned upside-down. During the fourth quarter of 2008 alone, 288 companies cut payouts. Not to be outdone, according to Standard & Poor's, another 804 dividend payments were cut by public companies in 2009 -- costing investors another $58 billion.

AOL Inc., in its first earnings statement as a standalone company, reported a profit in the fourth quarter despite a 17 percent drop in revenue.

SBI's standalone net profit in the second quarter rose 25 per cent to Rs 3879.07 crore in the same period of the previous year to Rs 3100.41 crore Thakbank improvement in the asset quality.

Over a quarter of UK consumers plan to stockpile or have begun stockpiling for Brexit, according to GlobalData's monthly retail tracker.