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ICB Financial Third Quarter 2009 Financial Performance (8:56:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

ONTARIO, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICB Financial (OTC Bulletin Board: ICBN) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Inland Community Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), reported special charges to earnings to bolster reserves during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. This action was taken in response to the continuing stress in both the National and local economies. At the same time the Bank showed significant growth in Liquidity and core deposits from the same date last year. Provisions for loan losses of $2,626,000 and other charges for OREO reserves and expenses, resulted in a net loss for the first nine months of the year of ($379,000) or ($.07) per common share, compared to net income of $475,000 or $.09 per common share in the same period of 2008. ...

Longtop Financial Technologies Limited Announces Closing of Follow-on Public Offering and Underwriters' Exercise of Over-Allotment Option (6:30:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

HONG KONG, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (NYSE: LFT) ("Longtop" or the "Company"), a leading software developer and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China, announced the closing today of its follow-on public offering of 4,255,000 American depositary shares, or ADSs, representing 4,255,000 ordinary shares of the Company. The offering included a total of 555,000 ADSs sold by the Company pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotment option, which was exercised in full. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $127 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting offering expenses payable by the Company. ...

Shrinking Inventory, Extended Federal Tax Credit Drive Santa Clara County Housing Market (6:17:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fewer new listings, more closed sales, and dramatically decreased inventory - that's how the Santa Clara County housing market is moving from where it was a year ago. ...

The Middle East Business Jets Market Has its Cash Registers Ringing Despite the Economic Downturn, Observes Frost & Sullivan (6:09:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DUBAI, U.A.E., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the global economic slowdown that adversely affected the commercial aviation industry worldwide, the Middle East has been one of the few markets to register growth. The air taxi business is expected to be a major driver for this market. ...

BlueHippo Files for Emergency Bankruptcy Protection (5:44:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

BALTIMORE, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueHippo Funding, LLC, a direct response marketing company, announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move was precipitated by a surprise action from its payment processor's bank, First Region's Bank, which without warning froze funds that belonged to BlueHippo. ...

Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Defrauding the Export-Import Bank of the United States of More Than $1 Million (5:28:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Febe Durango-Rueda, 52, a Colombian national, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2009, to participating in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $1 million, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting Inspector General Osvaldo L. Gratacos of the Ex-Im Bank, Office of the Inspector General. ...

Dean Foods Company Chairman and CEO Completes Previously Disclosed Forward Sale Agreement (5:27:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

DALLAS, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) today announced that the previously disclosed variable prepaid forward sale contract entered into between Gregg Engles, Chairman and CEO and an unaffiliated third party on November 21, 2008 has partially settled. The contract obligates Engles to deliver up to 950,000 shares of Dean Foods common stock over a four day settlement cycle running from November 19, through November 24, 2009. Engles initially pledged 950,000 shares of Dean Foods common stock to secure his obligations under the contract, but retained ownership rights in those shares. Based on the closing prices through November 23, 2009, Engles expects to retain approximately 127,000 shares of common stock pledged, and deliver the balance, or approximately 823,000 shares of common stock, to the purchaser in settlement of his contractual obligations. In exchange for assuming this obligation, Engles received a cash payment of $11,138,568 in November, 2008. Pledged shares in excess of the aggregate number delivered will be released from any obligation to the purchaser and returned to Engles. ...

Choice Hotels International to Present at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference on December 1, 2009 (5:14:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) today announced that it will be presenting at the FBR Capital Markets 16th Annual Fall Investor Conference at 1:35 PM EST on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in New York City. Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer, will be addressing participants at the event. ...

J.C. Flowers & Co. Strengthens Presence In Europe and Asia Pacific With Two Senior Appointments (5:11:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- J.C. Flowers & Co. (JCF) today announces a significant strengthening of its operations with two senior appointments to its London office. Dr. David Morgan has been appointed Managing Director, JCF Europe and Asia Pacific, and Sir Callum McCarthy has been appointed to the newly-created post of Chairman, JCF Europe. ...

The Conference Board(R) Australia Business Cycle Indicators(SM) (5:00:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM) (LEI) for Australia increased 0.3 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index(TM) (CEI) increased 0.1 percent in September. ...

MassMutual Funds Crowned 'Category Kings' by The Wall Street Journal (4:53:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- For the months of August and October 2009, four different MassMutual Funds available through MassMutual's SmartArchitecture(SM) Investment Program have been crowned "Category Kings" by The Wall Street Journal. The MassMutual Funds feature a subadvised structure, in which MassMutual serves as the investment advisor and exercises the flexibility to select from some of the industry's best available asset managers, who handle the day-to-day portfolio management of each MassMutual Fund. The Wall Street Journal's Category Kings recognizes funds ranked in the top 10 of their respective Lipper(1) mutual fund categories, ranked by year-to-date total returns* (changes in net asset values with reinvested distributions) as of month-end.(2) ...

Quiznos and Franchisees Reach Settlement of Multiple Class Action Lawsuits (4:39:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer has preliminarily approved a settlement of four franchisee class action lawsuits filed against the Quiznos Franchise Company and others. The cases in Colorado, Wisconsin and Illinois, the earliest of which has been pending since 2006, allege violations of various state and federal laws in connection with the sale and operation of Quiznos franchises. Quiznos denied all claims, and the settlement agreement involves no finding or admission of liability. ...

The SEG's 79th Annual Meeting Attendance Nearly 9,300 (4:28:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

TULSA, Okla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The 79th Annual Meeting and International Exposition of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) was one of the most successful in recent years. Attendance was nearly 9,300, surpassing recent annual meeting delegate totals by nearly 1,000 delegates. The increasingly international nature of SEG's membership, now more than 32,000, was evidenced by delegates from 85 countries. The near sold-out exposition floor covered 375,000 square feet which was populated by booths from more than 360 exhibitors. In the words of Apache's Klaas Koster, SEG president-elect, "The exhibition floor had booths from pretty much every significant player with an ambition to reach a global audience; major and national oil companies were recruiting, hardware and software were demonstrated, and services and education were offered. In short, a vibrant marketplace alive with buyers and sellers." ...

Immucor to Present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference (4:23:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immucor, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUD), a global leader in providing automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, today announced that access to its presentation at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference in New York, NY will be available via a live, simultaneous webcast. ...

Boston Scientific to Participate in Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference (4:01:00pm Mon Nov. 23, 2009 CDT)

NATICK, Mass., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is scheduled to participate in the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference, December 1-2. ...

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