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Burgum receives North Dakota's highest honor   11/20/2009
Philanthropist and former software company executive Doug Burgum is the recipient of North Dakota's highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider award.Gov. John Hoeven presented the award to Burgum Friday during a surprise ceremony at Fargo's Microsoft Corp. campus, where Burgum served as...   Continue
Medidata files shelf registration for offering   11/20/2009
Medidata Solutions Inc., a maker of software and services for clinical development of drugs and medical devices, said Friday it plans a public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock.Medidata, which filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the...   Continue
Texas high court to rehear Exxon sabotage case   11/20/2009
The Texas Supreme Court will again hear arguments in a 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil sabotaged abandoned wells to prevent others from using them.A smaller oil company that tried to enter the Texas wells says the world's largest publicly traded oil company had stuffed...   Continue
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders   11/20/2009
Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday — or later — will receive it is Jan. 4, 2010, the nation's largest bookseller said Friday."While we increased...   Continue
Fuel-efficient Goodyear tire available on Toyota   11/20/2009
Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment.The Assurance Fuel Max features a fuel-saving tread compound that helps reduce energy loss during use, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said.The tire also is available for...   Continue
Hedge fund to boost stake in Agilysys   11/20/2009
A New York hedge fund wants to increase its ownership stake in Agilysys Inc. but is not seeking to control the company.MAK Capital One LLC, the investment manager of MAK Capital Fund and Paloma International L.P., plans to boost its ownership stake above 20 percent but below a third. MAK...   Continue
Sector Snap: Homebuilders drop on D.R. Horton loss   11/20/2009
Shares of homebuilders slid Friday after D.R. Horton Inc. said revenue plunged, while analysts said the company wrote down more inventory than anticipated and expectations for the industry were unrealistically high.D.R. Horton said its loss in its fiscal fourth quarter narrowed, despite a drop...   Continue
James River Coal closes $172.5M note offering   11/20/2009
James River Coal Co. on Friday said it closed its $172.5 million convertible senior note offering.The company said its 4.5-percent convertible senior notes were sold in a private placement. The notes will pay interest semiannually and mature in 2015. The company sold $150 million of notes,...   Continue
Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case   11/20/2009
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to grant a rehearing in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. sabotaged abandoned wells.A smaller oil company that tried to enter the South Texas wells and the landowners had accused the world's largest publicly traded oil...   Continue
DomRep Shell subsidiary sells 137 gas stations   11/20/2009
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A Dominican subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC has sold its 137 gas stations across the Caribbean country to a Barbados-based fuel supplier.Friday's statement from Shell does not reveal the cost of its deal with the Sol Group, which was formed in 2005...   Continue

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