Thursday, February 23, 2012

CFC gives green light for merges in candy sector.

MEXICO CITY, Feb 27, 2004 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The Federal Competition Commission (CFC) determined that the chewing gum manufacturer Chicles Adams, Cadbury Schweppes and Grupo Warner Lambert Mexico, do not practice monopolistic activities, according to the Mexican chewing gum manufacturer Canel's

"There are not enough elements to prove the existence of monopolistic practices relative to the production, distribution, and sale of candy products," reported insiders.

The CFC said that Cadbury Schweppes acquiring the chewing gum production and marketing lines of Pfizer Inc. does not affect the process of competition and free market, as the acquisition did not include the chocolate product line and Canel's does not participate in the market of these products.

The CFC also authorized the merge between Sabritas and Durf Holding (both indirect subsidiaries of PepsiCo Inc.) as well as the one between Corporativo Internacional Mexicano and Hurdell Holdings.

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Major earthquake hits Taiwan, no injuries reported

A powerful earthquake has hit southern Taiwan.

The Central Weather Bureau says Thursday's 6.4-magnitude quake was centered in Kaohsiung county at a depth of 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). No injuries have been reported.

Buildings swayed as far north as the capital Taipei where the temblor has caused power outages. Taiwan's cable news station TVBS reports the island's high-speed rail service has been suspended.

Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan but most are minor and cause little or no damage.

However, a 7.6-magnitude temblor in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people. In 2006 a 6.7-magnitude quake south of Kaohsiung severed undersea cables and disrupted telephone and Internet service to millions throughout Asia.

Rondo gets boost with new series of Indian Doctor; FILM-MAKER UPBEAT DESPITE CUTS IN FUNDING TO S4C.(Business)

Byline: SION BARRY

INDEPENDENT television production company Rondo has been boosted with the commissioning of another of The Indian Doctor drama series for the BBC.

The Cardiff and Caernarfon-based business won its first network commission last year when BBC1 commissioned the daytime drama, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar.

The new series, based on the story of an Indian doctor working in the South Wales Valleys of the 1960s, has been commissioned for another five programmes.

The first series proved so popular it was later also screened on BBC1 Wales and BBC2 (network).

Last month The Indian Doctor, which is a co-production with Bristol-based Avatar Films beat off the likes of Noel Edmonds' Deal or No Deal to win the best daytime and early peak time category at the Royal Society Television Awards.

Filming on the new series is expected to start in summer or early autumn and will be shown by BBC1 early next year.

Rondo chief executive Gareth Williams said: "The first series, which was our first network commission, was very well received and we are delighted to have been re-commissioned for a second series.

"For Rondo, it is helping to raise our profile outside of Wales, which is quite important at the moment.

"We are also strengthening our relationship with BBC Wales, where executives Claire Hudson, Bethan Jones and Elis Owen have been extremely supportive."

BBC1 has been looking to commission more original dramas, rather than use imports from the US for its daytime schedule.

The first series of The Indian Doctor was funded by BBC Daytime, BBC Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government from its Creative IP Fund and the now defunct single investment fund. Rondo also had advanced funding from content distributor Target Entertainment, which subsequently negotiated a series of deals for The Indian Doctor with international broadcasters - including those in Belgium, Brazil and Israel.

The second series, at a cost of pounds 1.2m, is being funded by BBC Daytime, BBC Drama and BBC Wales and an advance on international sales from Target Entertainment.

Mr Williams said: "The first series did phenomenally well in that it captured 24.5% of audience share. And on the audience appreciation index it had an incredibly high rating of 89%."

He added: "We are planning to start filming on the new series this summer or early autumn. The first series was mainly filmed on location in Blaenavon and Llantrisant, but we have yet to confirmed our locations for the new series."

Mr Williams said that while he was pleased with the distribution of the first series to a number of international broadcasters, he is confident that the commissioning of the second series would make it an easier sell.

He added: "If you have a block of 10 or 15 programmes it makes it easier to shift than if you only have five."

Mr Williams said he hoped that the drama could also be sold to India, especially as actor and co-owner of Avatar Films Sanjeev Bhaskar was already popular in the country from the screening of the comedy series, The Kumars at No 42.

MrWilliams said that while the independent television sector in Wales would be hit by the 24% cut in the budget of Welsh-language channel S4C over the next four years, it was far from being all "doom and gloom".

He added: "We should be trumpeting successes like Dinamo for what it is doing in animation internationally.

"We have just invested pounds 500,000 in new facilities at our Caernarfon office and are very excited about the future."

For S4C it has produced a new eight-part drama series, Porthpenwaig, which starts on April 17 and in July it will be providing coverage of the International Musical Eisteddfod, as well as coverage on the internet via Llangollen.tv Mr Williams said S4C could look to use its significant reserves of about pounds 31m for innovative projects, including possible co-productions with other broadcasters.

He added that it was vital that S4C developed as a "strong international brand" before 2015, as its funding after that has yet to be clarified.

In its last financial year Rondo had a turnover of pounds 14.1m.

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* Sanjeev Bhaskar and Ayesha Dharker as The Indian Doctor and his wife at Blaenavon

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

BCE, CNQ, HME, FFG, EQY, SE Expected To Be Up Before Next Earnings Releases.

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BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released in the coming weeks and determining how the stocks have performed Before their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and 6 Consecutive Days earnings reports. BCE INC (NYSE:BCE), CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (NYSE:CNQ), HOME PROPERTIES INC (NYSE:HME), FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC-CL A (NYSE:FFG), EQUITY ONE INC (NYSE:EQY), SPECTRA ENERGY CORP (NYSE:SE) are all expected to be Up Before their earnings are released Thursday. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php . The following stocks are expected to go Up Before earnings are released Thursday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Date

BCE BCE INC 6 Quarter Q1 05/12/2011

CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES 6 Quarter Q1 05/05/2011

HME HOME PROPERTIES INC 6 Quarter Q1 05/05/2011

FFG FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC-CL A 6 Quarter Q1 05/05/2011

EQY EQUITY ONE INC 6 Quarter Q1 05/04/2011

SE SPECTRA ENERGY CORP 6 Quarter Q1 05/03/2011

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BCE INC (NYSE:BCE) - BCE Inc. provides a suite of communication services to residential and business customers primarily in Canada. Its services include Bell Home Phone local and long distance services, Bell Mobility and Solo Mobile wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct-to-home satellite and VDSL television, and IP-broadband services, as well as information and communications technology services, such as voice, data, Internet, video, and value-added solutions. The companys solutions for small and medium-sized business customers comprise Internet access; Web hosting; business applications that automate business processes, enhance online presence, secure networks, and support employees; wireless voice and data solutions; various WAN/LAN and cabling solutions; and local and long-distance telephone services and systems. BCE Inc. also delivers security, call centre, storage, and vertical industry solutions through CPE and infrastructure solutions, IT consulting, and outsourcing and managed services to enterprise customers. In addition, it provides wireless voice and data communications products and services; and value added services, such as call display and voicemail, e-mail and video streaming, music downloads, ringtones, and games, as well as roaming services with other wireless service providers. Additionally, the company offers IT professional services in Canada and the United States. Further, it engages in renting, selling, and maintaining business terminal equipment; and selling video set-top box, as well as provides network installation and maintenance services for third parties. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES (NYSE:CNQ) - Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The companys crude oil and natural gas operations are focused in North America, principally in western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Cote dIvoire and Gabon in offshore West Africa. Its midstream activities include pipeline operations and an electricity co-generation system. It holds interest in the Horizon oil sands properties that produce synthetic crude oil through bitumen mining and upgrading operations. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

HOME PROPERTIES INC (NYSE:HME) - Home Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, operation, acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of apartment communities in the United States. As of December 31, 2007, it operated 125 communities with 38,646 apartment units in the northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and southeast Florida. The company qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Rochester, New York.

FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC-CL A (NYSE:FFG) - FBL Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sells individual life insurance and annuity products in the United States. The company provides whole life, term life, and universal life policies; annuity and investment products; supplementary contracts; traditional fixed rate and index annuities; and a line of personal and commercial property-casualty insurance products. It also offers variable universal life insurance and variable annuity contracts. The company markets its individual annuity products through independent agents and brokers; and variable products through alliances with other insurance companies. As of December 31, 2009, its Farm Bureau life distribution channel consisted of 2,020 exclusive agents and agency managers; and EquiTrust life independent distribution channel consisted of 20,195 independent agents. FBL Financial Group was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

EQUITY ONE INC (NYSE:EQY) - Equity One, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, management, acquisition, renovation, and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in the United States. Its shopping centers are anchored by supermarkets, drug stores, or discount retail store chains. As of December 31, 2006, the companys property portfolio consisted of 179 properties, including 166 shopping centers, 6 development parcels, and 7 non-retail properties. As a REIT, Equity One would not be subject to federal tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in North Miami Beach, Florida with an additional office in Israel.

SPECTRA ENERGY CORP (NYSE:SE) - Spectra Energy Corp, through its subsidiaries and equity affiliates, engages in the ownership and operation of a portfolio of complementary natural gas-related energy assets. The company operates in four segments: U.S. Transmission, Distribution, Western Canada Transmission and Processing, and Field Services. The U.S. Transmission segment engages in the transportation and storage of natural gas for customers in various regions of the eastern and southeastern United States and the Maritime Provinces in Canada. As of December 31, 2009, its pipeline systems consisted of approximately 14,300 miles of transmission pipelines; and had 285 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. The Distribution segment provides retail natural gas distribution services in Ontario, Canada, as well as natural gas transportation and storage services to other utilities and energy market participants in Ontario, Canada and the United States. This segment had approximately 37,300 miles of distribution main and service pipelines serving approximately 1.3 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The Western Canada Transmission and Processing segment provides natural gas transportation, and gas gathering and processing services; and helps natural gas producers by removing impurities from the raw gas stream, including water, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and other. The Field Services segment gathers and processes natural gas, as well as fractionates, markets, and trades natural gas liquid. It engages in gathering raw natural gas through gathering systems located in nine natural gas producing regions consisting of the Mid-Continent, Rocky Mountain, east Texas-north Louisiana, Barnett Shale, Gulf Coast, South Texas, Central Texas, Antrim Shale, and Permian Basin. Spectra Energy Corp. is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Spectra Energy Corp. operates independently of Duke Energy Corp. as of January 2, 2007.

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