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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Schedules Earnings Release for the Quarter Ended June 30, 20

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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Schedules Earnings Release for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYS: ACRE) announced that it will report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 and invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference call at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2013 financial results.

All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted on a webcast link located on the Home page of the Investor Resources section of our website at http://www.arescre.com. Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Domestic callers can access the conference call by dialing (888)-317-6003. International callers can access the conference call by dialing +1(412)-317-6061. All callers will need to enter the Participant Elite Entry Number 3254217 followed by the # sign and reference "Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation" once connected with the operator. All callers are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call so that name and company information can be collected. For interested parties, an archived replay of the call will be available through August 20, 2013 to domestic callers by dialing (877)-344-7529 and to international callers by dialing +1(412)-317-0088. For all replays, please reference conference number 10031264. An archived replay will also be available on a webcast link located on the Home page of the Investor Resources section of our website.


About Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is a specialty finance company that originates, invests in and manages middle-market commercial real estate loans and other commercial real estate investments. Through its national direct origination platform, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation provides flexible financing solutions for middle market borrowers. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation intends to elect to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and is externally managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $65 billion in committed capital under management as of March 31, 2013 and pro forma for the closing of the AREA Property Partners transaction that occurred on July 1, 2013. For more information, please visit ACRE's website at arescre.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein or on the webcast/conference call.



Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Carl Drake, 404-814-5204

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Illinois

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Jabil Announces Quarterly Dividend

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Jabil Announces Quarterly Dividend

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYS: JBL) announced that its Board of Directors has approved payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2013. The dividend of $0.08 per share is payable on September 3, 2013.

While the Company intends to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends, the declaration and payment of future dividends are discretionary and will be subject to determination by the Board of Directors each quarter following its review of the Company's financial performance.


About Jabil

Jabil is an electronic product solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing and aftermarket product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Offering complete product supply chain management from facilities in 30 countries, Jabil provides comprehensive, individualized-focused solutions to customers in a broad range of industries. Jabil common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, "JBL". Further information is available on Jabil'swebsite: jabil.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding the potential future issuance of dividends. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in operating results and generation of cash flow; changes in technology; competition; anticipated growth for us and our industry that may not occur; managing rapid growth; managing any rapid declines in customer demand that may occur; our ability to successfully consummate acquisitions; managing the integration of businesses we acquire; risks associated with international sales and operations; retaining key personnel; our dependence on a limited number of customers; business and competitive factors generally affecting the electronic manufacturing services industry, our customers and our business; other factors that we may not have currently identified or quantified; and other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012, subsequent Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K and our other securities filings. Jabil disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



Jabil Circuit, Inc.
Beth Walters, 727-803-3349, beth_walters@jabil.com
Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations

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OPEC Starting to Feel the Sting of U.S. Oil Production

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In the past several years, the U.S. has grown its oil production at the fastest rate since the 1960s, and the country was the fastest-growing oil producer in the world between 2011 and 2012. For a while, OPEC hasn't been sweating the threat of U.S. production. Only a couple months ago its leaders announced that it has no plans to change its production volumes despite the change in the global oil landscape. Well, that idea has been completely turned on its head: OPEC recently announced that it is considering a plan to cut its output ceiling by 500,000 barrels per day by the end of the year in order to keep oil prices at profitable levels for the oil cartel. 

In some ways this is a feel-good story for American energy production, but what does it actually mean for the energy space? For one thing, it is a sign that oil prices will probably remain high for a while longer, which should be a relief for companies with major exploration and development projects going on. Chevron recently said that it saw a drop in production in part due to lower oil prices, so a reduction in OPEC's output could be a good sign for Chevron and its peers as they try to bring their major projects to fruition. Tune into the video below where Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe looks deeper into why OPEC is reconsidering the surge in U.S. production, and highlights some of the companies that could benefit from this move. 

With so many players vying to get a piece of the American energy pie, finding the right plays among the crowd could help pad your investment nest egg. For this reason, the Motley Fool is offering a comprehensive look at three energy companies set to soar during this transformation in the energy industry. Let us help you discover these companies by checking out the special free report, "3 Stocks for the American Energy Bonanza." Simply click here to access your report -- it's absolutely free. 


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Brown & Brown Maintains Dividend

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Brown & Brown is ensuring that its dividends continue to flow. The company has declared a fresh quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, to be disbursed on August 14 to shareholders of record as of August 7. That amount matches each of the firm's three previous distributions, the most recent of which was paid in May. Prior to that, Brown & Brown handed out half a cent less, at $0.085.

The company is generally a reliable dividend payer. Since the beginning of 2006, its distribution has climbed steadily -- albeit modestly -- from $0.05 per share to the present level.

The just-declared dividend annualizes to $0.36 per share. That yields 1.1% at Brown & Brown's most recent closing stock price of $33.65.

The article Brown & Brown Maintains Dividend originally appeared on Fool.com.

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Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

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Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYS: DDE) invites you to participate in a conference call subsequent to the release of Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.'s earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. The conference call will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To listen to the conference call, you should dial 630-395-0205 five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time and request to be connected to the Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. conference call, conference ID is GAMING, leader is Denis McGlynn. If you wish to listen to a playback of the conference call, you may dial 203-369-1489 (passcode 3103) beginning one hour after the conference call. The playback will be available until August 2, 2013.


Owned by Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYS: DDE) , Dover Downs Hotel & Casino® is a premier gaming and entertainment resort destination in the Mid-Atlantic region. Gaming operations consist of approximately 2,500 slots and a full complement of table games including poker. The AAA-rated Four Diamond hotel is Delaware's largest with 500 luxurious rooms/suites and amenities including a full-service spa/salon, concert hall and 41,500 sq. ft. of multi-use event space. Live, world-class harness racing is featured November through April, and horse racing is simulcast year-round. Professional football parlay betting is accepted during the season. Additional property amenities include multiple restaurants from fine dining to casual fare, bars/lounges and retail shops. For more information, please visit www.doverdowns.com.



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Timothy R. Horne - Sr. Vice President-Finance
302-857-3292

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First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Portfolio Manager Call for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund

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First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Portfolio Manager Call for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announced today that First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (NYS: FMY) (the "Fund") intends to host a conference call with Brookfield Investment Management, Inc. ("Brookfield"), the Fund's investment sub-advisor, on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 4:15 P.M. Eastern Time. The purpose of the call is to hear Brookfield's portfolio management team provide an update for the Fund and the Market.

--       Dial-in Number: (866) 865-6631; International (706) 679-1727; and Passcode # 14952659. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference.
 
-- Telephone Replay: (800) 585-8367; International (404) 537-3406; and Passcode # 14952659. The replay will be available after the call until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on Sunday, September 1, 2013.
 

First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund's investment advisor, along with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held companies which provide a variety of investment services, including asset management and financial advisory services, with collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $70 billion as of June 30, 2013, through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.


Brookfield Investment Management Inc. ("Brookfield") serves as the Fund's Sub-Advisor. Brookfield is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $184 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2013. Brookfield Asset Management has over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. The company offers a range of public and private investment products and services, which leverage its expertise and experience and provide it with a competitive advantage in the markets where it operates. On behalf of its clients, Brookfield Asset Management is also an active investor in the public securities markets, where its experience extends over 30 years. Over this time, the company has successfully developed several investment operations and built expertise in the management of institutional portfolios, retail mutual funds, and structured product investments. Brookfield's public market activities are conducted by Brookfield Investment Management, a registered investment advisor. These activities complement Brookfield Asset Management's core competencies and include global listed real estate and infrastructure equities, corporate high yield investments, opportunistic credit strategies and a dedicated insurance asset management division. Headquartered in New York, NY, Brookfield Investment Management maintains offices and investment teams in Toronto, Chicago, Boston and London and has over $10 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2013.

If you have questions about the Fund that you would like answered on the call, please email your questions to cefquestions@ftadvisors.com and refer to FMY by Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. The Fund's daily closing price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling (800) 988-5891.

Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment return and market value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Principal Risk Factors: Investment in this Fund involves investment and market risk, management risk, credit risk, prepayment risk, reinvestment risk, interest rate risk, floating rate CMOs and inverse floating rate CMOs risk, bond market risk, economic sector risk, inflation risk, U.S. government securities risk, government agency risk, asset-backed securities risk, market discount risk, leverage risk, interest rate transactions risk, derivatives risk, market disruption risk, portfolio turnover risk, tax risk relating to investments in certain REMICs, and illiquid/restricted securities risk.

Subordinated Debt Risk: The Fund may invest a portion of its Managed Assets in subordinated classes of MBS, including debt obligations issued by private originators or issuers backed by residential mortgage loans and multi-class debt or pass-through or paythrough securities backed by a mortgage loan or pool of mortgage loans on commercial real estate. Such subordinated classes are subject to a greater degree of non-payment risk than are senior classes of the same issuer or agency.

Prepayment Risk: If borrowers prepay their mortgage loans at rates that are faster than expected, this results in prepayments that are faster than expected on MBS. These faster than expected prepayments may adversely affect the Fund's profitability, particularly if the Fund is forced to invest prepayments it receives in lower yielding securities. Moreover, the Fund may also acquire MBS that are less affected by prepayments. While the Fund will seek to minimize prepayment risk to the extent practical, the Fund must balance prepayment risk against other risks and the potential returns of each investment in selecting investments. No strategy can completely insulate the Fund from prepayment risk.

Interest Rate Risk: The Fund may also invest in MBS which are interest-only ("IO") securities and principal-only ("PO") securities. Generally speaking, when interest rates are falling and prepayment rates are increasing, the value of a PO security will rise and the value of an IO security will fall. Conversely, when interest rates are rising and prepayment rates are decreasing, generally the value of a PO security will fall and the value of an IO security will rise.

The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in the prospectus, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings.

The Fund's daily closing New York Stock Exchange price and net asset value per share as well as other information can be found at www.ftportfolios.com or by calling 1-800-988-5891.



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Jeff Margolin — (630) 915-6784

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Argo Group Schedules 2013 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

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Argo Group Schedules 2013 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NAS: AGII) announced today it will release the Company's 2013 second quarter financial results after the close of U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Company management will conduct an investor conference call starting at 11 a.m. EDT (Noon ADT) on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.

CONNECTING TO THE CONFERENCE CALL


A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed by visiting Argo Group's Investor Relations Website at http://www.argolimited.com/pages/investors/events-and-webcasts. Participants inside the U.S. and Canada can access the call by phone by dialing (877) 261-8990 (pass code: 35329504). Callers dialing from outside the U.S. and Canada can access the call by dialing (847) 619-6441 (pass code: 35329504).

A webcast replay will be available shortly after the conference call and can be accessed at http://www.argolimited.com/pages/investors/events-and-webcasts. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available through August 14, 2013, to callers from inside the U.S. and Canada by dialing (888) 843-7419 (pass code: 3532 9504#). Callers dialing from outside the U.S. and Canada can access the telephone replay by dialing (630) 652-3042 (pass code: 3532 9504#).

ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NAS: AGII) is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo Group offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of businesses in four primary segments: Excess & Surplus Lines, Commercial Specialty, International Specialty and Syndicate 1200. Argo Group's insurance subsidiaries are A. M. Best-rated 'A' (Excellent) (third highest rating out of 16 rating classifications) with a stable outlook, and Argo's U.S. insurance subsidiaries are Standard and Poor's-rated 'A-' (Strong) with a stable outlook. More information on Argo Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.argolimited.com.



Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
Susan Spivak-Bernstein, 212-607-8835
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

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Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

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Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYS: DVD) invites you to a conference call subsequent to the release of Dover Motorsports, Inc.'s earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. The conference call will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.


To listen to the conference call, you should dial 312-470-0144 five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time and request to be connected to the Dover Motorsports, Inc. conference call, conference ID is MOTORSPORTS, leader is Denis McGlynn. If you wish to listen to a playback of the conference call, you may dial 203-369-3765 (passcode 3103), beginning one hour after the conference call. The playback will be available until August 2, 2013.

Dover Motorsports, Inc. is a leading promoter of NASCAR sanctioned motorsports events whose subsidiaries own and operate Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware and own Nashville Superspeedway near Nashville, Tennessee. For further information, log on to www.dovermotorsports.com.



Dover Motorsports, Inc.
Timothy R. Horne - Sr. Vice President-Finance
302-857-3292

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JMP Group to Report First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on July 24, 2013

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JMP Group to Report First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on July 24, 2013

Company Management to Host Conference Call at 10:00 a.m. EDT

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that the company will report financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, before market open on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 10:00 a.m. EDT that morning.


The conference call will feature remarks by Joseph A. Jolson, JMP Group's chairman and chief executive officer, and Raymond S. Jackson, the company's chief financial officer. To participate, dial (888) 566-6060 (domestic) or (973) 200-3100 (international). The conference identification number is 21174056.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and will be accessible via a link in the investor relations section of JMP Group's website, at investor.jmpg.com/events.cfm. The Internet broadcast will be archived and will remain available on the company's website for future replay.

About JMP Group

JMP Group Inc. is a full-service investment banking and asset management firm that provides investment banking, sales and trading, and equity research services to corporate and institutional clients and alternative asset management products to institutional and high-net-worth investors. JMP Group operates through three subsidiaries: JMP Securities, Harvest Capital Strategies and JMP Credit Advisors. For more information, visit www.jmpg.com.



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Skyworks Announces New $250 Million Stock Repurchase Program

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Skyworks Announces New $250 Million Stock Repurchase Program

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NAS: SWKS) , an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the company's common stock from time to time prior to July 16, 2015 on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements. This newly authorized stock repurchase program replaces in its entirety the $200 million stock repurchase program which was approved by the Board of Directors on November 8, 2012, and had $35.6 million of repurchase authority remaining.

The timing and amount of any shares of the company's common stock that are repurchased will be determined by the company's management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Any repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with its stock plans and for other corporate purposes.


The company currently expects to fund the repurchase program using the company's working capital. As of June 28, 2013, the company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $400.3 million.

About Skyworks

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks supports automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, energy management, GPS, industrial, medical, military, wireless networking, smartphone and tablet applications. The Company's portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, circulators, demodulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, infrastructure RF subsystems, isolators, lighting and display solutions, mixers, modulators, optocouplers, optoisolators, phase shifters, PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs, power dividers/combiners, power management devices, receivers, switches and technical ceramics.

Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include information relating to the expectations of Skyworks with respect to the use of its stock repurchase program. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "believes," "plans," "may," "will," or "continue," and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those projected, and may affect our future operating results, financial position and cash flows.

These risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainty regarding global economic and financial market conditions; the susceptibility of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers', products to economic downturns; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; losses or curtailments of purchases or payments from key customers, or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test capacity, raw materials and supplier components; changes in laws, regulations and/or policies, including the possibility of expiring tax cuts combined with mandatory reductions in federal spending, in the United States that could adversely affect either (i) the economy and our customers' demand for our products or (ii) the financial markets and our ability to raise capital; our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a highly price competitive and rapidly changing technological environment; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; fluctuations in our manufacturing yields due to our complex and specialized manufacturing processes; delays or disruptions in production due to equipment maintenance, repairs and/or upgrades; our reliance on several key customers for a large percentage of our sales; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards, and to identify opportunities in new markets; uncertainties of litigation, including potential disputes over intellectual property infringement and rights, as well as payments related to the licensing and/or sale of such rights; our ability to rapidly develop new products and avoid product obsolescence; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; lengthy product development cycles that impact the timing of new product introductions; unfavorable changes in product mix; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; shorter than expected product life cycles; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; and our ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Note to Editors: Skyworks and Skyworks Solutions are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies.



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Gilead Sciences to Release Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results on Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Conference Call and Webcast to Follow

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NAS: GILD) announced today that its second quarter 2013 financial results will be released on Thursday, July 25, at 4:05 p.m. Eastern Time. At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Gilead's management will host a conference call to discuss the company's financial results for the second quarter and provide a general business update. The conference call will be accessible via the internet from the company's website.


To access the webcast link, log on to www.gilead.com. Please connect to the company's website at least 15 minutes prior to the conference call to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be required to listen to the webcast. Alternatively, please call 1-866-730-5771 (U.S.) or 1-857-350-1595 (international) and dial the participant passcode 26371472 to access the call. Telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the call through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, July 28, 2013. To access the replay, please call 1-888-286-8010 (U.S.) or 1-617-801-6888 (international) and dial the participant passcode 87549354. The webcast will be archived on www.gilead.com for one year.

About Gilead

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

For more information on Gilead Sciences, please visit www.gilead.com or call the Gilead Public Affairs Department at 1-800-GILEAD-5 (1-800-445-3235).



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Cypress Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment

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Cypress Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NAS: CY) today announced that it has paid the quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share approved by its Board of Directors payable to holders of record of the Company's common stock at the close of business on June 27, 2013.

The dividend will be paid from U.S. domestic sources other than the Company's retained earnings and will be treated as a return of capital for U.S. tax purposes for the 2013 fiscal year. Cypress's cash dividend policy and the payment of cash dividends under that policy are subject to the Board's continuing determination that the dividend policy and the declaration of dividends are in the best interests of Cypress's stockholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of Cypress applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends. The dividend policy may be changed or cancelled at the Company's discretion at any time.


About Cypress

Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense® touch sensing, TrueTouch® touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is a world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding its adoption of a cash dividend policy, any future payments made under that policy, any decision to cancel or change the cash dividend policy, the judgment as to the tax treatment of such dividends, each of which involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: the discretion of management and the board as to whether declaring a cash dividend is in the best interests of the Company, the business and economic conditions and growth trends in the semiconductor industry and in various geographic regions; our ability to manage financial risk; and other factors listed in Cypress's most recent reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The information above speaks only as of the date of this release.

IRS Circular 230 disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this communication, unless expressly stated otherwise, was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matter(s) addressed herein.

Cypress and the Cypress logo, PSoC, TrueTouch and CapSense are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners



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EVP Finance & Administration and CFO
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Director Corporate Communications

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Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC Announces Monthly Distribution

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Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC Announces Monthly Distribution

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (NAS: VNR) ("Vanguard") has declared a cash distribution attributable to the month of June 2013 of $0.2050 per unit ($2.46 on an annual basis) payable on August 14, 2013 to unitholders of record on August 1, 2013. New investors can earn an approximate 9.0% yield based on the July 17, 2013 closing price of $27.35 per unit.

About Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC


Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC is a publicly traded limited liability company focused on the acquisition and development of mature, long-lived oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The Company's assets consist primarily of producing and non-producing oil and natural gas reserves located in the Arkoma Basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma, the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the Piceance Basin in Colorado, South Texas, the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, the Wind River and Powder River Basins in Wyoming, and Mississippi. More information on Vanguard can be found at www.vnrllc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this news release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management's assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to factors listed in the "Risk Factors" section in our SEC filings and elsewhere in those filings. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This press release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100.0%) of Vanguard's distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, Vanguard's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.



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investorrelations@vnrllc.com

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hhgregg, Inc. Announces Annual Stockholder Meeting Conference Call-in Information and Conference Cal

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hhgregg, Inc. Announces Annual Stockholder Meeting Conference Call-in Information and Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter Operating Results

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- hhgregg, Inc. (NYS: HGG) today announced that it will conduct its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the Company's principal executive offices, 4151 E. 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46240. Interested parties who are unable to attend the event, can access the event over the phone by dialing (877) 304-8963 or by listening to the simultaneous webcast by logging on to the Company's investor relations page at www.hhgregg.com. Callers should reference the hhgregg, Inc. Annual Stockholder Meeting.

Additionally, the Company today announced that it will be conducting a conference call to discuss operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2013, on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Interested investors and other parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto hhgregg's website at www.hhgregg.com. The on-line replay will be available for a limited time immediately following the call. The call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 304-8963. Callers should reference the hhgregg earnings call.


About hhgregg

hhgregg is a specialty retailer of home appliances, televisions, computers, consumer electronics, home entertainment furniture, mattresses, fitness equipment and related services operating under the name hhgregg™. hhgregg currently operates 228 stores in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.



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Andy Giesler, Senior Vice President of Finance, 317-848-8710
investorrelations@hhgregg.com

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AcelRx to Float Stock Issue

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AcelRx is going to market for a fresh round of funding. The company announced it will float shares of its common stock in an underwritten public flotation. Additionally, the firm expects to grant the issue's underwriters a 30-day purchase option for up to an additional 15% of the total amount of the shares in the offering.

In a prospectus filed with the SEC, AcelRx revealed that it intends to use the proceeds of the issue for commercialization and regulatory approval efforts regarding Zalviso. This is a treatment the company says is "designed to solve the problems associated with post-operative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia."

It will also utilize the funds as working capital, and for "other corporate purposes."


Leucadia's Jefferies and Piper Jaffray are the joint-book running managers of the issue.

At the moment, AcelRx has 37.2 million shares outstanding, and its stock most recently closed at $11.92 per share.

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Intel's Focused on the Future

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With PC sales as terrible as they've been, it should come as no surprise that Intel's second-quarter earnings results failed to excite investors. For the quarter, the company reported revenue of $12.8 billion, which represented a decrease of 5.1% year over year. As far as net income is concerned, it declined by 29% year over year, thanks largely, in part, to the softening PC market. The icing on the cake was that the company lowered full-year revenue guidance, which it now expects will be flat on the year, as opposed to up a few percentage points. It's worth noting that the company expects its third-quarter gross profit margin will be 61%, which represents a 2% sequential increase from the second quarter.

Rounding out the results, Intel's PC client group experienced a 7.5% year-over-year decline in revenue, driven by volume declines in desktop and notebook processors ahead of the Intel Haswell refresh. Additionally, its data center group reported flat year-over-year revenue growth, thanks to relatively unchanged volumes and prices. After going through the conference call, I get the sense that Intel executives continue to place their emphasis on the company's future prospects, thanks to its technological advantage.

The market will decide
With a new CEO in place, Brain Krzanich drove home the importance during the conference call for Intel to create compelling products suitable for all computing segments, and letting the market decide where the future of computing goes. Investors should take this to mean that the company has placed a greater emphasis on Intel Atom-based products, which will become the company's key player in the high-growth ultra-mobile segment. In other words, compelling products like Intel Bay Trail are only just the beginning for the company's renewed Atom emphasis.


The investor fear with this approach is that Intel Atom products become so great, they will cannibalize its more expensive Core family of processors. But, like the late Steve Jobs, Krzanich also doesn't fear cannibalization. In his words, "At the end of the day, the market will go where the market goes and better to have a product like Bay Trail that we can play no matter where it goes rather than miss that market."

A key selling point
Since Intel's x86 architecture is compatible with both Google Android as well as Microsoft Windows, it gives device makers an opportunity to "buy in bulk" across product lines, and leverage a greater economy of scale. Additionally, having a single product and architecture that works with two operating systems invites the possibility of a more streamlined manufacturing process. When also taking into account the expected performance gains of Bay Trail against the ARM Holdings competition, these factors could allow Intel to make inroads in the mobile computing space, assuming Intel doesn't charge too much of a premium over the competition.

Extending the lead
By the end of the year, Intel will begin production of its next-generation 14-nanometer process technology, putting it well ahead of the Taiwan Semiconductor's timetable. With this technological advantage, Intel will be able to produce the lowest cost, most powerful, and most energy-efficient transistors on the planet. On paper, this certainly sounds promising, but in reality, it's unclear if technology alone will be able to drive meaningful results for shareholders, especially considering average selling prices are expected to decline. Unfortunately, investors are left to patiently wait and see if a technological advantage will translate into a brighter future.

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Last Week's Worst Performing Dow Components

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to amaze. After going on a run of record-breaking days back in the spring, than tanking and losing nearly 5%, the market has once again reversed course and is back to its old ways of setting record highs on a consistent basis. On Monday and Thursday, the Dow set new all-time closing highs, while also setting a new all-time intraday high on Thursday. For the week, the blue-chip index closed higher by 79 points, or 0.51%, and now sits at 15,543. The S&P 500 had a slightly better week, gaining 0.7%, but the Nasdaq lost ground over the past five trading sessions, as it ended the week down 0.34%.

Before we hit the Dow losers, let's look at this week's best performing component. Bank of America increased by 7.03% for the week after the company released strong earnings and got an upgraded price target from UBS. Nearly all of the banks that have reported results up to this point have impressed investors, and Bank of America certainly fell into that category. UBS believes Bank of America can continue to improve earnings if it remains diligent on cost controls. That's a great sign that the company can continue showing strong profits despite whatever pace the economy recovers at.

The big losers
Shares of Microsoft led all Dow losers this past week with an 11.97% drop, largely spurred by a poor earnings report. The company's release didn't paint a great picture of the Surface tablet, on which Microsoft took a $900 million charge-off. In addition, the company's most important product, Windows, showed weakness in Q2. That was perceived not just as a problem for Microsoft, but for the PC industry as a whole. 


And that's why Hewlett-Packard came in as the third worst Dow component of the week, with shares down slightly more than 4%. As signs continue to point toward a weak PC industry, and with shares of Hewlett-Packard up more than 76% year to date, investors began selling off the once-dominant PC company. And although Meg Whitman is attempting to move the company away from relying on PC sales, HP still needs the industry to remain strong in the interim, and Microsoft's weakness in that area didn't give investors the confidence they were looking for.

Finally, American Express was the second worst Dow stock of the week, as shares declined 5.45% after not one, but two firms downgraded the company after it beat second-quarter earnings estimates and posted revenue more or less in line with expectations. Both downgrades came as a result of a possible European Commission ruling that would limit debit and credit card transaction fees to 0.2%. One analyst has estimated that such a restriction would cost American Express around $4.5 billion in fees.

The other Dow losers this week:

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Watch Out: 3 Reasons Your Home Value May Plateau

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In this video, Motley Fool analyst Austin Smith talks with host Chris Hill about trends in the housing market and focuses on three reasons home values may plateau in the short term. Many homeowners are still too far underwater for moving to a new home to be a financial possibility, while private equity firms are buying a large number of homes at a premium, which is driving up home prices across the board. Meanwhile, interest rates are rising. With all those factors combined, demand to buy a home may take a serious hit. Austin tells investors how this could cause short-term stagnation in the value of your home, and which stocks are great picks for a housing market where people are staying put.

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5 Drugmakers With a Lot on the Line Next Week

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You may or may not have heard, but it's earnings season again. Contrary to popular belief, earnings season does actually take a break for a few weeks in between quarters; however, we're in the midst of a big ramp-up in earnings reports from some of America's largest companies.

Next week we can expect some of the largest companies in health care to report their earnings results. While all earnings reports are important, certain companies have a lot more on the line than others this earnings season. Consider the following five companies an absolute "must-watch" when they report their quarterly results next week.

Wednesday, July 24

Eli Lilly

Dubbed the most perilous pipeline by me earlier this year, Eli Lilly is expected to report a 4% increase in revenue to $5.8 billion and a 20% increase in EPS to $1 on Wednesday. Call me a bit skeptical, though, considering that Lilly's pipeline is in pretty poor shape. Both Cymbalta and Humalog will soon be exposed to generic competition, and they represent about 30% of Eli Lilly's total revenue. With no drugs outside of the soon-to-be off-patent Cymbalta and Cialis demonstrating double-digit sales growth in the first quarter, Lilly is going to need to pull a rabbit out of its hat to appease shareholders.


InterMune
InterMune shares may have exploded higher by 30% over the past week, but there's certain to be a lot of nail-biting on the part of shareholders as we head into earnings season. The reason has been the slow acceptance of the company's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug, Esbriet, based on its pricing in the EU. In previous quarters Esbriet sales have disappointed in a big way, but are expected to rise by 134% to nearly $13 million from last year, though losses are still anticipated to come in at $0.70 per share. Following its recent pop, Esbriet sales had better hit the mark, otherwise InterMune shareholders are probably going to be in for a long day.

Thursday, July 25

Gilead Sciences
Gilead shares have been on a tear over the past year, thanks to the promise of oral hepatitis-C drug sofosbuvir, which is currently under review by the FDA. However, the company will now need to meet the extremely high hopes of investors in the second-quarter if it has any chance of heading higher. Estimates for the quarter call for nearly 11% sales growth to $2.66 billion with flat year-over-year EPS of $0.50. Although the markets will be waiting for an update on sofosbuvir, don't discount the importance of Stribild sales which represents the cornerstone of HIV treatments. As an educated guess, with $92.1 million in Stribild sales in Q1, and $30 million in Q4, anything less than $150 million this quarter will be viewed as a disappointment in my books.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals
If there's one company that certainly has big shoes to fill this earnings season its orphan drug developer Alexion whose lone drug, Soliris, is anticipated to bring in about $1.5 billion in sales this year. For the quarter, Alexion is forecast to grow revenue by 33% to $365 million with EPS rising 45% to $0.68. Given that Alexion has topped Wall Street's EPS estimates by an average of 19% in each of the past four quarters, I'd certainly be expecting an earnings beat if I were a shareholder. My worry here is that with Roche demonstrating potential interest in Alexion, even a big boost in its bottom line may not be enough to sustain Alexion at 34 times forward earnings.

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BioMarin might as well be considered a long lost sibling of Alexion, since they are both focused on developing rare orphan drugs which have practically no competition and hefty annual price tags, often in six-figures. However, whereas Alexion is profitable, BioMarin has some "'splaining to do," as Desi Arnaz used to say. Estimates in the upcoming quarter call for sales growth of just 8% to $134 million with losses expected to widen to $0.29 per share. Naglazyme's 1% sales increase last quarter didn't impress at all, so it'll need Aldurazyme to really step up if it hopes to maintain its frothy valuation.

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Bizarre Protection Against Alzheimer's: Cancer

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A new study came out before the Alzheimer's Association conference in Boston, showing that patients with cancer had a dramatically lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Those treated with chemotherapy also fared better, leaving scientists to wonder what the connection is between chemo and protecting against the neurological disorder.

Obviously, no one is going to voluntarily develop cancer to prevent Alzheimer's, but if scientists can determine why receiving chemo reduces the risk, we could see new treatment ideas. 

In this video, health-care analyst David Williamson details this study's results and discusses two high-profile treatments in development by Eli Lilly and Merck .

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