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A new rule has taken effect to protect air travelers from being held too long on the runway without food, water or toilet access. ...

1 EUR buys 1.3315 US dollar (USD) - The reference exchange rates are published both by electronic market information providers and on the ECB’s website shortly after the concertation procedure has been completed. Reference rates are published according to the same calendar as the TARGET system. ...

Treasury bonds inched up Thursday, after investors showed a healthy appetite for U.S. bonds in the government’s last of several auctions totaling $129 billion this week. ...

Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR) 23% HIGHER; reports Q1 EPS of $0.21, versus the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter was $350.1 million, which compares to the estimate of $327.54 million. Sees Q2 EPS of $0.30-$0.34, versus the consensus of $0.40. The company also signed agreements for RedBox to be installed at naval bases in the US and a...

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow’s trading session: Before The Market Opens Economics: 8:30am EDT GDP: Adv. - Street sees 3.3% Chain Deflator: Adv. - Street sees 1.0% Employment Cost Index - Street sees 0.5% Earnings: Acorda Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ACOR) - consensus loss $0.56 Allergan, Inc. (NY...

ATS Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSI) 53.7% HIGHER; Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and ATS Medical announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Medtronic will acquire ATS Medical by paying $4.00 per share in cash for each share of ATS Medical stock. The total value of the transaction is expected to be approximately $370 milli...

Gainers United States Oil (NYSE: USO) up 2.38% to $40.92. Oil up on positive economic outlook as initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 11k to 448k for last week. SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) up 1.23% to $120.85. Up on an overall positive day in economics and upgrades. Earnings for the season have been solid for the first quarter. ...

UPGRADES Morgan Joseph upgrades Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) from Sell to Hold. Click Here for more color. Citi upgrades Akamai Technologies Inc (Nasdaq: AKAM) from Hold to Buy, with a price target increased from $32 to $44. Click Here for more color. First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) gets an upgrade from several firms following yesterday’s Q110 earn...

ATS Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSI) 52.7% HIGHER; Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) and ATS Medical announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Medtronic will acquire ATS Medical by paying $4.00 per share in cash for each share of ATS Medical stock. The total value of the transaction is expected to be approximately $370 milli...