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WFMI is seeing a wide bid/ask gap so far in pre-market trading.

A USA Today report Monday says Whole Foods Markets (WFMI) will open in-store bars, serving craft beers and other products, in certain markets.

Metal Spinners Group will be joining Spincraft as a unit within SXI's Engineering Technologies Group and is expected to provide the company with access to new end-user and geographic markets, as well as high-efficiency metal fabri

Terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.

Standex International (SXI) says it has acquired privately held Metal Spinners Group, a U.K.-based metal fabrication supplier to the medical, general industrial and oil and gas markets in the U.S., U.K., and China.

For the full year, Iridium reported net income of $22.7 million versus $48.3 million in 2009.

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) reported Q4 and FY 2010 earnings posting a quarterly net income of $10.1 million compared to a loss of $5 million in the prior year quarter. Operational EBITDA (OEBITDA) came in at $42.3 m

The price of oil is trading up over $106 in Asian markets today, after closing at $104.42 per barrel on Friday. Oil is up 26% since February 15th.

Fighting in Libya between pro-Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi rebels escalated over the weekend.

U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 33 cents over the last two weeks, according to the latest Lundberg survey. That is the second biggest price jump in the history of the gasoline market, with the biggest occurring between August a

Oil prices were up again Wednesday, gaining 3.7% and trading at $98.94, as turmoil in Libya is on the verge of becoming a full-blown civil war. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Wednesday that the eastern Libyan region

Shares are up 0.47% or $0.23 to $49.42.

The Board of Directors of Barrick Gold (ABX) today announced that it has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on March 15, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 28, 2011.

The company lowered its full-year forecast and said it now sees EPS of $2.82-$2.98, vs. a prior forecast of $2.87-$3.03. Analysts are expecting EPS of $2.71.

Dolby also said it sees full-year sales of $930-$970 million, vs.

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) reported fiscal Q1 EPS of 76 cents, topping consensus estimate of 62 cents. Revenue rose to $242.7 million, also above the Street target of $234.7 million.

Sandeep Vij, MIPS Technologies chief executive officer said, "Both our royalty revenue and earnings exceeded our expectations during the quarter. Our financial performance in the second quarter demonstrates our continued momentum

MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ:MIPS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.14, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.12 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 44% year-over-year to $21.9 million, missing consensus estimates of $22.1 million.

The company expects 2011 EPS of $3.65 to $3.73, vs. consensus estimates $3.70 per share.

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Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported Q4 EPS of $0.93, ahead of consensus estimates of $0.91 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 8.6% to $2.0 billion, ahead of consensus estimates of $1.95 billion.

The company said it sees fiscal 2011 EPS of $1.74-$1.90, vs. estimates of $1.84.

Shares of Woodward Governor (NASDAQ:WGOV) are under pressure this evening after the company posted fiscal Q1 results that fell short of analyst expectations. The company reported EPS of 35 cents, ex-items, vs. Street expectations