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IAC/InterActiveCorp. Broke Out To A New High For The YearThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:28AMIAC/InterActiveCorp. (IACI) reported second quarter adjusted EPS of $0.24 Wednesday morning, which beat the consensus estimate of $0.20.

USANA Health Sciences Finished At A New High Following Q2 ReportThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:28AMUSANA Health Sciences (USNA) reported second quarter EPS of $0.69 after the bell Tuesday, up from $0.57 in the prior year period. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.62. The company now expects to report full year 2010 EPS of $2.73 to $2.80, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.60.

Recreating crime at Happy Rolph'sThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:27AMNight was falling Wednesday as a young man rolled a trash can up to the locked gate at Happy Rolph petting zoo, climbed atop the barrel and prepared to jump over the fence. No, Adam Smith wasn't breaking into the park.[...]

Weekly Digest Issue No. 526Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:27AMOnline ad spend on the rise | Mobile makers post underwhelming results | Microsoft eyeing new revenue stream? | Jailbreak ruling knocks Apple | Google buddies up to games developers

Federal Judge Blocks Key Sections of Arizona's Controversial Immigration LawThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:26AMFiled under: News Noel Vasquez, Getty Images The ongoing controversy surrounding certain sections of Arizona's SB1070 immigration law, which many bands and critics believe would lead to racial profiling, came to a head last night, Jul. 28, after a federal judge blocked their inclusion, the BBC's Newsbeat reports . Sections of the law, which if implemented would have seen police given the right ...

Molycorp Slashes Estimated IPO Price - Quick FactsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:26AMMolycorp, Inc., disclosed that it expects the initial public offering price of 28.13 million shares of common stock to be $14.00 per share. The company's common stock is approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MCP".

Multi-billionaire to launch global funds businessThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:26AMErnesto Bertarelli, one of the wealthiest men in the world, is set to plough "hundreds of millions" into building a global asset manager, according to a source familiar with the situation.

CVC eyes Abertis stake buy from ACSThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:25AMBuyout firm CVC Capital Partners has reappraised its plan for a leveraged buyout of Abertis Infraestructuras due to financing difficulties, and now is seeking to acquire about 20% of the highway operator from core shareholder Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday.

Jefferies sets sights on AsiaThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:25AMJefferies has appointed a new chief executive of equities in Asia, where it is set to start building a full-service equities team having successfully established a research and trading business in its home market and Europe.