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BrightScope Names the Top 10 Minneapolis Area-Based Companies With the Best 401k Plans SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - 07/27/10) - BrightScope ( www.brightscope.com ), the leading independent provider of retirement plan ratings, today announced the Top 10 Minneapolis area-based companies with the highest ranked 401k plans containing more than $100 million in assets. BrightScope obtains an increasing amount of its data directly from plan sponsors and record ... biz.yahoo.com
Samsung Electronics Profit Jumps 83% to 4.28 Trillion Won Samsung Electronics Co., Asias biggest maker of semiconductors, flat screens and mobile phones, said second-quarter profit jumped 83 percent, fueled by a recovery in demand for computer-memory chips. www.businessweek.com
GrainCorp Agrees to Buy AWB, Offers 1 Share Per 5.75 AWB Shares GrainCorp Ltd. has agreed to buy AWB Ltd. and will issue to AWB shareholders one GrainCorp share for every 5.75 AWB shares they own, subject to an AWB shareholder vote. www.businessweek.com
Google Says Users Can Access Its Website in China Normally Google Inc. said users can access its website in China normally after earlier reporting that some services, including search, were being blocked there. www.businessweek.com
Total Second-Quarter Adjusted Net Income 3 Billion Euros Total SA said second-quarter adjusted net income was 3 billion euros, beating analysts estimate of 2.65 billion euros. www.businessweek.com
Disney Announces Sale of Miramax to Filmyard for Over $600 Mln Walt Disney Co. reported the sale of Miramax Films to Filmyard Holdings LLC for over $660 million subject to certain adjustments. www.businessweek.com
Failed Millennium Bomb Plotter Violated Release Terms, U.S. Says An Algerian man convicted in a foiled millennium plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in late 1999 violated his supervised release and U.S. prosecutors want to use foreign intelligence evidence against him, according to court filings by the government today. www.businessweek.com
Cheung Kong Infrastructure, Hongkong Electric Bid on EDF Unit Billionaire Li Ka-shings Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. and Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. are bidding 5.8 billion pounds for Electricite de France SAs U.K. power networks unit, according to a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange today. www.businessweek.com
DBS Posts Surprise Net Loss in Second Quarter on Goodwill Charge DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asias biggest bank, reported a surprise net loss of S$300 million in the second-quarter because of a goodwill impairment charge of S$1.02 billion. Analysts had expected a profit of S$572.9 million, according to eight estimates compiled by Bloomberg. www.businessweek.com
Macquarie Group Says June Quarter Slightly Ahead Vs Year Ago Macquarie Group Ltd. said its June quarter earnings were slightly ahead of the same period a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing. www.businessweek.com
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