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Symbol |
Market Value (millions) |
Stock Quote |
| 3M Company |
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$54,257.9 |
Stock Quote for MMM |
| | | 3M Company, formerly known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, was
incorporated in 1929 under the laws of the State of Delaware to continue
operations begun in 1902. The Company’s ticker symbol is MMM. As used herein,
the term “3M” or “Company” includes 3M Company and its subsidiaries unless the
context indicates otherwise. In addition, for any references to Note 1 through
Note 18, refer to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of
this document.
Available Information
The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information
statements, and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that
file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that the
Company files with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. ... More ... |
|
| 3PAR Inc |
|
$621.7 |
Stock Quote for PAR |
| | | We are the leading global provider of utility storage solutions for mid-sized to
large enterprises, financial services firms, cloud computing service providers,
consumer-oriented Internet/Web 2.0 companies, and government entities. Utility
storage is a category of data storage systems built for utility computing and
the virtual datacenter and is a segment of the larger global market for Fibre
Channel and iSCSI open storage area networks where we compete with larger and
more established companies. Utility computing is an emerging information
technology, or IT, architecture that allows organizations to create
cost-effective virtualized IT infrastructures for flexible workload
consolidation by using server virtualization technologies, utility storage
systems, and blade servers, which are high-density, self-contained computer
servers designed to optimize and minimize physical space. ... More ... |
|
| 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. |
|
$20.7 |
Stock Quote for KDE |
| | | (a) General Development and Narrative Description of Business — 4Kids
Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”), together with the subsidiaries through
which the Company’s businesses are conducted, is a diversified entertainment
and media company specializing in the youth oriented market with operations
in the following business segments: Licensing, Advertising Media and
Broadcast, Television and Film Production/Distribution. The Company was
organized as a New York Corporation in 1970.
Licensing — The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, 4Kids Entertainment
Licensing, Inc. (“4Kids Licensing”) and 4Kids Entertainment International,
Ltd. (“4Kids International”), are engaged in the business of licensing the
commercial rights to popular children’s television and film properties,
personalities and product concepts. ... More ... |
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| 99 Cents Only Stores |
|
$865.1 |
Stock Quote for NDN |
| | | 99¢ Only Stores (the “Company”) is an extreme value retailer of consumable
general merchandise with an emphasis on name-brand products. The Company’s
stores offer a wide assortment of regularly available consumer goods as well as
a broad variety of closeout merchandise. As of March 31, 2007, the Company
operated 251 retail stores with 177 in California, 41 in Texas, 22 in Arizona,
and 11 in Nevada. These stores averaged approximately 22,000 gross square feet.
In fiscal 2007, the Company’s stores open for the full year generated average
net sales per estimated saleable square foot of $254, which the Company believes
is among the highest in the extreme value retail industry, and average net sales
per store of $4.4 million, which the Company believes is the highest among all
dollar store chains. The Company entered the Texas market in June 2003. In
fiscal 2007, 196 non-Texas stores open for the full year averaged net sales of
$4. ... More ... |
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| A.H. Belo Corporation |
|
$79.3 |
Stock Quote for AHC |
| | | A. H. Belo Corporation was incorporated under Delaware law on October 1,
2007, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belo. Corp. (“Belo”), to serve as a
holding company in anticipation of the pro-rata distribution to Belo
shareholders of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of A. H. Belo’s common
stock. For purposes of this Annual Report, references to the “Company,” “we,”
“us,” “our” and “A. H. Belo” mean A. H. Belo Corporation collectively with all
of our subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.
On the Distribution Date (the “Distribution Date”), Belo contributed to A.
H. Belo all of Belo’s subsidiaries engaged in Belo’s newspaper business and
related assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities transferred to A. H.
Belo were recorded at historical cost as a reorganization of entities under
common control in the first quarter of 2008. ... More ... |
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| AAR Corp. |
|
$749.0 |
Stock Quote for AIR |
| | | AAR CORP. and its subsidiaries are referred to herein collectively as “AAR,”
“Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” unless the context indicates otherwise. AAR was
founded in 1951, organized in 1955 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1966. We
are a diversified provider of products and services to the worldwide aviation
and defense industries. We conduct our business activities primarily through six
principal operating subsidiaries: AAR Parts Trading, Inc., AAR Aircraft & Engine
Sales & Leasing, Inc., AAR Services, Inc., AAR Aircraft Services, Inc., AAR
Manufacturing, Inc., and AAR International, Inc. Our international business
activities are conducted primarily through AAR International, Inc.
We report our activities in four business segments: (i) Aviation Supply Chain,
comprised primarily of business activities conducted through AAR Parts
Trading, Inc., AAR Services, Inc., AAR Allen Services, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of AAR Parts Trading, Inc. and AAR Services, Inc. ... More ... |
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| Aaron's, Inc. |
|
$1,209.4 |
Stock Quote for AAN |
| | | Aaron Rents, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics,
computers, residential and office furniture, household appliances and
accessories. We engage in the lease ownership, rental and retail sale of a wide
variety of products such as widescreen, LCD televisions, computers, living room,
dining room and bedroom furniture, washers, dryers and refrigerators. We carry
well-known brands such as JVC®, Mitsubishi®, Philips®, RCA®, Sony®, Dell®,
Hewlett-Packard®, Simmons®, Frigidaire®, General Electric® and Maytag®. Our
major operating divisions are the Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership division, the
Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division, and the MacTavish Furniture Industries
division, which supplies the majority of the upholstered furniture and bedding
leased and sold in our stores. ... More ... |
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| Aaron's, Inc. |
|
$160.5 |
Stock Quote for AAN/A |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| ABB Ltd |
|
$4,999.7 |
Stock Quote for ABB |
| | | We are a global provider of power and automation technologies that enable
utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impact. We serve electric, gas and water utilities, as well as
industrial and commercial customers, with a broad range of products, systems and
services for power transmission, distribution and power plant automation. We
also deliver automation systems for measurement, control, motion, protection and
plant optimization across a full range of industries. We apply our expertise to
develop creative ways of integrating our products and systems with our
customers' business processes to enhance their productivity and efficiency.
History of the ABB Group
The ABB Group was formed in 1988 through a merger between Asea AB and BBC
Brown Boveri AG. ... More ... |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
|
$82,967.0 |
Stock Quote for ABT |
| | | Abbott Laboratories is an Illinois corporation, incorporated in 1900.
Abbott's* principal business is the discovery, development, manufacture, and
sale of a broad and diversified line of health care products.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO INDUSTRY SEGMENTS, GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, AND
CLASSES OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS
Incorporated herein by reference is Note 6 entitled "Segment and Geographic
Area Information" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
under Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" and the sales
information related to Humira® included in "Financial Review."
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Abbott has four reportable revenue segments: Pharmaceutical Products,
Nutritional Products, Diagnostic Products, and Vascular Products. Abbott also
has a 50 percent owned joint venture, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. ... More ... |
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| Abercrombie & Fitch Company |
|
$3,494.5 |
Stock Quote for ANF |
| | | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (“A&F”), a company incorporated in Delaware in 1996,
through its subsidiaries (collectively, A&F and its subsidiaries are referred to
as “Abercrombie & Fitch” or the “Company”), is a specialty retailer that
operates stores and websites selling casual sportswear apparel, including knit
and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts,
sweaters, outerwear, personal care products and accessories for men, women and
kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. In
addition, the Company operates stores under the Gilly Hicks brand offering bras,
underwear, personal care products, sleepwear and at-home products for women. As
of February 2, 2008, the Company operated 1,035 stores in the United States,
Canada and the United Kingdom. ... More ... |
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| ABM Industries Incorporated |
|
$969.7 |
Stock Quote for ABM |
| | | ABM Industries Incorporated (“ABM”) is a leading facility services contractor in
the United States. With 2007 revenues in excess of $2.8 billion, ABM and its
subsidiaries (the “Company” or “we”) provide janitorial, parking, security,
engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial, industrial,
institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities throughout the United
States and in British Columbia, Canada. ABM was reincorporated in Delaware on
March 19, 1985, as the successor to a business founded in California in 1909.
On November 14, 2007, ABM acquired OneSource Services, Inc. (“OneSource”), a
company formed under the laws of Belize with US operations headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia. The consideration was $365.0 million, which was paid by a
combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s line of credit. ... More ... |
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| Abovenet Inc |
|
$1,295.9 |
Stock Quote for ABVT |
| | | AboveNet, Inc. (which together with its subsidiaries is sometimes hereinafter
referred to as the “Company,” “AboveNet,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “our company”)
provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions primarily to large corporate
enterprise clients and communication carriers, including Fortune 1000 and FTSE
500 companies, in the United States (“U.S.”) and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”).
Our communications infrastructure and global Internet protocol (IP) network are
used by a broad range of companies such as commercial banks, brokerage houses,
insurance companies, investment banks, media companies, social networking
companies, web-centric companies, law firms and medical and health care
institutions. Our customers rely on our high speed, private optical network for
electronic commerce and other mission-critical services, such as business
Internet applications, regulatory compliance, disaster recovery and business
continuity. ... More ... |
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| Acadia Realty Trust |
|
$655.0 |
Stock Quote for AKR |
| | | Acadia Realty Trust (the “Trust”) was formed on March 4, 1993 as a Maryland real
estate investment trust (“REIT”). All references to “Acadia,” “we,” “us,” ”our,”
and “Company” refer to Acadia Realty Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries. We
are a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered equity REIT focused
primarily on the ownership, acquisition, redevelopment and management of retail
properties, including neighborhood and community shopping centers and mixed-use
properties with retail components. We currently operate 76 properties, which we
own or have an ownership interest in. These assets are located primarily in the
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern regions of the United States, which, in
total, comprise approximately eight million square feet. ... More ... |
|
| Accenture plc. |
|
$25,006.5 |
Stock Quote for ACN |
| | | We are one of the world’s leading management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing organizations, with approximately 177,000 employees; offices and
operations in more than 200 cities in 52 countries; and revenues before
reimbursements (“net revenues”) of $21.58 billion for fiscal 2009.
Our “high performance business” strategy builds on our expertise in consulting,
technology and outsourcing to help clients perform at higher levels so they can
create sustainable value for their
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| Acco Brands Corporation |
|
$333.4 |
Stock Quote for ABD |
| | | ACCO Brands Corporation ("ACCO Brands" or the "Company"), formerly doing
business under the name ACCO World Corporation ("ACCO World"), supplies branded
office products to the office products resale industry. On August 16, 2005,
Fortune Brands, Inc. ("Fortune Brands" or the "Parent"), then the majority
stockholder of ACCO World, completed its spin-off of the Company by means of the
pro rata distribution (the "Distribution") of all outstanding shares of ACCO
Brands held by Fortune Brands to its stockholders. In the Distribution, each
Fortune Brands stockholder received one share of ACCO Brands common stock for
every 4.255 shares of Fortune Brands common stock held of record as of the close
of business on August 9, 2005. Following the Distribution, ACCO Brands became an
independent, separately traded, publicly-held company. ... More ... |
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| Ace Limited |
|
$16,730.1 |
Stock Quote for ACE |
| | | ACE Limited (ACE) is a Bermuda-based holding company incorporated with limited
liability under the Cayman Islands Companies Law. ACE and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the ACE Group of Companies, the Company,
we, us, or our) are a global property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
organization. We provide a diversified range of products and services to
commercial and individual customers in more than 140 countries and
jurisdictions.
We have grown our business through increased premium volume, expansion of
product offerings and geographic reach, and acquisition of other companies. On
December 14, 2007, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with Aon
Corporation, pursuant to which we have agreed to purchase all the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Combined Insurance Company of America (Combined) and
fourteen Combined subsidiaries. The all cash purchase price is $2.4 billion,
subject to certain post-closing adjustments. ... More ... |
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| Acorn International, Inc. |
|
$54.0 |
Stock Quote for ATV |
| | | We commenced operations in 1998 through Beijing Acorn Trade Co., Ltd., or
Beijing Acorn, and in 2000, two other operating companies, Shanghai Acorn
Network Co., Ltd., or Shanghai Acorn, and Shanghai Acorn Trade and Development
Co., Ltd., or Shanghai Trade, were established and commenced business
operations. Prior to January 1, 2005, our business was operated through Beijing
Acorn, Shanghai Acorn and Shanghai Trade, including their subsidiaries. To
enable us to raise equity capital from investors outside of China, we
established a holding company structure by incorporating China DRTV Inc., or
China DRTV, in the British Virgin Islands on March 4, 2004. Commencing on
January 1, 2005, our business was conducted through China DRTV and its
subsidiaries and affiliated entities. ... More ... |
|
| Actuant Corporation |
|
$1,112.4 |
Stock Quote for ATU |
| | | Actuant Corporation, headquartered in Butler, Wisconsin, is a Wisconsin
corporation incorporated in 1910. The Company is a manufacturer of a broad range
of industrial products and systems. In fiscal 2000, the Company went through a
spin off and spun off its electronics division. The Company is organized into
four operating and reportable segments as follows: Industrial, Electrical,
Actuation Systems and Engineered Products.
The Industrial segment is primarily involved in the design, manufacture, and
distribution of branded hydraulic tools to the industrial, oil & gas, power
generation, construction, and production automation markets. The Industrial
segment also provides manpower services and tool rental to the global joint
integrity market. The Electrical segment is primarily involved in the design,
manufacture, and distribution of electrical tools and supplies to the retail,
electrical wholesale, original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”), and marine
markets. ... More ... |
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| Acuity Brands Inc |
|
$1,380.8 |
Stock Quote for AYI |
| | | Acuity Brands, Inc. (“Acuity Brands” or the “Company”) is a holding company that
owns and manages two businesses that serve distinctive markets—lighting
equipment and specialty products. The Company was incorporated in 2001 under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The lighting equipment segment designs, produces,
and distributes a broad array of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures for
commercial and institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential
applications for various markets throughout North America and select
international markets. The specialty products segment is a producer, marketer,
and service provider of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for
commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets primarily
throughout North America and Europe. Of the Company’s fiscal 2007 net sales of
approximately $2. ... More ... |
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| Adams Express Company (The) |
|
$847.2 |
Stock Quote for ADX |
| | | No business description found. |
|
| Administaff, Inc. |
|
$582.5 |
Stock Quote for ASF |
| | | Administaff is a professional employer organization (“PEO”) that provides a
comprehensive Personnel Management SystemSM encompassing a broad range of
services, including benefits and payroll administration, health and workers’
compensation insurance programs, personnel records management, employer
liability management, employee recruiting and selection, employee performance
management and employee training and development services to small and
medium-sized businesses in strategically selected markets. We were organized as
a corporation in 1986 and have provided PEO services since inception. We also
perform recordkeeping services for defined contribution plans and offer an
online portal for human resource products, services and information, as well as
small business software applications.
Our principal executive offices are located at 19001 Crescent Springs
Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77339. ... More ... |
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| Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones-Provida, S.A. |
|
$234.6 |
Stock Quote for PVD |
| | | Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Provida S.A. is a corporation formed under
the laws of Chile. Its deed of incorporation was executed on March 3, 1981 and
was registered in the Registry of Commerce in Santiago of Chile, on April 6,
1981, under number 6,060 subsection 3,268. Provida’s by-laws specify that the
Company shall have duration of one hundred years, beginning on the date on which
its existence was authorized. Provida’s registered office is located at 100
Pedro de Valdivia Avenue, 16th floor, Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Provida’s
telephone number at that location is (56-2) 351-1200 and its website is
www.bbvaprovida.cl.
Provida is one of the oldest private pension fund administrators operating in
Chile, occupying a leading position in the Chilean private pension industry
since its inception. ... More ... |
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| Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. |
|
$384.5 |
Stock Quote for AEA |
| | | We are the largest provider of payday cash advance services in the United
States, as measured by the number of centers operated. As of December 31, 2006,
we operated 2,853 centers in 36 states. We do not franchise any of our centers.
Payday cash advances are small-denomination, short-term, unsecured advances that
are typically due on the customer’s next payday. We focus primarily on providing
payday advance services to middle-income working individuals and do not provide
pawn lending, title lending or similar services. During 2006, we began offering
customers in Pennsylvania the Advance America Choice-Line of Credit product. We
previously marketed, processed and serviced installment loans made by lending
banks under our former agency business model, and during 2006 we began offering
installment loans directly to customers in Illinois. In the fall of 2006, we
introduced a prepaid debit card as an additional product in our centers. ... More ... |
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| Advance Auto Parts Inc |
|
$3,793.1 |
Stock Quote for AAP |
| | | Unless the context otherwise requires, “Advance,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar
terms refer to Advance Auto Parts, Inc., its predecessor, its subsidiaries and
their respective operations. Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks ending
on the Saturday closest to December 31 of each year. Fiscal 2003 included 53
weeks of operations. All other fiscal years presented included 52 weeks of
operations.
Overview
We primarily operate within the United States automotive aftermarket industry,
which includes replacement parts (excluding tires), accessories, maintenance
items, batteries and automotive chemicals for cars and light trucks (pickup
trucks, vans, minivans and sport utility vehicles). We currently are the second
largest specialty retailer of automotive parts, accessories and maintenance
items to "do-it-yourself," or DIY, and “do-it-for-me,” or DIFM, customers in the
United States, based on store count and sales. ... More ... |
|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
|
$4,658.6 |
Stock Quote for AMD |
| | | The statements in this report include forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and
involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations. These forward-looking statements should not
be relied upon as predictions of future events as we cannot assure you that the
events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or will
occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking
terminology including “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,”
“intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or the negative
of these words and phrases or other variations of these words and phrases or
comparable terminology. ... More ... |
|
| Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. |
|
$206.7 |
Stock Quote for ASX |
| | | Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. was incorporated on March 23, 1984 as a
company limited by shares under the ROC Company Law, with facilities in the
Nantze Export Processing Zone located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. We were listed on
the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1989. In 1990, we acquired ASE Test Taiwan, which
provides our customers with testing services. In 1991, we established ASE Test
Malaysia, which provides our customers with testing and packaging services. In
1997, we established ASE Material to design and produce interconnect
materials. Our principal executive offices are located at 26 Chin Third Road,
Nantze Export Processing Zone, Nantze, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC and our telephone
number at the above address is (886) 7361-7131. ... More ... |
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| Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd |
|
$811.2 |
Stock Quote for AAV |
| | | No business description found. |
|
| Advantest Corporation (Kabushiki Kaisha Advantest) ADS |
|
$36.5 |
Stock Quote for ATE |
| | | Advantest commenced operations in July 1954, and was incorporated in December
1954 under the name Takeda Riken Industry Co., Ltd. as a limited liability,
joint-stock company in Japan under the Commercial Code of Japan. At the time of
incorporation, Takeda Riken’s primary business was the design, manufacture and
sale of measuring instruments for Japanese electronics manufacturers. Takeda
Riken started focusing on semiconductor test equipment for the semiconductor
industry in 1968 and was the first to domestically produce semiconductor test
equipment in 1972. In 1971, Takeda Riken entered into its first distribution
agreement with a foreign distributor and, in 1973, established its first
representative office in the U.S. to gather information on technology and
distribution and to establish dealer relationships. These two milestones
launched the company’s long-term goal of becoming a global manufacturer of
testing and measuring products. ... More ... |
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| Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund |
|
$244.7 |
Stock Quote for AGC |
| | | No business description found. |
|
| Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund |
|
$348.3 |
Stock Quote for AVK |
| | | Description Not Available |
|
| Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund |
|
$145.8 |
Stock Quote for LCM |
| | | Description Not Available |
|
| Aecom Technology Corporation |
|
$2,987.5 |
Stock Quote for ACM |
| | | In this report, we use the terms "AECOM," "the Company," "we," "us" and
"our" to refer to AECOM Technology Corporation and its consolidated
subsidiaries. Unless otherwise noted, references to years are for fiscal years.
Our fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Friday closest to
September 30. For clarity of presentation, we present all periods as if the year
ended on September 30. We refer to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 as
"fiscal 2006" and the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, as "fiscal 2007."
Overview
We are a leading provider of professional technical and management support
services to government and commercial clients around the world. ... More ... |
|
| Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. |
|
$1,151.6 |
Stock Quote for ANW |
| | | Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. is a Marshall Islands holding company
incorporated on June 6, 2005 under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations
Act, or the BCA. On September 29, 2005, Leveret International Inc., our then
sole shareholder, contributed direct and indirect ownership of companies that
conduct our business operations. Prior to our initial public offering we had
28,035,000 shares of our common stock outstanding. On December 13, 2006, we
consummated our initial public offering of additional 14,375,000 shares of
common stock, which we refer to as the initial public offering.
We maintain our principal marketing and operating offices at 42 Hatzikyriakou
Avenue, Piraeus 185 38 Athens, Greece. Our telephone number at that address is
011 30 (210) 458-6200. We also have an executive office to oversee our financial
and other reporting functions in New York City at 299 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10171. ... More ... |
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| Aegon NV |
|
N/A |
Stock Quote for AEB |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
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| Aegon NV |
|
$348.4 |
Stock Quote for AED |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
|
| Aegon NV |
|
$768.8 |
Stock Quote for AEF |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
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| Aegon NV |
|
$1,425.8 |
Stock Quote for AEG |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
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| Aegon NV |
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$646.4 |
Stock Quote for AEH |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
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| Aegon NV |
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$366.0 |
Stock Quote for AEV |
| | | AEGON N.V., domiciled in the Netherlands, is a limited liability stock company
organized under Dutch law.
AEGON N.V. was formed in 1983 through the merger of AGO and Ennia, both of which
were successors to insurance companies founded in the 1800’s.
AEGON N.V., through its member companies that are collectively referred to as
AEGON or the AEGON Group, is one of the world’s largest listed life insurance
and pension companies as ranked by market capitalization and assets on
December 31, 2007 (source: Bloomberg). AEGON is headquartered in the Netherlands
and employs, through its subsidiaries, about 30,000 people worldwide. AEGON’s
common shares are listed on stock exchanges in Amsterdam (Euronext), New York
(NYSE), London and Tokyo.
AEGON’s businesses focus on life insurance, pensions, savings, and investment
products. The AEGON Group is also active in accident, supplemental health,
general insurance, and some limited banking activities. AEGON N.V. is a holding
company. ... More ... |
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| Aercap Holdings N.V. |
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$710.9 |
Stock Quote for AER |
| | | We are an integrated global aviation company with a leading market position
in aircraft and engine leasing, trading and parts sales. We possess extensive
aviation expertise that permits us to extract value from every stage of an
aircraft's lifecycle across a broad range of aircraft and engine types. It is
our strategy to acquire aviation assets at attractive prices, lease the assets
to suitable lessees, and manage the funding and other lease related costs
efficiently. We also provide aircraft management services and perform aircraft
and engine MRO services and aircraft disassemblies through our certified repair
stations. We believe that by applying our expertise through an integrated
business model, we will be able to identify and execute on a broad range of
market opportunities that we expect will generate attractive returns for our
shareholders. ... More ... |
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| Aeropostale Inc |
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$2,152.9 |
Stock Quote for ARO |
| | | Aéropostale, Inc., a Delaware corporation, originally incorporated as
MSS-Delaware, Inc. on September 1, 1995 and later changed to Aéropostale, Inc.
on February 1, 2000, is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and
accessories. We design, market and sell our own brand of merchandise principally
targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and young men. Jimmy’Z Surf Co., Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Aéropostale, Inc., is a California lifestyle-oriented
brand targeting trend-aware young women and men aged 18 to 25. We also sell
Aéropostale merchandise through our e-commerce website, www.aeropostale.com. As
of February 2, 2008, we operated 828 stores, consisting of 802 Aéropostale
stores in 47 states, 12 Aéropostale stores in Canada, and 14 Jimmy’Z stores in
11 states.
Our Aéropostale concept provides the customer with a focused selection of
high-quality, active-oriented, fashion and fashion basic merchandise at
compelling values. ... More ... |
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| Aes Trust |
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$8,444.9 |
Stock Quote for AES |
| | | We are a global power company. We own a portfolio of electricity generation
and distribution businesses on five continents and in 28 countries, with
generation capacity totaling approximately 43,000 Megawatts ("MW") and
distribution networks serving over 11 million people as of December 31, 2007.
Our global workforce of 28,000 people provides electricity to people in diverse
markets ranging from urban centers in the United States to remote villages in
India. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1981 and for more than two decades we
have been committed to providing safe and reliable energy.
We operate two primary types of businesses. The first is our Generation
business, where we own and/or operate power plants to generate and sell power to
wholesale customers such as utilities and other intermediaries. ... More ... |
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| Aes Trust |
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$405.5 |
Stock Quote for AES^C |
| | | We are a global power company. We own a portfolio of electricity generation
and distribution businesses on five continents and in 28 countries, with
generation capacity totaling approximately 43,000 Megawatts ("MW") and
distribution networks serving over 11 million people as of December 31, 2007.
Our global workforce of 28,000 people provides electricity to people in diverse
markets ranging from urban centers in the United States to remote villages in
India. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1981 and for more than two decades we
have been committed to providing safe and reliable energy.
We operate two primary types of businesses. The first is our Generation
business, where we own and/or operate power plants to generate and sell power to
wholesale customers such as utilities and other intermediaries. ... More ... |
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| Aetna Inc. |
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$12,311.4 |
Stock Quote for AET |
| | | We are one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies,
serving approximately 36.7 million people with information and resources to help
them make better informed decisions about their health care. We offer a broad
range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related
services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care management
services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, governmental
units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates.
We are dedicated to helping people achieve health and financial security by
providing easy access to safe, cost-effective, quality health care and
protecting their finances against health-related risks. ... More ... |
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| Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. |
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$5,037.2 |
Stock Quote for ACS |
| | | We are a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company with approximately 60,000 employees
providing business process outsourcing and information technology services to
commercial and government clients. We were incorporated in Delaware on June 8,
1988 and our corporate headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. Our clients
have time-critical, transaction-intensive business and information processing
needs, and we typically service these needs through long-term contracts.
Our services enable businesses and government agencies to focus on core
operations, respond to rapidly changing technologies and reduce expenses
associated with business processes and information processing. Our business
strategy is to expand our client base and enhance our service offerings through
both marketing and acquisitions. Our marketing efforts focus on developing
long-term relationships with clients that choose to outsource mission critical
business processes and information technology requirements. ... More ... |
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| Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. |
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$2,818.0 |
Stock Quote for AMG |
| | | We are an asset management company with equity investments in a diverse
group of boutique investment management firms (our "Affiliates"). We pursue a
growth strategy designed to generate shareholder value through the internal
growth of our existing business, additional investments in investment management
firms and strategic transactions and relationships structured to enhance our
Affiliates' businesses and growth prospects.
In our investments in each of our Affiliates, we hold a substantial equity
interest. The remaining equity interests are retained by the management of the
Affiliate and enable Affiliate managers to continue to participate in their
firm's success. Our investment approach provides a degree of liquidity and
diversification to principal owners of boutique investment management firms, and
also addresses the succession and ownership transition issues facing many
founders and principal owners. ... More ... |
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| Aflac Incorporated |
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$20,634.3 |
Stock Quote for AFL |
| | | We prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP). This report includes certain forward-looking
information that is based on current expectations and is subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties. For details on forward-looking information, see
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations (MD&A), Part II, Item 7, of this report.
Aflac Incorporated qualifies as a large accelerated filer within the meaning of
Exchange Act Rule 12b-2. Our Internet address is aflac.com. The information on
the Company’s Web site is not incorporated by reference in this annual report on
Form 10-K. ... More ... |
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| AGCO Corporation |
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$2,681.1 |
Stock Quote for AGCO |
| | | AGCO Corporation (“AGCO,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in
Delaware in April 1991. Our executive offices are located at 4205 River Green
Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30096, and our telephone number is 770-813-9200. Unless
otherwise indicated, all references in this Form 10-K to the Company include our
subsidiaries.
General
We are the third largest manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment
and related replacement parts in the world based on annual net sales. We sell a
full range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines,
self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment and implements and a line
of diesel engines. Our products are widely recognized in the agricultural
equipment industry and are marketed under a number of well-known brand names,
including: AGCO®, Challenger®, Fendt®, Gleaner®, Hesston®, Massey Ferguson®,
RoGator®, Spra-Coupe®, Sunflower®, Terra-Gator®, Valtra® and Whitetm Planters. ... More ... |
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| Agilent Technologies, Inc. |
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$9,977.2 |
Stock Quote for A |
| | | Agilent Technologies, Inc. ("we", "Agilent" or the "company"), incorporated
in Delaware in May 1999, is the world's premier measurement company providing
core bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions to the communications,
electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries.
We have two business segments comprised of the electronic measurement
business and the bio-analytical measurement business. Our electronic measurement
business focuses on the communications and electronics industries, while our
bio-analytical measurement business focuses on the life sciences industry and in
the environmental, chemical, food and petrochemical industries and in materials
sciences. In addition to our two businesses, we conduct centralized research
through Agilent Technologies Laboratories ("Agilent Labs"). ... More ... |
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| AGL Resources, Inc. |
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$2,615.3 |
Stock Quote for AGL |
| | | Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” the
“company” and “AGL Resources” are intended to mean consolidated AGL Resources
Inc. and its subsidiaries.
We are an energy services holding company whose principal business is the
distribution of natural gas in six states - Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New
Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia. We generate nearly all our operating revenues
through the sale, distribution, transportation and storage of natural gas. Our
six utilities serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers, making us the
largest distributor of natural gas in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions
of the United States based on customer count. ... More ... |
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| Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited |
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$9,516.0 |
Stock Quote for AEM |
| | | The Company is an established Canadian gold producer with mining operations
located in northwestern Quebec, mine construction projects in northwestern
Quebec, northern Finland, Nunavut and northern Mexico and exploration activities
in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States. The Company's operating
history includes over three decades of continuous gold production primarily from
underground operations. Since its formation in 1972, the Company has produced
over 5.0 million ounces of gold. For definitions of certain technical terms used
in the following discussion, see "— Property, Plant and Equipment — Mineral
Reserve and Mineral Resource".
The Company believes it is currently one of the lowest total cash costs per
ounce producers in the North American gold mining industry. In 2007, the Company
produced 230,992 ounces of gold at a total cash costs per ounce of minus $365,
that is, net of revenues received from the sale of silver, zinc and copper
byproducts. ... More ... |
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| Agree Realty Corporation |
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$195.9 |
Stock Quote for ADC |
| | | Agree Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is a fully-integrated,
self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The
terms “Registrant”, “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” refer to Agree Realty
Corporation and/or its majority owned operating partnership, Agree Limited
Partnership (Operating Partnership), and/or its majority owned and controlled
subsidiaries, including its qualified taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS), as the
context may require. The Company is focused primarily on the ownership,
development, acquisition and management of retail properties net leased to
national tenants. We were formed in December 1993 to continue and expand the
business founded in 1971 by our current President and Chairman, Richard Agree.
We specialize in developing retail properties for national tenants who have
executed long-term net leases prior to the commencement of construction. ... More ... |
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| Agria Corporation |
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$81.8 |
Stock Quote for GRO |
| | | No business description found. |
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| Agrium Inc. |
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$8,999.2 |
Stock Quote for AGU |
| | | 3.1 — History 4
3.2 — Significant Acquisitions and
Significant Divestitures in Past
Three Years n/a
3.3 — Trends 16-17(1), 45-46(2)
— Commitments 77(3)
— Contingencies 40-41(4), 78(5)
Item 4 — Narrative Description of the Business
4. ... More ... |
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| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
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$17,298.2 |
Stock Quote for APD |
| | | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation
originally founded in 1940, serves technology, energy, industrial and healthcare
customers globally with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions
that include atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance
materials, equipment and services. The Company is the world’s largest supplier
of hydrogen and helium and has built leading positions in growth markets such as
semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, natural gas liquefaction, and
advanced coatings and adhesives. As used in this Report, unless the context
indicates otherwise, the term “Company” includes subsidiaries and predecessors
of the registrant and its subsidiaries.
The Company manages its operations, assesses performance and reports earnings
under six business segments: Merchant Gases; Tonnage Gases; Electronics and
Performance Materials; Equipment and Energy; Healthcare; and Chemicals. ... More ... |
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| Aircastle Limited |
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$729.8 |
Stock Quote for AYR |
| | | Unless the context suggests otherwise, references in this report to
‘‘Aircastle,’’ the ‘‘Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ refer to Aircastle
Limited and its subsidiaries. References in this report to ‘‘AL’’ refer only to
Aircastle Limited. References in this report to ‘‘Aircastle Bermuda’’ refer to
Aircastle Holding Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries. References in this
report to ‘‘Fortress’’ refer to Fortress Investment Group LLC, affiliates of
which manage the Fortress funds, and certain of its affiliates and references to
the ‘‘Fortress funds’’ or ‘‘Fortress Shareholders’’ refer to AL shareholders
which are managed by affiliates of Fortress. Throughout this report, when we
refer to our aircraft, we include aircraft that we have transferred into grantor
trusts or similar entities for purposes of financing such assets through
securitizations. These grantor trusts or similar entities are consolidated for
purposes of our financial statements. ... More ... |
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| Airgas, Inc. |
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$3,863.1 |
Stock Quote for ARG |
| | | Airgas, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Airgas” or the “Company”) became a publicly
traded company in 1986. Since its inception, the Company has made over 350
acquisitions to become the largest U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and
specialty gases (delivered in “packaged” or cylinder form), and welding, safety
and related products (“hardgoods”). Airgas is also the third-largest U.S.
distributor of safety products, the largest U.S. producer of nitrous oxide and
dry ice, the largest liquid carbon dioxide producer in the Southeast, and a
leading distributor of process chemicals, refrigerants, and ammonia products.
The Company markets these products to its diversified customer base through
multiple sales channels including branch-based sales representatives, retail
stores, strategic customer account programs, telesales, catalogs, e-business and
independent distributors. ... More ... |
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| AirTran Holdings, Inc. |
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$553.0 |
Stock Quote for AAI |
| | | All of the operations of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (the Company, AirTran, we or us)
are conducted by our wholly-owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways, Inc. (AirTran
Airways or Airways). AirTran Airways is one of the largest low cost scheduled
airlines in the United States in terms of departures and seats offered. We
operate scheduled airline service primarily in short-haul markets in the eastern
United States, with a majority of our flights originating and terminating at our
hub in Atlanta, Georgia. As of January 23, 2008, we operated 87 Boeing B717-200
(B717) and 50 Boeing B737-700 (B737) aircraft offering approximately 700
scheduled flights per day to 55 locations in the United States.
We have created what we believe to be a successful business model by targeting
value oriented business and leisure travelers with high quality service at
affordable fares. ... More ... |
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| AK Steel Holding Corporation |
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$2,044.1 |
Stock Quote for AKS |
| | | AK Steel Holding Corporation (“AK Holding”) is a corporation formed under the
laws of Delaware in 1993 and is a fully-integrated producer of flat-rolled
carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (“AK Steel” and, together with AK
Holding, the “Company”). AK Steel is the successor through merger to Armco Inc.,
which was formed in 1900.
The Company’s operations consist of seven steelmaking and finishing plants
located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania that produce flat-rolled
carbon steels, including premium quality coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled
products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab,
hot band, and sheet and strip form. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
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$157.9 |
Stock Quote for ABA |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
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$1,553.5 |
Stock Quote for ALF |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
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$251.0 |
Stock Quote for ALM |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
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$127.5 |
Stock Quote for ALP^N |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
|
$38.3 |
Stock Quote for ALP^O |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
|
$94.8 |
Stock Quote for ALP^P |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alabama Power Company |
|
$101.5 |
Stock Quote for ALQ |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alabama Power Company |
|
$20.3 |
Stock Quote for ALZ |
| | | Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9,
1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama.
Southern Company owns all of the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power,
Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power, each of which is an operating
public utility company. The traditional operating companies supply electric
service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. More
particular information relating to each of the traditional operating companies
is as follows:
Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power
Company, Gulf Electric Company, and Houston Power Company. The predecessor
Alabama Power Company had been in continuous existence since its incorporation
in 1906. ... More ... |
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| Alamo Group, Inc. |
|
$182.4 |
Stock Quote for ALG |
| | | Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “the Company,” “we,” “our” and
“us” refer to Alamo Group Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
General
The Company is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of
high quality equipment for right-of-way maintenance and agriculture. The
Company’s products include tractor-mounted mowing and other vegetation
maintenance equipment, street sweepers, excavators, vacuum trucks, snow removal
equipment, pothole patchers, agricultural implements and related aftermarket
parts and services. The Company emphasizes high quality, cost effective products
for its customers and strives to develop and market innovative products while
constantly monitoring and seeking to contain its manufacturing and overhead
costs. ... More ... |
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| Alaska Air Group, Inc. |
|
$1,032.3 |
Stock Quote for ALK |
| | | We are a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1985 and we have two principal
subsidiaries: Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Horizon Air Industries, Inc.
(Horizon). Through these subsidiaries, we provide passenger air service to
approximately 25 million passengers per year to nearly 100 destinations. We also
provide freight and mail services, primarily to and within the state of Alaska
and on the West Coast. Although Alaska and Horizon both operate as airlines,
their business plans, competition, and economic risks differ substantially.
Alaska is a major airline that operates an all-jet fleet with an average
passenger trip length of 1,051 miles. Horizon is a regional airline, operates
turboprop and jet aircraft, and its average passenger trip is 386 miles. ... More ... |
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| Albany International Corporation |
|
$537.5 |
Stock Quote for AIN |
| | | Albany International Corp. (the Registrant, the Company, or we) and its
subsidiaries are engaged in three business segments.
The Paper Machine Clothing segment includes fabrics and belts used in the
manufacture of paper and paperboard (PMC or paper machine clothing). The Company
designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for each section of
the paper machine. It manufactures and sells more paper machine clothing
worldwide than any other company. PMC consists of large permeable and
non-permeable continuous belts of custom-designed and custom-manufactured
engineered fabrics that are installed on paper machines and carry the paper
stock through each stage of the paper production process. PMC products are
consumable products of technologically sophisticated design that utilize
polymeric materials in a complex structure. ... More ... |
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| Albemarle Corporation |
|
$3,126.3 |
Stock Quote for ALB |
| | | Albemarle Corporation was incorporated in Virginia in 1993. Our principal
executive offices are located at 330 South Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia
23219, and our principal operations offices are located at 451 Florida Street,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801. Unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms
“Albemarle,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “the company” mean Albemarle Corporation and
our consolidated subsidiaries.
We are a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly
engineered specialty chemicals. Our products and services enhance the value of
our customers’ end-products by improving performance, providing essential
product attributes, lowering cost and simplifying processing. We sell a highly
diversified mix of products to a wide range of customers, including
manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials,
automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals and agrichemicals, and petroleum
refiners. ... More ... |
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| Alberto-Culver Company |
|
$2,749.2 |
Stock Quote for ACV |
| | | Alberto-Culver Company (the company or New Alberto-Culver) through its
subsidiaries operates two segments: Consumer Packaged Goods and Cederroth
International. The Consumer Packaged Goods business (formerly known as
Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide) develops, manufactures, distributes
and markets branded beauty care products as well as branded food and household
products in the United States and more than 100 other countries. Cederroth
International manufactures, markets and distributes beauty and health care
products throughout Scandinavia and in other parts of Europe. The company’s
consolidated net sales were $1.54 billion, $1.40 billion and $1.28 billion for
the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Beauty and
health care products accounted for approximately 90% of the company’s
consolidated net sales for the year ended September 30, 2007 and 89% for the
years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. ... More ... |
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| Alcatel Lucent |
|
$2,756.9 |
Stock Quote for ALU |
| | | We provide solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments
worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to
end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband access, carrier
and enterprise IP technologies, applications, and services, we offer the
end-to-end solutions that enable communications services for residential,
business and mobile customers. With operations in more than 130 countries, we
are a local partner with global reach. Our company has the most experienced
global services teams in the industry, and one of the largest technology and
innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry.
Alcatel-Lucent is a French société anonyme, established in 1898, originally as a
publicly owned company. Our corporate existence will continue until June 30,
2086, which date may be extended by shareholder vote. ... More ... |
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| Alcoa Inc. |
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$12,793.6 |
Stock Quote for AA |
| | | Information describing Alcoa’s businesses can be found in the Annual Report at
the indicated pages:
Item
Page(s)
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Discussion of Recent Business Developments:
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Overview – Results of Operations – Earnings Summary 25-30
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note B. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale 48-49
Note D. Special Items 49-50
Note F. ... More ... |
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| Alcon Inc |
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$43,391.2 |
Stock Quote for ACL |
| | | The entity that is now Alcon, Inc. was originally incorporated in Switzerland in
1971 as Société Fromagère Nestlé S.A., and, after a change of our name to Alcon
Universal S.A. in 1978, was registered in the Commercial Register of the Canton
of Zug on March 13, 1992. Effective on December 21, 2001, we changed our name to
Alcon, Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at Bösch 69, P.O. Box
62, 6331, Hünenberg, Switzerland, and our telephone number is +41-41-785-8888.
Our principal United States offices are located at 6201 South Freeway, Fort
Worth, Texas 76134-2099. The telephone number at those offices is (817) 293-0450
and the fax number is (817) 568-7111.
In this document, "IPO" refers to the initial public offering of approximately
69,750,000 of Alcon's common shares on March 20, 2002. Prior to the IPO, Alcon,
Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., a Swiss corporation
("Nestlé"). ... More ... |
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| Alesco Financial Inc |
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$42.7 |
Stock Quote for AFN |
| | | We are a specialty finance company that invests in multiple asset classes with
the objective of generating risk-adjusted returns and predictable cash
distributions for our stockholders, subject to maintaining our status as a real
estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, and our exemption from regulation under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act.
We seek to achieve our investment objectives by investing primarily in the
following target asset classes:
• subordinated debt financings originated by our manager or third parties,
primarily in the form of trust preferred securities, or TruPS, issued by
banks or bank holding companies and insurance companies, and surplus notes
issued by insurance companies;
• leveraged loans made to small and mid-sized companies ... More ... |
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| Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. |
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$1,240.3 |
Stock Quote for ALEX |
| | | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (“A&B”) is a multi-industry corporation with its
primary operations centered in Hawaii. It was founded in 1870 and incorporated
in 1900. Ocean transportation operations, related shoreside operations in
Hawaii, and intermodal, truck brokerage and logistics services are conducted by
a wholly-owned subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (“Matson”), and two
Matson subsidiaries. Property development and agribusiness operations are
conducted by A&B and certain other subsidiaries of A&B.
The business industries of A&B are generally as follows:
A. Transportation - carrying freight, primarily between various U.S. ... More ... |
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| Alexander's, Inc. |
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$1,407.3 |
Stock Quote for ALX |
| | | Alexander’s, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), incorporated in
Delaware, engaged in leasing, managing, developing and redeveloping its
properties. All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company” and “Alexander’s”
refer to Alexander’s, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (NYSE: ALX). We are
managed by, and our properties are leased and developed by, Vornado Realty Trust
(“Vornado”) (NYSE: VNO).
We have seven properties in the greater New York City metropolitan area
consisting of:
Operating properties
(i) the 731 Lexington Avenue property, a 1,307,000 square foot multi-use
building which comprises the entire square block bounded by Lexington
Avenue, East 59th Street, Third Avenue and East 58th Street in Manhattan,
New York. ... More ... |
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| Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. |
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$2,535.6 |
Stock Quote for ARE |
| | | We are a Maryland corporation formed in October 1994 that has elected to be
taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax
purposes. We are engaged principally in the ownership, operation, management,
selective development, redevelopment and acquisition of life science
properties. Our properties are designed and improved for lease primarily to
institutional (universities and independent not-for-profit institutions),
pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, life science product, service,
and translational medicine entities, as well as governmental agencies. Our
properties leased to tenants in the life science industry typically consist of
buildings containing scientific research and development laboratories and other
improvements that are generic to tenants operating in the life science
industry. We refer to such properties as “life science properties”. ... More ... |
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| Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. |
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$125.5 |
Stock Quote for ARE^C |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alleghany Corporation |
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$2,421.4 |
Stock Quote for Y |
| | | We were incorporated in 1984 under the laws of the State of Delaware. In
December 1986, we succeeded to the business of our parent company, Alleghany
Corporation, a Maryland corporation incorporated in 1929, upon its liquidation.
We are engaged, through AIHL and its subsidiaries RSUI, CATA, Darwin and EDC, in
the property and casualty and surety insurance business. We also own and manage
properties in the Sacramento, California region through our subsidiary Alleghany
Properties. In June 2006, we established AIHL Re as a captive reinsurance
subsidiary of AIHL, and AIHL Re is available to provide reinsurance to our
insurance operating units and affiliates.
We were engaged in the industrial minerals business through World Minerals, Inc.
and its subsidiaries, or “World Minerals,” until July 14, 2005, when we sold
that business to Imerys USA, Inc. ... More ... |
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| Allegheny Energy, Inc. |
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$3,745.6 |
Stock Quote for AYE |
| | | Allegheny is an integrated energy business that owns and operates electric
generation facilities and delivers electric services to customers in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. AE, Allegheny’s parent
holding company, was incorporated in Maryland in 1925. Allegheny operates its
business primarily through AE’s various directly and indirectly owned
subsidiaries.
Allegheny has two business segments:
• The Delivery and Services segment includes Allegheny’s electric T&D
operations.
• The Generation and Marketing segment includes Allegheny’s power generation
operations. ... More ... |
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| Allegheny Technologies Incorporated |
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$3,335.6 |
Stock Quote for ATI |
| | | Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) is a Delaware corporation with its
principal executive offices located at 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222-5479, telephone number (412) 394-2800. Allegheny Technologies
was formed on August 15, 1996 as a result of the combination of Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation and Teledyne, Inc. References to “Allegheny Technologies,” “ATI,”
the “Company,” the “Registrant,” “we,” “our” and “us” and similar terms mean
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries, unless the context
otherwise requires.
Our Business
Allegheny Technologies is one of the largest and most diversified specialty
metals producers in the world. We use innovative technologies to offer growing
global markets a wide range of specialty metals solutions. ... More ... |
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| Allergan, Inc. |
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$18,026.4 |
Stock Quote for AGN |
| | | We are a multi-specialty health care company focused on developing and
commercializing innovative pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices that
enable people to see more clearly, move more freely and express themselves more
fully. Our diversified approach enables us to follow our research and
development into new specialty areas where unmet needs are significant.
We discover, develop and commercialize specialty pharmaceutical, medical device
and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic, neurological, medical
aesthetics, medical dermatological, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention,
urological and other specialty markets in more than 100 countries around the
world. We are a pioneer in specialty pharmaceutical research, targeting products
and technologies related to specific disease areas such as glaucoma, retinal
disease, chronic dry eye, psoriasis, acne, movement disorders, neuropathic pain
and genitourinary diseases. ... More ... |
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| Allete, Inc. |
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$1,140.9 |
Stock Quote for ALE |
| | | ALLETE is a diversified company that has provided fundamental products and
services since 1906. These include our former operations in the water, paper,
telecommunications and automotive industries and the core Energy and Real Estate
businesses we operate today.
Energy is comprised of Regulated Utility, Nonregulated Energy Operations and
Investment in ATC.
· Regulated Utility includes retail and wholesale rate regulated electric,
natural gas and water services in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern
Wisconsin under the jurisdiction of state and federal regulatory authorities.
· Nonregulated Energy Operations includes our coal mining activities in North
Dakota, approximately 50 MW of nonregulated generation and Minnesota land
sales.
· Investment in ATC includes our equity ownership interest in ATC. ... More ... |
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| Alliance California Municipal Income Fund Inc |
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$109.7 |
Stock Quote for AKP |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. |
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$2,439.4 |
Stock Quote for AB |
| | | The words “we” and “our” in this Form 10-K refer collectively to Holding and
AllianceBernstein, or to their officers and employees. Similarly, the word
“company” refers to both Holding and AllianceBernstein. Where the context
requires distinguishing between Holding and AllianceBernstein, we identify which
of them is being discussed. Cross-references are in italics.
We use “global” in this Form 10-K to refer to all nations, including the United
States; we use “international” or “non-U.S.” to refer to nations other than the
United States.
We use “emerging markets” in this Form 10-K to refer to countries considered to
be developing countries by the international financial community and countries
included in the MSCI emerging markets index. ... More ... |
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| Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. |
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$1,855.2 |
Stock Quote for ACG |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alliance Data Systems Corporation |
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$3,088.9 |
Stock Quote for ADS |
| | | On May 17, 2007, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
Aladdin Solutions, Inc. (f/k/a Aladdin Holdco, Inc., “Parent”), Aladdin Merger
Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”). Under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the
Company, and as a result the Company will continue as the surviving corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Parent and Merger Sub
were formed and are controlled by affiliates of The Blackstone Group. Under the
terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each
outstanding share of common stock of the Company, other than shares owned by the
Company, Parent, any subsidiary of the Company or Parent, or by any stockholders
who are entitled to and who properly exercise appraisal rights under Delaware
law, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive $81.75 in cash,
without interest. ... More ... |
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| Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. |
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$288.9 |
Stock Quote for AIQ |
| | | We are a leading national provider of shared-service and fixed-site
diagnostic imaging services, based upon annual revenue and number of diagnostic
imaging systems deployed. Our principal sources of revenue are derived from
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography and positron
emission tomography/computed tomography (PET and PET/CT). Unless the context
otherwise requires, the words "we" "us" and "our" as used in this Form 10-K
refers to Alliance Imaging, Inc. and our direct and indirect subsidiaries. We
provide imaging and therapeutic services primarily to hospitals and other
healthcare providers on a shared-service and full-time service basis. We also
provide services through a growing number of fixed-site imaging centers,
primarily to hospitals or health systems. ... More ... |
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| Alliance National Municipal Income Fund Inc |
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$389.1 |
Stock Quote for AFB |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alliance New York Municipal Income Fund Inc |
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$61.8 |
Stock Quote for AYN |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alliance One International, Inc. |
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$433.0 |
Stock Quote for AOI |
| | | In this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Alliance
One,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the combined business of DIMON and Standard
after completion of the merger of Standard with and into DIMON on May 13, 2005.
The term “DIMON” refers to DIMON Incorporated and its subsidiaries prior to the
merger. The term “Standard” refers to Standard Commercial Corporation and its
subsidiaries prior to the merger.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our website address is www.aointl.com. We make available free of charge through
our website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports as soon as
reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained
on our website shall not be deemed part of this annual report on Form 10-K for
any reason. ... More ... |
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| Alliance World Dollar Government Fund II |
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$979.4 |
Stock Quote for AWF |
| | | Description Not Available |
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| Alliant Energy Corporation |
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$3,029.2 |
Stock Quote for LNT |
| | | The primary first tier subsidiaries of Alliant Energy are: IPL, WPL, Resources
and Corporate Services. Alliant Energy operates as a regulated investor-owned
public utility holding company. Alliant Energy was incorporated in Wisconsin in
1981. A brief description of the primary first tier subsidiaries of Alliant
Energy is as follows:
1) IPL - was incorporated in 1925 in Iowa as Iowa Railway and Light Corporation.
IPL is a public utility engaged principally in the generation and distribution
of electric energy; and the distribution and transportation of natural gas in
selective markets in Iowa and southern Minnesota. In Iowa, IPL provides utility
services to incorporated communities as directed by the Iowa Utilities Board
(IUB) and utilizes non-exclusive franchises, which cover the use of public
right-of-ways for utility facilities in incorporated communities for a maximum
term of 25 years. At Dec. ... More ... |
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| Alliant Techsystems Inc. |
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$2,839.4 |
Stock Quote for ATK |
| | | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (“ATK” or the “Company”) is an advanced weapon and
space systems company with approximately 16,000 employees and operations in 21
states.
ATK was incorporated in Delaware in 1990 when Honeywell Inc. spun off its
defense businesses to its stockholders. The spin-off became effective in
September 1990, when Honeywell transferred to ATK substantially all of the
assets and liabilities of those businesses. Honeywell subsequently distributed
to its stockholders in October 1990 all of ATK’s outstanding common stock on a
pro rata basis. In 1995 we entered the aerospace market with the acquisition of
Hercules Aerospace. Since then we have grown to become a leading supplier of
aerospace and defense products to the U.S. government, allied nations, and prime
contractors. We are also a major supplier of ammunition and related accessories
to law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. ... More ... |
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| Allied Capital Corporation |
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$134.2 |
Stock Quote for AFC |
| | | We are a business development company, or BDC, in the private equity
business and we are internally managed. Specifically, we provide long-term debt
and equity capital to primarily private middle market companies in a variety of
industries. We believe the private equity capital markets are important to the
growth of small and middle market companies because such companies often have
difficulty accessing the public debt and equity capital markets. We believe that
we are well positioned to be a source of capital for such companies. We provide
our investors the opportunity to participate in the U.S. private equity industry
through an investment in our publicly traded stock.
We have participated in the private equity business since we were founded in
1958. Since then through December 31, 2007, we have invested more than
$13 billion in thousands of companies nationwide. ... More ... |
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| Allied Capital Corporation |
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$638.7 |
Stock Quote for ALD |
| | | We are a business development company, or BDC, in the private equity
business and we are internally managed. Specifically, we provide long-term debt
and equity capital to primarily private middle market companies in a variety of
industries. We believe the private equity capital markets are important to the
growth of small and middle market companies because such companies often have
difficulty accessing the public debt and equity capital markets. We believe that
we are well positioned to be a source of capital for such companies. We provide
our investors the opportunity to participate in the U.S. private equity industry
through an investment in our publicly traded stock.
We have participated in the private equity business since we were founded in
1958. Since then through December 31, 2007, we have invested more than
$13 billion in thousands of companies nationwide. ... More ... |
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| Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. |
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$369.4 |
Stock Quote for AIB |
| | | Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. has its registered office at Bankcentre, Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4, Ireland. (Telephone number +353-1-660 0311)
This Annual Report contains a wide range of financial, strategic and other
information relating to AIB and the Group, and prospective investors are
cautioned to review and consider this information in its entirety. Nonetheless,
the following key statistical information may be found as follows:
I. Average balance sheet - see Item 5 - “Average balance sheet and interest
rates” on page 31.
II. Investment portfolio - see Item 18 - note 29 on page 164.
III. Loan portfolio
(a) Types of loans - See Item 11 - “Loan portfolio” on page 89. ... More ... |
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