Riskonnect applications are built onthe most scalable, reliable, and secure platform in the risk industry. For moreinformation about Riskonnect, contact us at , email or call 678.810.0805 Riskonnect, Inc.Kelly M. Barton, 678-810-0805Vice President of Copyright Business Wire 2009. BENSALEM, Pa.--(Business Wire)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a securities class action lawsuithas been filed on behalf of all purchasers of the common stock of Bidz (Nasdaq:BIDZ) between August 13, 2007 and November 26, 2007, inclusive (the"Class Period"). The class action lawsuit was filed in the United StatesDistrict Court for the District of California. The Complaint alleges that the defendants violated federal securities laws byissuing material misrepresentations to the market concerning Bidz `sbusiness, operations and prospects, thereby artificially inflating the price ofBidz securities No class has yet been certified in the above action.
Until a class is certified,you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. If you purchasedBidz securities between August 13, 2007 and November 26, 2007, you havecertain rights, and have until July 6, 2009, to move for Lead Plaintiff status.To be a member of the class you need not take any action at this time, and youmay retain counsel of your choice. If you wish to discuss this action or haveany questions concerning this Notice or your rights or interests with respect tothese matters, please contact Howard G Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of HowardG. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, bytelephone at (215)638-4847, Toll-Free at (888)638-4847, by email or visit our website at Law Offices of Howard G SmithHoward G.
Smith, Copyright Business Wire 2009. May 8 (Reuters) - NICCA CHEMICAL CO LTD CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified) Full year to Full year to March 31,2009March 31,2009 LATEST PREVIOUS FORECAST FORECAST Sales 29.1028.60Operating 450 mln630 mln Recurring 270 mln400 mln Netloss 360 mln loss 180 mln NOTE - Nicca Chemical Co Ltd produces surfactants forprocessing textiles. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 4463.TK1.. May 8 (Reuters) - NICCA CHEMICAL CO LTD PARENT-ONLY EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified) Full year to Full year to March 31,2009March 31,2009 LATEST PREVIOUS FORECAST FORECAST Sales 21.7021.90Operatingloss 350 mln loss 280 mln Recurringloss 260 mln loss 280 mln Netloss 520 mln loss 460 mln NOTE - Nicca Chemical Co Ltd produces surfactants forprocessing textiles. For latest earnings estimates made by Toyo Keizai, pleasedouble click on 4463.TK1.. Brandes Proposes 40 yen Per Share Dividend for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance GroupHoldings, Inc.
Annual MeetingSAN DIEGO, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes")today announced that, as of April 20th, 2009, it submitted to Mitsui SumitomoInsurance Group Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), an insurance company based inJapan and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a proposal for a resolution (the"Resolution") to be submitted for shareholder approval at the Company'supcoming annual meeting of shareholders.On behalf of its investment advisoryclients, Brandes currently holds in excess of 8.0% of the Company's shares. While the Company has historically stated that excesscapital would be used for 'strategic investments,' no significant actions havebeen taken to reduce excess capital, and the Company has failed to implementany managerial policies or undertake any transactions that would improve theCompany's capital efficiency.Moreover, the recent disclosure that theCompany intends to consolidate with Aioi Insurance Co., Ltd ("Aioi") andNissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd.