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NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Capital Group Inc. (NASD: TAYC) will replace K-Swiss Inc. (NASD: KSWS) after the close of trading on Tuesday, April 30. E-Land World Limited is acquiring K-Swiss in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date pending final approvals. Taylor Capital Group offers commercial banking products and services. Headquartered in Rosemont, IL, the company will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 GICS (Global Industry Classification...

Company Rated Highly for its Corporate Citizenship MILWAUKEE , April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, today announced its inclusion on the FTSE4Good Index Series for 2013. This is the tenth consecutive year the company has earned this recognition. The FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies that meet or exceed globally recognized corporate ethical standards and social...

BRUSSELS, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.4 percent in February, after increasing 0.2 percent in January and declining 0.2 percent in December. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.4 (2004=100). "Recent gains in the U.K. LEI signal the potential for a modest recovery in the U.K. economy later this year, especially if improvements in...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in November, after a decrease of 0.3 percent in October and an increase of 0.4 percent in September. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 103.4 (2004=100). "The UK LEI increased in November and with the economic outlook improving, it is becoming more likely that output will expand during the...

BRUSSELS, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. declined 0.4 percent in October, after increases of 0.1 percent in both September and August. Three of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.0 (2004=100). "The LEI for the U.K. declined in October for the first time in four months, led by continued weakness in business confidence. The six-month growth rate of the...

BRUSSELS, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in both September and August, after an increase of 0.1 percent in July. Five of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.8 (2004=100). "The moderate improvement in the September LEI was broad based and represented its third consecutive monthly increase. Despite this moderate gain, the economy,...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corp. (NYSE:KEX) will replace Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) in the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA) after the close of trading on Monday, October 29, and the change will be effective with the opening of trading on Tuesday, October 30. The index change is being done because Overseas Shipholding has stated that certain of its previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon, and the company...

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world's largest provider of financial market indices, announced today that it has launched the S&P Tilt Index Series. Covering the U.S. market, the indices are designed to tilt a given index towards securities with characteristics that are presumed desirable. The three tilt indices launched today are based upon the S&P 1500(®) which combines three leading indices, the S&P 500(®), the S&P MidCap...

HONG KONG, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices today announced the launch of the S&P Global Resources Select Equal Weighted Index which is designed to provide investors with broad, diversified exposure across a spectrum of commodities producers. Part of S&P Dow Jones Indices' thematic index family, the Index has been licensed to Bank of China Investment Management for the launch of a financial product in China. The S&P Global Resources Select Equal...

BRUSSELS, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in August, after an increase of 0.1 percent in July, and a decrease of 0.3 percent in June. Five of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index stands at 102.6 (2004=100). "The recent improvement of the LEI for the United Kingdom, led by rising consumer confidence and stock prices, suggests that the contraction...