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PITTSBURGH----The law firm of Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC is investigating conduct causing losses to the Morgan Keegan & Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, the company's 401 plan, which may violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 .

OAKLAND, CA (MARKET WIRE) Pandora Media, Inc. (www.pandora.com), the premier provider of personalized radio service online, announced today the hire of Bill McDonald as sales manager for the northwest territory which includes Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Previously Bill was with CNET where he most recently held the title of network sales manager, focusing on corporate sales for key accounts such as Best Buy, GM and Ford Motor Company.

ST. LOUIS, MO (MARKET WIRE) Pulaski financial corp. (NASDAQ: PULB) (the 'Company') announced today that it sold its entire portfolio of Fannie Mae preferred stock at an after-tax loss of $5.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share. In its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company disclosed that it held 350,000 shares of Fannie Mae 8.25% Series S fixed-rate preferred stock, classified as available for sale, with a total amortized cost of $8.9 million and a total market value of $8.0 million. Management determined that the decline in value at June 30, 2008 was not other than temporary. However, since June

Legg Mason, Inc. today announced the appointment of David R. Odenath as Head of the Americas. In this role, Mr. Odenath will have responsibility for all aspects of the firm's mutual fund and retail managed account businesses; oversight of Legg Mason Capital Management, Royce & Associates, and ClearBridge Advisors; and Corporate Marketing and Communications.

NEWARK, N.J.----Prudential Financial, Inc. announced today that Stephen Pelletier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential's International Investments business, has been appointed President of Prudential Annuities.

French carmaker Renault announces 6,000 job cuts, as it responds to an industry-wide slowdown in sales.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 By Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The government has deferred the announcement of the support price of wheat for 2008-09 season for at least a month as the move may cause unm...

STATEN ISLAND, NY (MARKET WIRE) VSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSBN), the holding company for Victory State Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on October 1, 2008 to stockholders of record on September 19, 2008. Joseph J. LiBassi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated, 'This is our fourth cash dividend to date in addition to our recently announced stock repurchase plan. Our ability to continue to generate earnings in a difficult economic environment is a testament to our strategy and philosophy.'

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Automated Benefits Corp. (the 'Corporation') (TSX VENTURE: AUT) today announces the release of a new research report by Ubika Research, a division of Ubika Corporation, which is an independent investment research firm based in Toronto that provides investors with objective and independent research on under-researched micro and small cap companies. Ubika Research's findings analyzed Automated Benefits Corp.'s two subsidiaries, Symbility Solutions Inc. ('Symbility') and Automated Benefits Inc. ('Autoben'), and their respective financial and operational procedures.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX: XTX) announced today that the proposed acquisition by Schneider Electric SA (Schneider Electric) of all outstanding common shares of Xantrex was approved by the German Federal Cartel Office on September 5, 2008.