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SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - April 16, 2009) - American River Bankshares (NASDAQ: AMRB)today reported diluted earnings per share ('EPS') for the first quarter of2009 of $0.22, compared to the $0.31 recorded in the first quarter of 2008.Diluted EPS has been adjusted for a 5% stock dividend distributed inDecember 2008. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 decreased $550,000(30.0%) to $1,283,000 from $1,833,000 for the first quarter of 2008.

JPMorgan Chase's better-than-expected results and a drop in the number of initial unemployment claims were among the developments boosting stocks Thursday morning.

Revenues for March 2009 Increase 140% Compared to March 2008

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Postilion Self-Service Banking increases presence in credit union marketNORCROSS, Ga., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Postilion, a division of S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE) and a leading global provider of integrated solutions for self-service banking and payment processing, today announced the addition of several new credit union customers that have chosen Postilion Self-Service Banking to enable an integrated multi-channel approach to the technology and services they deploy: ...

Oil fell back below $50 a barrel on Thursday, after surging more than 2 percent as equity markets rallied on signs the U.S. recession was easing, boosting hopes of a demand recovery in world's top energy consumer.

True, the market has rallied 25% from its early March low -- but it's still off a good 7% on the year. Meanwhile, technology stocks have quietly posted some remarkable returns in 2009.Google (GOOG), which reports quarterly earnings after today’s market close, has jumped 20% year-to-date. Heavy-hitters such as Apple (AAPL), Research in Motion (RIMM) and Amazon.com (AMZN) have gained roughly 40% to 60%. Indeed, overall, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is up nearly 3% in 2009. And Morningstar says tech-oriented mutual funds have returned 12.2% in 2009 through Tuesday, the best of the 17 domestic equity fund categories it tracks.Yet when Intel (INTC), the world's largest semiconductor company, called a bottom to the PC market on Wednesday, the market shrugged.Is the great tech sector outperformance of 2009 over already?Probably not, tech analysts and investors say, but this might not best be the time to go chasing returns in the space. Given their cyclicality, seasonality

News at a GlanceBanking Surprise: JPM Q1 net beats the Street.Bullish Morning: Equities look to open higher.And Stay Out: Foreclosures up 24% in first quarter.Housing Buckles: Housing starts, building permits slip.The LowdownOptimism over the financial sector outweighed pessimism over the housing sector, cleaving a path to more gains Thursday.Stocks looked to open higher, as traders cheered an earnings surprise from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and brushed off more weak data from the real estate market. Shortly before 9 a.m., Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were trading above fair value.JPMorgan earned $2.1 billion, or 40 cents a share, last quarter, down a bit from the year-ago period but well above analysts' estimates of 32 cents a share. The earnings surprise comes about a week after Wells Fargo said it expects to top estimates.The labor market also looked a bit stronger Thursday morning after an unexpectedly big decline in weekly jobless claims.Housing appeared in comp