"Michael L. Hecht" is a researcher in the field of human communication, emphasising the areas of Interpersonal relationship/interpersonal and inter-ethnic relationships, identity, and adolescent drug resistance. In 1973, Hecht earned his M.A. from Queens College, City University of New York and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He is now Liberal Arts Research Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Crime, Law, and Justice in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State University. He has previously been full professor at Arizona State University.

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Given the company's prior accounting and regulatory issues, this is likely to have a meaningful negative impact on the stock today.

We are more optimistic about growth recovery, and have taken a fresh 5-year look at our earnings forecast for the company.

Plans are to develop the existing CMC space along with the existing Cascade Village Theater ... into 11 residences and some commercial/office/retail space.

After five years of 20 percent growth, fixed income trading is unlikely to continue at that pace.

McLendon wanted to move into a leadership position. [The move was] totally fitting with his personality.

Most of the upside came from areas like a lower tax rate, which accounted for 26 cents of (earnings per share) upside and lower than expected (compensation) ratio.

This is an exciting time, a spectacular opportunity.

The chance to build a new department ? how cool is that?

The company has made significant investments to diversify its trading business, which should pay off.