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Bank Of America Investment By Freddie Mooche

In Wisconsin, however, where venture capital firms are all towards the end of their investment cycles, there was no significant investment activity for the third quarter. Overall, Midwestern states saw investments of $144 million, up from $119 million in the second quarter, with Minnesota and Missouri leading the way. Michigan surged to third place for the quarter driven by a single firm that raised $30 million. Overall, Minnesota, Ohio and Missouri continued to lead the region for investments in 2005.

Investment Opportunity (AXcess News) Washington - Palm. Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), makers of the Palm Pilot,reported net income of $29 million, or 28 cents per share, for the third quarter, fueled by sales of Treo cellphones and a deal with Microsoft fora new device based onthe software maker'sWindows operating system.

Nine out of ten (89%) of landlords questioned said they would not sell their investment properties should house prices fall. On average, they expect to hold their properties for over fifteen years. let index for the fourth quarter 2005 for cash purchases stood at 100.5 (100.4 in the third quarter) and for a geared investment the index at 98.1 (97.9). Base 100 was set for the third quarter 2002.

Banc Of America Investment Palm's third quarter results beat analysts estimates compared to the same period last year when Palm reported net income of $4.4 million, or 4 cents per share.

Stamps.com Reports Third Quarter 2000 Financial Results Company Makes Significant Cost Cuts; Expects to Save $30 Million Annually Through Recent Headcount Reduction SANTA MONICA, Calif. Monday, October 31, Stamps.com™ ( STMP), today announced that third quarter revenue was $4.2 million, an increase of 14 percent over second quarter revenue. cash charges was $38.5 million, or $0.80 per share based on the 48.3 million weighted average common shares outstanding. term investments ended the third quarter at $290.1 million, or $6 per share.

Banking Investment Revenue climbed 36 percent to $388.5 million from $285.3 million a year earlier.

(AXcess News) Houston, Investor were washing their hands of Palm, Inc. ( PALM) quarter profits, thanks to stronger sales of Palm's Treo mobile phones, butforecast lower revenue than investors were expecting. The news sent Palm shares on a nosedive course finishing the week's trading sessiondown nearly 14 percent.

Investment Solution Strategic The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said net earnings in the latest quarter included a partial reversal of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance of about $13 million.

(AXcess News)Reno, Gap, Inc. ( GPS) quarter due to weak demand for its casual apparel, though it was still a penny a share higher than analysts estimated. half forecast, which combinedwith the Gap's profit picture, lifted the nation's No. 1 specialty retailer's stock 3 percent. Gap reported a profit of $242 million, or 28 cents per share, compared with $291 million, or 31 cents per share, for the same period last year. Clothing pundits were looking for the Gap to report 27 cents per share in profit.

Investment Banking Services For the fiscal fourth quarter ending June 2, Palm forecast revenue of $400 million to $405 million and adjusted earnings per share of 22 cents to 23 cents. Analysts, on average, have forecast revenue of $395.7 million and earnings per share before items of 21 cents.

Bank Investment Shares of Palm closed up 47 cents, or nearly 2.4 percent, at $20.14. In realtime ECN trading, Palm's shares continued climbing to $21.35, skirting its 52-week high of $21.97, having rose $1.68, or over 8.5 percent.

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