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HOUSTON, Oct 11- BP Plc received a crude export license this summer from the Bureau of Industry and Security, a branch of the US Commerce Department, a source familiar with the issue said on Thursday.
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Oct 11- Goldstar Minerals Inc:. *Enters into letter agreement to option pump lake property from Niogold in. *Says to acquire up to a 75% interest from Niogold.
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Magistrate George Hanks Jr. in Houston ordered Alexander Fishenko and two other defendants to federal custody in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they face numerous charges. Fishenko, owner of Houston- based Arc Electronics Inc., and seven of his employees were arrested last week. Another man arrested in Houston, Shavkat Abdullaev, waived the bail request.
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MADISON, N.J.-- Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. said Thursday it will cut 400 to 600 management positions and reorganize its business. Quest expects to take $15 million to $20 million in charges associated with the restructuring and job cuts.
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Oct 11- Canadian Pacific Railway said on Thursday that its chief financial officer, Kathryn McQuade, would retire on Nov. 1. CP, Canada's second-biggest railroad, said Brian Grassby would replace her as CFO from that date. McQuade will remain as a senior advisor to Grassby until the end of her contract in May 2013.
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*Announces results of rights offering. *Says expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $28 million from the. rights offering* Source text* Further company coverage ().
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Oct 11- Rockwell Diamonds Inc:. *Qtrly gross diamond revenues of $7.4 million compared to $6.0 million for. Including beneficiation revenues that amounted to $0.4 million, the Company reported total revenue of $7.4 million.
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*Moody's says alcoa's weak third quarter 2012 performance is credit negative.
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*On oct.4, 2012, board of directors of DaVita voted to increase size of board. from nine to ten members- SEC filing. *Source text* Further company coverage ().
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The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1- cent increase in the cost of first-class mail to 46 cents. Currently, the prices vary depending on the international destination, with letters to Canada and Mexico costing 85 cents.
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Oct 11- Dignity Health on Thursday sold $600 million of series 2012 taxable bonds in two parts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
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Oct 11- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd:. *Brian Grassby appointed CP CFO; executive vice-president and CFO Kathryn. contract in May 2013* Source text.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-- Lumber and real estate company Weyerhaeuser Co. boosted its dividend on Thursday and said the housing market appears to be improving. The company will pay a dividend of 17 cents per share on Nov. 30 to shareholders of record Nov. 9.
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--On Oct. 10, 2012, we lowered our long- and short-term sovereign ratings on the Kingdom of Spain to' BBB-/Negative/A-3' from' BBB+/ Negative/A-2'. MADRID Oct. 11, 2012-- Standard& Poor's Ratings Services today took various credit rating actions on 116 tranches in 87 Spanish securitizations.
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*Deal could lead to Sprint buying Clearwire- analysts. *Sprint, Clearwire soar in afternoon trade; MetroPCS down. The Japanese company might also be aiming to use Sprint as a vehicle to make a run at smaller Sprint peer MetroPCS Communications Inc, a two-step transaction that would potentially cost more than 2 trillion yen, according to a Nikkei report.
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*Effective end of Q1, changed reportable segments to a geographic focus into. North America and international segments. *Source text* Further company coverage ().
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--U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company Gulfport Energy Corp.. plans to issue $250 million of senior unsecured notes. Rating Action On Oct. 11, 2012, Standard& Poor's Ratings Services assigned its' B-' corporate credit rating to Oklahoma City- based Gulfport Energy Corp..
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Oct 11- Pier 1 Imports Inc:. *Approved increase in size of board of directors from 8 directors to 9. directors, elected to board Cheryl Bachelder.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. fell nearly 8 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the chipmaker said third-quarter revenue will fall about 10 percent compared to the second quarter because of weaker-than-expected demand across all of its products.