**A private equity group made up of Bain Capital LLC and Golden Gate Capital Corp has emerged as the lead contender to buy BMC Software Inc for more than $6.5 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
April 30- Sturm Ruger& Company Inc:. *Sturm Ruger& co inc CEO: got freedom group books and looked at. books, but dont think it will go further than that- annual meeting.
*First-quarter sales $155.9 mln vs est $131.7 mln. *Earnings $1.20/ share vs est $1.01. April 29- Gunmaker Sturm Ruger& Co Inc reported record quarterly sales after fears of new gun controls spurred demand, and the company said it was scouting for a third factory to boost production.
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*First-quarter sales $155.9 mln vs est $112.3 mln. *Earnings $1.20/ share vs est $1.01. April 29- Gunmaker Sturm Ruger& Co Inc reported record quarterly sales after fears of new gun controls spurred demand, and the company said it was scouting for a third factory to boost production.
NEW YORK, April 29- Sturm Ruger& Company Inc:.
*Sturm Ruger, Smith& Wesson to report quarterly results. *Some investors cool after Newtown shootings. But Smith& Wesson Corp and Sturm Ruger Inc, which will report quarterly results within the next two weeks, brushed off negative sentiment after the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings on Dec. 14.
The move affects about $5 million in investments in Smith& Wesson Holding Corp and Sturm, Ruger& Co at the $254 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System, best known at Calpers.
NEW YORK, Feb 15- New York City's teacher pension fund has sold its stocks of publicly traded firearms manufacturers, becoming the largest U.S. public pension fund to do so in response to the school shootings in Connecticut, the city's top financial officer said.
*Avon Products soars after results, housing also higher. NEW YORK, Feb 12- U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Tuesday, putting the Dow within striking distance of an all-time high, as investors looked ahead to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
*Avon Products soars after results, housing also higher. NEW YORK, Feb 12- U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday, putting the Dow within striking distance of all-time highs as investors looked ahead to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, which is expected to focus on the economy.
Jan 15- New York state's $150 billion public pension fund will stop buying shares of publicly-traded firearms manufacturers, including Sturm Ruger& Company Inc, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said on Tuesday. The state pension fund holds 45,325 shares of Sturm Ruger valued at about $2.2 million in an index fund, he said in a statement.
It's been 1 month since the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, reports NBC's Anne Thompson; and weighing in on the debate over banning assault weapons is Kate Obenshain, author of "Divider-In-Chief;" Robert Costa, National Review; Don Clark, Former FBI Special Agent; and Steven Greer, The Healthcare Channel CEO.