Ardent Mines has positioned itself to develop low cost gold mining operations in Brazil, a mining friendly jurisdiction. Ardent Mines owns a 100% interest in Gold Hills Mining Ltda., which in turn owns mineral rights on 3,500 Hectares, covering a highly-mineralized vein containing high grades of gold. Ardent Mines also exercised its exclusive option to acquire the mineral rights on the Serra do Sereno... 

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Corning Inc. GLW -0.52% reiterated its long-term sales forecast, but said it will hit the target by growing businesses outside of its stalling liquid-crystal-display glass operation. Corning’s prediction, ahead of its annual investor meeting in New York on Friday, signals confidence that it can grow its top line by selling more fiber-optic cable, smartphone cover... 

Aeropostale Inc. ARO +0.84% named Karin Hirtler-Garvey its chairman, succeeding Julian R. Geiger who has stepped down from the position. Hirtler-Garvey has been a member of the youth-focused apparel retailer’s board since August 2005 and has served as chairman of the board’s audit committee as well as the company’s lead independent director. She most recently served as the chief risk... 

Fiserv Inc.’s FISV -1.16% fourth-quarter earnings rose 23% due to higher revenue in its main business segments. For the new year, the company forecast earnings of $5.04 to $5.20 a share on revenue growth of 4% to 6%, bracketing the $5.11 and 5% estimates from analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. The company, which provide information technology to the financial and insurance industries, has... 

TOKYO (MarketWatch) — Panasonic Corp. is expecting a record Y700 billion net loss for the current fiscal year ending in March well in excess of its existing forecast for a Y420 billion loss, the Mainichi Shimbun reported in its Friday morning edition. The electronics and domestic appliance giant will revise its forecast to reflect a large one-off booking of goodwill for its acquisition of Sanyo... 

SEOUL -(MarketWatch)- SK Telecom Co. , South Korea’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its fourth-quarter net profit fell 61% from a year earlier, as higher spending on next-generation network technology and falling phone fees dragged on the bottom line. Net profit in the three months ended Dec. 31 fell to KRW196 billion (US$175.2 million) from KRW502.5 billion a year earlier,... 

Fortinet Inc.’s FTNT +8.72% fourth-quarter earnings climbed 2.2% as the network-security company again reported double-digit billings growth. Shares jumped 8.7% after hours Tuesday to $24.79 on the stronger-than-expected results. The company posted a profit of $16.5 million, or 10 cents a share, up from $16.1 million, also 10 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding stock-based compensation costs... 

SYDNEY -(MarketWatch)- Origin Energy Ltd. on Tuesday reported a 5% rise in first-half revenue from its oil and gas operations after lower production was offset by higher commodity prices. Revenue of A$430.1 million for the six months to Dec.31 compared with A$411.1 million a year earlier. That was based on production of 65.3 petajoules of gas equivalent, down 4% from 68.2 PJ. Quarterly revenue for... 

Quamtel Incorporated QuamTel was founded in January 1996 to deliver managed pre-paid global communication products and services. Through its subsidiaries WQN and DataJack, the Company markets to individuals and businesses with a specific focus on international populations in the United States and Canada who want an easy and cost-effective way to communicate with family, friends and colleagues overseas... 

Teradyne Inc.’s TER +7.87% fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled on a large tax-provision benefit as the maker of chip-testing equipment, but the company’s swung to a loss from continuing operations before taxes. Shares were up 7.3% at $17.31 after hours on the company’s better-than-expected outlook. Through the close, shares have risen 14% in the last year, better than the broader...