(SAN JOSE, Calif.)Photon Dynamics Inc., which makes test equipment for liquid crystal displays, said Wednesday the only closing condition left for its merger with Orbotech Ltd. is clearance from the...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Twenty-seven companies in the producer durable sector are being added to the Russell 2000 in this year's reconstitution of the small-stock index, while 6 in the sector are bein...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSEREAD MORE

(NEW YORK)BankUnited Financial Corp. lost nearly a fifth of its value on the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 index Thursday, helping pull the index lower in a day of marketwide declines.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Israel's Orbotech Ltd., which makes testing equipment used to make printed circuit boards and flat-panel displays, said Thursday it will acquire San Jose, Calif.-based Photon D...READ MORE

Among the earnings stories for Friday, May 2, from AP Financial News: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest electric power companies, said Frida...READ MORE

(SAN JOSE, Calif.)Shares of Photon Dynamics Inc. jumped Friday after the maker of test equipment for LCD displays said it swung to a profit in its fiscal second quarter and forecast strong results f...READ MORE