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Pearson PLC

Type: Company

Name: Pearson PLC (Pearson Plc)

Nationality: United Kingdom

Web Address: http://www.pearson.com/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Pearson PLC

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute

Pearson PLC’s book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.S. over the way it priced electronic books, drawing to a close an investigation into the publishing industry’s e-book pricing tactics. ... [Published All Things Digital - 4 hours ago]

Entities: E-book, Pearson PLC, Antitrust, United States, Relativity

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Microsoft Corporation

Stand back, everyone! Dragons' Den ace HAS FOUND THE CLOUD

Outsourcery lost £10m, floats for £34m. For that reason, I'm outThe wait is almost over for any Brit wanting to take a punt on a homegrown cloud services firms: the UK-based Outsourcery is poised to list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)* this ... [Published Channel Register - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Key Performance Indicator, Microsoft Corporation, Piers Linney, Daisy Group PLC, Anthony Miller

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Random House Inc

Pearson Agres to Pay $75 Million in Damages to ...

LONDON--Publishing and education company Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) said Wednesday that Penguin, its consumer publishing business, reached an agreement with the U.S. State Attorneys General and private class plaintiffs to pay 75 million dollars in consumer ... [Published ADVFN UK - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Injunctive Relief, Random House Inc

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Pearson PLC - Penguin agreement with US State Attorneys General

National Storage Mechanism Appointed by the FCA to act as the official mechanism for the storage of regulated information in the UK RNS Number : 3411F Pearson PLC 22 May 2013 ? Press release 22 May 2013 PENGUIN reaches COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE ... [Published Morningstar UK - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Rebecca Sinclair, Injunctive Relief, Random House Inc, Goldsmith

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Pearson PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson plc -Notification of Directors' Interests Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan ("ABSMP") On 21 May 2013, participants became entitled to ordinary shares in the Company under the rules of the Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan. Under the Plan, participants ... [Published Investegate - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Stocks, John Fallon, Discharge

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Shares of Pearson Receive a Boost, Up 1.4%

(Financial News Network On) Pearson (NYSE:PSO), a company whose shares are moving quickly, is trading 1.4% higher to $18.91. The Dow is trading fractionally higher to 15,337 and the S&P is currently trading fractionally lower to 1,664. Pearson plc is ... [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Stocks, fractionation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pearson PLC

Director Deals - Pearson PLC (PSON)

Robin Freestone, Financial Director, has transferred in 29,657 shares in the company on the 21st May 2013 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 486,621 shares.NOTE: VestingStory provided by StockMarketWire.comDirector deals data provided by www ... [Published MoneyAM - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Stocks

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pearson Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank (PSON)

Pearson (LON: PSON) ‘s stock had its “hold” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings Network reports. They currently have a GBX 1,225 ($18.83) price target on the ... [Published Mideast Time - May 21 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Stocks, Berenberg Bank

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

PolitiFact: Recapping recent fact checks

JIM MARSTONStatement: Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.Half TrueThe founding director of the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund based this statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report on 2011 fatal occupational ... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 19 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Wayne Smith, Greenhouse Gas

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

Pro-Assad hackers attack Financial Times

LONDON - The website and Twitter feed of the Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The group posted links on the newspaper's ... [Published New Haven Register - May 17 2013]

Entities: Computer Hacker, Syrian Electronic Army, Twitter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Pearson trims Upper Saddle River employees sheds 19, cites shift to digital

* Publisher leaving . Publisher Pearson Education, which is vacating its 47-acre headquarters in , has done some staff trimming this week. Pearson is laying off nearly 20 employees, most of them in Bergen County at the publisher's site at 1 Lake St."Pearson's ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Pearson PLC, Pearson Education Corporation, Workers, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, Publisher

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Apple tells U.S. of tough talks, not collusion, with publishers

U.S. authorities have termed Apple a go-between among several publishing houses who had long wanted to break Amazon.com Inc's grip on the low-cost digital book market, which had kept publishers' prices low.The Justice Department accused Apple in April ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 15 2013]

Entities: Collusion, Apple Inc, United States, Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, Pearson PLC

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But as Anthony Miller, managing partner at TechMarketView, pointed out in his blog this morning, "profits and cash do not appear to be among them [key performance indicators]"

Stand back, everyone! Dragons' Den ace HAS FOUND THE CLOUD [Published Channel Register - 10 hours ago]

"We aim to exploit the opportunities we are seeing at this exciting time in our development and see this fundraising as a great endorsement of our business model, technology platform and growth prospects. The funds will enable us to continue to grow rapidly, support the development of our portfolio of unique products and provide the financial resources to help us scale our business and our leading market position."

Outsourcery plc: Admission to trading on AIM [Published Business Wire - 16 hours ago]

The FT story headlines have been replaced by 'Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army' and its Twitter messages followed by a link to the video ask: "Do you want to know the reality of the Syrian Rebels?"

Syrian Electronic Army hacks Financial Times, Twitter sites . . . [Published Equities.com - May 19 2013]

...deep expertise in impact investing and businesses serving the needs of the world's poorest populations," said ON managing partner Matt Bannick. "We will benefit greatly from his substantial experience and insights across the private and public sectors."

People in the News (5/19/13): Appointments and Promotions [Published The Foundation Center - May 19 2013]

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Apple’s E-Book Fight Is Officially Solitary [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 4 hours ago]
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Pearson Agres to Pay $75 Million in Damages to ... [Published ADVFN UK - 8 hours ago]
Pearson PLC - Penguin agreement with US State A... [Published Morningstar UK - 9 hours ago]
Stand back, everyone! Dragons' Den ace HAS FOUN... [Published Channel Register - 10 hours ago]
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Market Movers - Top risers and fallers between ... [Published MoneyAM - 14 hours ago]
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Shares of Pearson Receive a Boost, Up 1.4% [Published Individual.com - May 21 2013]
Director Deals - Pearson PLC (PSON) [Published MoneyAM - May 21 2013]
Pearson PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding [Published Investegate - May 21 2013]
Pearson Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Deutsche Ban... [Published Mideast Time - May 21 2013]
Syrian Electronic Army hacks Financial Times, T... [Published Equities.com - May 19 2013]
People in the News (5/19/13): Appointments and ... [Published The Foundation Center - May 19 2013]
PolitiFact: Recapping recent fact checks [Published Austin American Statesman - May 19 2013]
Pro-Assad hackers attack Financial Times [Published New Haven Register - May 17 2013]
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Pearson PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding [Published Investegate - May 17 2013]
Pearson Given “Underweight” Rating at Morgan St... [Published American Banking News - May 17 2013]
Pearson trims Upper Saddle River employees shed... [Published North Jersey.com - May 17 2013]
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Apple’s E-Book Fight Is Officially Solitary [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 4 hours ago] Pearson PLC ‘s ( NYSE:PSO ) book publishing arm, Penguin Group, has settled antitrust charges related to a deal made with Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ), agreeing to pay $75 million in damages to consumers over the way it priced electronic books. When e-books ...
Penguin to Settle in E-Book Dispute [Published All Things Digital - 4 hours ago] Pearson PLC’s book publishing business, Penguin Group, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a dispute in the U.S. over the way it priced electronic books, drawing to a close an investigation into the publishing industry’s e-book pricing tactics. ...
Here’s Why Microsoft Wants a Big Chunk of Barne... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 09 2013] Big things could be happening at Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) and Barnes & Noble ( NYSE:BKS ); it has been reported that Microsoft might have put a substantial offer on the table .According to TechCrunch , Microsoft made an offer to buy up Barnes & Noble’s ...
Here’s Why Microsoft Wants a Big Chunk of Barne... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 09 2013] Big things could be happening at Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) and Barnes & Noble ( NYSE:BKS ); it has been reported that Microsoft might have put a substantial offer on the table . According to TechCrunch, Microsoft made an offer to buy up Barnes ...
Schema.org, Learning Resource Metadata Initiati... [Published semanticweb.com - Apr 29 2013] Courtesy: Flickr/ Sean MacEntee Earlier this month word came of a revision to schema.org : Version 1.0a additions, according to this posting from Dan Brickley, include the Datasets vocabulary, and some supporting utility terms for describing schema.org ...

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Outsourcery plc: Admission to trading on AIM [Published Business Wire - 16 hours ago]
Print, Publishing & Profits - Research Report o... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Feb 28 2013]