NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter net income fell 14 percent, as rising costs offset higher sales. The company also said it will introduce a cheaper Nook Tablet. In its latest salvo in the ...

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Rockville reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.3 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $7.4 million, versus net income of $1.3 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $8.3 ...

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Shares of network equipment maker Ciena Corp. fell sharply Wednesday after it reported a larger loss and lower revenue than Wall Street expected, coupled with a disappointing forecast for the current quarter. The shares fell $3.92, or nearly 16.2 percent, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland and Virginia have upped the ante in their high-stakes competition for economic development with plans for more than $200 million in new spending as other states struggle under staggering fiscal challenges. But Virginia has a big head ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s senate president wants lawmakers to “put on a happy face” as they slog through another tough budget year. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller teed up lawmakers Wednesday for Gov. Martin O’Malley’s state of the state speech, ...

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Still struggling to meet capital levels mandated by an agreement with bank regulators, 1st Mariner Bancorp, parent company of 1st Mariner Bank, on Monday reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2010. The Baltimore-based company had a pre-tax ...

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Gov. Martin O’Malley said repeatedly on the campaign trail in the fall that his top priority was jobs — creating them, retaining them, saving them and enabling businesses in Maryland to feel confident enough to add them to their payrolls. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley’s budget would once again raid transportation funds, but protect the state’s economic development programs in overcoming a $1.6 billion shortfall. O’Malley described the $34.2 billion spending plan for fiscal 2012 as his toughest yet. But ...

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ANNAPOLIS – The state slots commission urged lawmakers Tuesday to loosen restrictions on the Western Maryland gaming license to spur development of a casino there as the General Assembly opens its 2011 session Wednesday facing a $1.6 billion budget deficit. ...

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Get ready for the “new normal.” Gov. Martin O’Malley and his lieutenants are promising something noticeably different: smaller, leaner government — and here’s the kicker: in keeping with progressive priorities. It’s hardly surprising. Maryland is not a budgetary nightmare like ...

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