--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 07/31/2008 - Business Services industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKSR), will announce fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and full year results on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 before the market opens and will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The call will be webcast. To access the webcast, go to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.gkservices.com. Click on the webcast icon and follow the instructions. A replay of the call will be available through September 11, 2008.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) recently announced financial results for the Company's fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2008. GAAP net income for the quarter was $422 million, or $0.51 per diluted class A common share. GAAP diluted class A common shares outstanding were 776 million. On an adjusted basis (reflective of a normalized tax rate and excluding certain litigation, restructuring and purchase amortization), net income for the quarter was $457 million, or $0.59 per diluted class A common share. Adjusted diluted class A common shares outstanding were 779 million. Net operating revenue in the fiscal third quarter 2008 was $1.6 billion, driven by strong contributions from service fees, data processing fees, and international transaction fees as payment volumes and processed transactions rose across all regions worldwide.
Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) announced recently it has acquired PartnerUp, an online networking community for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This acquisition is aligned with Deluxe's continued focus on creating a strategic portfolio of services and products that spans the full small business workflow. "We see PartnerUp's web-based small business networking platform as one of the foundational building blocks for our growing small business services offering," said Lee Schram, Chief Executive Officer of Deluxe. "Business people increasingly want to interact with their peers through networking communities, and get the information they need to compete quickly and reliably. PartnerUp enables them to do this, with intuitive tools and features to address top of mind small business problems."
All Asia Licensing, Inc. (OTC: AASI) announced recently the appointment of Jay Gould to its Board of Advisors. "Jay's expert business acumen in international and finance law will provide All Asia Licensing immeasurable opportunity for growth," Anthony Lee, Company CEO said in making the announcement. Gould is a partner with Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP. He practices law in the corporate and securities areas and is the leader of the firm's investment funds and investment management practice team. Gould has served as chief counsel for E*TRADE Global Asset Management, Inc., Vice President with TransAmerica Life Companies, senior counsel to Bank of America and as an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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