http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/827.htmlThe latest news on the Information & Delivery Services industry from Yahoo! Financeen-usThu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:04 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091217/us_tech_outlook_glance.html?.v=2Mutual funds specializing in technology stocks have been the top-performing U.S. stock fund category this year with an average return of 57 percent. Below are the three best performers, excluding those that have less than $100 million in assets or aren't available to individual investors:yahoo_finance/228076644Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:04 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/cnw/091217/morn_can_investment.html?.v=2Morningstar Research Inc., a Canadian subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. , has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Canadian Investment Awards and Gala from Canadian Investment Awards Inc., a privately held firm based in Toronto.yahoo_finance/3421040446Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:02:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/091217/419_webmediabrands_acquires_social_times_id.html?.v=7BtoB internet company WebMediaBrands has acquired Social Times, which is mostly known for its All Facebook blog. In a post on Social Times' blog, founder Nick O'Neill says he will continue running the company with help from WebMediaBrands .yahoo_finance/4125589839Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:13:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/091216/419_webmediabrands_acquires_social_times_id.html?.v=3BtoB internet company WebMediaBrands has acquired Social Times, which is mostly known for its All Facebook blog. In a post on Social Times' blog, founder Nick O'Neill says he will continue running the company with help from WebMediaBrands .yahoo_finance/1374310978Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:43:12 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/zacks/091216/28372.html?.v=1Interactive Data to buy an electronic trading network and services provider company, 7ticks LLC.yahoo_finance/2455748053Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:13:38 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216005099.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1200481786Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/trsa/rss/SIG=13n6cti3g/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/178287-factset-research-systems-inc-f1q10-qtr-end-11-30-09-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahooyahoo_finance/2985124090Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:29:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/nytimes/rss/SIG=131627hr7/*http%3A//dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/interactive-data-to-buy-trading-technology-firm/?partner=yahoofinanceInteractive Data Corp., the financial market data provider, said it had agreed to pay as much as $51 million to buy 7ticks, the privately held electronic trading network and services provider, to speed up its delivery of trading data to institutional customers.yahoo_finance/229298832Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:47:03 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091215/us_earns_factset_research.html?.v=2FactSet Research Systems Inc., a provider of provider of financial research and analytics, posted a slight increase Tuesaday in its fiscal first-quarter profit Tuesday and said its business is stabilizing.yahoo_finance/3823113483Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:16:41 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b1505D9F3-5034-43FF-B22B-9C5DBED60AFC%7d&siteid=yhoof2FactSet Research Systems Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings rose to $36.1 million, or 74 cents a share, from $35.6 million, or 73 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.yahoo_finance/170357883Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:14:15 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/091215/180316.html?.v=1NORWALK, Conn. -- FactSet Research Systems Inc. , a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community, today announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010.yahoo_finance/2313762171Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091215/0568930.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/3837157457Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091214/us_interactive_data_acquisition.html?.v=1Financial market data provider Interactive Data Corp. said Monday it agreed to buy privately held electronic trading network and services provider 7ticks LLC in a move to speed up its delivery of trading data to institutional customers.yahoo_finance/1894769008Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:33:53 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/ft/rss/SIG=125gr0drf/*http%3A//www.ft.com/cms/s/8dbf2fbc-e8e9-11de-a756-00144feab49a.html?referrer_id=yahoofinance&ft_ref=yahoo1&segid=03058Interactive Data Corporation, a market data company, on Monday highlighted how trading technology and market data companies are trying to take advantage of "high-frequency" trading by agreeing to buy 7ticks, a Chicago-based trading technology company.yahoo_finance/3455084733Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:00:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/091214/0568730.html?.v=1yahoo_finance/1313612438Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:34:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bE5D761B0-5038-44EA-8FAA-375F284F320C%7d&siteid=yhoof2Inflows into U.S. mutual funds were $34.6 billion in November, Morningstar Inc. said in a statement released Monday. Inflows into exchange-traded funds reached $14 billion last month, the ninth consecutive month of net inflows for the industry.yahoo_finance/3478852786Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:16:07 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091214/cg25494.html?.v=1Morningstar, Inc. , a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund asset flows year-to-date through November. Total inflows into U.S. mutual funds reached $350.4 billion, with $34.6 billion of these assets added in November.yahoo_finance/220490388Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:53:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12736930a/*http%3A//boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/12/14/daily1.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/2917122664Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:05:14 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091214/20091214005639.html?.v=1BEDFORD, Mass.----Interactive Data Corporation , a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 7ticks, LLC, an innovative provider of electronic trading networks and managed services.yahoo_finance/2778306218Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:01:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091214/20091214005062.html?.v=1BEDFORD, Mass.----Interactive Data Corporation , a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced the formation of the Real-Time Market Data and Trading Solutions Group, which will combine the resources of its eSignal, Managed Solutions, and Real-Time Services businesses into a single organization.yahoo_finance/1205300344Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:01:00 Etc/GMT