UPDATE 1- Quest Energy Partners files for IPO

(Reuters) - The offering represents about 37 percent equity interest in
Quest Energy Partners.




A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets LLC and
RBC Capital Markets Corp. will act as joint lead book-running
managers for the transaction, with Friedman Billings Ramsey &
Co. Inc. acting as a co-manager.


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UPDATE 1-Approach Resources files with SEC to go public

(Reuters) - JPMorgan and A.G. Edwards are underwriting the IPO, the
company said in a preliminary filing with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.




Approach Resources intends to list its stock on the Nasdaq
under the symbol "AREX" .


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Cattle Futures Fall Most in Four Months as Beef Demand Slows; Hogs Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Cattle futures fell to the lowest in
almost four months on speculation demand for beef declined after
the U.S. Memorial Day holiday. Hog futures rose.

About 258,000 head of cattle have been slaughtered so far
this week, compared with 378,000 last week and 260,000 during
the same period a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. That indicates less demand from retailers, said Dan
Vaught, an analyst at A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. in St. Louis.


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AG Edwards profit surges, shares hit record

(Reuters) - Profit easily topped analysts' estimates. A.G. Edwards shares rose as much as 5.5 percent to a record.

Net income for the St. Louis-based company in the three months ended February 28 rose to $109.2 million, or $1.44 per share, from $75.4 million, or 99 cents, a year earlier.


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