<div id="subtitle">Stifel Nicolaus to accelerate buyback of auction-rate securities in settlement with states</div><div><p>Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus & Co. will complete the buyback of auction-rate securities from individual investors six months early under a settlement reached Monday with Missouri and other states.</p&gt ...

<div id="subtitle">ICF International prices public offering of 3.1 million shares at $24.56 per share</div><div><p>ICF International Inc., a policy, management and technology consulting company, said Friday it has priced a public offering of 3.1 million shares at a price of $24.56 per share ...

<div id="subtitle">LeapFrog shares jump after Stifel Nicolaus upgrade; analyst sees higher profits next year</div><div><p>Shares of LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., which makes educational toys and software, rose Thursday after Stifel Nicolaus raised its rating on the stock, predicting higher profits next year.</p><p&gt ...