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Mace Security International Inc. (MACE) manufactures personal defense and electronic surveillance products under the brand name Mace. The company also operates a digital media marketing, e-commerce business and car washes. Today the company announced its…

Weingarten Realty Investors is a real estate investment trust (REIT) organization that owns and develops commercial properties in the U.S. Its diversified portfolio consists primarily of rental and lease properties totalling nearly 74 million square…

One of the market’s oldest alternative energy plays, Energy Conversion Devices (“ECD”), is enjoying a wave of positive feedback following the release of financial results for the period ended March 31st, 2008. In recent days,…

Dreams Inc. (DRJ), a company engaged in multiple aspects of the licensed sports products and autographed memorabilia industry through a range of distribution channels, said its first quarter loss shrank by nearly half as revenue…

If you’re looking for a wide selection of books at competitive prices in Canada, there’s an Indigo location not far from you ready to provide that. This Canadian company operates 249 locations in all ten…

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) took a simple, all-natural product in 1922 and ran with it. Today, they are still running with more products and revenue as they strive to increase their share…

The domestic Oil & Gas Operations Industry is both a profitable part of the energy sector, and important to national energy security and integrity as well. World crude oil prices are not only spinning out…

This stock demonstrates the fallacy of exits based on short-term setbacks in results. Analysts have been unpleasantly surprised by a profit drop during the Most Recent Quarter. The management has toned down its business expectations…

AFAM has closed the second week of May 2008 at $21.60, which is tantalizingly close to the annual high of $25.38. The Price to Earnings Ratio continues to be below 15, even after this surge.…

Gymboree Corp. (NASDAQ: GYMB), a specialty retailer offering unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and a 4% increase in same-store sales. Same-store sales, a key indicator of…

Treehouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS), a food manufacturer primarily serving the retail grocery and foodservice channels, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings of $0.34 per share versus $0.24 per share on a 39% sales increase.…

Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) posted a loss for the fiscal fourth quarter as costs to lay off workers and close properties ate into results, according to the marketing services company. Acxiom lost $58.3 million, or 76…

General Electric (GE) plans to auction off its appliance business for as much as $8 billion, ending the company’s long association with so-called “white goods”. With appliance sales getting hit by the slowing U.S. economy…

GeoEye, Inc. (GEOY) is a provider of space-based and aerial imagery, and geospatial information through both high and low resolution imagery, imagery-derived products, and image processing services to customers worldwide. The company operates a constellation…

VanceInfo Technologies Inc (NYSE: VIT) announced today that International Data Corporation, IDC, has ranked VanceInfo as #1 among Chinese offshore software development vendors for the North American and European markets, based on 2007 revenues. IDC…

Coal is perhaps one of the most visible minerals used in today’s world. The average consumer or manufacturing giant may not actually see it in its black, raw form, but they are likely to experience…

4Kids Entertainment Inc. (KDE), a major provider of children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing, sees their job as helping to entertain and engage children during their leisure time. With this goal in mind, they have, through…

At Amish Naturals (AMNT), wholesome organic food is their reason for being. The products they manufacture, distribute, and sell reflect the wholesome traditions of the Amish people and their culinary customs. Headquartered in Holmesville, Ohio,…

It seems a simple matter to serve hog bagels and coffee. The truth of the fiercely competitive Restaurant industry is that no management team can ever take customers for granted. Successful business in this rather…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put an experimental drug from one of the company’s key research programs on a fast track for approval. The European Commission has taken similar action by…