MissionIR Articles

The six months before June 2008 have shown business diversification in very favorable light for stocks. Innumerable portfolios have come to grief because of their over-dependencies on one or the other segment of the world…

Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS), based in San Jose, California, is a supplier of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), electrochemical deposition (ECD), chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), ultraviolet thermal processing (UVTP) and surface preparation…

A major national mass market retailer recently sent orders for three new media players to the global digital entertainment company ZVUE Corporation (NASD: ZVUE). These players represent part of a new product offering from the…

Cbeyond Inc. (Nasdaq: CBEY) provides IP-based managed services through integrated packages of communications and IT services. The company’s customer base includes more than 36,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Cbeyond today announced it was…

BSD Medical Corp. (Nasdaq: BSDM) is part of the global fight against cancer. The company develops systems for cancer therapies requiring precision-focused heat through microwave technologies. Today the company announced its European distributor was awarded…

Vision-Sciences, Inc is engaged in the development and manufacturing of advanced, video-based endoscopy equipment. The company’s digital endoscope lines are set apart from the competition in that they come with a built-in light source, unlike…

Union workers at General Electric Co. (GE)’s Appliance Park in Louisville will vote Wednesday on a company proposal to replace 183 established workers with the same number of workers at a lower wage. Workers at…

Insurance is a durable business. No professional enterprise can do without it, in good times and bad. Insurance is also a vital form of security for stock investors. There are abundant and compelling reasons to…

You know your company is one with a rich history when your original name had the word “telegraph” in it. That’s the case with FTD Group Inc., who we know as the flower people today.…

In 1969, Bernard Baker and Martin Klein founded Energy Research Corporation (ERC). Baker, an early fuel cell pioneer, and Klein, a chemical engineer, felt the future in power generation lay in this area of research.…

Snap-on Incorporated (SNA), headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is a manufacturer of tools, diagnostics equipment, software and service solutions for professional users. The company, co-founded by Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann, began in 1920 and manufactured…

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (NASD: PARL) recently announced their financial figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Parlux is a manufacturer and international distributor of beauty products. They hold licenses for Paris Hilton fragrances,…

The current financial services melt-down has had differing effects on different companies. Dealing with the realities of the situation has become the only way that most can move forward. Some are assessing their situation while…

Flush with cash from the sale of two data facilities and its content delivery network assets, Savvis Inc. (SVVS) is on track to complete a $315 million data center expansion. Philip Koen, chief executive at…

Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) is freezing prices on most AIDS/HIV drugs it sells to government drug-assistance programs, and limiting even patients with private insurance to payments of $50 per month. In response to AIDS patient…

Brown Shoe Co. Inc. is a company that began with one man’s dream back in 1878. In that year, George Warren Brown invested all his life savings to open a small business that would manufacture…

Chiquita Brands International sells many bananas – and other products too – as evidenced by their sales data. Their approximate annual revenue is $4.5B. Trading on the NYSE, the company is part of the Farm…

This small-capital company from Malibu, CA deals in toys. It has a penchant for classic brands, and this has taken the company away from pure fun to products such as writing instruments. It is a…

Vermillion Incorporated has one goal: to develop and produce diagnostic tests that help physicians diagnose, select appropriate treatments and improve outcomes for patients. Vermillion develops clinical protein biomarker diagnostic products and services for use in…

StemCells Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM) focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of cell-based therapeutics to treat diseases afflicting the central nervous system (CNS) and liver. Stem-cell research has become more widely accepted as the public…