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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…

Barr’s Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BRL) recently announced weaker-than-expected sales for the first quarter and lowered its 2008 financial forecast for the second quarter in a row. Shares of the company’s stock plunged more than 22 percent…

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) recently announced that the company’s first-quarter profits rose 6.9 percent. For April, the company recorded a 3.2 percent same-store increase without fuel. Estimates for May are expected to be flat…

China Automotive Systems (CAAS), a maker of power steering components for automobiles in China, reported solid first quarter results. Revenues increased 46% year over year to $41.5 million, resulting in a 170% increase in net…

CDI Corp. (CDI), based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, provides engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing to a wide range of Fortune 1,000 customers in the aerospace, process & industrial, IT, life sciences and…

R.H. Donnelley Corporation, self-billed as a leading Yellow Pages publisher and online, local search company, is faltering following the release of first quarter financial results. Although revenues reached $675 million, up 2 percent from the…

Tribune Co. (TRB) rejected the latest proposal from the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to acquire Wrigley Field, saying that the new undisclosed offer was not workable from a team standpoint. “Any transaction transferring ownership of…

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (WYN) today announced an agreement for the development of 17 Ramada hotels throughout Eastern Canada during the next 10 years. Days Hospitality, which currently owns and operates three Ramada hotels in Calgary,…

Solutions to a particular problem don’t always need to be researched. Sometimes they have been in use for quite some time, but not taken advantage of. Eventually, these products are found and put to great…

BJ’s is one of the first and most successful wholesale clubs in the eastern United States. Spread over 16 states, BJ’s currently has 177 outlets in operation. In a recent press statement, BJ’s Wholesale Club…

An attractive product is always a nice benefit when it comes to selling craft items. Efficiency in making the products is even better. If a company can put together an efficient manufacturing operation for one-of-a-kind…

DAG Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAGM) announced this morning that its board of directors has authorized a common stock repurchase. The company is planning to buyback up to 150,000 common shares in market or off-market transactions…

As a global consumer products company, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (SPC) sees the world as their market. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Spectrum sells their products in over one million stores, in 120 countries. The world’s top…

The next time you’re playing your favorite golf course, check out the pro shop. There’s a good chance they’re carrying Ashworth products. As part of the Textile-Apparel Clothing sector, Ashworth Inc. (ASHW) designs, manufactures, and…

This company is a seller for manufacturers of electronic components and a source for entities that require communication and automated solutions. It is able to generate superior business results through a novel operational model. The…

Professional stock investors evaluate current values of future cash flows. Investments needed to establish new brands tend to have long gestation periods. They suffer from a variety of risks as well. That is why late…

FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO) has acquired an exclusive license from Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI) for global rights to develop, manufacture and sell the company’s technology and products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.…