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The company has a staggering collection of more than 11 thousand products! However, it is not products alone that drive the business of this extraordinary company. It excels in technical customer service, with a sharp…

This stock has begun to approach its 52-week low. It closed the trading day on February 22, 2008 at just $12.89 against a 12-month range of $26.85-12.50. The Operating Margin over the last four quarters…

There are many superficial reasons to bypass this stock since investors have so many choices within the Healthcare sector. However, a full appreciation of the versatile know-how cultivated by this company will show that the…

Almaden Minerals Ltd. (AAU) recently announced that Apex Silver Mines Ltd. has begun a diamond drilling program on Almaden’s wholly owned Viky silver lead zinc project located in western Coahuila State, Mexico. Almaden is a…

Varsity Group Inc. announced February 25th it has entered into a merger agreement with subsidiary of Follett Corporation, the nation’s largest provider of library materials and technology to K-12 schools, the leading operator of college…

Lithium Technology Corp. is a leading manufacturer in the Lithium battery market (large rechargeable). They have announced the receipt of an order for a hybrid buss application of approximately $4.7 million in a joint program…

Joseph Lessard was named as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Americas for EnDevCo, Inc, a developed energy company. CEO Chris A. Dittmar stated, “Joe Lessard has eighteen years of ‘hands on’ entrepreneurial experience in…

Food safety is a key concern all over the world. US consumer expectations with respect to qualities of what they buy to eat and to drink, set standards for all countries. That is because North…

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS) announced its move to a new fabrication, warehouse and office facility located in Midland, Texas. The building contains approximately 48,500 square feet of fabrication and warehouse space, plus 3,200…

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), the world’s largest media company, known for everything from CNN to Superman, is made up of five main divisions. They are AOL, with its interactive operations; Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC),…

Apple has taken a serious beating over the last 6 weeks falling from an all time high of $202.96 down to its current value. The logic and reasoning behind this fall is a mystery to…

Paragon Systems (Tri-S Security subsidiary) announced that it has been awarded a $220MM contract from the US Social Security Administration. Beginning April 1, 2008 the contract will run over a ten year period. Located in…

TM Media announced that they are continuing to move forward with the filling process for a U.S. Patent per specific e-Commerce processes for online Role-Playing Games. Filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the…

Finisar Corporation is a technology leader in fiber optic solutions for high-speed access and has partnered with Nistica, a global supplier of agile optical modules, to provide FLEDGE reconfigurable add/drop optical multiplexers to telecom system…

KAL Energy, Inc. (KALG) is a junior mining company focused on exploring and developing the Thermal Coal resources of Kalimantan, Indonesia in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, as guided by the Equator principles. Through…

Investor interest in the Utilities Sector is affected by the fact that dividend growth over the past five years has been negative. The Natural Gas Utilities industry has grown by just 3.13 in this respect.…

Stock from the Communication Services industry lends stability to portfolios buffeted by market volatility. Telephone services and wireless data transfer have integrated into modern life so inextricably that we cannot cut back on related expenses…

The Computer Services industry is so dominated by giant corporations that a Payout Ratio of 88.98 from small capital stock is certain to catch a discerning investor’s eye. This industry has achieved a Payout Ratio…

Graphics and integration are hallmarks of the best video communication programs. Think of your favorite news channel on television: the visual quality and presentation probably influences your choices as much as content or the anchor.…

February 22, 2008 LDK Solar, a leading manufacturer of multicrstaline solar wafers, located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China with a United States office in Sunnyvale, California,…

Arbios Systems, Inc. announced on February 22nd that the Company has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of an Investigational Device Exemption to be the pivotal clinical trial for SEPET™, (Arbios’…

Lumera Corporation is a leader in the field of photonic communications and announced today that is has entered into a Committed Equity Financing Facility or CEFF. Kingsbridge has committed to provide up to $25 million…

Bancroft Uranium Inc. announced that the surface drilling program on the Monmouth Uranium Project near Bancroft Ontario has begun and is currently processing a metallurgical test sample of the Monmouth rock with SGS Mineral Services…

Uranium Energy Corp (AMEX: UEC) is a U.S.-based junior resource company with the objective of becoming a near-term ISR uranium producer in the United States. Uranium Energy Corp controls one of the largest historical uranium…

Shares of Force Protection, Inc. (FRPT) surged 42 cents, or nearly 10%, to close at $4.70 today after the maker of blast-protected vehicles announced two large foreign deals. The company received a $115 million order…

Digital entertainment company RealNetworks (RNWK) is doubling its syndication partners thanks to acquiring substantially all of the assets of casual gaming company Trymedia from Macrovision. RealNetworks announced Friday that the acquisition is part of its…

Bookham, Inc. (BKHM) Rolls Out 40Gb/s Modulator Chip; On Display at OFC/NFOEC Next Week Bookham, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKHM) designs, manufactures and markets optical components, modules and subsystems to separate light signals for use in fiber…

When private equity concerns see a good thing, they tend to move fairly quickly to make it their own, and in their own image. In some instances, however, the loss of control, associated with an…

Cellular networks have begun to change from analog to digital systems, resulting in a sharp increase in demand for this company’s electronic surveillance systems. The Federal Communication Commission has decided that all networks must abandon…

The Net Profit Margin has improved to 13.61% for the quarter ended December 2007, against 11.74% on a Trailing Twelve Months basis. Sales have declined by almost 7% during the Most Recent Quarter compared to…

Pfizer is currently working on acquiring Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held biopharmaceutical company. Encysive developed a product called THELIN®, an oral, taken once daily endothelin – A receptor antagonist (ETRA), which is used for…

Polaris Industries (PII), based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) including the Polaris RANGER™, snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational and utility use. Earlier this month, Polaris announced the…

Phosphoric acid and phosphates are essential ingredients for a variety of industries. Specialty beverages, processed foods, dental care products, and pharmaceuticals are some of the most profitable lines of business that depend on various forms…

Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST), located in Chatsworth, California, is a leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems, and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. Capstone Turbine is a member of the U.S.…

On February 20th, 2008 Uranium Energy Corp spoke in Austin TX, regarding the progress of the engineering and environmental studies. They are currently on schedule with the Cebolleta Uranium Project through the joint venture company,…

Many electric power generators and distributors are fighting off those that find coal fired power plants unacceptable. Companies that work with the system, however, are finding favor as they provide for fast growing markets and…

Semiconductor chips and nanotechnology are perhaps two areas of business with the most future potential. Both of these business areas depend on photolithography. This stock, with a unit price of less than $10 on February…

DRS Technologies (DRS) announced it was awarded two contracts by the Missiles and Fire Control segment of Lockheed Martin Corporation to produce key components for the Apache helicopter Arrowhead® system. The two awards, for $31.4M…

Hill International (HINT) has recently acquired 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Gerens Management Group, S.A., a company headquartered in Madrid, Spain with additional offices in Barcelona and Cancun, Mexico. Gerens provides project management…

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) purchased selected assets of Bob’s Pickup & Delivery, headquartered in Sidney, Montana. Bob’s Pickup & Delivery produces approximately $10M in sales annually through its network of thirteen service centers in…