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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.…

CryoLife, Inc. (CRY) recently announced the first implantation of the combination aortic-mitral allograft heart valve in a patient at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jose Navia, a cardiac surgeon with the…

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) recently announced that the Beijing Airport Group has selected the ZOLL AED Plus® for installation in the Beijing International Airport’s newly-built Terminal 3, the largest single airport building in the world.…

Navarre Corp (NAVR:NASDAQ) is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products in the U.S. and Canada. The company’s customers come from a wide spectrum of retailers, including mass merchandisers,…

Generex Biotechnology Corp. (Nasdaq: GNBT) is a leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth. The company has developed a proprietary Metformin chewing gum product, MetControl. Today, the company…

A few years ago, as a wedding gift of sorts, one of our writer’s friends was presented with stock in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD). Since that time, he has watched his stock plummet from…

You can’t blame Spire Corp. for basking in the sunshine of success when it comes to their business. As a leading provider of products and services to the solar energy, biomedical, and optoelectronics industries, they…

In this information age, Learning Tree International (LTRE) knows the importance of specialized training for business professionals. Their focus is on helping IT and other professionals in public and private sector businesses stay at the…

Manny, Moe & Jack of the Pep Boys (PBY) gave their former chief executive a compensation package worth $17.2 million for just over 10 months of work in 2007, but he had to forfeit 39%…

This small capital stock from the Trucking Industry of the Transportation Sector proves that the Process element of the Services Marketing Mix can be honed in to a sustainable competitive advantage. The company covers all…

Disposable products have essential roles in modern healthcare. The core strength of this small capital member of the Medical Equipment & Supplies Industry from Hauppauge, NY is that each of its six lines of revenue…

An arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has granted the company $2 million for a two-year program to develop its technology related to the management of sexually transmitted diseases. This company…

StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of cell-based therapeutics to treat diseases of the central nervous system and liver, recently announced the company’s support of the National…

A subsidiary of China Technology Development Group Corporation (NASD: CTDC), China Merchants Zhangzhou Development Zone Trenda Solar Energy Ltd., has concluded testing on their first SnO2 production line. Beginning in June it will be this…

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) is a name that has been running across the lips of many investors, largely due to an impressive third quarter, fiscal 2008. The company is known for developing building-integrated rooftop…

Ram Energy Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: RAME) posted a first-quarter net loss due to unrealized derivative losses of $5.3 million. The company reported a net loss of $523,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with a…

Taking advantage of solar power is beginning to be a more competitive line of business. Companies are announcing advances almost weekly as the race to be the best, most efficient and most profitable accelerates at…

OmniaLuo, Inc. (OLOU) is a designer, developer, marketer, and distributor of fine women’s apparel under the brand name Omnialuo. The China-based company recently announced the opening of six new stores in April, all of which…

Carmike Cinemas Inc. (CKEC) knows the value of smaller when it comes to making bigger profits. Their focus, as a motion picture exhibitor in the United States, is to place their state-of-the-art theatres in smaller…

What began in 1946 as a seven-member food retailing cooperative is today a bustling enterprise of over 200 stores in the eastern United States. Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA) is a group whose main activities…

The company has a market capitalization of around $78 million at the start of May 2008. It is a member of the Computer Storage Devices Industry. This is an important part of the Technology Sector…

Neither macro-economic changes nor productive expenses to garner market share should be negatives in the evaluation of any stock. Yet, these are the reasons given by analysts who have downgraded this small capital stock from…

Through its subsidiary RPM Rehabilitation & Associates Inc., American Claims Evaluation Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCE) provides a full range of vocational rehabilitation and disability management services. American Claims today announced its intentions to acquire all the…

Infosonics (IFON), a leading distributor of wireless handsets in South America and Central America, announced first quarter 2008 net sales of $68.3 million, compared to $58.4 million in the first quarter of 2007. The company…