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Airvana, Inc. (AIRV), based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and founded in 2000, provides network infrastructure products used by wireless operators to deliver mobile broadband services. The products, based on Internet Protocol technology, allow wireless networks to…

Entertainment software developer Midway Games Inc. (MWY) said today that the game “NBA Ballers: Chosen One” has shipped for the Xbox®360 and PlayStation®3 systems. This highly anticipated game, which offers classic arcade-style hoops action and…

The month of April has been a busy time for Capstone Turbine Corporation (CPST). The company, based out of Chatsworth, California, manufactures low-emission microturbine energy systems. The company also has sales and/or service centers in…

Avant Immunotherapeutics(AVAN:NASDAQ) discovers and develops innovative vaccines and targeted immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer and infectious and inflammatory diseases. On March 7th ,the company announced a completed merger with Celldex Therapeutics. The resultant merged…

We all remember teachers instilling in us the precept that punctuality is a virtue. Hawaiian Airlines takes that statement to heart. They have the distinction of holding the record for the most punctual airline –…

Penford Corporation uses nature to create specialty, natural-based ingredient systems for the food products, papermaking, and textile industries. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, the company has nine locations spread over three countries – the United States,…

The Healthcare Facilities Industry offers stable values to stock market investors. The need to stay fit and well does not diminish even during the most bearish market phases. Service providers have comparatively generous degrees of…

The current negativity surrounding the relay of the Olympic torch as it makes its way across the globe is having effects on large sponsors. Coca-Cola has canceled its plans to sponsor a float during the…

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation has continued to successfully expand its broad, worldwide patent portfolio in support of its proprietary product development programs. The company offered investors an update regarding its U.S. Phase 2 study of its…

Shares of The Talbots, Inc. (TLB) were up more than 5% at $8.29 during Friday’s trading after the women’s clothing retailer reconfirmed 2008 guidance and said it is planning for top-line growth of approximately 3%,…

The last several months have not been pleasant ones for those in the financial services markets. But as summer arrives, it begins to appear that the majority of bloodletting is past. There is sure to…

Ameron International Corp (AMN) is a leading manufacturer of products for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation, and infrastructure markets. Their main headquarters is in Pasadena, California. They also have a headquarters in Texas for their…

The Appliance & Tool Industry is normally very sensitive to the general state of the economy. This small capital company from Eau Claire, WI is a significant exception. It has the potential to beat slack…

Stock investors may not be impressed by any sudden spurt in quarterly net income. However, when it comes on top of difficult operating conditions for this company, it speaks highly of management capability and strategic…

According to the World Health Organization, more than 303 million people worldwide suffer from migraines. POZEN Inc. is a development stage company focused on such ailments and centered on the development of products for the…

Neogen Corporation (NEOG), based in Lansing, Michigan, develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. The company has two divisions relative to its mission and purpose; Food Safety and Animal Safety. Food Safety…

Intel announced that the demand for its chips was, “solid” during the first quarter of this year, which subsequently eased rising fears that the somewhat weak economy was beginning to affect the technology industry. The…

You’ve probably encountered this company in your travels without even knowing it. Located in Billerica, Massachusetts, and in business for over 45 years, American Science and Engineering (ASEI) manufactures advanced x-ray inspection systems. They supply…

Transaction Network Services (TNS), based in Seoul, Korea, provides data communication services for transaction-oriented applications. TNS designs and implements multiple data networks, each designed specifically for the transport of transaction-oriented data. These networks have been…

The Trailing Twelve Months Net Profit Margin has been 37.08%. Return on Average Equity has been 36.88% during this period. This small capital corporation from the Construction and Agricultural Machinery Industry has fewer than 450…

Excellence in Strategic Management is a feature of this small capital stock from the Oil Well Services & Equipment Industry. The management team has structured the business model creatively. The company is a useful service…

AVI announced the appointment of Dr. Ryszard Kole, PhD, a pioneer in the use of oligonucleotides for the modulation of splicing, as Senior Vice President of Discovery Research. Dr. Kole has a successful history in…

Novavax Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) today announced positive results from its immunogenicity study in ferrets inoculated with the company’s seasonal influenza vaccine candidate. The results allow Novavax to complete its new investigational drug application in support…

First to market is where any company wants to be when a new market is working to find its feet. In the first-to-market game, the one who has the most toys first wins. More toys…

Frozen Food Express Industries is a company focused on the temperature-controlled delivery of perishable goods. They deal primarily with food products, confectionary products, and health care supplies. They are part of the Frozen Food Express…

This small capital stock from the Electronic Instrumentation & Controls Industry has had a quarter that will please investors. Earnings have climbed four times over the same period for the previous year. Sales have jumped…

Much of Green Business is about energy. Our heat, power, and cooling needs are responsible for serious air emissions. Micro turbines, which help to generate power for relatively small needs, have traditionally run on fossil…

In a public statement yesterday, Pilgrim’s Pride, the largest U.S. and Puerto Rico chicken producer, and the second largest producer in Mexico, said it will reduce weekly processing by 5 percent compared to last year’s…

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) announced this morning preclinical data presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The data shows that a mouse equivalent of Peregrine’s anti-phosphatidylserine (anti-PS)…

The management of diabetes is one of the largest therapeutic segments of the Healthcare sector. Surveys have repeated established that modern diets and lifestyles tend to impair glucose metabolism in people. Moreover, some ethnic groups…

The stock market has always known that excellence in Business Management distinguishes the best corporations. Marketing, Finance, and Human Resources Development are the key functional areas which the best-run corporations use to thrive in challenging…

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (SIRT), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing proprietary, orally available, small molecule drugs with the potential to treat diseases associated with aging, including metabolic diseases such…

AtheroGenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGIX) today announced its “topline” results from an interim analysis of its ANDES Phase 3 clinical trial of AGI-1067, for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, administered once daily for the duration…

AtheroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGIX), a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, released news earlier this morning on a planned interim analysis of its ongoing ANDES Phase 3 clinical trial of AGI-1067…

Technically, this stock is part of the Mobile Homes & RVs Industry in the Capital Goods Sector. Such a narrow stock market business definition is misleading for investors in this case. The stock shows its…

This stock has traded at the end of the second week of April 2008 at just $5.70. The Price to Earnings Ratio is below 11. Though institutions have firm grips on 95% of the stock,…

Transition Therapeutics Inc. (TTHI), based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for diseases which affect large portions of the population. The focus of the company is discovering and advancing…

Cell Genesys Inc. (CEGE) said Friday its GVAX immunotherapy treatment for recurrent prostate cancer did well in early stage clinical tests. Shares of the San Francisco, Calif.-based company were up nearly 4% to a high…

The European Commission (EC) today announced that Celgene’s amrubicin hydrochloride has been designated as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of small cell lung cancer. This follows the European Medicines Agency’s (EMEA) favorable opinion,…

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovator and supplier of advanced, novel, ceramic nanomaterials, announced it expanded its board to seven members by naming Robert G. van Schoonenberg as director. Mr. Schoonenberg also serves as Chair of…