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Align Technology, Inc. is a leading company that engages in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of Invisalign®, the world’s leading invisible orthodontic products for the treatment of malocclusion or misalignment of teeth. The company has…

Med Gen Inc. is an over 10 year manufacture that markets specialty products using its proprietary delivery system Spray’s the Way (“STW”), in addition to nationally branded OTC healthier life products and specialty financial services,…

China Precision Steel Incorporated is a niche and high value-added precision steel processing company principally engaged in producing and selling high precision cold-rolled steel products. They have just been issued a “Strong Buy Alert” from…

Shares of Ixia, Inc. (XXIA) rallied 8 percent, or 59 cents, to $7.90 after the provider of IP performance test systems announced the opening of its “iSimCity,” an executive briefing center and proof-of-concept lab that…

This stock offers two important benefits: it is an Advance Depository Receipt (ADR) of a company from a Euro currency home base, with 70% of sales from outside the Americas; and it is a member…

The most important management announcement during declaration of business results for the Most Recent Quarter is that the company is set to make a commercial launch in the anti-cancer segment of the Russian market during…

Healthcare, Medicare, and health insurance blend very well together as a business model for this company. Demands for such services are expected to continue and grow even if there is a recession. The stock does…

This company has two distinct lines of technology to service the best entities in the world-wide Healthcare Sector. However, this is not uncommon in the Biotechnology & Drugs industry. The stock is especially worth owning…

This holding stock is a Business Management teaching case of how finance and marketing can blend for commercial success. The stock is a nearly ideal choice for every investor searching for hidden value in the…

XO Communications, a leading provider of 21st century communications for businesses, announced that is has completed a major capacity upgrade of its nationwide IP network to meet high-speed Internet access services as the company continues…

Prana announced successful results from the Phase IIa clinical trial of PBT2 in Early Alzheimer’s disease. Prana is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of treatments for neurodegenerative disorders. Prana Biotechnology Limited…

China Agro-Technology Ltd. (CAT), a leader in agricultural genetic engineering announced it has secured approval for loan financing of three tranches of $100 Million each. This financing will be to fund biological asset acquisitions, the…

ICOP Digital, Inc. has been a leader in the digital in-car video recording systems, and over the past months, the company has witnessed many new and exciting trends evolve within their company. The ICOP Model…

ESS Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESST) designs, markets and supports integrated mixed-signal semiconductor, hardware, software and system solutions. Jefferies & Co. recently upgraded the company to “Hold” from “Underperformance,” reflecting the offer from Imperium Partners, raising…

Anybody that says they know which way the financial markets are trending in the first quarter of 2008 is likely speculating on many differing factors. Far too many variables are acting on the markets for…

The Financial sector is a treasure trove of hidden stock value in the after-math of the sub-prime crisis. The S&Ls/Savings Bank industry is full of professionally managed banks. Some of them list real estate on…

Accounts of business progress in China tempt US stock investors who are troubled by prospects of domestic economic growth of less than 1% a year. Large international corporations participate in the Chinese market, but their…

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…