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Video games developer and publisher THQ Inc. and Zuffa LLC today announced the highlights of yesterday’s press conference regarding THQ’s new video game, UFC Unlimited 2010. The press conference featured UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) president…

NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group Inc., an integrated consumer electronics company, today posted significant increases for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2009, driven by increased demand for the company’s intelligent audio and video products and…

These days it has been all about drug patents going off market. So, when a new patent for a heart drug comes along there is good reason to stand up and take notice. Company revenue…

Apache Corp. announced a successful well on its acreage under lease in the Faghur Basin in Western Egypt. The West Kalabsha I-1X well encountered 105 feet of net pay in the Safa formation. The well…

Gastar Exploration Ltd. reported net income of $12.9 million, or $0.26 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. This was an improvement from the net loss of $10.0 million, or $0.24 per share, in…

Fusion Sleep announced earlier this week that it is to be highlighted at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), the largest truck show in the world, March 25-27, 2010 held in Louisville, KY. The company is…

NIVS IntelliMedia Technology Group Inc. is an integrated consumer electronics company that designs, manufactures, markets and sells intelligent audio and video products in China, Asia, Europe and North America. The company has developed leading Chinese…

Starbucks Corp., a Seattle-based national coffee giant, recently announced that the company will begin paying dividends in the amount of 10-cents-per-share to investors. The company also stated that its board of directors has approved a…

ULURU Inc. reported a net loss of $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. This was a strong improvement from the net loss of $2.9 million, or $0.04 per share,…

Netlist, Inc. completed its public offering of common stock, selling approximately 4.0 million shares at a price of $3.85 per share. The offering was underwritten by Needham & Company, LLC, and Roth Capital Partners, LLC,…

Quaterra Resources Inc., the up-and-coming mineral exploration company focused on developing prospects in North America, today revealed that its Sierra Sabino property was selected under the terms of the recently signed investment framework agreement as…

Biotechnology company Novavax Inc. today announced positive results from its two-stage pivotal study evaluating the safety and immunogenicity (immune response) of the company’s 2009 A/H1N1 virus-like particle (VLP) pandemic influenza vaccine. In response to the…

NetSol Technologies Inc., a global provider of enterprise software solutions and services, has the very significant advantage of serving a broad industrial base, protecting it from the inevitable ups and downs of individual markets. To…

China Armco Metals, Inc., a leading distributor of metal ore and non-ferrous metals and metal recycler throughout the People’s Republic of China, recently announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Armco & Metawise (H.K.), Ltd.,…

Ivanhoe Energy Inc. reported the results of a log and core analysis from a test well on Block 20 of the Pungarayacu oil field in Ecuador. The company said that the results were positive and…

Industrial Services of America Inc. buys, processes and markets ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other recyclable commodities for domestic users and export markets, and offers programs and equipment to help businesses manage wastes. The company…

Intersil Corp., a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance analog semiconductors, whose product lines encompass power management and signal processing, announced entry into a definitive agreement yesterday for Intersil to acquire…

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of special thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules which feature unique substrates that offer cost-saving and functionality bonuses over existing ones in the market, recently announced a strategic alliance with India-based…

Today, PositiveID Corp. announced that it has filed a non-provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its iGlucose system. The technology uses wireless SMS messaging to automatically communicate a diabetic patient’s…

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing leading oncology therapeutics, CNS disorders and sexual dysfunction, recently formed a Parkinson’s Disease Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprised of leading medical researchers in neurology. The SAB…

Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has acquired the deposits and part of the assets of Liberty Pointe Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC was named receiver for Liberty Pointe Bank after the…

Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc. reported net income of $23.5 million, or $0.80 per share, in 2009. This was about flat with the net income of $23.8 million, or $0.81 per share, reported for…

Access to Money Inc., a leading non-bank ATM operator, today posted a significant increase in adjusted EBITDA, select financial results, and other operational updates for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2009.…

Patrick Industries, Inc. reported net income of $0.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. This was a significant improvement from the net loss of $69.2 million, or $7.59 per…

Nexen Inc. reported a successful deepwater well in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, located at the Appomattox prospect, in Mississippi Canyon blocks 391 and 392. The well was drilled in approximately 7,200 feet of water,…

Bovie Medical Corp., the first name in Electrosurgery and widely known throughout the healthcare industry for their Bovie® electrosurgical generators and accessories, announced FDA approval of its proprietary BOSS™ bipolar sintered steel coagulation device today.…

NetSol Technologies, Inc., provider of business services and enterprise application solutions to private and public sector organizations worldwide, this morning announced the official launch of the smartOCI™, a SAP-compatible multiple-catalog search engine solution. smartOCI™ enables…

Mesa Labs Inc. manufactures instruments and disposable products utilized in connection with industrial applications and healthcare. One product is the company’s Data Trace data loggers which are used for quality control applications in pharmaceutical, food…

Baltic Trading Ltd. completed the sale of 16.3 million shares of its common stock at a price of $14.00 per share. This was the company’s initial public offering, and Baltic Trading Limited raised a total…

AP Pharma, Inc. had a great day yesterday closing up 32.05% at $2.06 on strong volume of 6,300,000 traded shares in anticipation of news from the FDA on its leading drug candidate, “APF530”. APF 530…

International Coal Group, Inc. reported that it has successfully raised capital through two separate offerings of common stock and convertible notes. The company will use the proceeds from both offerings for general corporate purposes and…

As the larger banks go about digging themselves out of the mess they have made, and the US government haggles over this and that, there are several smaller banks that are quietly going about making…

Shares of Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) took a nosedive yesterday dropping more than .11 (approximately 29%) on rumors of bankruptcy being in the near future for the video rental giant. From a business perspective, Blockbuster is…

Abraxis BioScience Inc. (ABII), a California based global biotechnology company focusing on cancer treatments, announced today that its chemotherapeutic compound ABRAXANE® has demonstrated a significant improvement in overall response rate in the treatment of the…

California is known for its hot summers, which is why Akeena Solar has teamed up with Lowe’s to provide residential installation services of AC solar power systems in the state. The announcement comes just a…

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. reported net income of $5.1 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, a vast improvement from the net loss of $16.8 million, or $0.51 per share,…

Mannatech, Inc. reported net income of $2.2 million, or $0.08 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to net income of $620,000, or $0.02 per share, in the same quarter of 2008. Mannatech,…

NetSol Technologies, Inc., a U.S. corporation focused on providing global business services and enterprise application solutions, today announced the formal operational launch of the Atheeb NetSol Limited joint venture. This launch marks a major milestone…

It is not often that a gold mining company can be called a growth company. Generally, they are “juniors” or “development stage” in nature. In some cases, however, the company decides to make a break-out…

Israeli drug and diagnostic product discovery company Compugen Ltd. today announced the development and validation of its Intracellular Drug Delivery (IDD) discovery platform for identification of cell penetrating peptides. The company also reported that as…