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Oilsands Quest Inc. is engaged in a variety of projects in the oil and gas industry with an emphasis on Western Canada’s oil sands. The company is aggressively exploring Canada’s largest contiguous oil sands land…

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the manufacture and clinical development of new drug entities designed to treat viral and immune-based disorders. Hemispherx’s flagship products include Alferon N Injection® and…

Tandy Leather Factory Inc. yesterday announced increases in monthly and year-over-year sales for Retail Leathercraft, Wholesale Leathercraft and International Leathercraft, breaking 19 straight months of declining wholesale store sales. Sales for November were $5.2 million,…

Some sectors of manufacturing get a bad reputation for their products. One aspect to consider, however, is that there are often many ways to use these products to bring benefit to people and their economy.…

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. and Lucas Energy, Inc. (AMEX: LEI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture to realize profits on oil and gas properties in…

TapImmune Inc., best known for developing immunotherapeutic vaccines for cancer and infectious diseases, announced recently that it has signed a license agreement with Crucell N.V. (NASDAQ: CRXL), a global biopharmaceutical company based in the Netherlands.…

In past posts, the need for a diversified portfolio has been discussed. The same need for diversification of a company’s product base was not. Common business wisdom preaches focusing on what a company does well…

Houston American Energy Corp. reported today that it reached an agreement to sell three million shares of common stock to a group of institutional investors at a price of $4.68 per share. The company estimates…

Taseko Mines Ltd. is a British Columbia-based mining company. The company’s main assets are its Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine, the Prosperity gold-copper project, the Harmony gold project and the early stage Aley niobium project. The company…

Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. priced an offering of 700,000 shares of noncumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock at a price of $25.00 per share. The company estimates its gross proceeds at $17.5 million. The noncumulative convertible…

Clarient, Inc. disclosed today details of an exclusive license for bringing to market a test developed by privately-held Minerva Biotechnologies. CLRT, as a leading provider of cancer diagnostic testing solutions, is an ideal choice for…

Seahawk Drilling, Inc. is focused on providing contract drilling services to the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Operating the second largest fleet of jackups in the Gulf…

Nicholas Financial, Inc. provides direct consumer loans and purchases installment sales contracts from automobile dealers for used cars and light trucks. Nicholas Financial operates a network of forty-nine branch offices in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Ohio,…

Following the in-flows and out-flows of the mutual fund industry offers insight as to what the general investor is up-to. As might be expected, in a poor economy, investment monies tend to flow out of…

Incyte Corp. is a development company focused on oncology, inflammation and diabetes treatments. The company recently announced an agreement with Novartis regarding two of its investigational hemotology-oncology therapies. INCB18424 is an oral inhibitor in phase…

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. reported net income of $180,000, or $0.16 per share, in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. The bank earned $1.0 million, or $0.87 per share, in fiscal 2008. Wake Forest…

Novavax, Inc. priced an offering of common stock at $3.30 per share. The company is offering 6.8 million shares and estimates that net proceeds to the company will be $21 million after underwriting expenses and…

Longwei Petroleum Investment Holdings Ltd. reported income of $7.21 million, or $0.09 per share, for the third quarter of 2009. The company earned $5.5 million, or $0.07 per share, in the same quarter of last…

Akeena Solar Inc (AKNS), well-known for their Andalay AC power systems, which are stand-alone solar systems designed for the average home, announced a partnership with Highland Solar (HS) today, Monday, Nov. 23. HS, located in…

Today, NRG Energy, Inc. announced that it has acquired the first and largest utility-scale photovoltaic Blythe Solar Project in California, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar LLC. The 21 megawatt project will be NRG’s…

Biotel Inc. (BTEL) reported net income of $128,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2009. This was down from the $328,000, or $0.11 per diluted share, reported a year earlier. Revenues…

American Lorain is a major processed food company that sells chestnuts, convenience foods, and canned, frozen and bulk food products both to domestic and international customers through their four subsidiaries. American Lorain has garnered global…

Canadian energy company Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX) and U.S.-based solar manufacturer SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWRA) (NASDAQ:SPWRB) today announced an agreement to build four solar power plants in the Puglia region of southern Italy. SunPower has more…

Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust announced its fourth fiscal quarter dividend payout of $0.246351 per unit. The dividend will be paid on December 9, 2009 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2009. The Dominion…

Beacon Power Corp. was joined today by state and local officials at a formal groundbreaking event in Stephentown, New York, signaling the start of construction for the nation’s first full-scale 20-megawatt flywheel frequency regulation plant.…

China Marine Food Group Ltd., a China based processor and distributor of seafood products, today announced revenue and net income guidance figures for the year 2010, showing anticipated increases in revenue and net income. The…

Kimber Resources Inc. issued an update on the resource potential of its gold and silver mine at its 100% owned Monterde mine in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. The company said that the base…

Brigham Exploration Company announced the completion of a well on its Bakken Shale acreage. Brigham Exploration Company has a 31% working interest in the well. The Lee 16-21 #1H had an initial production rate during…

China Technology Development Group Corp., a clean energy group focused on bringing together related technologies to create solar energy systems, announced today a cooperative agreement between China Technology Solar Power Holdings Limited (CTSP), and the…

Lucas Energy, Inc. is a Houston, Texas based independent oil and gas company focused on identifying, evaluating and acquiring leasehold property interests, primarily in the Austin Chalk formation of the middle Gulf Coast of Texas,…

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. closed on its recent offering of common stock and received $59.2 million in net proceeds. The company sold 6 million common shares at a price of $10.75, and may receive more…

Devon Energy Corp. revealed details of its strategy to monetize all outstanding Gulf of Mexico and international assets today, Monday, Nov. 16. Following this divestiture, DVN – an Oklahoma based energy company engaged in oil…

North European Oil Royalty Trust reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.38 per unit, for its fourth fiscal quarter ending 10/31/2009. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $9.4 million, or $1.02…

RINO International Corp. operates through its affiliates to design, manufacture, install and service patented wastewater treatment and relative equipment for iron and steel manufacturers in the People’s Republic of China. The company today announced its…

The holiday season is all about retail. Investing in this portion of the market, however, needs to be approached before the season of retail madness starts. High-end purchases may or may or may not be…

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Reporting revenues of $34,412 for the quarter, the company recognized a net loss of $2.3 million. For the…

Metalink Ltd. reported a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.16 per share, in the third quarter of 2009. These results were slightly worse than the $3.0 million, or $0.13 per share, the company lost…

GeoGlobal Resources, Inc., an oil and natural gas exploration and development company focusing on India, has announced another step forward in its bid for oil off the coast of eastern India, as part of a…

China-based Kandi Technologies Corp. designs and manufactures all terrain recreational vehicles (ATVs), including its battery powered, two-seater low-speed vehicle, COCO. The company today announced the sale of 30 modified, electric COCO hardtops to the Postal…

QualityStocks today announces that its audio interview with Royal Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROYL) CEO Don Hosmer is now available. The complete interview can be heard at http://www.qualitystocks.net/videocharts.php?chartvid_id=357. During the interview, Mr. Hosmer provides an overview…