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GUESS INC.
02.11.06 21:08 Uhr

64,30 USD

+13,54 % [+7,67]
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Guess?, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter 2006 Revenues and Earnings Third Quarter EPS Increased by 128%, to $1.05 Versus $0.46 Last Year


LOS ANGELES, Nov 01, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Guess?, Inc.
(NYSE: GES) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2006.Third Quarter ResultsFor the third quarter of 2006,
the Company reported record net earnings of $48.4
million,
an increase of 133.8% compared to
net earnings of $20.7 million for the
quarter ended October 1, 2005.
Diluted earnings per share increased 128.3% to
$1.05 per share in the current quarter versus $0.46 per share in the third
quarter of last year.


Paul Marciano, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, commented, "We are very pleased with our
outstanding financial performance in the third quarter. Our results represent
record-setting levels of revenues, operating margin, net earnings and earnings
per share, compared to any quarter in the Company's history. Our revenues and
earnings came in stronger than our expectations across all businesses and
geographic regions of the world. Our operating results show the power and the
potential of our business model with each of our businesses achieving
significant growth and margin expansion in the quarter. As a result, the
Company's operating margin expanded by 780 basis points -- a great achievement.

"Mr. Marciano stated, "Starting with North America, we had a very strong quarter.
Our retail business delivered top line growth of 14% and increased operating
earnings by 38%. The wholesale segment increased revenues by 38% and increased
operating earnings nearly fivefold.

"Mr. Marciano concluded, "Our results demonstrate that our business model today
is a unique one, more balanced and diversified. Europe had a remarkable third
quarter and was the largest contributor to our results, generating nearly a
third of our revenues and more than half of our operating profit.

We see even
greater opportunity in that region as we expand into northern and eastern
Europe. As our European business continues to gain traction and momentum, we are
now focusing on new opportunities, such as Asia.

"Total net revenue for the third quarter of 2006 increased 31.3% to $348.7 million from $265.6 million in the third quarter of 2005.

The Company's retail stores in the U.S. and Canada generated revenue of $178.1 million in the third quarter of 2006, a 13.9% increase from $156.3 million, as reported in the prior-year period. Comparable store sales increased 8.6% during the third
quarter of 2006 versus the prior-year period.

Net revenue from the Company's wholesale segment increased 37.8% to $42.7 million in the third quarter of 2006,
from $31.0 million in the prior-year period. Net revenue from the Company's European operations segment increased 73.1% to $111.5 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to $64.4 million in the prior-year period.

Licensing segment net revenue increased 18.3% to $16.4 million in the third quarter of 2006, from $13.9 million in the prior-year period. The Company operated 330 retail stores in the U.S. and Canada at the end of the third quarter 2006 versus 305 stores a year earlier.Operating earnings for the third quarter of 2006 increased 108.7% to $74.0 million from $35.5 million in the third quarter of 2005.

Operating margin in the third quarter improved 780 basis points to 21.2%, compared to the prior year's quarter. This margin expansion was driven by a gross margin increase of 390 basis points to 47.0%, and an SG&A expense rate reduction of 390 basis points to
25.8% in the period.

Nine-Month ResultsFor the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company reported net earnings of $77.5 million, an increase of 134.7% compared to net earnings of $33.0 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2005. Diluted earnings per share
increased 128.4% to $1.69 per share in the first nine months of 2006 versus $0.74 per share in the comparable period last year. The nine months ended September 30, 2006 had 273 days compared to 274 days in the nine months ended October 1, 2005.Total net revenue increased 27.2% to $838.8 million in the 2006 nine-month
period from $659.4 million in the prior-year period. The Company's retail stores in the U.S. and Canada generated revenue of $481.0 million for the first nine months of 2006, an increase of 18.6% from $405.7 million in the prior-year period. Comparable store sales increased 13.0% during the first nine months of 2006. Net revenue from the Company's wholesale segment in the first nine months of 2006 increased 18.4% to $104.3 million from $88.1 million in the first nine months of 2005. Net revenue from the Company's European operations segment increased 60.0% to $209.5 million in the first nine months of 2006, compared to $131.0 million in the prior-year period. Licensing segment net revenue was $43.9 million in the first nine months of 2006, a 26.8% increase from $34.6 million for the prior-year period.Operating earnings for the first nine months of 2006 increased 108.8% to $121.9 million from $58.4 million in the first nine months of 2005.
Operating margin for the first nine months of 2006 improved by 560 basis points to 14.5%. This margin expansion was driven by a gross margin increase of 300 basis points to 42.9% and a decrease in SG&A of 260 basis points to 28.4% in the period.October 2006 Retail SalesThe Company also reported retail sales for its stores in the U.S. and Canada for fiscal October 2006. Total October retail sales for the month ended October 28, 2006 were $53.5 million, an increase of 17.6% from sales of $45.5 million for
the month ended October 29, 2005. Comparable store sales for October 2006 increased 11.8%, which follows an increase of 12.3% for the October 2005 period.Outlook for 2007The Company has reinstated issuing earnings guidance.

For the 2007 fiscal year,
the Company's expectations are as follows:
- Consolidated net revenues are expected to range from $1.30 billion to $1.35 billion.
- Operating margin is expected to be in the mid-teens.
- Diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $2.75 to $2.85.

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JDS UNIPHASE CORP
03.11.06 17:37 Uhr

16,47 USD

+15,34 % [+2,19]
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Aktuell
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Im Blickpunkt

JDS Uniphase (+ 13,8 Prozent auf 16,25 Dollar) reduzierte im vergangenen Quartal den Verlust von 67 auf 17,4 Millionen Dollar. Vor Sonderposten übertraf der Gewinn je Aktie mit 3 Cents die Erwartungen von 1 Cent. Der Umsatz legte von 258,3 auf 318 Millionen Dollar zu. Analysten von Needham stuften die Aktie von „kaufen“ auf „stark kaufen“ hoch.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation
03.11.06 19:15 Uhr

7,85 USD

+25,40 % [+1,59]

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NASDAQ

Aktuell
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+25,40 %

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bellwetherreport.com: Current Research on Syntax-Brillian Corporation


Nov 03, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Current Research on Syntax-Brillian
Corporation (NASDAQ: BRLC)Syntax-Brillian (NASDAQ: BRLC), designs rear-projection, high-definition
televisions (HDTVs) that use the company's liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)
microdisplay technology. LCoS microdisplays allow more content to be displayed
in a smaller size and at a lower cost than traditional LCDs, and are also used
in home theater projectors and near-to-eye displays, such as headsets.
Syntax-Brillian also offers optical modules and light engines -- including
prisms, color separators, and lenses -- for complete display systems. Publicly
traded Brillian Corp. merged in late 2005 with Syntax Groups, a privately held
manufacturer of HDTV-ready LCD TVs.

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Whole Foods Market, Inc.
03.11.06 20:31 Uhr

45,95 USD

-23,57 % [-14,17]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
45,95 USD

Zeit
03.11.06 20:31

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-23,57 %

Tages-Vol.
1,58 Mrd.

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Small Cap News: Fundamental Review for Whole Foods Market Inc.


Nov 03, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- With food and other items that are
free of pesticides, preservatives, sweeteners, and cruelty, Whole Foods Market
(NASDAQ: WFMI) knows more about guiltless eating and shopping than most
retailers. The world's #1 natural foods chain, the firm operates 180 stores in
30 US states; Washington, DC; and in Canada and the UK. (It pioneered the
supermarket concept in health foods retailing.) The stores emphasize perishable
products, which account for more than two-thirds of sales. Whole Foods offers
more than 1,500 items in four lines of private-label products (such as the
premium Whole Foods and a line of organic products for children, Whole Kids). In
addition, the company has moved into related businesses (nutritional
supplements).Shares were down 23% dragging other health foods retailers with it.

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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.
03.11.06 20:52 Uhr

33,37 USD

-27,46 % [-12,63]

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NASDAQ

Aktuell
33,37 USD

Zeit
03.11.06 20:52

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Small Cap News: Analysis of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.


Nov 03, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Hamburger fans are chirping about Red
Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) The company operates a chain of about 300
casual-dining restaurants in more than 30 US states and Canada that specialize
in high-end hamburgers. Its menu features more than 20 different twists on the
American classic, including the Pot Roast Burger, the Banzai Burger (marinated
in teriyaki), and the jalapeno-charged Five Alarm Burger. The signature Royal
Red Robin Burger features bacon and a fried egg on top of the beef. Red Robin
also serves chicken, seafood, and turkey burgers, as well as vegetarian
alternatives. Non-burger entrees include salads, pasta, seafood, and fajitas.
The company owns about half of its locations and franchises the rest.Shares were down 26% as rating was slashed.

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Mamma.com Inc
03.11.06 21:15 Uhr

2,29 USD

+11,71 % [+0,24]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
2,29 USD

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+11,71 %

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bellwetherreport.com: The Bellwetherreport.com Wants Your Attention Directed To Mamma.com Inc


Oct 23, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Bellwether Report Takes Notice of
Mamma.com Inc (Nasdaq: MAMA)Mamma.com (formerly Intasys) has all the questions and all the answers for its
Internet customers. In 2004, the company sold its Intasys Billing Technologies
subsidiary -- which offered billing and customer care systems for utility,
e-commerce, and telecom firms -- to focus exclusively on its Internet media
operations. Mamma.com provides Internet surfers with a search engine to navigate
the Web, and it offers online direct marketing services and technologies. After
a stint as a technology incubator, Mamma.com restyled itself through investments
in small, Canadian wireless communications and e-commerce companies.

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THQ Announces Plans for Global Release of Disney*Pixar's Ratatouille Across All Major Gaming Systems in Summer 2007 Gamers With an Appetite for Adventure Can Explore the World of Ratatouille Beginning Summer 2007


AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Nov 06, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- THQ
Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced plans to bring Ratatouille, based on the
summer 2007 film from Disney*Pixar, to gamers of all ages around the world. The
game is in development across 11 systems, including Xbox 360(TM) video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment
system, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and PSP(R)
(PlayStation(R)Portable) system, Nintendo's Wii(TM) video game console, Nintendo
GameCube(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance, Nintendo DS(TM), Windows PC and Mac, as well
as wireless devices. Ratatouille will mark the most comprehensive simultaneous
cross-platform launch in THQ's history and is scheduled to coincide with the
worldwide release of the highly anticipated film.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041118/LATH093LOGO )"Disney*Pixar films have consistently captivated audiences of all ages with
their imaginative and memorable characters, visually stunning animation, and
unparalleled story-telling," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president of
worldwide publishing, THQ. "THQ has shipped more than 25 million units of
Disney*Pixar video games to date, illustrating the success of our long-standing
relationship and dedication to the Disney*Pixar business."About the Ratatouille Video GameIn the game, players will assume the role of Remy, a young rat whose love for
great food puts him at odds with the needs of his family. Fans will be able to
relive some of the film's most thrilling moments and experience the sights,
sounds and most importantly, the smells, of Paris a la Remy across a multitude
of gaming systems. Players will instantly recognize the storyline, characters
and key locations of Ratatouille, as they engage in a series of unique
mini-games, cooking challenges and head-to-head multiplayer. Ratatouille will
allow players to create culinary masterpieces, evade detection from dangerous
and often hungry enemies, and brave the perils of the dinner-rush in this
senses-shattering journey to fulfill Remy's life-long dream of becoming a great
chef.THQ's Heavy Iron Studios is leading development for Ratatouille across THQ's
Studio System. In addition, THQ Wireless is developing a suite of wireless
content including games, wallpapers and ring-tones based on Ratatouille.About the Ratatouille MovieIn Disney*Pixar's upcoming animated-adventure, Ratatouille, a rat named Remy
dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the
obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When
fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated
beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite
the apparent dangers of being an unlikely -- and certainly unwanted -- visitor
in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets
into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of
Paris upside down.Remy finds himself torn between his calling and passion in life or returning
forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about
friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who
wants to be a chef.About Pixar Animation StudiosPixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create
original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created seven of
the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's
Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Cars. Pixar
has won 20 Academy Awards(R) and its seven films have grossed more than $3.7
billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio's
next film release is Ratatouille (summer 2007).About THQTHQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all
popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in
Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of
offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More
information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and
www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless, Heavy Iron and their respective logos
are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.Microsoft, Xbox and the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or in other countries and
are used under license from Microsoft.Nintendo, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and Nintendo GameCube are
trademarks of Nintendo.

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Premium Brands Income Fund Announces Record Third Quarter Sales and EBITDA


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Nov 6, 2006 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Premium
Brands Income Fund (TSX:PBI.UN), a leading producer, marketer and distributor of
specialty branded consumer food products, announced today its third quarter and
year-to-date results for the 13 week and 39 week periods ended September 30,
2006.HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE QUARTER- The Fund's results for the third quarter of 2006 represent its seventh
consecutive quarter of record sales and EBITDA from continuing operations.- The Fund generated $5.3 million or $0.3556 per unit in distributable cash in
the third quarter of 2006 and declared $4.4 million or $0.2940 per unit in cash
distributions representing a payout ratio of 82.7%. On a rolling four quarter
basis, Premium Brands has generated distributable cash of $18.9 million or
$1.2585 per unit and declared $17.6 million or $1.176 per unit in cash
distributions representing a payout ratio of 93.4%.- The Fund posted earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter of
$4.2 million or $0.28 per unit versus $1.2 million or $0.10 per unit/share in
2005. On a year-to-date basis earnings from continuing operations increased to
$11.4 million or $0.76 per unit as compared to $3.5 million or $0.30 per
unit/share for 2005.- Third quarter sales of the Fund's core specialty food products increased by
$4.3 million or 8.1% to $55.5 million with organic growth representing
approximately 70% of the increase and acquisitions the remaining 30%. Total
sales for the quarter increased by 3.5% to $58.8 million as a $3.8 million
decrease in mainstream processed meat sales partially offset the specialty food
product sales gains. The Fund's lower mainstream processed meat sales were the
result of its decision earlier this year to exit certain lower margin product
categories. On a year-to-date basis the Fund's sales were up 8.2% to $163.4
million from $151.1 million in 2005.- Third quarter EBITDA from continuing operations reached a record $6.6 million
despite inflationary pressures on a variety of input costs and the Fund's new
Hempler's business still operating in a ramp up mode. On a year-to-date basis
EBITDA from continuing operations was up 24.0% to $17.9 million from $14.4
million in 2005.- Subsequent to the third quarter the Fund completed a treasury offering of
2,444,280 units at $11.60 per unit resulting in gross proceeds of $28.4 million.
The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $26.4 million, after
deducting the underwriters' fee and expenses of the offering, will initially be
used to reduce the amount outstanding on the Fund's credit facilities and then
to take advantage of acquisition opportunities and for general corporate
purposes. Post the offering the Fund's net funded debt to EBITDA ratio will
decrease to approximately 0.3:1.- The Fund is reaffirming its EBITDA guidance for 2006 of $22 million to $23
million with a bias towards the upper end of its targeted range.QUARTER SUMMARY(in thousands of 13 Weeks 13 Weeks 39 Weeks 39 Weeks dollars except Ended Ended Ended Ended per unit/share Sept 30, Sept 24, Sept 30, Sept 24, amounts) 2006 2005 2006 2005Revenue 58,770 56,795 163,428 151,065EBITDA 6,567 6,110 17,871 14,407EBITDA margin 11.2% 10.8% 10.9% 9.5%Earnings before non-controlling interest 4,331 1,205 11,628 3,604Loss from discontinued operations 696 604 1,357 1,397Net earnings: Total 3,553 601 10,079 2,121 Per unit/share 0.24 0.05 0.67 0.18Distributable cash: Total 5,334 (i) 14,623 (i) Per unit/share 0.3556 (i) 0.9749 (i)Cash distributions: Total 4,409 (i) 13,228 (i) Per unit/share 0.2940 (i) 0.8820 (i)Payout ratio 82.7% (i) 90.5% (i)(i) Not applicable as the Fund converted to an income trust on July 27, 2005."The primary driver of the continued improvement in our sales, EBITDA and EBITDA
margin is our commitment to two core business strategies:The acquisition and development of branded specialty food businesses that have a
leading position in a niche market segment; andThe acquisition and development of unique distribution and wholesale networks
that provide our specialty food businesses with proprietary access to a large
and diversified customer base."Our results for the third quarter show the strength of these strategies as we
continued to achieve record sales and EBITDA levels. We are particularly pleased
with the growth in our EBITDA and EBITDA margin given that several of our
businesses experienced significant inflationary pressures on a variety of their
input costs," stated Mr. George Paleologou, President.

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Absprachen unter Heuschrecken?

Zwei Jahre nach der Heuschrecken-Debatte in Deutschland hat nun auch Amerika ein Problem mit den Private-Equity-Firmen. Im Mutterland des Kapitalismus macht man sich allerdings nicht über das unmoralische Vorgehen bei den privaten Übernahmen Gedanken, sondern um deren rechtlichen Status – das Justizministerium ermittelt.

Aufhänger für die Debatte dieser Tage ist eine Übernahme, die schon acht Monate zurückliegt. Anfang dieses Jahres haben Clayton Dubilier & Rice Inc., die Carlyle Group und Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity für 15 Milliarden Dollar die Mietwagen-Tochter Hertz vom strauchelnden Autoriesen Ford übernommen. Das war seinerzeit eine Meldung, mehr aber auch nicht, denn dass private Investorengruppen börsennotierte Unternehmen oder auch Teile derselben aufkaufen, kommt in den USA regelmäßig vor.

Mittlerweile haben sich die Privatisierungen aber gehäuft, und den amerikanischen Behörden macht Sorge, dass sie stets nach dem selben Muster ablaufen. Eine Reihe von Firmen, und zwar immer drei oder vier aus einem Pool von nicht mehr als zehn Kandidaten, schlagen gemeinsam zu – mittlerweile drängt sich der Verdacht auch, dass sich die Investoren untereinander absprechen.

Das Justizministerium hat nun Ermittlungen beim Private-Equity-Ableger von Merrill Lynch aufgenommen. Das Traditionshaus an der Wall Street steht damit auf einer Liste mit den Hertz-Partnern Carlyle Group und Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, aber auch Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. und Silver Lake Partners, die bereits seit einigen Wochen untersucht werden.

Dass sich Washington in die Geschäfte einschaltet, macht den Unternehmen Kummer, und man reagiert umgehend. Die Kommunikation aus den Firmen ist in den letzten Tagen deutlich zurück gegangen, berichtet das Wall Street Journal. Außerdem haben die Branchenriesen reihenweise zusätzliche Anwälte eingeschaltet, die jeden Schritt überwachen. Vor allem einen Punkt prüfen zur Zeit alle Seiten, nämlich die Absprachen unter den Investorengruppen vor den jeweiligen Millionen- und Milliarden-Deals.

Nach Einschätzung des Justizministeriums dürfte es in der Vergangenheit regelmäßig illegale Absprachen gegeben haben. So sollen Investoren immer wieder zugunsten eines Konkurrenten darauf verzichtet haben, eigene Gebote einzureichen, um die Preise klein zu halten. Das macht aus Sicht der Investoren Sinn, denn deren Interesse an Unternehmen und Unternehmensteilen besteht darin, möglichst günstig zuzuschlagen, die Kosten zu senken, die Profitabilität zu erhöhen und mit Gewinn zu verkaufen.

Leidtragende hingegen wären jeweils die Aktionäre der Unternehmen, die ganz oder teilweise übernommen werden, und die – trotz einer oft satten Prämie über den jeweils relevanten Schlusskurs – zumindest in einigen Fällen mehr Erlös hätten erzielen können.

Lars Halter

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Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
07.11.06 15:44 Uhr

21,57 USD

+9,69 % [+1,906]
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OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results Reports $0.53 Diluted EPS; Increases Full Year 2006 EPS Guidance to a Range of $1.40 to $1.45


NEW YORK, Nov 07, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
("OMRIX" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: OMRI), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical
company that develops and markets biosurgical and antibody-based products, today
announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006.Third Quarter 2006 and Recent Highlights:-- Total revenues of $18.3 million, a 137% increase over the three months ended
September 30, 2005-- Diluted EPS of $0.53, compared to a loss of $0.03 in the third quarter of
2005-- BLA submission for Thrombin stand-alone product on November 6, 2006-- Addition of two development programs to biosurgery pipeline in anti-adhesion
and spine-- Long term supply agreement with Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. for the supply
of cryoprecipitate-- Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with NIH to develop
avian influenza (bird flu) immunoglobulin-- Initiation of a new manufacturing plant project in IsraelThird Quarter Financial ResultsTotal revenues for the third quarter of 2006 increased to $18.3 million, a 137%
increase from $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2005.Product sales from biosurgery and antibody product lines increased 191% to $17.3
million ($3.5 million from biosurgery products and $13.8 million from antibody
products) from $5.9 million ($2.2 million from biosurgery products and $3.7
million from antibody products) in the comparable quarter in 2005, with
biosurgery product sales increasing by 57%. These results are mainly
attributable to VIG sales in the amount of $8 million, an increase in the volume
of unit sales of Evicel, Crosseal and Quixil, the Company's marketed fibrin
sealant products, and increased units sales and price per unit of IVIG.Gross profit for the third quarter was $10.9 million, or 59% of total revenues,
compared to $2.0 million, or 26% of total revenues, in the corresponding quarter
of 2005.Research and development expenses for the third quarter of 2006 were $1.0
million compared to $602,000 in the third quarter of 2005. Selling, marketing,
general and administrative expenses increased to $2.4 million in the third
quarter of 2006 compared to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2005 due to an
increase in business development costs and new employee hires as well as an
increase in legal and other expenses related to being a public company.Net income for the third quarter of 2006 was $8.1 million, or $0.53 per share on
a diluted basis, versus a loss of $321,000, or a loss of $0.03 per share on a
diluted basis, in the third quarter of 2005."We continue to see growth in each of our business lines and are pleased to
deliver an additional quarter of strong revenue growth," stated Robert Taub,
President and CEO of OMRIX. "We believe we will obtain approval of Evicel for
peripheral vascular (PV) surgery in the first half of 2007 and a general
hemostasis indication for Evicel and approval for thrombin in the second half of
2007, which will expand our current product offerings and penetration of the
biosurgery market. The product candidates in our antibody pipeline are advancing
through their clinical stages and widen our hyperimmune franchise offering to
include our High Titer Vaccinia Immunoglobulin, or HT-VIG, and West Nile Fever
Immunoglobulin, or WNIG, which will add to our Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin, or
HBIG, and Vaccinia Immunoglobulin, or VIG, products that we currently market."As of September 30, 2006, the Company had 14,885,868 shares of outstanding
common stock. Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments totaled $40.5
million and total debt was approximately $1.4 million.Upcoming MilestonesWe anticipate the following milestones in our biosurgical product line before
the 2006 year end:-- Evicel - second-generation fibrin sealant: Complete Phase III kidney surgery
clinical trial enrollment. This is the last of three pivotal clinical trials
needed to file for a general hemostasis indication-- Anti Adhesion: Submit a U.S. Investigational New Drug (IND) applicationWe anticipate the following milestones in our antibody product line before the
2006 year end:-- West Nile Immunoglobulin (WNIG) - for the treatment of West Nile fever:
Complete Phase 1/2 clinical trial enrollment-- High Titer Vaccinia Immunoglobulin (HT-VIG): Complete 3 pre-clinical studiesFull Year 2006 GuidanceFor the full year 2006, the Company is increasing its EPS guidance to be in the
range of $1.40 to $1.45. The Company is also increasing its guidance of expected
product sales revenues to be in the range of $54.0 million to $55.0 million.

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NORTEL NTWKS CP HLDG
07.11.06 15:48 Uhr

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Nortel Reports Results for the Third Quarter 2006


TORONTO, Canada, Nov 07, 2006 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- Q3 Revenues of
US$2.96 Billion, up 17 Percent Year Over Year- Q3 Net Loss of US$99 Million, US$0.02 per Common Share on a Diluted basis- Q3 Cash Balance of US$2.60 Billion- Nortel Announces a Share Consolidation on a 1 for 10 BasisNortel Networks(xx) Corporation (NYSE: NT; TSX: NT) today announced its
unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2006 prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. All dollar
amounts included are in U.S. dollars.Third Quarter 2006 Results--------------------------Revenues were US$2.96 billion for the third quarter of 2006 compared to US$2.52
billion for the third quarter of 2005 and US$2.74 billion for the second quarter
of 2006. The Company reported a net loss in the third quarter of 2006 of US$99
million, or US$0.02 per common share on a diluted basis, compared to a net loss
of US$136 million, or US$0.03 per common share on a diluted basis, in the third
quarter of 2005 and net earnings of US$366 million, or US$0.08 per common share
on a diluted basis, in the second quarter of 2006.Net loss in the third quarter of 2006 included a benefit of approximately US$43
million related to the announced changes to the North American employee benefit
plans, a gain of US$16 million on the sale of assets, a shareholder litigation
expense of US$38 million reflecting a mark-to-market adjustment of the share
portion of the global class action settlement and special charges of US$25
million for restructuring. The net loss in the third quarter of 2005 included
special charges of US$39 million related to restructuring activities and a net
charge of US$20 million related to the re-filing of the Company's tax returns as
a result of the financial restatements. Net earnings in the second quarter of
2006 included a shareholder litigation recovery of US$510 million reflecting a
mark-to-market adjustment of the share portion of the global class action
settlement, special charges of US$45 million for restructuring and a loss of
US$10 million on the sale of assets."I am pleased with our overall revenue growth and, in particular, in our focus
areas of next generation mobility, enterprise and related services, and metro
optical. I am also pleased with the 270 basis points operating margin
improvement versus the third quarter of 2005. However, we should and will be
moving faster. Pricing pressures and the speed at which our revenues are
shifting to next generation, early cycle products is increasing our challenge to
drive profitability improvements," said Mike Zafirovski, president and chief
executive officer, Nortel. "The management team and I are resolute in achieving
a globally competitive cost structure and we are accelerating and enhancing our
Business Transformation and Lean Six Sigma programs to close this gap and
achieving double digit operating margins in 2008. I believe recent steps of
establishing the Microsoft alliance, divesting our UMTS access business, and
increasingly shifting resources to lower cost centers are indicative of our
resolve."Breakdown of Third Quarter 2006 RevenuesCommencing in the third quarter of 2006, the Company's reportable segments were
aligned to reflect previously announced organizational changes. The new
reportable segments are Mobility and Converged Core Networks (MCCN), Metro
Ethernet Networks (MEN), Enterprise Solutions (ES) and Global Services (GS). For
further details, see the attached financial tables.MCCN revenues were US$1,540 million, an increase of 23 percent compared with the
year-ago quarter and an increase of 7 percent sequentially. ES revenues were
US$609 million, an increase of 14 percent compared with the year-ago quarter and
an increase of 28 percent sequentially. MEN revenues were US$430 million, an
increase of 18 percent compared with the year-ago quarter and a decrease of 8
percent sequentially. GS revenues were US$316 million, an increase of 4 percent
compared with the year-ago quarter and an increase of 2 percent sequentially.
Deferred revenues decreased sequentially by US$136 million and by US$10 million
since the beginning of the year. Order input for the quarter was US$2.35
billion, essentially flat from US$2.36 billion in the third quarter of 2005 and
down significantly from the US$2.82 billion in the second quarter of 2006,
primarily due to the higher than normal volume of CDMA orders received in second
quarter. The US$2.82 billion of order input in the second quarter of 2006
includes a correction resulting in a reduction of US$123 million from the
previously announced second quarter order input.Gross marginGross margin was 38 percent of revenue in the third quarter of 2006. This
compares to gross margin of 39 percent for the third quarter of 2005 and 39
percent for the second quarter of 2006. Compared to the third quarter of 2005,
gross margin was impacted primarily by pricing pressures and product mix, which
was partially offset by higher sales volumes and a project loss recorded in the
third quarter of 2005 related to a wireless contract in India.Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)SG&A expenses were US$605 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to
US$567 million for the third quarter of 2005, and US$596 million for the second
quarter of 2006. Compared to the third quarter of 2005, SG&A was impacted by the
consolidation of the LG-Nortel joint venture and higher costs related to our
business transformation initiatives, partially offset by lower restatement
related and employee benefit plan costs.Research and development (R&D)R&D expenses were US$480 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to
US$443 million for the third quarter of 2005 and US$489 million for the second
quarter of 2006. Compared to the third quarter of 2005, R&D was impacted by
increased investment in targeted product areas, the impact of the consolidation
of the LG-Nortel joint venture, partially offset by lower employee benefit plan
costs.

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InPhonic, Inc.
07.11.06 16:08 Uhr

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InPhonic Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2006 $13.8 Million in Quarterly Positive Operating Cash Flow Signed Residual Compensation Agreement with Fourth Major Wireless Carrier


WASHINGTON, Nov 06, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InPhonic, Inc. (NASDAQ: INPC), a
leading online seller of wireless services and products, today reported
financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. Additionally,
InPhonic has reached a settlement in principle with the District of Columbia
Attorney General.Revenue was $102.2 million for the third quarter 2006, compared to $92.0 million
for the third quarter 2005. Loss from continuing operations for the third
quarter 2006 was ($4.9) million or ($0.13) per basic and diluted share compared
to a loss from continuing operations of ($4.4) million for the third quarter of
2005 or ($0.12) per basic and diluted share. Excluding the impact District of
Columbia Attorney General Settlement and related expenses of $3.8 million, loss
from continuing operations would have been ($1.0) million or ($0.03) per basic
and diluted share.Cash provided from operating activities was $13.8 million for the third quarter
2006, compared to a loss of ($6.3) million for third quarter 2005. Cash provided
from operating activities was $6.0 million for the first nine months of 2006,
compared to a loss of ($15.6) million for the first nine months of 2005. Cash
and cash equivalents totaled $57.5 million at September 30, 2006.Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter 2006 was $6.7 million, compared
to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $2.0 million for the third quarter 2005. Non-GAAP
Adjusted EBT for the third quarter 2006 was $5.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted
share, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted EBT of $1.5 million, or $0.04 per diluted
share for the third quarter 2005.Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss from continuing operations before
interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, restructuring costs,
other non-recurring costs and stock-based compensation. Adjusted EBT is defined
as Adjusted EBITDA after deducting depreciation and amortization and adding back
the effect of amortization related to acquired software and intangibles and
internal software development. Adjusted EBT per basic share is defined as the
per share value of Adjusted EBT based on the outstanding common stock. Adjusted
EBT per diluted share is defined as the per share value of Adjusted EBT on a
fully-diluted basis."We are pleased with our progress in transitioning an increasing amount of
InPhonic's business to a residual revenue model characterized by a predictable,
high margin and transparent recurring revenue stream." InPhonic CEO David A.
Steinberg commented, "Efforts to improve operational efficiency and our
disciplined focus on sustainable growth delivered significant improvements in
operating cash flow, solid revenue growth and continued margin expansion in the
quarter."Mr. Steinberg continued, "As we approach the busy holiday shopping season we are
focused on delivering superior value to the customer and an unequaled customer
experience at Wirefly.com, a leading one-stop online wireless shopping site, and
our thousands of marketing partner sites such as Bestbuy.com, Staples.com,
RadioShack.com, Motorola.com, Samsung.com, United.com and Delta.com."Additional Carrier Signs Up For Residual CompensationInPhonic recently signed an agreement with another major wireless carrier that
provides for monthly residual commission payments. InPhonic CFO Larry Winkler
commented, "We were able to exchange a small portion of our up front commission
for a greater value in future residual payments that we expect will have a
positive impact on our financial results over the long-term." This represents
the fourth major wireless carrier to enter into a residual compensation
agreement with InPhonic. In addition, InPhonic has residual compensation
agreements with two MVNO partners.Settlement in Principle with DC Attorney GeneralInPhonic has reached an agreement in principle with the District of Columbia
Attorney General's Office to settle the outstanding consumer protection lawsuit
related to our past use of mail-in rebates. Final settlement should follow
shortly.New Affinity and Distribution Partners-- Signed a multi-year agreement with Best Buy to be the exclusive provider of
cellular products and services on Bestbuy.com. Best Buy is the largest consumer
electronics retailer in the United States.-- Launched Delta Air Lines Skymiles Wireless online store that rewards
customers for their purchases of wireless products and services. Delta joins
United as the second travel related benefits wireless program InPhonic has
launched in 2006.-- Direct-to-You retail program has expanded to include Sam's Club locations as
well as an increasing number of RadioShack retail locations. This innovative
in-store program allows InPhonic to extend its reach into the approximately 93%
of consumers who currently shop for their wireless services and products
offline.Business OutlookThe following business outlook is based on current information and expectations
as of November 6, 2006. It is currently expected that the outlook will not be
updated until the release of InPhonic's next quarterly earnings announcement,
notwithstanding subsequent developments; however, InPhonic may update the
outlook or any portion thereof at any time. FY 2006 Q4 2006 -------------- --------------Revenue (in millions) $400 - $410 $115 - $125Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) $22 - $24 $9 - $11Adjusted EBT per basic and diluted share $0.58 - $0.63 $0.29 - $0.34Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresA reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP results is shown immediately
following the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.The Company believes that the presentation of the above Non-GAAP measures
provides useful information to investors regarding certain additional financial
and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of
operations. The Company believes when U.S. GAAP results are viewed in
conjunction with these Non-GAAP measures, investors are provided with a more
meaningful understanding of the Company's ongoing operating performance. In
addition, the Company's management uses these measures for reviewing the
Company's financial results.These measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or
superior to, GAAP results. The Company has reconciled Non-GAAP financial
measures included in this press release to the nearest GAAP measure. Investors
are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the
reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure.

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Ahead of the Bell: Teva Pharmaceuticals

Wednesday November 8, 7:55 am ET

Wachovia, JP Morgan Downgrade Teva Pharmaceuticals, Calling Forces Behind 3Q Unsustainable


NEW YORK (AP) -- Two analysts at major research houses downgraded generic drug marketer Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. on Wednesday, saying the forces behind the company's third-quarter earnings windfall are unsustainable.


Teva early Tuesday posted earnings of 74 cents per share, well ahead of analysts' expectations despite sales falling slightly below forecasts. The bottom line jumped higher than the top line because of a lower tax rate and higher gross margins.

Analysts from J.P. Morgan and Wachovia Securities downgraded the world's biggest drug maker, based in Israel, because they said tax rates and gross margins will revert to more realistic levels in the future, while sales decline.

Teva's tax rate was only 12.5 percent, compared with Wachovia analyst Michael Tong's expectations for a tax rate of 18.5 percent. The lower rate stemmed from the mix of products and geography, and should return to the high teens in 2007, Tong said.

The company reported gross margins of 55 percent, up from Tong's estimate of 52 percent, because Teva launched several exclusive generic drugs during the quarter. However, those exclusivity rights aren't permanent benefits.

After a drug's patent expires, a generic drug maker such as Teva typically obtains the right to market a generic spinoff exclusively for about six months. Once that right expires, other generic drug developers jump in, creating price competition.

Teva expects gross margins to return to a range of 47 percent to 50 percent in 2007 as exclusivity rights expire and rival companies fight for market share and drag down prices for generic versions of drugs like Pravachol, Zocor and Zoloft.

Tong downgraded Teva to "Market Perform" from "Outperform." J.P. Morgan analyst Adam Green also downgraded Teva, to "Neutral" from "Overweight."

Teva shares fell 68 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $32.12 in pre-market trading Wednesday, after closing at $32.80 on the Nasdaq Tuesday.

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08.11.2006 13:59
Dynegy verzeichnet Verlust im dritten Quartal
Houston (aktiencheck.de AG) - Der amerikanische Erdgaskonzern Dynegy Inc. (ISIN US26816Q1013 (Nachrichten)/ WKN 934302) meldete am Mittwoch, dass er im dritten Quartal einen Verlust erwirtschaftet hat, was mit einer Reihe von Sonderbelastungen zusammenhängt.

Der Nettoverlust nach Abzug von Minderheitsanteilen betrug 69 Mio. Dollar bzw. 14 Cents pro Aktie, nach einem Überschuss von 23 Mio. Dollar bzw. 6 Cents pro Aktie im Vorjahr. Das jüngste Ergebnis beinhaltet u.a. eine Abschreibung in Höhe von 98 Mio. Dollar. Der Umsatz nahm von 770 Mio. Dollar auf 581 Mio. Dollar ab.

Analysten waren im Vorfeld von einem Gewinn von 10 Cents pro Aktie und einem Umsatz von 963,2 Mio. Dollar ausgegangen. Für das laufende Quartal stellen sie ein EPS-Ergebnis von -4 Cents und Erlöse von 752,9 Mio. Dollar in Aussicht.

Die Aktie von Dynegy schloss gestern an der NYSE bei 6,22 Dollar. (08.11.2006/ac/n/a)

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08.11.2006 14:50
McDonald's steigert Umsatz im Oktober
Die weltgrößte Schnellrestaurantkette McDonald's <MCD.NYS> <MDO.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) hat im Oktober ihren vergleichbaren Umsatz weltweit um 5,5 Prozent gesteigert. Wie der Konzern am Mittwoch mitteilte, legte der Gesamtumsatz um 8,2 Prozent zu. In konstanten Währungen waren es 6,6 Prozent.

Am stärksten entwickelte sich der US-Markt, auf dem McDonald's von der regen Nachfrage nach Chicken-Sandwiches profitieren konnte. Auch das Monopoly-Spiel sei auf reges Interesse gestoßen, hieß es. Der vergleichbare US-Umsatz legte um 5,6 Prozent zu. In Europa verbuchte der Konzern ein Plus von 5,5 Prozent, wobei Deutschland und Frankreich am meisten zum Umsatzzuwachs beisteuerten.

Der vergleichbare Umsatz umfasst Restaurants, die mindestens 13 Monate betrieben wurden. Währungseffekte werden heraus gerechnet./she/sk

ISIN US5801351017

AXC0158 2006-11-08/14:48

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08.11.2006 15:07
US Vorbörse: Aktien mit dem größten Orderflow
Anbei eine aktuelle Kursliste der US Aktien, die vorbörslich den größten Orderflow pro Zeiteinheit und damit das stärkste Momentum aufweisen.

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BUYINS.NET: EGSR, GRWW, ICOA, MKBY, PLKH, PLRS Have Also Been Removed From Naked Short List Today


Nov 08, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and
NYSE naked short threshold list:
Energas Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: EGSR),
Greens
Worldwide Inc (OTCBB: GRWW),
Icoa Inc (OTCBB: ICOA),
McKenzie Bay International,
Ltd. (OTCBB: MKBY),
ProLink Holdings Corp (OTCBB: PLKH),
Pluristem Life Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: PLRS)




.Energas Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: EGSR) through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, operation, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas properties in the United States. It also owns and operates natural gas gathering systems, which serve wells for delivery to a mainline ntransmission system in Oklahoma and Kentucky. As of April 30, 2006, it operated 79 gross and 66.36 net productive wells; 1,520 gross and 1,282 net developed acreage; and 20,938 gross and 16,456.07 net undeveloped acreage. As of January 31, 2006, the company's proved reserves included 41,180 Bbls of oil and 1,764,909 Mcf of gas. Energas principally operates in the Arkoma Basin in Oklahoma, the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and the Appalachian Basin of Eastern Kentucky. Energas was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With 59.30 million shares outstanding and 2,148 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of EGSR.









Greens Worldwide Inc (OTCBB: GRWW) a sports marketing and management company, engages in the ownership and operation of professional golf tours at tournaments in the United States. It also owns and operates golf school and supporting companies. The company operates an intermediary professional golf tour by conducting events for former PGA tour professionals preparing for the Champions Tour, nonexempt professionals on the Champions Tour, and celebrity challengers and professionals preparing for the PGA Tour. Its tournaments are week-long events with junior clinics, pro-ams, entertainment, leader boards, and hospitality. The company televises the events through its show, 54 Holes to
Sunday. It also conducts a Pro Net competition for players, 18 years of age and older, of various skill levels who compete for prize money with their handicaps in the tour event atmosphere of tour events. The company develops, produces, and sells interactive CD-ROM collateral and marketing products to sports organizations. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Hertford,
North Carolina. With 22.89 million shares outstanding and 2,712 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of GRWW.Icoa Inc (OTCBB: ICOA) provides Wi-Fi networks and services in the United States. The company sells, installs, supports, and provides wired and wireless Ethernet and Internet access services, primarily through Wi-Fi public wireless
local area networks. It sells Wi-Fi systems with operating and maintenance contracts to airports, hotels, convention centers, restaurants and cafes, resorts, campgrounds, marinas, multiple dwelling units, travel plazas, and higher education institutions. The company also provides service management capabilities, including back office, network management, customer care, and
related services to support the on-going operations of Wi-Fi service providers.
It also operates Wi-Fi hot spots and Internet access terminals in public locations. As of December 31, 2005, it owned and operated approximately 1,500 broadband access installations. ICQA, Inc. was founded in 1983. It was formerly known as Quintonix, Inc. and changed its name to ICOA, Inc. in 1989. The company is based in Warwick, Rhode Island. With 454.37 million shares outstanding and
25,000 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ICOA.








MKenzie Bay International, Ltd. (OTCBB: MKBY) a development stage company, through its subsidiaries, develops wind powered alternative energy systems. The company is developing WindStor, a wind energy system to generate and distribute electricity at urban and off-grid facilities with a WindStor Vertical Axis Wind Turbine and System Integrator. It also owns a Lac Dore Vanadium-Titanium deposit in Quebec, Canada. McKenzie Bay International was incorporated in 1998 and is
based in Ada, Michigan. With 34 million shares outstanding and 593 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of MKBY.









ProLink Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: PLKH) engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electronic distance measurement and course management systems to golf course owners and operators worldwide. Its systems utilize global positioning system satellites to provide yardage information for golfers and course management functionality to the golf course manager. The company also provides software support and maintenance services for the systems that it sells. The company sells two lines of products, ParView and ProLink. ProLink sells its systems directly to golf courses in the United States and Canada through a network of sales representatives, as well as through exclusive distributors in Europe, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, the Middle East, and Japan. The company was headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. With 34.88 million shares outstanding and 1,874 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of PLKH.








Pluristem Life Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: PLRS) is life sciences driven company that
is developing and commercializing stem cell expansion technology products for the treatment of severe blood disorders. The Company is discovering and developing cell-based therapeutics that utilizes adult stem cells expanded in a proprietary bioreactor mimicking different naturally occurring physiological
environments. Pluristem expects its first products to be cell grafts that will provide an efficient and superior alternative to the standard procedure of bone marrow transplantation. Its first adult stem cell product is intended to target a critical global shortfall of matched tissue for bone marrow transplantation
since bone marrow transplantation is often the only cure for patients suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and many other hematological diseases. The Company has made a strategic decision to work only with adult stem cells since the practical use of embryonic stem cells is severely restricted by various religious, ethical and legal considerations. With 73.91 million shares
outstanding and 87 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of PLRS

[Azul Real]

Mittwoch, 8. November 2006, 19:08 Uhr
Heiße Empfehlung für Starbucks
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Motley Fool empfiehlt die Aktie von Starbucks. Kennen Sie Motley Fool? Das ist eine äußerst populäre Website über Finanzen in den USA.

Ob die Jungs dort immer recht haben - sie tun so - kann ich nicht beurteilen. Aber viele Leute glauben daran, das allein kann schon Kurse bewegen.

Ich habe mich immer gefragt, woher der Erfolg von Starbucks rührt? Vielleicht muss man es so sehen: Starbucks hat den Amerikanern endlich mal vernünftigen Kaffee angeboten - früher war US-Kaffee ja eine dünne Brühe. Und damit hatten in den USA Erfolg. Und dann hatten sie überall auf der Welt Erfolg, wo die Leute glauben, was aus den USA kommt, muss cool sein - auch in Ländern, wo es früher bereits guten Kaffee gab.

Man fragt sich nur, woher jetzt noch Wachstumspotenzial für Starbucks kommen soll. Schließlich gibt es die Dinger schon an jeder zweiten Ecke. Sie leben heute auch davon, dass die amerikanischen Büros so eng sind - da weicht man schon mal aus, um sich mit jemandem zu treffen. Lap tops gehören ja auch zur festen Ausrüstung von Starbucks-Besuchern (offenbar besonders gerne kleine Macs, jedenfalls in NY), und "Hot Spots" für den Internet-Anschluss unterstützten das noch.

Vielleicht ist das auch Teil des Erfolgs: Bei Starbucks kann man sitzenbleiben, wenn der Kaffee aufgetrunken ist, und muss nicht gleich wieder gehen. Das ist zwar in jedem Wiener Kaffeehaus (und vielen anderen Cafés auf der Welt) seit Jahrhunderten so. Aber wie gesagt: Wenn Amerika Dinge entdeckt, die es woanders längst gibt, dann kann man das überall auf der Welt verkaufen...

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Bittere Pillen für Pfizer & Co.

Ob da noch Medikamente helfen? Den zweiten Tag in Folge stellen die Pharmazeuten die drei größten Verlierer im Dow. Ohne die Rückendeckung der republikanischen Regierung wird es die Branche in nächster Zeit nicht leicht haben. Anleger wissen das und stoßen ab, was an Pharma-Aktien im Portfolio liegt.

Dass Investoren bei Pfizer, Merck und Co. aussteigen, hat einen ganz einfachen Grund. An die jüngsten Gewinne können die Unternehmen wohl nicht mehr anknüpfen, wenn sie bald wie andere Unternehmen auch in einem nicht regulierten marktwirtschaftlichen Umfeld operieren müssen. Das mussten sie bisher nicht, denn mit großzügigen Spenden an Bush und seine Freunde hatten die Unternehmen den mächtigeren Teil Washingtons auf ihre Seite gebracht und sich ein Biotop anlegen lassen, in dem Gewinnmargen gedeihen konnten wie in kaum einer anderen Branche.

Dazu setzten die Republikaner kurzerhand sämtliche Gesetze der freien Marktwirtschaft auseinander, bis hin zur goldenen Regel, nach der Angebot und Nachfrage den Preis einer Ware bestimmten. In der Pharma-Industrie machten in den letzten Jahren nämlich ganz einfach die Unternehmen den Preis – und der Kunde fügte sich. Nicht nur der kleine Mann, wohlgemerkt, sondern auch die größten Abnehmer, allen voran die staatlichen Krankenkassen.

Denen war es unter den Republikanern per Gesetz verboten, direkt mit den Pharmazeuten über Preise zu verhandeln. Die Unternehmen verlangten einfach was sie wollten, und die Kassen zahlten. Alternativen gab es nicht, zumal die Regierung auch den Import von Medikamenten aus dem Ausland verboten hatte.

Selbst aus dem Nachbarsland Kanada konnten Amis ihre Pillen in den letzten Jahren nicht beziehen – aus Sicherheitsgründen, wie die Bush-Regierung zu betonen nicht müde wurde. Das war natürlich völliger Unsinn, denn die Medikamente, die die Amerikaner gerne aus Kanada importiert hätten, waren nichts anderes als die Produkte der amerikanischen Unternehmen, die sie vorher nach Kanada exportiert und dort zu einem deutlich geringeren Preis auf dem Markt hatten.

Mit dem Machtwechsel in Washington werden solche Sonderkonditionen für die Industrie bald Geschichte sein. Die Unternehmen müssen sich auf normale marktwirtschaftliche Konditionen einstellen, und darunter werden die Margen leiden. Aktien haben bis dahin nur eine Chance: Anleger könnten nach Einbrüchen um ein paar Prozent doch wieder einsteigen und darauf bauen, dass es selbst ein demokratischer Kongress in D.C. nicht leicht haben wird, der Pharmabranche das Handwerk zu legen, solange Präsident Bush ein Veto-Recht hat.

Lars Halter

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e-Future Information Technology Inc.
09.11.06 20:52 Uhr

13,36 USD

+21,01 % [+2,32]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
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525.249

www.streetinvesting.com: The Future of eFuture Information Technology Inc. Progressive Review


Nov 08, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Streetinvesting.com is the author of
this release. This release is a result of our current concentration on eFuture
Information Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: EFUT) and their latest corporate
developments and market performance. Our goal is to help investors seek a
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eFuture Information Technology Inc. and use the information that we may find to
our advantage. To learn more and become part of the acclaimed online financial
newsletter community, visit www.streetinvesting.com for a complimentary
subscription.eFuture Information Technology Inc. was up 7.65% come market closure Monday.
Investors also saw approximately 276,629 shares having traded hands come the
toll of the day's closing bell.

eFuture Announces its Debut Listing on NASDAQ Market Capital


BEIJING, Nov 01, 2006 /Xinhua-PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- eFuture Information
Technology makes its debut listing on NASDAQ with symbol: EFUT.(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061101/CNW007 )eFuture Information Technology Inc. (eFuture), a leading provider of integrated
software and professional services in China's supply chain front market,
announced the closing of its initial public offering of 1,133,500 ordinary
shares at $6.00/shar, raising 6.8 million dollars.The ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 31,
2006 under the symbol "EFUT", shares of eFuture climbed 16.67% in their first
day of trading in US Tuesday.eFuture is the first Chinese software company listed in NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET,
and also the first software company in the front supply chain market, therefore,
it will spark the interests of domestic and overseas investors sooner or later.Adam Yan, eFuture's Chairman and CEO, says: ''China has enjoyed and sustained
economic growth for many years and now China's market is huge, particularly in
retail and consumer market. Therefore, we have established three basic
strategies. First, Upon China's growth opportunities of next five years, we will
constantly solidify our leading position and expand our and market share through
organic growth in the front supply chain market, particularly in retail and FMCG
(Fast Moving Consumer Goods) markets; Second, efuture will take the lead in
outsourcing, international business, SAAS service through business model
innovation. Third, we will not miss any opportunity to acquire companies, which
can increase our shareholder's value.eFuture's IPO underwriter is Anderson & Strudwick, Inc. and this is Anderson &
Strudwick's first Chinese deal and it is closed successfully. Mr. Ming Zhu,
executive vice president of RMCC INTERNATIONAL, INC. serves as our senior
advisor and helps us to communicate with ANDERSON & STRUDWICk, as well as help
us to understand the US CAPITAL MARKET.Brad Haneberg of the Richmond office of Kaufman & Canoles served as
underwriter's counsel and was instrumental in helping to get the necessary
approvals to bring the issue to market. The Kang Da Law Firm of Beijing
represented the issuer.About eFutureeFuture Information Technology Inc. (''eFuture'') is a provider of integrated
software and professional services for manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers,
logistics companies and retailers in China's supply chain front market.eFuture's customers are centered in the retail, automotive, general household
appliance and consumer goods industries. Its solutions are specifically designed
to optimize demand processes from finished goods to customer checkout, and to
address supply chain management, business processes, decision support, inventory
optimization, collaborative planning and forecasting requirements. eFuture 's
software solutions business is enhanced and supported by its consulting services
and ongoing maintenance on existing software installations.eFuture has over 500 customers, 30% of the top 30 retailers in China and 30% of
top 500 retailers in China. And eFuture has also been selected to provide the
retail software for upwards of 500 retail stores (Mickey Space) that will be
selling Disney products in China. In addition, eFuture provides products and
services to Proctor & Gamble, Ford, Panric, Haier, Gucci, Suning, PARKSON, SOGO,
Wangfujing, Homeway, Orient home, and other large companies operating in China's
domestic markets.

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Cisco Systems, Inc.
09.11.06 20:59 Uhr

26,85 USD

+6,97 % [+1,75]
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09.11.2006 21:08
ANALYSE: Prudential hebt Cisco-Ziel nach Zahlen auf 26 US-Dollar; 'Overweight'
Prudential hat das Kursziel der Aktie von Cisco Systems <CSCO.NAS> <CIS.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) nach sehr guten Quartalszahlen von 24,00 auf 26,00 US-Dollar angehoben und das Anlage-Urteil mit "Overweight" bestätigt. Stärke auf breiter Basis sowie eine gute Auftragseingangssituation und hohe Cash-Generierung hätten dem weltgrößten Netzwerkausrüster zu seinem herausragenden Ergebnis im ersten Geschäftsquartal 2006/07 verholfen, hieß es in einer Studie am Donnerstag.

Cisco habe seine Gesamtjahresprognose für den Umsatz bestätigt mit einem Hinweis, dass der Ertrag am oberen Ende der angegebenen Spanne liegen könnte, schrieb Analyst Inder Singh. "Wir rechnen damit, dass das Umsatzwachstum von Cisco am oberen Ende oder darüber liegen wird und kalkulieren mit 21 Prozent Wachstum für 2006/07. Das Wachstum in Ciscos Kerngeschäft sollte bei 16 Prozent liegen", so Singh.

Die Aktien des Unternehmens hätten von den starken Quartalszahlen und auch einer technischen Rally profitiert und dürften zunächst auch weiter zulegen, meint der Experte. Das Konzernwachstum im Jahresvergleich dürfte aber in der zweiten Hälfte des laufenden Geschäftsjahres eine größere Herausforderung werden.

Entsprechend der Einstufung "Overweight" rechnet Prudential Equity auf Sicht von zwölf bis achtzehn Monaten mit einem überdurchschnittlichen Gesamtertrag der Aktien. Als Renditemaßstab ziehen die Analysten die anderen von ihnen bewerteten Titel heran./ck/he

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Aktuell
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Tages-Vol.
4,27 Mrd.

Gehandelte Stück
171 Mio.

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Jupitermedia Corporation
09.11.06 21:08 Uhr

5,84 USD

-35,82 % [-3,26]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
5,84 USD

Zeit
09.11.06 21:08

Diff. Vortag
-35,82 %

Tages-Vol.
48,79 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
8,5 Mio.


bellwetherreport.com: Trading Alert for Jupitermedia Corp.


Nov 09, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Owner of Internet.com, Jupitermedia
(NASDAQ: JUPM) isn't the homepage for the entire Web, but it does put lots of
information within reach of your mouse. Targeting IT professionals, the
company's JupiterWeb unit publishes industry news and information on more than
150 Web sites in its online network of information channels, and sends out
nearly 150 e-newsletters. Jupitermedia provides online images through
JupiterImages. It discontinued JupiterEvents (conferences and trade shows) in
2005 and sold off its JupiterResearch division in 2006. The company is primarily
focused on its rapidly growing digital asset collections. Chairman and CEO Alan
Meckler owns 35% of the company.Shares were down 32%, missing Wall Street's expectations

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Cisco Sizzles

By Will Swarts
November 9, 2006
Cisco Systems (CSCO1)


Share price as of Wednesday's close: $25.10
Share price now: $26.71
Percent change: 6.4%
Volume: 197.2 million shares, daily average 48.1 million

The News
Investors routed Cisco Systems (CSCO2) right to the top Thursday after the network-equipment maker beat Wall Street profit estimates. The 6% jump sent shares of the tech behemoth to levels not seen since January 2004.

Cisco reported late Wednesday earnings for its fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 28 of 31 cents a share, ahead of the average analyst estimate of 29 cents, according to Reuters Estimates. The company earned 25 cents a share for the year-ago quarter.

It's a solid start to the new fiscal year for the Silicon Valley powerhouse, which beat Wall Street's profit predictions in every quarter of fiscal 2006. The news was trumpeted as a harbinger of bright prospects for Cisco and the tech sector, and garnered Cisco an upgrade from UBS analyst Nikos Theodosopoulos, who on Thursday bumped the stock to Buy from Neutral.

The company has been able to create networking products that have prompted its business customers to spend more money or switch network providers, which has added momentum as it captures markets share. Revenues for the October quarter hit $8.2 billion, ahead of the $7.9 billion estimate compiled by earnings tracker First Call.

Chief Executive John Chambers said on a Wednesday conference call that the current quarter's revenue was likely to be 24% to 25% better than the same period last year due to broad sales growth in its traditional routers and switches business, as well as its Scientific-Atlanta cable set-top box unit, which it acquired in November 2005.

"Our vision of how the industry was going to evolve appears to be playing out very much as we expected," Chambers said in a statement posted on the company's web site. "Many of the market transitions we anticipated are converging today as more and more communications and IT capabilities are moving into the network."

Research reports weren't shy in their bullish calls: "Honey, I Shrunk the Competition," "Impressive Execution Continues," "Firing on All Cylinders" and "Cisco Is This Quarter's Winner" were only a few of the titles analysts used to extol one of the Street's most popular stocks.

The Analysis
There's much to like here as Cisco asserts its dominance in a free-spending market for information-technology providers, though a few issues bear continued attention.

At first glance, though, Wall Street sees Cisco as a company with the silicon-scented wind at its back.

"Few businesses Cisco's size can claim to have achieved what it did in 1Q07 — outperformance in nearly every product line," CIBC World Markets analyst Ittai Kidon wrote in a note published Thursday. "From routers and switches to digital set-tops and storage networks, the company had a breakout quarter, with strong order trends and market share gains — this despite a weakening U.S. enterprise spending outlook and intensifying competition in a number of segments."

The company reported broad growth in its business segments and across its global regions, with 40% growth in emerging markets, and even low-single-digit growth in Japan, which has been a tough market for Cisco. Sanjiv Wadwhani, an analyst at Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard, wrote that this was especially impressive in what's been a traditionally weak quarter for the company.

National Bank Financial analyst Tom Astle singled out another aspect of growth that reflects Chambers' belief that long-term plans are now paying off.

"Of particular note (for us) was the service provider strength," Astle wrote in a Thursday note that singled out its 23% global order growth in service provider segments, a figure that was fueled by 30% order growth among U.S. service providers. "Clearly, it is gaining ground as a major supplier to carriers. To put this in perspective, Cisco's service provider business is now over $2 billion a quarter and about the same size as Nortel's (NT3) and Lucent's (LU4) carrier business."

Scientific-Atlanta shipped 1.3 million set-top boxes in the quarter, driven by increased adoption of high-definition devices and digital video recorders and a positive indication of cable companies' spending behavior, according to a research note by Raimundo Archibold of Kaufman Bros. Equity Research. He also wrote that Cisco's recent hiring push reflected a strong demand environment that could lift smaller competitors such as Arris Group (ARRS5) and Adtran (ADTN6).

The Bottom Line
Cisco's main worries right now have little to do with its own operations, which Wall Street says are chugging along nicely.

Though a slight dip in margins — a 0.2% difference between its projected 65% gross margin and its 64.8% reported — is something Aaron Rakers of A.G. Edwards & Sons says bears watching. The gap, he adds, probably doesn't herald a serious slip though.

"I spoke to their CFO [Dennis Powell] and he gave me comfort last night that there was nothing structural that would cause a tremendous amount of concern," Rakers says.

Another consideration about Cisco's fair valuation is that the company will soon curtail its share buybacks, on which it's spent $37 billion since September 2001. When a company buys shares and takes them off the market, it drives up prices, though Rakers says most companies only do this enough to offset dilutions caused by the exercise of stock options.

"Over that time, their diluted share count has declined 17%, which is impressive," he says, though that pace should trail off over this fiscal year.

What won't trail off, and which should give Cisco fans heart, is the idea that voice and data networks will keep merging, melding and converging, and Cisco is poised to capitalize on the trend as companies decide to lay out the capital to improve and integrate IT systems.

"I think we're still at the early stages of next-generation network building," Rakers says.

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BUYINS.NET: OTIV, BKFG, CKSB, EVSP, FDSM, GBMR Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Nov 13, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:
On Track Innovations Ltd (NASDAQ: OTIV),
BKF Capital
Group, Inc. (OTC: BKFG),
Clarkston Finl Corp (OTCBB: CKSB),
Pacific
Environmental Sampling, Inc. (OTC: EVSP),
4D Seismic Inc (OTC: FDSM),
Global Matrechs (OTCBB: GBMR)


On Track Innovations Ltd (NASDAQ: OTIV) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and sale of contactless microprocessor-based smart card products. Its products line includes micropayments solutions, petroleum systems, and smart Id solutions. The company's micropayments solutions offer a
cashless system for small purchases, such as fast food, gasoline, and movie tickets, as well as parking payment system and mass transportation system, such as busses and trains. Its petroleum systems are wireless, cashless, cardless, and paperless fuel management and petroleum solution, including gasoline management system and easyFuel systems. The company provides Smart ID solutions for credentialing, identification, and verification of individuals. Its smart identification products include passports, national identification cards, driver's licenses, and national health cards. In addition, the company offers
MediSmart product that is designed to secure, process, and manage medical information by providing doctors and hospital administrators with information regarding the patient's identity, medical history, insurance coverage, and payment history. On Track Innovations sells its products to original equipment manufacturers. It has operations in Africa, Europe, Far East, Americas, and Israel. The company was co-founded by Oded Bashan and Ronnie Gilboa in 1990 as De-Bug Innovations, Ltd. and changed its name to On Track Innovations, Ltd. in 1991. OTI is headquartered in Rosh Pina, Israel.


With 14.89 million shares outstanding and 304,605 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of OTIV.BKF Capital Group, Inc. (OTC: BKFG) through its subsidiaries, provides investment advisory and asset management services primarily in the United States. The company manages equity portfolios for institutional and individual investors. It offers long-only equity strategies, as well as a range of alternative investment products and other specialized investment programs. The company also acts as the managing general partner of various private investment partnerships, as well as an adviser to private investment vehicles organized outside the United States. In addition, it participates in various wrap fee programs sponsored by financial institutions. The company's clients include the United States and foreign corporations, mutual funds, limited partnerships, universities, pension and profit sharing plans, individuals, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, and foundations. BKF was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in New York City. With 8.22 million shares outstanding and 114,185 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of BKFG.







Clarkston Finl Corp (OTCBB: CKSB) operates as the bank holding company for Clarkston State Bank and Huron Valley State Bank that provide commercial and consumer banking services for small to medium size businesses and individuals. The banks offer various deposit products, including interest bearing and noninterest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts,
individual retirement accounts, and time and certificates of deposit. Lending products include secured and unsecured commercial loans for general operating purposes, acquisition of fixed assets, purchases of equipment and machinery, and financing of inventory and accounts receivable; residential real estate mortgage
loans; and personal loans and credit for various purposes, such as the purchase of automobiles, boats and other recreational vehicles, home improvements, and personal investments. In addition, the banks provide customers with trust services through third-party service providers, as well as personal computer
banking and telephone banking services. The banks primarily serve Independence Township, which includes the City of Clarkston and the adjacent township of Waterford, and Village of Milford, Milford Township, Commerce Township, White Lake Township, Highland Township, and Hartland Township in Oakland County, Michigan. As of April 27, 2006, Clarkston State Bank operated five branches and
one loan center. Clarkston Financial was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Waterford, Michigan. With 1.25 million shares outstanding and 329 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of CKSB.










Pacific Environmental Sampling, Inc. (OTC: EVSP) doing business as Environmental Sampling Professionals, provides limited mold and allergen survey services. The company offers visual inspection, surface sample, inner wall check, and air sampling services to determine the type and amount of contamination in a building. The company serves property management, realtors, contractors, and
insurance companies, as well as allergists, single family, and multi tenant residential and commercial buildings. The company was founded in 2002 is based Palm Springs, California. With 2.50 million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure to deliver in shares of EVSP.








4D Seismic Inc (OTC: FDSM) adds a 4th dimension to the graphing of seismic surveys to allow precision pinpointing of petroleum reservoirs and simulation of their size and depth. The 4D method improves petroleum exploration and production. With 11,000 shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure to deliver in shares of FDSM.










Global Matrechs (OTCBB: GBMR) engages in the acquisition, development, marketing, and sale of technologies that provide advanced safety and storage solutions for the nuclear, environmental, and chemical industries. Its technologies include NUCAP, a silicon-based elastomer for the purposes of long term isolation of radioactive or otherwise hazardous materials. The company also provides HNIPU, a hybrid polyurethane with uses in various industrial applications, such as manufacturing automotive components, paints, foams, plastics, and truck bed liners; aerospace sealants, industrial adhesives, coatings, flooring, and glues; industrial equipment and machinery; and consumer
goods, such as appliances, footwear, furniture, and plastic products. In addition, it also licenses various other technologies relating to hazardous materials handling, electromagnetic radiography, and chemical processing. The company was founded in 1994 as HomeCom Communications, Inc. and changed its name
to Global Matrechs, Inc. in 2004. Global Matrechs is based in Ridgefield, Connecticut. With 21.05 million shares outstanding and 1,941 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of GBMR.

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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
13.11.06 15:44 Uhr

5,29 USD

+0,38 % [+0,02]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
5,29 USD

Zeit
13.11.06 15:44

Diff. Vortag
+0,38 %

Tages-Vol.
24,19 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
4,7 Mio.

Sun to offer Java on open-source basis


SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov 13, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.,
the U.S. software company, will offer its Java software on an open-source basis.Java is a programming language common in smart cards and cellphones. But
open-source products have eclipsed Java for many applications. Embracing an
open-source approach lets Sun keep current, broaden its appeal and lower the
cost of using Java, the Wall Street Journal said Monday."The fact that we are changing the license and making this a free and
open-source technology platform really allows us to look at the current billion
installed base and say how do we get to the next billion," said Jonathan
Schwartz, Sun's chief executive

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Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
13.11.06 16:57 Uhr

13,10 USD

+26,20 % [+2,72]
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71,7% in 6 Handelstagen :eek::eek::eek:
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
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Nov 13, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Isis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ISIS)
Closed at 410.38. Announced new results from two Phase 2 clinical trials of ISIS
301012 presented today at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific
Sessions in Chicago. In the first study reported, patients with high cholesterol
on stable doses of statins were treated with ISIS 301012 for five weeks.Patients who received 300 mg/week of ISIS 301012 in this study achieved a 51%
reduction in LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), a 42% reduction in total cholesterol (TC),
and a 41% reduction in triglycerides (TG) beyond the levels achieved with
statins alone. Isis also presented new results from an ongoing study in which
patients with high cholesterol were treated for three months with 300 mg/week of
ISIS 301012 as a single agent. Data from this study for dose cohorts through 200
mg/week were previously reported. In this study, increasing the dose of ISIS
301012 to 300 mg/week further reduced atherogenic lipids, with improvements in
LDL-C, TC and TG of 62%, 46% and 43%, respectively.

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BUYINS.NET: AGT, ATCO, CRZ, DCAP, DXPE, ICA Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Nov 14, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --


Apollo Gold Corp (AMEX: AGT),
American Technology
Corporation (NASDAQ: ATCO),
Crystal River Capital (NYSE: CRZ),
DCAP Group, Inc (NASDAQ: DCAP),
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE),
Empresas ICA, S.A. de C.V (NYSE: ICA).



Apollo Gold Corp (AMEX: AGT) engages in exploration, development, extraction,
processing, refining, and production of gold and byproduct metals in Canada, the
United States, and Mexico. The company has interests in Montana Tunnels mine, an
open pit mine and mill, producing gold, and lead-gold and zinc-gold concentrates
located in the state of Montana; Diamond Hill Mine located in the State of
Montana; Black Fox Project located near the township of Matheson in the province
of Ontario, Canada; and Huizopa Project located in the Sierra Madre gold belt in
Chihuahua, Mexico. Apollo Gold was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in
Greenwood Village, Colorado. With 121.4 million shares outstanding and 38,299
shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of
AGT.






American Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: ATCO) engages in the design,
development, and commercialization of sound, acoustic, and other technologies
worldwide. The company offers various product platforms and underlying
technologies, including HyperSonic sound, Long Range Acoustic Device, NeoPlanar,
and SoundVector. Its HyperSonic sound technology is a parametric speaker
technology that creates sound in the air using ultrasonic frequencies above the
normal range of hearing. The Long Range Acoustic Device technology produces
variable intensity acoustical sound for use in long-range delivery of
directional sound information. Its NeoPlanar technology is a thin film magnetic
speaker that produces sound of low distortion and high volume. The SoundVector
technology is a directional sound technology for replacing sound pollution
generating omni-directional alarm signals, sirens, hazard signals, and other
directed warnings or tones. The company offers its products to consumer,
commercial, and professional applications; government and military customers for
expanding force protection; and commercial security markets. American Technology
was founded in 1980 and is based San Diego, California. With 24.49 million
shares outstanding and 1.43 million shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there
is a failure to deliver in shares of ATCO.










Crystal River Capital (NYSE: CRZ) a specialty finance company, engages in the
acquisition and origination of a portfolio of commercial and residential real
estate structured finance investments. It primarily invests in residential
mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, whole
mortgage loans, bridge loans, B Notes, mezzanine loans, land loans, construction
loans, and construction mezzanine loans. The company also invests in direct real
estate interests and preferred equity interests in entities that own real estate
and diversified asset-backed securities, including aircraft and consumer
obligations, and collateralized debt obligations. It would also invest in high
yield corporate bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, and related
derivatives; government bonds and related derivatives; and other fixed
income-related instruments. Hyperion Crystal River Capital Advisors, LLC serves
as the manager of the company. Crystal River Capital was formed in January 2005
and is based in New York City.









With 17.52 million shares outstanding and 647,887
shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of
CRZ.DCAP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCAP) and its subsidiaries engage in the franchise,
ownership, and operation of storefront insurance agencies in the United States.
It also provides premium financing of insurance policies. The company sells
retail auto, motorcycle, boat, business, and homeowner's insurance products
primarily to individuals through its network of retail offices and franchise
operations. It provides automobile club services for roadside emergencies and
tax preparation services. The company also offers property and casualty
insurance for motorcycles, boats, and livery/taxis, as well as provides life
insurance. As of December 31, 2005, the company operated 75 owned or franchised
storefront locations. DCAP was incorporated in 1961. The company was formerly
known as Extech Corporation and changed its name to DCAP Group, Inc. in 1999.
DCAP is based in Hewlett, New York.






With 2.9 million shares outstanding and
1,642 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of DCAP.DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE) distributes maintenance, repair, and
operating (MRO) products, equipment, and service to industrial customers in the
United States. It operates in two segments, MRO and Electrical Contractor. MRO
Segment provides maintenance, repair, and operating products; and equipment and
integrated services, including engineering and logistics capabilities, to
industrial customers. It offers a range of MRO products in the fluid handling
equipment, bearing, power transmission equipment, general mill, safety supply,
and electrical products categories. This segment also provides integrated
services, such as system design, fabrication, installation, repair, and
maintenance. Its MRO products are primarily used by customers engaged in the
general manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemical, service and repair, and wood
products industries. Electrical Contractor segment offers a range of electrical
products, such as wire conduit, wiring devices, electrical fittings and boxes,
signaling devices, heaters, tools, switch gear, lighting, lamps, tape, lugs,
wire nuts, batteries, and fans and fuses to electrical contractors. The company
distributes its products primarily through service centers. DXP was founded in
1908 as Southern Engine and Pump Company. Further, it changed its name to DXP
Enterprises, Inc. in 1996. The company and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.










With 5.12 million shares outstanding and 577,894 shares declared short as of Oct
2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of DXPE.Empresas ICA, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: ICA) operates as an engineering, procurement,
and construction company. It provides construction services to public and
private sector clients in Mexico. The company offers feasibility studies,
conceptual design, engineering, procurement, project and construction
management, construction, maintenance, technical site evaluation, and other
consulting services. It engages in various construction and related activities,
such as the construction of infrastructure facilities, as well as industrial,
urban, and housing construction. The company develops and markets real estate;
constructs, maintains, and operates airports, highways, bridges, and tunnels;
and manages and operates water supply systems and solid waste disposal systems
under concessions granted by governmental authorities. It constructs roads,
highways, bridges, dams, hydroelectric plants, tunnels, canals, and airports, as
well as constructs, develops, and remodels multistoried urban buildings,
including office buildings, multiple dwelling housing developments, and shopping
centers. The company also involves in the design, engineering, procurement,
construction, and commissioning of power plants, airports, chemical plants,
petrochemical plants, fertilizer plants, pharmaceutical plants, steel mills,
paper mills, drilling platforms, and automobile and cement factories, as well as
specialized support piles. Empresas ICA was founded in 1947 and is based in
Mexico City. With 33.69 million shares outstanding and 72,216 shares declared
short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of ICA.

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14.11.2006 15:19
US Vorbörse: Aktien mit dem größten Orderflow
Anbei eine aktuelle Kursliste der US Aktien, die vorbörslich den größten Orderflow pro Zeiteinheit und damit das stärkste Momentum aufweisen.


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e-Future Information Technology Inc.
14.11.06 16:49 Uhr

42,87 USD

+45,37 % [+13,38]

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Aktuell
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Gehandelte Stück
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Growth Stock News: Market Commentary on E-FUTURE INFORMATION


Nov 14, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on E-FUTURE
INFORMATION (NASDAQ: EFUT)e-Future Information Technology wants to tap into China's distribution future.
The company provides supply chain management and logistics software and related
hardware to manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. Customers
include Procter & Gamble's Chinese venture, China's leading appliance
manufacturer, Haier Group, and the country's major retailers, department stores,
and supermarkets. e-Future Information Technology also offers services in
project management; systems planning, design, and implementation; customization
of its products; training; and support services. The company was founded in
1997.Shares were up 30% after NASDAQ President Meets With eFuture Chairman.

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Drei IPOs erzählen drei Geschichten

Drei Unternehmen aus drei verschiedenen Branchen wagen zum Wochenschluss den Sprung an die Börse. Doch die drei IPOs sind höchst unterschiedlich bewertet und geben einen guten Einblick darauf, was an der Wall Street in und out ist. Alles was mit Autos zu tun hat, langweilt Anleger – alles was mit Öl zu tun hat, ist gefragt.

So kommt es, das ausgerechnet die prominenteste und größte Firma vor ihrer Erstnotierung am schwächsten da steht. Der Autovermieter Hertz, der bis vor einem Jahr zu Ford gehörte und dann von einer Investorengruppe um Merrill Lynch und die Carlysle Group ausgekauft wurde, wird 88,2 Millionen Aktien für 15 Dollar an den Mann bringen. Damit ist er Ausgabepreis geringer als erwartet, man hatte ursprünglich eine Spanne zwischen 16 und 18 Dollar pro Papier angestrebt.

Für die zwischenzeitlichen Eigner lohnt sich das Geschäft, denn die verdienen durch den immerhin 1,32 Milliarden Dollar schweren Börsengang dicke Boni. Doch gerade deshalb winken Analysten an der Wall Street ab, zumal das Mietwagen-Geschäft nun einmal nicht zu den Branchen gehört, auf die in naher Zukunft unerwartetes Wachstum zukommen dürfte.

Im Öl-Sektor sieht es da ganz anders aus: Die Halliburton-Tochter KBR wird 27,84 Millionen Aktien zu 17 Dollar platzieren und schafft damit einen Preis am oberen Ende der angepeilten Spanne – daran ändert auch der Machtwechsel in Washington nicht, der Halliburton künftig wohl den direkten Zugang zum Pentagon blocken wird.

Auch das wichtigste IPO der Woche hat mit Öl zu tun, darüber hinaus aber noch mit anderen Rohstoffen. Die Rohstoff-Börse NYMEX gibt erstmals Papiere aus. Damit tritt ein traditionsreicher Handelsplatz aus seinem Schattendasein, der seit 1872 in New York ansässig ist, aber für Privat-Anleger erst eine Rolle spielt, seit Derivate das Interesse an Rohstoffen gehoben haben und der Ölpreis zudem volatiler geworden ist und Konjunktur und Aktienmarkt stärker beeinflusst.

Das Interesse an NYMEX-Aktien ist im Vorfeld so groß, dass die Emmission in den letzten Tagen noch einmal um 10 Prozent vergrößert werden musste. Man gibt nun 6,5 Millionen Aktien zwischen 54 und 57 Dollar aus. Analysten halten diesen Preis für viel zu niedrig, was in den letzten Stunden vor der Erstnotierung den Run noch einmal verstärken dürfte.

Dabei könnten die Analysten durchaus Recht behalten. Die Geschäfte an der NYMEX laufen auf Hoch-Touren, und die Börsengänge anderer Handelsplätze in jüngster Zeit haben Anlegern beachtliche Renditen gebracht. Drei Rohstoff- und Optionsmärkte sind in den letzten anderthalb Jahren an den Start gegangen, die International Securities Exchange, das Chicago Board of Trade und die IntercontinentalExchange – im Schnitt haben die Papiere seither um 150 Prozent zugelegt. Die NYMEX-Aktie könnte ebenso gut oder noch besser laufen, zumal viele Kritiker der Rohstoff-Börse lange vorgeworfen haben, zu spät ins elektronische System eingestiegen zu sein. Das hat man aber nun von der CBOT lizensiert, seither sind die Umsätze gestiegen.

Lars Halter

[Azul Real]

Die Starbucks Corp. (ISIN US8552441094 / WKN 884437)

hat am Donnerstag nach US-Börsenschluss die Zahlen für das vierte Fiskalquartal 2005/06 veröffentlicht. Die US-Kaffeehauskette musste dabei trotz steigender Umsätze einen Gewinnrückgang hinnehmen, was mit neuen Bilanzierungsmethoden zusammenhängt.


Der Nettogewinn fiel demnach von 123,7 Dollar bzw. 16 Cents je Aktie auf 117,3 Dollar bzw. 15 Cents je Aktie. Die Analysten hatten im Vorfeld einen Gewinn von 17 Cents je Aktie erwartet.

Die Umsatzerlöse stiegen um von 1,66 Mrd. Dollar auf nun 2,00 Mrd. Dollar. Die Same-Store Sales stiegen um 6 Prozent. Die Analystenerwartungen hatten sich zuvor auf 2,02 Mrd. Dollar belaufen.

Für das derzeit laufende erste Fiskalquartal 2006/07 erwarten die Analysten einen durchschnittlichen Gewinn von 26 Cents je Aktie bei Umsatzerlösen von 2,33 Mrd. Dollar.

Für das Gesamtjahr erwartet der Starbucks ein Umsatzwachstum von 20 Prozent. Die vergleichbaren Umsätze sollen um 3 bis 7 Prozent steigen. Das EPS wird bei 87 bis 89 Cents je Aktie gesehen. Die Analysten erwarten hier einen Wert von 89 Cents.

Die Starbucks-Aktie schloss heute an der NASDAQ bei 39,43 Dollar. Nachbörslich verliert die Aktie 6,42 Prozent auf 36,90 Dollar. (16.11.2006/ac/n/a)

Quelle: Finanzen.net / Aktiencheck.de AG
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Starbucks see 2,400 new stores in 2007 fiscal year
Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:16pm ET147

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will open 2,400 new stores in the 2007 fiscal year and will have 20,000 stores worldwide within seven years, a senior executive said on Monday.

Colman Cuff, Starbucks' director of trading and operations, said the openings would be divided between the United States and worldwide markets, with Asian growth driven by China.

© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.


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Mittwoch, 8. November 2006, 19:08 Uhr
Heiße Empfehlung für Starbucks
Weitwinkel

Motley Fool empfiehlt die Aktie von Starbucks. Kennen Sie Motley Fool? Das ist eine äußerst populäre Website über Finanzen in den USA.

Ob die Jungs dort immer recht haben - sie tun so - kann ich nicht beurteilen. Aber viele Leute glauben daran, das allein kann schon Kurse bewegen.

Ich habe mich immer gefragt, woher der Erfolg von Starbucks rührt? Vielleicht muss man es so sehen: Starbucks hat den Amerikanern endlich mal vernünftigen Kaffee angeboten - früher war US-Kaffee ja eine dünne Brühe. Und damit hatten in den USA Erfolg. Und dann hatten sie überall auf der Welt Erfolg, wo die Leute glauben, was aus den USA kommt, muss cool sein - auch in Ländern, wo es früher bereits guten Kaffee gab.

Man fragt sich nur, woher jetzt noch Wachstumspotenzial für Starbucks kommen soll. Schließlich gibt es die Dinger schon an jeder zweiten Ecke. Sie leben heute auch davon, dass die amerikanischen Büros so eng sind - da weicht man schon mal aus, um sich mit jemandem zu treffen. Lap tops gehören ja auch zur festen Ausrüstung von Starbucks-Besuchern (offenbar besonders gerne kleine Macs, jedenfalls in NY), und "Hot Spots" für den Internet-Anschluss unterstützten das noch.

Vielleicht ist das auch Teil des Erfolgs: Bei Starbucks kann man sitzenbleiben, wenn der Kaffee aufgetrunken ist, und muss nicht gleich wieder gehen. Das ist zwar in jedem Wiener Kaffeehaus (und vielen anderen Cafés auf der Welt) seit Jahrhunderten so. Aber wie gesagt: Wenn Amerika Dinge entdeckt, die es woanders längst gibt, dann kann man das überall auf der Welt verkaufen...

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[Azul Real]

Interessant
Shell Solar hat seinen Solarkrempel an Solarwolrd verkauft und BP dagegen expandiert volles Rohr


BP Solar to Invest $70 Million to Expand US Facility
Thursday, November 16, 2006


BP Solar has unveiled its plans for a $70 million expansion project at its North American headquarters in Frederick, MD.

The expansion will result in nearly doubling the facility's current casting and sizing capacity to approximately 150 MW. The company projects that 70 new jobs will be created. Other plans include an upgrade of the interior of the facility by employing sustainable design components.
Initial engineering feasibility studies into the project have already been completed and the company will now carry out detailed front-end engineering design work. This expansion will make BP Solar's Frederick facility the largest fully integrated plant in North America.

"This is a significant investment in a world-class and well-established business," said Bob Malone, chairman and president of BP America. "This expansion will keep us in command of a growing industry by meeting future demand and providing innovative products to the market."

The expansion plans call for the construction of 140,000 square feet of new building space allowing the company to nearly double its casting, sizing, and wafering manufacturing capacity. Plans also include the relocation and integration of local warehousing and shipping facilities to the current site.

Construction is slated to begin in the first half of 2007 and finish by the end of 2008 pending approval of local permits.

According to Lee Edwards, BP Solar CEO, "In addition to expanding our manufacturing capacity, our plans are to upgrade the interior of the existing facilities and to use sustainable building techniques such as a roof garden, bio-retention, extensive water recycling and the utilization of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) design components such as energy efficient lighting, heating and cooling."

Other planned improvements include additional office and meeting space, more daylight access to office and manufacturing facilities, an auditorium, and solar and environmental educational stations which will be available for tours and school groups.

BP Solar is a key business within BP Alternative Energy and a global company with over 2200 employees focused on harnessing the sun's energy to produce solar electricity. This includes the design, manufacture and marketing of quality solar electric systems for a wide range of applications in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
With over 30 years of experience and installations in over 160 countries, BP Solar is one of the world's largest solar companies and has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Spain, India and Australia. BP Solar is part of BP, one of the world's leading energy companies.

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U.S. Equity News: Marathon, Andersons Inc. to Make Ethanol and Pacific Ethanol Sees First-Ever Quarterly Profit


Nov 17, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- City of Industry, CA - Ethanol
industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Marathon Oil Corp. and Andersons
Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE), a processor of corn, soybean and wheat, on Thursday said
they plan to immediately begin building an ethanol plant in Greenville, Ohio.
The project is part of a larger joint venture between Andersons and Marathon
Petroleum Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based Marathon Oil. Andersons said in
a regulatory filing on Monday that it invested $900,000 in the ethanol
partnership. MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI) recently reported net income
of $6,976,000, or $0.41 in diluted earnings per share, for the first quarter of
fiscal 2007, which ended October 1, 2006. This compares with net income of
$3,731,000, or $0.23 in diluted earnings per share, for the first quarter of
fiscal 2006. Income from operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was
$10.7 million (pre-tax) compared to income from operations of $6.6 million
(pre-tax) in the prior year's first quarter.Corn-based fuel maker Pacific Ethanol Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX) said on Wednesday it
will report quarterly profit for the first time ever, fuelled by record volumes.
The California-based company said it would delay filing its third-quarter report
until Nov. 20 as it needs more time to complete financial disclosures. Pacific
Ethanol, primarily an ethanol distributor and marketer, said it achieved record
revenue and gallon volumes during the quarter, driving it to expected
profitability. US Farms, Inc. (OTC BB: USFI) recently announced unaudited sales
for the month ending October 31, 2006 of approximately $47,799. Total sales for
the months of July, August, September and October have exceeded $254,244
primarily with Aloe Vera produce and Aloe Vera plants. Yan K. Skwara, President
of US Farms, Inc., stated, "These sales figures are in line with our projected
sales revenues for the month of October 2006 which were primarily Aloe Vera
produce and Aloe Vera plant sales."

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Allied Energy Group, Inc. Receives $1.85 Mid-Term Target Price Market Advisors Research: "Fundamental Analysis for Today's Investments"


BOWLING GREEN, KY, Nov 17, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Allied Energy
Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AGGI)
Stock Symbol- AGGI.PK
Shares- 56,500,000
Market Cap- $33,900,000
Recent Price- $0.69
Mid-Term Price- $1.85
Web Site- www.alliedenergy.com
Phone- 800-330-2535
Investment Highlights-- Allied Energy Group has projects on prime land positions in the
world's most profound oil & gas resources -- and both are protected right
here in the United States.-- Over 100 years of combined oil and gas experience, extensive research
into the dynamics of how competing companies have previously developed
programs for the financial services industry, and a concise understanding
of today's oil and gas marketplace are the foundations of Allied's success.-- The company enjoys strategic partnerships with solid companies that
bring a higher standard of performance to each and every project AGGI is
involved in.Allied Energy Group is a publicly traded independent energy development firm
formed in 2003, headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. AGGI's primary
activity is the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas
in the continental United States. The company is focused on making a major oil
or gas discovery by utilizing its proven industry track record, business
experience, and management expertise of each individual Management and Advisory
Committee member to acquire proven oil and gas properties and sponsor an
international energy fund. The company has plans to continue minimizing and
spreading financial risk by joint venturing in its oil exploration projects with
other companies. An example of this is the recent partnership announcement with
Halliburton Operating Company. This joint venture outlines plans to drill an
additional 6,000' +/- vertical well to test the Strawn Limestone in Schleicher
County, Texas. Securing this package in the heart of Texas' immense petroleum
belt, Allied Energy is ideally positioned to return substantial profits to its
investors. Already we are in a prolonged cycle of higher energy prices that
should last at least to the end of this decade, and probably a lot longer.Strong Oil and Gas DemandAllied Energy's future discoveries and very positive properties place it in an
excellent position to benefit from current demand for oil and gas. Experts have
estimated that 85% of the world's known oil reserves were discovered more than
20 years ago. At the start of this decade, there were about 20 large
discoveries. Yet in 2003, for example, there were none. World oil consumption is
currently outstripping new discoveries by a factor of 4-to-1; meaning 4 barrels
of oil are disappearing for every one that's found. It's also no secret that the
rest of the world is desperately trying to lock up as much as they can in a
frenzied attempt to secure their economic futures as well. Even if their
economies cool down significantly, countries in Asia are on track to become
massive consumers of petroleum, rivaling the United States. Recent reports
indicate that China has already jumped into the position of the world's number
two oil importer, displacing Japan. With the ever present turmoil and war in the
Middle East, we can expect further disruptions and subsequent risks to world oil
supplies. Allied Energy is in the midst of extensive oil and gas drill programs
on several exploration targets with world-class potential for size and is funded
to complete these programs. Success in any one of them could be a company maker,
and major discoveries on two would be phenomenal.

About Allied Energy GroupAllied Energy Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AGGI) is an independent energy
development firm primarily engaged in the exploration, development, and
production of oil and natural gas in the continental United States. The company
relies upon its geologists, petroleum engineers, seismic specialists, and
financial analysts whose combined industry experience is essential to the
success of each project. Allied Energy Group's strategic focus is the
development of oil and natural gas reserves. As the fuel of choice to meet the
growing demand for a clean-burning domestically produced fuel, the company
firmly believes its natural gas exploration strategy should provide substantial
growth to the company for the years to come.For more information: www.alliedenergy.com

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BUYINS.NET: ADH, PHI, REDF, UTK, WHT, ARDM Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today


Nov 17, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and
NYSE naked short threshold list:
Adherex Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:
ADH),
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (NYSE: PHI),
Rediff.com India Limited
(NASDAQ: REDF),
Utek Corporation (AMEX: UTK),
Westside Energy Corporation (AMEX:
WHT),
Aradigm Corporation (NASDAQ: ARDM)







.Adherex Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: ADH) a development stage biopharmaceutical
company, engages in the discovery and development of novel cancer therapeutics.
The company has various products in the clinical stage of development, such as
ADH-1, Eniluracil, Sodium Thiosulfate (STS), N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), and Mesna.
Its ADH-1 product, which is under phase Ib/II and phase II clinical studies,
targets N-cadherin, a protein present on certain tumor cells and established
blood vessels that feed solid tumors. In addition, Adherex offers Eniluracil, an
oral dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase inhibitor for oncology indications; STS,
which is under phase II clinical studies is a drug that protects against
disabling hearing loss associated with platinum-based anticancer agents; NAC,
which is under phase I clinical studies is a bone marrow protectant for use in
platinum-based chemotherapy; and Mesna, a chemoenhancer that has displayed
anti-cancer activity in laboratory studies conducted by investigators. The
company's preclinical pipeline includes back-up peptides and small chemical
molecule successors to ADH-1; molecules developed to inhibit the metastatic
spread of cancers; and peptides that combine both angiolytic and antiangiogenic
properties. It has development and licensing agreements with GlaxoSmithKline,
Scynexis, Inc., McGill University, Rutgers, and Oregon Health & Science
University. Adherex Technologies also has an agreement with International
Childhood Liver Tumour Strategy Group for conducting Phase III trial of sodium
thiosulfate, a drug for the prevention of hearing loss in children associated
with platinum-based chemotherapies. The company was founded in 1996 and is based
in Durham, North Carolina. With 50.38 million shares outstanding and 35,169
shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in
shares of ADH.







Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (NYSE: PHI) provides
telecommunications services in the Philippines. It operates in three segments:
Wireless, Fixed Line, and Information and Communications Technology. Wireless
segment primarily offers cellular services, including wireless voice and data
communications; and satellite, very small aperture satellite terminal, wireless,
broadband, and other services. As of December 31, 2005, this segment had
20,408,621 subscribers. Wireless segment also provides mobile banking and
directory services, as well as sells handsets. Fixed Line segment provides
international long distance and national long distance; and data and other
network services that are used for domestic and international communications,
such as private networking, broadband and narrowband Internet-based data
communications, and packet-based communication. This segment had approximately
2.1 million fixed lines in service, as of the above date. Information and
Communications Technology segment operates call centers, Internet data centers,
and an Internet and gaming business. The company was founded in 1928 and is
based in Makati City, the Philippines. With 182.82 million shares outstanding
and 3.59 million shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a
failure to deliver in shares of PHI.










Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF) provides online news, information,
communication, entertainment, and shopping services focusing on India and the
worldwide Indian community. Its Web sites consists of interest specific channels
relevant to Indian interests, such as cricket; astrology; matchmaker and movies;
content on various matters like news and finance; search facilities; a range of
community features, such as email, chat, messenger, and e-commerce; broadband
wireless content; and wireless short messaging services to mobile phone
subscribers in India. The company also publishes two weekly newspapers aimed at
the Indian-American community based in the United States and Canada. As of March
31, 2005, the company had 36 million online registered users. The company was
founded in 1996 by Ajit Balakrishnan under the name Rediff Communication Private
Limited. It subsequently changed its name to Rediff.com India Limited in 2000.
The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India. With 29.08 million shares
outstanding and 1.16 million shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no
longer a failure to deliver in shares of REDF.











Utek Corporation (AMEX: UTK) a technology transfer company, enables companies to
acquire and commercialize technologies primarily developed by universities,
medical centers, and federal research laboratories worldwide. Its U2B process
facilitates publicly traded firms in various industries to identify and acquire
university discoveries in exchange for their equity securities. In addition to
its core technology transfer services, the company provides tools to search,
analyze, and manage university intellectual properties. UTEK also conducts
patent landscaping, patent mining, or technology search services for its
clients. Additionally, it provides patent law firms, technology companies,
universities, and research centers with software to enable them manage their
intellectual properties. The company has operations in the United States, the
United Kingdom, and Israel. It has strategic alliances with HumWare Media
Corporation; Avalon Oil and Gas, Inc.; Starcom, Inc.; Gadot Biochemical
Industries; Inverted Paradigms Corp.; Klegg Electronics, Inc.; Universal
Detection Technology; Turbine Truck Engines, Inc.; Global General Technologies,
Inc.; aeroTelesis, Inc.; MM2 Group, Inc.; Bacterin International, Inc.; and
PracticeXpert, Inc. UTEK was founded in 1996 by Clifford M. Gross and is
headquartered in Plant City, Florida. With 8.9 million shares outstanding and
377,034 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to
deliver in shares of UTK.









Westside Energy Corporation (AMEX: WHT) engages in the acquisition, exploration,
development, production, and sale of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids primarily
in Texas. The company sells its oil and gas products primarily to domestic
natural gas pipelines and crude oil marketers. As of December 31, 2005, it had a
total leased acreage position of 67,981 gross acres in various Texas Counties in
the Barnett Shale, including Denton, Cooke, Montague, Hill, Ellis, Hamilton,
Comanche, and Mills Counties. As of the above date, Westside Energy had net
reserves of 96,406 barrels of oil and 1,463,699 MCF of natural gas. The company
was incorporated in 1995. It was formerly known as Eventemp Corporation and
changed its name to Westside Energy Corporation in 2004. Westside Energy is
based in Houston, Texas. With 21.46 million shares outstanding and 2,903 shares
declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares
of WHT.










Aradigm Corporation (NASDAQ: ARDM) develops drug delivery systems that enable
patients to self-administer liquid drugs. The company offers hand-held AERx
delivery system for the rapid and reproducible delivery of a range of
pharmaceutical drugs and biotech compounds to the lungs for respiratory
conditions, or through the lung to treat systemic disease; and pen-sized,
needle-free Intraject delivery system to deliver drugs to the subcutaneous layer
of the skin. It also provides AERx insulin Diabetes Management System, which is
in Phase 3 development stage permits patients with diabetes to noninvasively
self-administer insulin; and AERx Hydrochloroquine program that is in Phase 2
development stage for the treatment of asthma. In addition, Aradigm's
preclinical programs include liposomal ciprofloxacin bioterrorism program with
the Canadian Department of Defense to develop a treatment and prophylaxis for
inhaled anthrax, as well as for the treatment and control of respiratory
infections in Cystic Fibrosis; AERx Smoking Cessation product to titrate and
deliver accurate doses of small droplet aerosols to the deep lung for systemic
uptake; and AERx Treprostinil product, a novel, sustained-release inhaled
liposomal formulation for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The
company has collaboration agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S to develop and
commercialize AERx insulin Diabetes Management System for the treatment of Type
1 and Type 2 diabetes, as well as partnership with United Therapeutics to
deliver an aerosolized formulation of their drug treprostinil; and APT
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for Phase 2 clinical trials of AERx Hydrochloroquine as an
anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma. Aradigm was founded in 1991 and is based
in Hayward, California. With 14.77 million shares outstanding and 169,056 shares
declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares
of ARDM.

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Advanced Magnetics, Inc.
17.11.06 18:40 Uhr

54,23 USD

+23,53 % [+10,33]

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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
54,23 USD

Zeit
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+23,53 %

Tages-Vol.
115,57 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
2,4 Mio.


Advanced Magnetics Vaulting Higher in Pre-Bell Trade, Reports Positive Trial Results


Boston, Nov 17, 2006 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- Advanced Magnetics (AMAG)
today announced positive results from a Phase III clinical trial of ferumoxytol
as an intravenous (IV) iron replacement therapeutic.The study enrolled 304 non dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease patients
(NDD-CKD) who were randomized to receive either two 510 mg doses of ferumoxytol
within one week or 200 mg of oral iron daily for three weeks.The study demonstrated a statistically significant achievement of all the
primary and secondary endpoints. Additionally, all primary and secondary
endpoints were statistically significant in both patients on erythropoiesis
stimulating proteins (ESP) and those not on ESPs.

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Dynavax Technologies Corporation
17.11.06 18:45 Uhr

7,80 USD

+18,54 % [+1,22]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
7,80 USD

Zeit
17.11.06 18:45

Diff. Vortag
+18,54 %

Tages-Vol.
24,07 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
3,5 Mio.


Biotech News: Afternoon Alert for Dynavax Technologies Corp


Nov 17, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Afternoon Alert for Dynavax
Technologies Corp (NASDAQ: DVAX)Dynavax Technologies is trying to alter the way the body reacts to disease. The
firm focuses on immunostimulatory sequences (ISS), short strands of DNA found to
strengthen the immune system. Its lead product candidate is TOLAMBA (formerly
AIC), a potential treatment for ragweed allergies. It may also be useful against
seasonal allergies induced by grass and cedar pollen; peanut and other food
allergies are another target. A second product in clinical trials is HEPLISAV, a
hepatitis B vaccine. Dynavax is working on other candidates which might lead to
treatments for asthma, increase the efficiency of existing cancer drugs, and
reduce chronic inflammation.Shares were up 13% after providing more data to support their investigational
therapy.

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17.11.2006 18:47
Nymex feiert furioses Börsendebut, Kursgewinn von über 130 Prozent
Westerburg (aktiencheck.de AG) - Die Nymex Holdings Inc. (ISIN US62948N1046/ WKN A0LCT8) hat am Freitag ein furioses Börsendebüt gefeiert. Die Aktien der New Yorker Rohstoff-Terminbörse konnten sich dabei an ihrem ersten Handelstag mehr als verdoppeln, der erste Kurs lag bei 120,00 Dollar. Die Aktie wird unter dem Symbol NMX an der New York Stock Exchange gehandelt.

Die Nymex-Aktien waren zu einem Preis von 59 Dollar ausgegeben worden, nachdem zuvor die Preisspanne von 48 bis 52 Dollar auf 54 bis 57 Dollar angehoben wurde. Aufgrund der sehr hohen Nachfrage konnte der Ausgabepreis oberhalb der letzten Preisspanne festgesetzt werden. Insgesamt gab die Nymex damit 6,5 Millionen Aktie aus. Durch den hohen Ausgabepreis erzielte die Börse mehr als 380 Mio. Dollar.

Nach einem ersten Kurs von 120,00 Dollar stieg die Aktie auf einen Höchststand von 150,00 Dollar. Im Mittagshandel notiert die Aktie an der NYSE bei 137,18 Dollar, was einem Kursplus von 130 Prozent gegenüber dem Ausgabepreis entspricht. (17.11.2006/ac/n/n)

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Autodesk, Inc.
17.11.06 19:02 Uhr

40,96 USD

+10,70 % [+3,96]

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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
40,9504 USD

Zeit
17.11.06 19:03

Diff. Vortag
+10,68 %

Tages-Vol.
332,49 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
8,7 Mio.



Afternoon Movers: Autodesk Reports Record Revenues of $457 Million


Nov 17, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- With seven million users, Autodesk
Inc.(NASDAQ: ADSK) is the world's leading software and services company for the
manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless
data services fields.Shares are up 11% with over 3.6 million in volume. This momentum comes as
Autodesk, Inc. reported record quarterly revenues of $457 million, an increase
of 21 percent over the third quarter of fiscal 2006."Autodesk had a very solid quarter," said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO.
"Customers around the world increasingly recognize the innovation and
productivity that Autodesk products provide. Customer adoption of Autodesk's
industry-leading 3D products is increasing and customer demand for our 2D
solutions remains very strong. Revenues from emerging economies increased to 15
percent of total revenue. Long term market trends favor Autodesk and we continue
to gain share as we execute our key strategies."

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Starbucks Corporation
17.11.06 19:08 Uhr

36,93 USD

-6,34 % [-2,50]

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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
36,93 USD

Zeit
17.11.06 19:08

Diff. Vortag
-6,34 %

Tages-Vol.
464,91 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
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17.11.2006 18:44
ANALYSE: RBC bestätigt Starbucks nach Zahlen mit 'Outperform'
RBC Capital Markets hat die Aktie von Starbucks <SBUX.NAS> <SRB.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) nach Vorlage von Zahlen mit "Outperform" und einem Kursziel von 39 Dollar bestätigt. Das Ziel für den Gewinn je Aktie im kommenden Jahr, das die Kaffeehauskette bestätigt habe, sei konservativ, begründete Analyst Larry Miller in einer Studie vom Freitag seine Einschätzung.

Zudem könnte das Unternehmen in den kommenden Quartalen bei den Margen positiv überraschen. Allerdings könnte die schwachen Margenentwicklung, die die jüngsten Quartalszahlen belegten, sich in den kommenden zwei Quartalen fortsetzen, hieß es weiter.

Entsprechend der Einstufung "Outperform" erwarten die Analysten von RBC Capital Markets, dass sich die Aktie in den nächsten zwölf Monaten deutlich besser als der Durchschnitt des Sektors entwickeln wird./gl/he

Analysierendes Institut RBC Capital Markets.

ISIN US8552441094

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BIRCH MOUNTAIN RESOURCES LTD. (Tier2)
17.11.06 19:14 Uhr

2,81 CAD

-17,35 % [-0,59]

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Börse
TSX Venture

Aktuell
2,81 CAD

Zeit
17.11.06 19:14

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-17,35 %

Tages-Vol.
4,63 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
1,5 Mio




Birch Mountain clarifies 2006 sales


CALGARY, Nov. 16, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Birch Mountain Resources
Ltd. ("Birch Mountain" or "the Company") (BMD: TSXV and AMEX) seeks to clarify
sales results reported in its news release of November 13, 2006. "Our third
quarter financials reported total revenues and orders on hand, but did not
provide sales tonnages," explained Doug Rowe, President and CEO, "and we
understand this may have led to some confusion. This is our first full quarter
with revenues and I am pleased with the sales and orders we have achieved in our
transition to an early-stage operating company."2006 AGGREGATE ORDERS & SALESIn the third quarter of 2006, Birch Mountain recorded revenues of $795,812 from
sales of 276,635 tonnes of aggregate for an average unit price of $2.88 per
tonne. The majority of aggregate sold in Q3 was sub-base aggregate sold as
pit-run (uncrushed and unprocessed rock) that would otherwise have been hauled
to a sub-base stockpile at a cost to Birch Mountain. Current price quotations
for sub-base from the Muskeg Valley Quarry ("MVQ") exceed $4.00 per tonne.At the end of Q3, Birch Mountain's aggregates order book totalled over 600,000
tonnes. Orders-in-hand include higher priced construction and base aggregates,
as well as concrete rock, with a tonnage-weighted average price of approximately
$9.50 per tonne

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17.11.2006 19:19
Intraday "Pacemaker" Screening
Bestandteil des Intradayscreenings ist die Auswertung der Tendenzen und Trends der hochkapitalisierten Aktien im S&P 500 Index und Nasdaq 100. Diese Large Cap Aktien haben aufgrund ihrer hohen Gewichtung in den Indizes maßgeblichen Einfluß auf die Indexbewegungen. Sie gelten als "Pace Maker" (Schrittmacher).


Aktuelle Kursliste der Top 30 Large Cap Aktien im S&P 500 Index.

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Run auf Nymex-Aktien

Ein spektakulärer Börsengang findet am Freitag an der Wall Street statt. Die New Yorker Rohstoff-Terminbörse Nymex strebt aufs Parkett. Die Nachfrage war so groß, dass die Aktien teurer verkauft werden können als geplant.

Als Ausgabepreis wurden 59 Dollar festgelegt. Das ist deutlich über der Preisspanne von 54 bis 57 Dollar. Dabei war diese vor wenigen Tagen gerade erst angehoben worden. Ursprünglich lag sie bei 48 bis 52 Dollar.

Dank des unerwartet hohen Ausgabepreises wird das Unternehmen deutlich mehr einnehmen als angenommen. Rund 383 Millionen Dollar sollen an Erlösen aus dem Börsengang an die Nymex fließen.

Unternehmen über fünf Milliarden Dollar wert
Die US-Börse platziert sieben Prozent des Unternehmens an der Börse. Rund 6,5 Millionen Aktien bietet die Nymex an. Davon stammen 1,1 Millionen von verschiedenen Eigentümern. Gemessen am Verkaufspreis würde Nymex eine Marktkapitalisierung von etwa 5,1 Milliarden Dollar erreichen.

Die Einnahmen aus dem Börsengang will die US-Börse für den Ausbau ihres Wachstums und für weitere Investitionen verwenden. Auch Zukäufe seien nicht ausgeschlossen.

Die Nymex ist die letzte der traditionsreichen US-Börsen, die selbst an die Börse gehen. Anfang März war die Nyse, die die New Yorker Börse betreibt, aufs Parkett gegangen. Der Kurs ist seither um fast 50 Prozent gestiegen.

CME und CBOT als Vorbild
Noch stärkere Kurszuwächse verzeichneten die Terminbörsen CME und CBOT, die 2002 bzw. 2005 an die Börse gingen. Der Kurs von CME hat sich verfünfzehnfacht von 35 Dollar auf über 500 Dollar, der Kurs von CBOT hat sich nahezu verdoppelt seit dem IPO.

Fusionsfantasie hat die Kurse der Finanzmarktbetreiber in jüngster Zeit zusätzlich angeheizt. Die beiden Chicagoer Konkurrenten CBOT und CME haben Mitte Oktober einen Zusammenschluss angekündigt. Auch die Nyse hat große Pläne und will die europäische Euronext übernehmen.

Erste Adresse für Rohölfutures
Die Nymex ist der weltgrößte Terminhandelsplatz für Rohöl, Erdgas und Benzin. An der Nymex wird unter anderem der wichtige Rohölfuture auf US-Leichtöl gehandelt. Inzwischen gibt es aber Konkurrenz für die Rohstoff-Terminbörse. Die Intercontinental Exchange bietet ebenfalls lukrative US-Rohölfutures an und hat das Quasi-Monopol der Nymex in diesem Bereich gebrochen.


Ausgabepreis 59 Dollar :shock:

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Wall Street News Alert: Breaking News Alert - UCPI! November 21, 2006 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.


WESTON, FL, Nov 21, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's
"stocks to watch" this morning are:

Unicorp Incorporated (OTCBB: UCPI),
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL),
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (NYSE: OS) and
Motorola Inc.
(NYSE: MOT).







Unicorp Inc., (OTCBB: UCPI) is at it again, and it's time for aggressive
investors to start watching the stock closely! Yesterday after the markets
closed, the company (engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and
production of crude oil and natural gas) issued a press release announcing that
its recent Mississippi discovery is producing at an average rate of 110 barrels
of oil per day.This is great news for investors, as the press release states that this increase
in revenue is in addition to the recently announced 360% increase in revenue for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

As the company makes further announcements, Wall Street News Alert is continuing
to monitor the progress of Unicorp! "This well has met our expectations and we
are happy that it is currently producing oil at this rate with no water," stated
Arthur Ley, COO of Unicorp. "We believe this well can sustain production for
many years and will be an excellent addition to our growing portfolio of
producing wells."Unicorp is the designated operator of the project and has a 60% working interest
and an approximate 46.8% net revenue interest.

Unicorp's stock closed yesterday at Thirty cents a share.

In case you are not familiar with the company: Unicorp, Inc is primarily engaged
in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and
natural gas. Its focus is on aggressively acquiring working interests in crude
oil and natural gas properties with the intent of exploration and development or
by enhancing production through the use of modern development techniques such as
horizontal drilling, satellite technology and 3-D seismic. The company's goal is
to achieve a high return on its investment by limiting its up-front acquisition
costs, by quickly developing its acquisitions and by practicing a sound and
smart approach to oil and gas exploration and development.











Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) down 0.8% on 12.3 million shares traded. Halliburton is
one of the largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and
energy industries.










Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (NYSE: OS) up 8.1% on 7.8 million shares traded. Oregon
Steel Mills is organized into two divisions. The Oregon Steel Division produces
as-rolled and heat-treated steel plate, coil, welded pipe and structural tubing.
The Rocky Mountain Steel Mills Division produces steel rail, rod and bar, and
seamless tubular products.











Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) up 0.6% on 20 million shares traded. Motorola is known
around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband
communications.Market Commentary:"Oil dropped by 45 cents or $55.81 a barrel, and gold was off by 50 cents or
$622.00 an ounce. Many oil experts say that this week gasoline prices will rise
due to the holiday driving and activity. Nationally, gasoline averaged $2.29
last week," stated Sonja Rudd

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21.11.2006 14:44
Aktien NYSE/NASDAQ Ausblick: Kaum verändert erwartet
Die US-Börsen dürften am Dienstag kaum verändert in den Tag starten. Börsianer rechnen mit einem impulslosen, ruhigen Handelsverlauf, da es keine wesentlichen Unternehmensnachrichten gibt. Zudem bleiben die US-Märkte am Donnerstag wegen Thanksgiving geschlossen und am Freitag steht nur ein verkürzter Handelstag an.

Der Future auf den S&P 500 <INX.IND> legte bis 14.30 Uhr um 0,04 Prozent auf 1.405,90 Punkte zu. Der marktbreite Index hatte am Montag 0,05 Prozent auf 1.401,20 Punkte abgegeben. Der Future auf den NASDAQ-100-Index <NDX.X.IND> <NDX.X.NQI> stieg um 0,10 Prozent auf 1.813,00 Zähler. Tags zuvor hatte der NASDAQ-Auswahlindex 0,17 Prozent gewonnen auf 1.803,81 Zähler.

Mit Blick auf die Konjunkturdaten steht kurz nach Handelsstart die Veröffentlichung des Chicago Fed Indexes für den Monat Oktober an. Zuvor dürften mangels Nachrichten vor allem die Aktien von Verizon Communications <VZ.NYS> <BAC.ETR> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) im Fokus stehen. Sie legten bereits im vorbörslichen Handel um 0,52 Prozent auf 34,85 Dollar zu und profitierten damit von einem positiven Kommentar der Credit Suisse. Die Analysten hatten die Titel des Telekom-Unternehmens von "Neutral" auf "Outperform" hochgestuft und das Kursziel von 38 auf 43 Dollar angehoben.

Unter den Einzelaktien könnten auch Intel <INTC.NAS> <INL.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen. Der weltgrößte Chiphersteller hat seinen Vorsprung zum Rivalen AMD <AMD.NYS> <AMD.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) nach eigenen Angaben zumindest in Deutschland wieder ausgebaut. "Seit Jahresbeginn haben wir sowohl bei Privat- als auch bei Geschäftskunden Marktanteile gewonnen", sagte Deutschland-Chef Hannes Schwaderer dem "Handelsblatt" (Dienstagausgabe). Detaillierte Zahlen nannte der Manager allerdings nicht.

Das Software-Unternehmen Adobe Systems <ADBE.NAS> <ADB.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) erwägt eine Beschwerde gegen den Konkurrenten Microsoft <MSFT.NAS> <MSF.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) bei der EU-Kommission. Adobe halte eine Gratisfunktion zur Erstellung von PDF-ähnlichen Dokumenten des Rivalen Microsoft für wettbewerbswidrig, sagte Adobe-Chef Bruce Chizen der "Financial Times Deutschland" (Dienstagausgabe). Microsoft wolle diese Funktion mit seinem künftigen Betriebssystem Vista und der neuen Version des Bürosoftwarepakets Office anbieten./ck/dr

AXC0100 2006-11-21/14:40

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Avatar Systems, Inc. Revenues Increase 52.5% for Quarter and 43% for Nine Months 10Q Filing With SEC for Third Quarter Unavoidably Delayed -- Expect to File This Week


FRISCO, TX, Nov 21, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Avatar Systems, Inc.
(OTCBB: AVSY) announced today that the Company's filing of its 3rd Quarter ended
September 30, 2006 10Q with the SEC has been delayed a few days due to the
additional accounting required to integrate the recent Questa acquisition.
Questa Software Systems, a private company, was acquired by Avatar in August for
$2.2 million. The acquisition added 256 oil and gas companies to Avatar's
customer base. The Company expects that the 10Q will be filed imminently.Revenues for the 3rd Quarter increased 52.5% and 43% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. Earnings for the nine months are expected to increase 85%
but decrease somewhat for the 3rd Quarter due to increased expenses associated
with closing the acquisition. The third quarter results include only two months
of the Questa acquisition.Avatar Systems' Headquarters are in Frisco, Texas, USA with branch offices in
Midland and Tyler, TX. The Company provides ERP / Accounting Software and
Computing Infrastructure Solutions for companies engaged in the petroleum
exploration and production industry. Avatar has a growing customer base on its
Petroware(TM), Integra(TM) products for Microsoft Windows, Avatar400(TM) on the
IBM AS400 platform, and subscribers utilizing its (SaaS) On-Demand ASP services.
Avatar's products and services provide an excellent resource for critical
information management requirements of the petroleum industry. Avatar also
provides document imaging/document management systems, disaster recovery
services and remote backup services for all vertical markets

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Wall Street News Alert: URXE Is on the Move! November 21, 2006 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.


WESTON, FL, Nov 21, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's
"stocks to watch" this morning are:




Urex Energy Corporation (OTCBB: URXE),
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE),
Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG) and
Freeport-McMoRan Copper
& Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX).









Urex Energy Corporation (OTCBB: URXE) is at it again Put the stock back on your
radar screen! Yesterday, after the markets closed, the company issued a release
announcing that it has completed a private placement agreement that provides for
funding for on-going operational expenses in amount of US $2.5 million dollars.

This news may appeal to investors, as the funds will be used for the Rio Chubut
and La Jara Mesa Extension exploration programs located in Argentina and New
Mexico, respectively.

According to the press release, the funds
are sufficient for an anticipated multi-phased work program for the next 12
months.
In the previous weeks, there has been a lot of activity and speculation about
the company. In late October Resource Investor reported that the price of
uranium jumped by the highest amount in at least 20 years, amidst concerns that
the world's largest uranium producer will have difficulties meeting its supply
commitments. The supply problem is largely blamed on the growing demand for
uranium and the flood at Cameco's Cigar Lake Mine, believed to be the biggest
undeveloped high-grade uranium deposit in the world.

The supply/demand balance for uranium is tighter than any other major commodity
and inventories are running low. A lot of supply hope was riding on Cameco's Cigar Lake project.

In addition, two weeks ago Bridge IR Group upgraded the company's stock to $3.00 per share. Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed yesterday at Ninety Two
cents a share.


In case you are not familiar with the company: Urex owns a 99.8% interest in the
Rio Chubut property comprised of 170,000 hectares of land which is adjacent to
the Cerro Solo Uranium deposit located in Chubut Province within Patagonia of
southern Argentina. The Cerro Solo exploration block is approximately 20 km x 50
km, and borders the Cerro Solo Uranium deposit to both the North and the South.Urex also owns a 100% interest in the La Jara Mesa Extension uranium property
consisting of 137 unpatented mining claims in the Grants Mining District, Cibola
County, New Mexico. The La Jara Mesa Extension property lies adjacent to
Laramide Resources Ltd.'s La Jara Mesa and Melrich uranium deposits. Between
1950 and 1978 the Grants Mining District produced 270 million pound of uranium
oxide which ranks it as the most prolific uranium district in the United States.









Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) up 0.6% on 6.2 million shares traded. Nucor and
affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with operating facilities in
seventeen states.










Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG) down 0.01% on 5.9 million shares traded. Transocean
Inc. is one of the largest offshore drilling contractors.








Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) down 3% on 22.9 million
shares traded. Freeport-McMoRan explores for, develops, mines and processes ore
containing copper, gold and silver in Indonesia, and smelts and refines copper
concentrates in Spain and Indonesia.

Market Commentary:"Oil dropped by 45 cents or $55.81 a barrel, and gold was off by 50 cents or
$622.00 an ounce. Many oil experts say that this week gasoline prices will rise
due to the holiday driving and activity. Nationally, gasoline averaged $2.29
last week," stated Sonja Rudd

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GrowthStockResearch.com: Spudding the Huaya 100-1X well is a highly gratifying accomplishment and a major milestone for Radial Energy.


Nov 21, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stocks to Watch:

Radial Energy Inc. (OTCBB: RENG) ,
Force Protection, Inc (OTCBB: FRPT),
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX),
Labwire, Inc (PinkSheets: LBWR),
Salton Inc (NYSE: SFP)




Featured Stock:
Radial Energy Inc.(OTCBB: RENG) Current Price (0 88) www.growthstockresearch.comRadial Energy Announces Start of Drilling in Peru with Spud of Huaya 100-1X WellHOUSTON, TX - November 20, 2006 - Radial Energy Inc. (OTC BB: RENG.OB - News)
today announced that drilling has begun at the Huaya 100-1X well on the
Company's Block 100 oil project in Peru. According to an independent third party
reserve assessment, the Block 100 play may contain proved undeveloped gross
reserves of 15.3 million barrels of oil, 2.9 million of which would be allocable
to Radial Energy's 20% working interest. The spud of its first well in Peru is a
highly significant milestone for the Company, bringing Radial Energy closer to
its objective of producing overlooked and under-developed oil and natural gas
reserves in Latin America and the United States.The Huaya 100-1X well spudded at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 18. The 12
inch hole was drilled to a depth of 164 feet by 6 a.m. on Sunday. The crews
finished the hole and set and cemented the 9 5/8 inch surface casing at
approximately 250 feet on Sunday evening. The well is slated to be drilled to a
depth of 950 feet (290 meters) in order to test the Cachiyacu, Casa Blanca and
Vivian sand formations. These sands are anticipated to be encountered
approximately 45 feet updip to the nearby Huaya 4X well which tested 39 gravity
oil from the Vivian formation, which is the primary target. The well is expected
to take 5-7 days to reach total depth.The Block 100 prospect is analogous to nearby Maquia Field, which has produced
approximately 17 million barrels of oil to date, and is on the same anticlinal
feature. The project encompasses a seismically-defined structural "pop-up"
closure with the potential for up to 41 very shallow well locations.The Huaya 100-1X well is being drilled to confirm proven undeveloped gross
reserves of between 15.3 and 29.5 million barrels of oil as estimated by an
independent reserve assessment conducted by Boulder, Colorado-based Gustavson
Associates, LLC.Company President G. Leigh Lyons commented: "We are thrilled to announce the
start of drilling at our Block 100 play in Peru. Spudding the Huaya 100-1X well
is a highly gratifying accomplishment and a major milestone for Radial Energy.
The third party reserve assessment and historical production of neighboring
Maquia Field have us very excited about the potential of Block 100 and we look
forward to keeping our shareholders apprised of the latest news from the site."About Radial Energy Inc. (RENG.OB)Radial Energy identifies, acquires and develops low risk oil and natural gas
exploration and development opportunities throughout the Americas. The Company's innovative strategy involves targeting overlooked or under-developed reserves that are under the radar of multinational oil companies and out of the reach of small independents.

Radial Energy has rapidly assembled an impressive portfolio of oil and gas plays including working interests in two separate oil and gas prospects located in Cherokee County, Texas, as well as in the Block 100 oil project located within the Huaya Anticline area in the Ucayali Basin of eastern Peru. The Company has also executed a Letter of Intent to acquire rights to explore and develop oil
reserves on the Bosques Block play located in the prolific Middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia. The Company targets prospective oil and natural gas opportunities in historically productive regions with a primary focus on identifying previously drilled but undeveloped exploratory wells that, due to factors at the time of initial drilling including the absence of pipeline infrastructure, lack of modern recovery technology, poor geological or engineering interpretation or low oil and gas prices, were not fully xploited.

Radial Energy is led by a highly motivated team of industry veterans with proven expertise in North, Central and South American oil and natural gas development.
Bolstered by first-rate management, farsighted acquisitions, the speed and agility to take advantage of changing market conditions, a firm commitment to building value for shareholders and the growing demand for energy worldwide,
Radial Energy is taking maximum advantage of a tremendous opportunity to develop overlooked and under-developed oil and gas reserves in North and South America.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Radial Energy Inc.----------------------G. Leigh Lyons, PresidentContact:Investor Relations Contact:J & J Investor Relations Inc.1-888-795-







Force Protection, Inc.(OTCBB: FRPT) Current Price (9.01) www.growthstockresearch.com Force Protection,
Inc. and subsidiaries engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of mine and blast protected vehicles in the United States and South Africa. Its products include The Buffalo, designed principally for route clearing activities; and The
Cougar, a light weight vehicle that is used for urban patrol, route clearance support, utility transport, and special unit activities. It primarily serves the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. The company was founded as Boulder Capital Opportunities III in 1996 and is headquartered in Ladson,
South Carolina.











Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.(Nasdaq: LIOX) Current Price (5.85) www.growthstockresearch.com Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. provides a suite of globalization and testing services. Its products and services enable clients to develop, release, manage, and maintain
their enterprise content and technology applications. The company's
globalization solutions include product and content globalization; content and eLearning courseware development; software and hardware testing, product certification, and competitive analysis; and application development and maintenance. Its testing services include performance testing, quality assurance, usability testing, globalization testing, competitive analysis, and product certification. The company's customers include companies operating in the technology, consumer, retail, industrial, financial services, manufacturing, life sciences, and publishing industries. Lionbridge Technologies operates in the technology, consumer products, life sciences, publishing, financial services, manufacturing, government, automotive, and retail industries primarily in the United States, Brazil, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the People's Republic of China, Japan, South Korea, and India. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.











Labwire, Inc (PinkSheets: LBWR) Current Price (0.10) www.growthstockresearch.com
Labwire, Inc. provides employee drug screening and background checking services to Fortune 500 corporations. It offers a set of solutions to manage various aspects of employee screening services, including drug testing program development and policy analysis, medical review services, supervisor training,
and real-time online data management. The company's Labwire solution, a Web-based application, delivers employee information management services. It serves oil and gas, and transportation industries. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.









Salton Inc.(NYSE: SFP) Current Price (2.56) www.growthstockresearch.com Salton, Inc engages in the design, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of small appliances, home decor, and personal care products. Its small appliances and
electronic products include a range of kitchen and home ppliances, such as heating appliances, motor driven appliances, beverage makers, cookware, and floor care products, which are offered under the Russell Hobbs, Toastmaster, Juiceman, Breadman, Melitta, Farberware, Westinghouse, Foreman, Haden, and Salton brands. The company's decor products consist of tabletop products,
picture frames, time products, and lighting products that are marketed under various brands, including Ingraham, Westclox, and Timex, as well as Stiffel. Its personal care and wellness products include a range of hair care, beauty, and oral health care items. The company markets its products in North America, South Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and the Middle East through an internal sales force and a network of independent commissioned sales representatives to mass merchandisers, department stores, specialty stores, and
mail order catalogs. It also sells its products directly to consumers through infomercials, via Internet, and its own retail outlets. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois

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Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited
22.11.06 16:49 Uhr

4,32 USD

+50,52 % [+1,45]
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Afternoon Movers: Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Reports on Recent Developments


Nov 22, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Euro Tech Holdings Company
Limited,(NASDAQ: CLWT) through its subsidiary, Euro Tech (Far East) Limited,
distributes various equipment, instruments, and supplies used in the treatment,
analysis, and testing of water and wastewater in Hong Kong and the People's
Republic of China.Shares are up 59% with over 2.4 million in volume. This momentum comes as
Shanghai Euro Tech Environmental Engineering Company Ltd. is our newest
wholly-owned subsidiary. It was formed under the laws of the People's Republic
of China and is home to our environmental engineer department, that business and
personnel having been transferred from another one of our subsidiaries, Euro
Tech (Far East) Ltd.Our newest subsidiary will focus on our water and waste water treatment
engineering business and will be the center of our planned expansion into the
air pollution control business.Launch of our Total Organic Carbon AnalyzerIn this month, we are going to launch our new Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
analytical instrument which measures the degree of the pollution level of
drinking water, ground water and waste water. Our TOC analyzer has been two and
a half years in research, development and field testing of prototypes to
customers. We intend to introduce the TOC analyzer at several trade shows before
the end of 2006, to be held in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.MarketGainer.com is quickly emerging as one of the newest and most exciting
online newsletters for international, small-cap investors looking to stay a step
ahead of the markets.

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Cray Inc
22.11.06 16:57 Uhr

13,02 USD

+31,25 % [+3,10]
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Afternoon Movers: Cray Signs $250 Million Agreement With DARPA to Develop Breakthrough Adaptive Supercomputer


Nov 22, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- As a global leader in supercomputing,
Cray Technology (NASDAQ: CRAY) provides highly advanced supercomputing systems
and world-class services and support to government, industry and academia. Cray
technology enables scientists and engineers to achieve remarkable breakthroughs
by accelerating performance, improving efficiency and extending the capabilities
of their most demanding applications. Cray's Adaptive Supercomputing vision will
result in innovative next-generation products that integrate diverse processing
technologies into a unified architecture, allowing customers to surpass today's
limitations and meeting the market's continued demand for realized performance.
Go to www.cray.com for more information
Shares are up 31% with over1.2 million in volume. This momentum comes as Global
supercomputer leader Cray Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $250 million
agreement from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under
this agreement, Cray will develop a revolutionary new supercomputer based on the
company's Adaptive Supercomputing vision, a phased approach to hybrid computing
that integrates a range of processing technologies into a single scalable
platform.

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Dell Inc.
22.11.06 17:04 Uhr

27,14 USD

+9,35 % [+2,32]
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Dell Holding Late Pre-Market Strength Above 27.15, but Sellers Picking up the Pace


Boston, Nov 22, 2006 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- DELL has retreated from a
pre-market high of 27.37, but the stock continues to see some upside momentum
north of 27.15 for much of its second-half morning action. In the last few
minutes, sellers have been hitting DELL between 27.30 and 27.18.GET MIDNIGHTTRADER IN REALTIME: This report is delayed. The full MidnightTrader
extended-hours trading analysis and news service is available in real-time
through COMTEX.

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Coldwater Creek, Inc.
22.11.06 17:12 Uhr

28,46 USD

-8,05 % [-2,49]
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Large Cap News: In-Depth Research on Coldwater Creek Inc.


Nov 22, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Shoppers quench their thirst for
classic, casual clothing from Coldwater Creek's (NASDAQ: CWTR) stores and
catalogs. The upscale multi-channel retailer sells mostly traditional apparel
through several catalogs, a Web site, some 175 full-line retail stores, and
about 20 outlets, targeting middle- and upper-income baby boomers. Northcountry,
the company's main catalog, features women's apparel, jewelry, and art. Spirit
offers more upscale women's apparel and jewelry, while its Sport catalog
(introduced in 2004) features casual women's activewear; all apparel catalogs
include plus-sizes. Co-founders Dennis and Ann Pence own about 35% of Coldwater
Creek.

Shares were down 9% after calling the fall retail environment "highly
promotional".


Coldwater Creek slid 10% early Wednesday after the apparel company called the
fall retail environment "highly promotional." The Sandpoint, Idaho, retailer
made $16 million, or 17 cents a share, for the quarter ended Oct. 28, up from
the year-ago $10.5 million, or 11 cents a share. Sales rose to $256 million from
$187 million a year earlier.
"Our triple-channel business strategy once again delivered a positive
performance for the recent quarter, resulting in net income growth of more than
51%, net sales growth of more than 37% and a solid increase in same-store
sales," said CEO Dennis Pence. "At the same time, we had increases of
approximately 80 and 70 basis points in gross margin and operating margin,
respectively, compared with the same period last year."The third quarter was notable because of strong net sales increases in all
three channels - retail stores, Internet and catalogs - as we successfully
navigated what proved to be a highly promotional marketplace during the fall
season," Pence added.
Gross margin rose to 47.7% from 46.8%, due to higher merchandise margins
associated with direct sourcing and improved leveraging of retail occupancy
costs, partially offset by increased promotional activity.
Net sales from the retail segment rose 48% to $167.5 million. Direct segment net
sales added 20.6% to $88.8 million. Internet net sales increased 28.6% to $59.5
million. Catalog net sales increased 7.1% to $29.4 million.Shares fell $3.03 early Wednesday to $27.91.

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22.11.2006 18:19
US Indizes - Stabilisieren sich nach erstem Kursrutsch - Update
Nasdaq Composite: 2460,94 Punkte

Dow Jones: 12.314,62 Punkte

Die US Indizes haben den Handel heute im Plus eröffnet, wurden aber unmittelbar wieder in den Bereich der Vortagesniveaus abverkauft. Aktuell stabilisieren sie sich. Stützend wirken der Computer-, der Luftfahrt- und der Internetsektor. Belastend zeigen sich der Öl- und der Biotechsektor.

Der Nasdaq Index rutschte nach einer starken Eröfnnung wieder in die keilförmige Handelsspanne der letzten Tage zurück, kann sich aber mittlerweile wieder nach oben hin lösen. So lange er jetzt oberhalb von 2457 - 2459 Punkten notiert, sollten weiter steigende Kurse bis zur Oberkante des Aufwärtstrendkanals bei 2513 Punkten erfolgen. Fällt er hingegen signifikant unter 2445 Punkte zurück, werden weitere Abgaben bis 2430 - 2435 und darunter 2410 Punkten wahrscheinlich. Der Dow Jones prallt heute zu Handelsbeginn am AllTimeHigh bei 12.355 Punkten nach unten hin ab, kann den Unterstützungsbereich bei 12.295 - 12.300 Punkten bislang verteidigen. Steigt er über 12.360 Punkte an, liegt das nächste Aufwärtsziel an der Oberkante des Aufwärtstrendkanals bei 12.490 Punkten. Unter 12.290 Punkten wird eine Abwärtskorrektur bis 12.200 - 12.225 Punkte möglich.


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J CREW GROUP INC.
22.11.06 19:49 Uhr

40,02 USD

+13,21 % [+4,67]
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Breaking News: J. Crew Group, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results


Nov 22, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE:JCG) is a
nationally recognized multi-channel retailer of women's and men's apparel, shoes
and accessories. As of November 21, 2006, the Company operates 176 retail
stores, the J. Crew catalog business, jcrew.com, and 51 factory outlet stores.
Additionally, certain product, press release and SEC filing information
concerning the Company are available at the Company's website www.jcrew.com.Shares are up 14% with over 2.3 million in volume. This momentum comes as . Crew
Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG - News) today announced financial results for the three
and nine months ended October 28, 2006.For the three months ended October 28, 2006:-- Revenues increased 23% to $275.6 million. Store sales (Retail and Factory)
increased 26% to $202.2 million, with comparable store sales increasing 19%.
Comparable store sales rose 3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Direct sales
(Internet and Catalog) rose by 18% to $66.3 million.-- Operating income increased 51% to $33.2 million, compared to $22.0 million in
the third quarter of fiscal 2005.-- Net income applicable to common stockholders was $26.0 million, or $0.40 per
diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(0.3) million, or $(0.01) per diluted
share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Net income in the third quarter of
fiscal 2006 includes $0.5 million of stock option expense related to the
adoption of SFAS 123 , which was not applicable in fiscal 2005.-- Adjusted net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 totaled $17.2
million or $0.27 per diluted share. A reconciliation of net income on a GAAP
basis to adjusted net income is included in Exhibit (3) of this press release.Millard Drexler, J. Crew's Chairman and CEO stated: "We are pleased to report a
51% increase in third quarter operating income. Our results were driven by
better than expected sales gains across each of our channels, demonstrating
solid execution and the strength of the J. Crew brand. Due to this better than
expected performance, we are raising our outlook for fiscal 2006. We remain
focused on satisfying our customers."For the nine months ended October 28, 2006:-- Revenues increased 18% to $785.4 million. Store sales (Retail and Factory)
increased 21% to $566.7 million, with comparable store sales increasing 16%.
Comparable store sales rose 16% in the first nine months of 2005. Direct sales
(Internet and Catalog) increased 12% to $195.4 million.-- Operating income increased 36% to $88.3 million, compared to $65.1 million in
the first nine months of fiscal 2005.-- Net income applicable to common stockholders was $27.7 million, or $0.62 per
diluted share, compared to a loss of $(0.4) million, or $(0.02) per diluted
share in the first nine months of fiscal 2005. Net income for the first nine
months of fiscal 2006 includes pre-tax charges of $10.0 million related to the
refinancing of debt and $1.5 million of stock option expense related to the
adoption of SFAS 123 , which was not applicable in fiscal 2005.-- Adjusted net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 totaled $44.7
million, or $0.70 per diluted share.GuidanceThe Company currently expects fiscal 2006 diluted earnings per share in the
range of $0.95 to $0.97. This compares to the Company's previously announced
earnings guidance range of $0.86 to $0.88 per diluted share.Use of Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresIn addition to providing financial results in accordance with GAAP, the Company
has provided non-GAAP adjusted interest expense, loss on refinancing of debt,
income taxes, net income, preferred stock dividends and earnings per share
information for the three months and nine months ended October 28, 2006 in this
release. This information reflects, on a non-GAAP adjusted basis, the Company's
adjusted interest expense, loss on refinancing of debt, income taxes, net
income, preferred stock dividends and earnings per diluted share after excluding
the effects of transactions which resulted from the Company's recent initial
public offering, refinancings and adjusted tax rates. This non-GAAP financial
information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of the
Company's current financial performance. Specifically, the Company believes the
non-GAAP adjusted results provide useful information to both management and
investors by excluding expenses that the Company believes are not indicative of
the Company's future results. The non-GAAP financial information should be
considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or as being superior to, net
income, earnings per share or other measures of financial performance prepared
in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP information and a reconciliation of this
information to GAAP amounts for the three and nine months ended October 28, 2006
are included in Exhibit (3).

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BUYINS.NET: BIDU, GLLC, GORO, HRVED Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Nov 24, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE
naked short threshold list:

Baidu.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU),
Global Links Corp (OTC: GLLC),
Gold Resource Corp (OTCBB: GORO),
Harvey Electronics, Inc (NASDAQ: HRVED).








Baidu.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) provides Chinese language Internet search
solutions. The company offers Internet search solutions and online marketing
solutions. It also develops and markets Web application software; and provides
related services. The company provides various online information, including
Chinese language Web pages, news, images, and multimedia files through its
Website links. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, it also
provides a platform for businesses to reach customers online. The company's
online marketing services include auction-based P4P services that enable its
customers to bid for priority placement of their links in keyword search
results. It provides users with access to an index of approximately 1.2 billion
Web pages and 1 million images. In addition, the company offers a query-based
online community, Baidu Post Bar. It sells its online marketing services
directly and through distributors. The company was founded by Robin Yanhong Li
and Eric Yong Xu in 2000. The company is headquartered in Beijing, the People's
Republic of China. With 33.45 million shares outstanding and 1.84 million shares
declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of BIDU.












Global Links Corp. (OTC: GLLC) engages in acquiring, renovating, and managing
real estate projects primarily in Las Vegas and Arizona. It also involves in the
provision of real estate information services and international housing
projects. As of December 31, 2005, the company owned 996 lots in Mojave County,
Arizona. Global Links Corp. was founded in 1952 and is based in Las Vegas,
Nevada. With 77.67 million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position,
there is a failure to deliver in shares of GLLC.











Gold Resource Corp (OTCBB: GORO) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the
exploration for precious and base metals primarily in Mexico. It has a 100%
interest in El Aguila project located in the San Jose del Gracia mining district
in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The property covers approximately 1,897
hectares. The company also has interests in El Rey project located in the Sierra
Madre del Sur of southern Mexico, in the central part of the state of Oaxaca.
Gold Resource Corporation was founded by William W. Reid and David C. Reid in
1998. The company is based in Denver, Colorado. With 18.82 million shares
outstanding and 1,000 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure
to deliver in shares of GORO.












Harvey Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRVED) engages in the retail sale, service,
and custom installation of audio, video, and home theater equipment in the
United States. Its equipment include fidelity components and systems, digital
versatile disc players, digital video recorders, high definition television,
plasma flat-screen, LCD flat panel and DLP television sets, integrated remote
controls, audio/video furniture, conventional telephones, MP3 players, iPods,
satellite and analog radios, service contracts, and related accessories. As of
March 15, 2006, the company operated eight Harvey retail store locations in
Manhattan; Paramus, New Jersey; Mt. Kisco, Westchester; Greenwich, Connecticut;
and Greenvale/Roslyn, New Jersey. As of the same date, it operated one Bang &
Olufsen branded store in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company also has a Bang &
Olufsen showroom within Harvey retail store in Greenwich, Connecticut. Harvey
Electronics was founded in 1926 and is based in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. With
877,000 shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure
to deliver in shares of HRVED.

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Ford Announces Plans for Debt Financing


DEARBORN, Mich., Nov 27, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Ford Motor
Company (NYSE: F) today announced that it plans to obtain financing totaling
approximately $18 billion in order to address near- and medium-term negative
operating-related cash flow, to fund its restructuring, and to provide added
liquidity to protect against a recession or other unanticipated events.
The financing transactions consist of:
* new five-year senior secured revolving credit facility of approximately
$8 billion that is intended to replace Ford's existing unsecured credit
facilities of $6.3 billion;
* senior secured term loan of approximately $7 billion; and
* unsecured capital market transactions of approximately $3 billion,
which may include unsecured notes convertible into Ford common stock.The size of the individual components of the financing may vary depending on
market conditions.Borrowings under the senior secured revolving and term loan credit facilities
will be secured on an equal basis by first-priority liens on principal domestic
manufacturing facilities (subject to public debt indenture limitations) and
substantially all of the Company's other domestic automotive assets, certain
intellectual property, certain real property, all or a portion of the stock of
certain subsidiaries (including Ford Motor Credit Company and Volvo), certain
intercompany payables and notes, and up to $4 billion of domestic cash without
restriction on its use.The arrangers for the senior secured credit facilities are Citigroup Corporate
and Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc.Ford expects these transactions to close prior to December 31, 2006.Upon completion of the transactions, Ford expects to have Automotive liquidity
of approximately $38 billion at year end 2006, consisting of gross cash (i.e.,
cash, cash equivalents, loaned and marketable securities and short-term
Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association assets) and available credit
facilities.Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn,
Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six
continents. With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants worldwide, the
company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford,
Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive- related
services include Ford Motor Credit Company.Forward-Looking Statements: Forward-looking statements herein regarding our
financial plans are based on expectations and assumptions by our management and
involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those stated, including, without
limitation, market conditions and the other factors described under the heading
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of
Operations - Risk Factors" in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.SOURCE Ford Motor Company
CONTACT: Media: Becky Sanch, +1-313-594-4410, bsanch@ford.com , Equity Investment Community:
Raj Modi, +1-313-323-8221, fordir@ford.com , Fixed Income Investment Community: Rob
Moeller, +1-313-621-0881, fixedinc@ford.com , all of Ford Motor Company; Shareholder
Inquiries: +1-800-555-5259 or +1-313-845-8540, stockinf@ford.comURL: http://www.ford.com

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Alaska Communications Systems Debuted Motorola MOTOKRZR in Alaska Over Thanksgiving Holiday


ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov 27, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alaska Communications
Systems Group, Inc. ("ACS") (NASDAQ: ALSK), the leading integrated communications
provider in Alaska, debuted the Motorola MOTOKRZR in the Alaska market over the
Thanksgiving Holiday with a statewide marketing blitz covering print,
television, and radio ads."When you combine the state-of-the-art features of the MOTOKRZR with the only
wireless network in the state that offers EVDO high-speed data, ACS subscribers
can truly take advantage of everything this wireless device has to offer," says
Bill Bishop, director of retail sales at ACS. "This is your phone, your MP3
player, your TV, your world - and we are excited to give Alaskans the first
opportunity to use this device with ACS' superior technology - and just in time
for the Holidays."The ACS CDMA network provides mobile wireless voice and data, with 1xRTT speeds
peaking at 156 Kbps and EVDO data speeds peaking at 2.4 Mbps.About CDMACDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access. CDMA inherently provides the best
voice quality, fastest wireless data speeds, greatest security through its
coding, and GPS location capabilities. CDMA is the most rapidly expanding
wireless network technology in the world, with CDMA coverage throughout 70
countries, including on the continents of North America, South America, Europe
and Asia.About Alaska Communications SystemsACS is the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, offering local
telephone service, wireless, long distance, data, and Internet services to
business and residential customers throughout Alaska. More information can be
found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or at its investor site at
www.alsk.com.

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27.11.2006 14:19
US Indexfutures - Im Minus
Zum Beginn der US Vorbörse präsentieren sich die US Indexfutures im Minus. Dabei verliert der Nasdaq-Future 5,00 Punkte auf 1815,25 Punkte und der S&P-Future 2,,00 Punkte auf 1401,00 Punkte. Es ist entsprechend zunächst von einer schwächeren Vorbörse auszugehen.

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Next Millennium Commercial Corp. Announces Change of Business, Acquisition of Oil and Gas Interest, Private Placement, Name Change and Appointment of New Director


MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Nov 27, 2006 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Next Millennium
Commercial Corp (NEXBOARD:NM.H)AcquisitionNext Millennium ("Next") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
letter agreement with Opal Energy, Inc. ("Opal") a Houston, Texas based Oil and
Gas Company whereby Opal has granted Next the right to acquire (the
"Acquisition") a 25% working interest in the SueAnn Tacquard #1 Well, Galveston
County, Texas. The purchase price for the interest is US$215,268.29, payable on
receipt of all required regulatory and shareholder approvals for the
transaction. Opal has also granted the right to Next to acquire a 25% working
interest in a US$16 million natural gas exploration program focused on the Texas
Gulf Coast, which is the subject of a prospecting agreement between Opal and
Seven L's Management LLC. The exploration program consists of a 10 well drilling
package of drilling targets located in various parts of south Texas, and a 3-D
seismic shoot in a prospective area in south Texas. Next and Opal will enter
into a formal exploration participation agreement governing their rights and
responsibilities with respect to the above exploration program and which will
include the interest in the SueAnn Tacquard #1 Well.The SueAnn Tacquard # 1 Well is a Frio sands development well that has been
drilled to approximately 9800 feet. The field in which the well is located was
discovered in 1984 and was developed with a total of five wells. Production
ceased in 1991 for a variety of reasons including low oil and gas prices.
Various engineering and geological studies conducted since indicates that
substantial proven un-produced reserves likely remain in the well and that the
field was prematurely abandoned.Private PlacementIn connection with the Acquisition, Next will complete a non-brokered private
placement of up to 14,000,000 units at $0.27 per unit for gross proceeds of
$3,780,000 in order to provide funds for the Acquisition and for Next's share of
the drilling program. Each unit will consist of one common share and one common
share purchase warrant. Each warrant will be exercisable at $0.36 per share for
one year. The units will be subject to a 4 month restriction from sale. A
finder's fee of 10% in cash is payable on the financing. There are presently
13,674,698 common shares issued and outstanding.New DirectorIn conjunction with the Acquisition, Ms. Michelle Gahagan has been appointed as
a director of Next.A graduate of Queen's University Law School, Ms. Gahagan has practiced corporate
law since 1986, articled at Boughton and Company and was also associate counsel
to the Vancouver firm of Douglas Symes and Brissenden.In addition to presently sitting as a board member of Chalk Media, Ms. Gahagan
has served as a board member of Vancity Capital Corporation, Scotiabank Resource
Center for Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs Organization and is a member
of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of British Columbia and the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.OptionsNext has also granted 400,000 stock options to the directors, officers and
consultants of Next at $0.36 per share for a period of five years.Change of BusinessUpon completion of the transaction, the business of Next will be the exploration
and development of oil and gas properties and therefore the transaction will
constitute a change of business of Next. Prior to the sale of its subsidiary CCI
Learning Solutions Inc. in April, 2005 Next's business was the development and
supply of computer based training products. The proposed transaction is an arm's
length transaction.Name ChangeIn connection with the Acquisition, and subject to the approval of the
shareholders at the next annual meeting, Next also intends to change its name to
Royston Resources Inc., or such other name as may be approved by the board of
directors of Next and by regulatory authorities.Michael Curtis, CEO, commented "We are very pleased to announce the move by Next
to enter into the Oil and Gas business. After evaluating many prospects we are
very excited with our partnership with Opal Energy and look forward to a
successful drilling campaign in the year ahead."ConditionsCompletion of the transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including
Exchange acceptance and disinterested Shareholder approval. The transaction
cannot close until the required Shareholder approval is obtained. There can be
no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement to be
prepared in connection with the transaction, any information released or
received with respect to the Change of Business may not be accurate or complete
and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of the Company should
be considered highly speculative.SOURCE: Next Millennium Commercial Corp
CONTACT: Next Millennium Commercial Corp
Michael Curtis
President
514-793-1915
mcurtis@c2c-exploration.com
Copyright (C) 2006 CCNMatthews. All rights reserved.INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Chemicals\Petrochemicals
SUBJECT CODE: TAKEOVERS/ LETTER of INTENT

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Zacks Earnings Preview: Aeropostale, Inc., Donaldson Company, Inc. and H&R Block, Inc.


CHICAGO, Nov 27, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zacks.com releases the list of
companies likely to issue earnings surprises.
This week's list includes

Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO),
Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI)
and H&R
Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB).
Earnings Preview is written by Jim Licato, Senior Analyst for Zacks.com.November 24th, commonly referred to as Black Friday, officially kicked off the
holiday shopping season. Next week analysts will be keeping a close eye on
holiday sales and signs of consumer strength or weakness. It will be interesting
to see if promotions and expanded hours equate to better sales for retailers.
Will consumers be willing to spend this holiday season despite a slowing but
still steady economy? Next week's calendar of economic events is going to be a busy one. October
durable goods orders will be released on Nov 28 along with existing home sales
for last month. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for November will
also be released on Tuesday. On Nov 29, third-quarter preliminary GDP figures
will be made available as well as October new home sales data. Lastly, on Dec 1,
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will announce its index of
manufacturing activity for November.
The number of earnings reports scheduled for next week is fairly light. As of
this morning, there are just 40 confirmed earnings reports scheduled.



Companies That Could Surprise During the Week of Nov 20-24

Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO) announced on Nov 2 that October sales at stores
open at least one year rose 5.6%. Analysts on average had expected a jump of
3.9%. Total net sales for the four weeks ended Oct 28 increased 18.3% to $99.2
million, compared to $83.9 million for the four-week period ended Oct 29, 2005.
The strong results prompted ARO to raise its third-quarter earnings per share
guidance to between 60 and 61 cents per share, compared to its prior outlook
which called for profits between 58 and 59 cents. Over the past 30 days, the
consensus estimate for this quarter jumped two cents to 61 cents.

Aeropostale will report on Wednesday, Nov 29, before the open of trading.









Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) reported its 17th consecutive record year in
early September, with earnings per share, net income and sales hitting new
highs. Fourth-quarter fiscal 2006 profits came in at 43 cents per share, three
cents above analysts' expectations. Furthermore, the result was 10.3% better
than earnings in the prior-year period. The company also set its profit guidance
for 2007 above analysts' expectations. The consensus estimate for this quarter
currently sits at 43 cents--a penny better than the consensus of 30 days
earlier. Donaldson will report first-quarter fiscal 2007 results on Monday, Nov 27, after the close of trading.










H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is projected to report a second-quarter fiscal 2007
earnings loss of 30 cents per share. Analysts have been growing increasingly
pessimistic. The consensus estimate of 30 days prior called for a loss of 22
cents per share. HRB missed analysts' expectations in nine out of the past 11
quarters. In early November, the company lowered its fiscal 2007 earnings per
share guidance to between $1.20 and $1.45, compared to its previous outlook
which called for profits between $1.60 and $1.85 per share. HRB cited changes in
the near-term outlook for the mortgage segment as fueling its negative outlook.
H&R Block will report its second-quarter financial results on Thursday, Nov 30, after the close of the market.

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Pointer Telocation Ltd.
27.11.06 15:41 Uhr

21,67 USD

+42,94 % [+6,51]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
21,67 USD

Zeit
27.11.06 15:41

Diff. Vortag
+42,94 %

Tages-Vol.
10,57 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
1,2 Mio.


Hoch wegen der Q-Resultate am Freitag!!! Und Zweitlisting in Tel-Aviv!

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27.11.2006 15:55
Aktien mit Eröffnungs-Gaps
Nachfolgend eine Auflistung einiger Aktien, die heute mit einem Gap Up eröffnet haben.


http://img.godmode-trader.de/charts/46/2005/gapup215.gif


Nachfolgend eine Auflistung einiger Aktien, die heute mit einem Gap Down eröffnet haben.

http://img.godmode-trader.de/charts/46/2005/gapdown215.gif

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Targeted Genetics Corporation
27.11.06 18:13 Uhr

6,62 USD

+72,40 % [+2,78]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
6,62 USD

Zeit
27.11.06 18:13

Diff. Vortag
+72,40 %

Tages-Vol.
20,67 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
3,7 Mio.



Biotech News: Fundamental Review for Targeted Genetics Corp


Nov 27, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fundamental Review for Targeted
Genetics Corp (NASDAQ: TGEN)Targeted Genetics is putting the bull's-eye on disease. The firm is developing
gene therapy products to treat acquired and inherited diseases. Gene therapy
involves the insertion of genes into cells to produce proteins necessary in
addressing certain disease conditions. The firm concentrates its efforts on
adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors for various diseases and conditions. Its
lead AAV candidates, which are in clinical trials, target HIV/AIDS and
rheumatoid arthritis. Its pipeline includes possible therapies for congestive
heart failure and Huntington's disease.Shares were up 25% after announcing principal investigator will present
additional interim data that continues to support the safety and tolerability of
intra-articular administration of tgAAC94.BellwetherReport.com is a leading online research firm for international
investors looking to get an edge over their portfolio. Investors seeking the
most up to date information on Targeted Genetics Corp are invited to sign up for
a free complimentary subscription to www.bellwetherreport.com. No credit card
needed!Targeted Genetics Corporation announced that the principal investigator for its
current clinical studies, Philip J. Mease, M.D., Chief, Rheumatology Clinical
Research Division of Swedish Hospital Medical Center and Head of Seattle
Rheumatology Associates, will present additional interim data from the ongoing
Phase I/II trial of tgAAC94 in patients with inflammatory arthritis. Dr. Mease
will present these data in a poster presentation, titled "A Phase 1/2 Clinical
Study of Intra-articular Administration of a Recombinant Adeno-Associated Vector
Containing a TNF-alpha Antagonist Gene in Inflammatory Arthritis," at the
American College of Rheumatology meeting, taking place in Washington, D.C.The data continue to support the safety and tolerability of intra-articular
administration of tgAAC94 to affected joints in doses up to 1x10(13) DRP/mL of
joint fluid and suggest that tgAAC94 may lead to decrease in signs and symptoms
of arthritis in injected joints. Importantly, these decreases in injected joint
tenderness and swelling were observed in inflammatory arthritis subjects with or
without concurrent systemic TNF-alpha antagonist therapies.

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AT&T Is Selected to Link Parker Hannifin's Brazil Operations With More Than 100 Locations Across Three Continents Extended Network Helps Leading Manufacturer Accommodate Additional, Rapid Global Growth


SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov 28, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- AT&T Inc.
(NYSE: T) today announced that Parker Hannifin Corp. (NYSE: PH) selected AT&T
for a multiyear contract to supply Virtual Private Network (VPN) services that
will link Parker operations in Brazil with its global corporate network, also
provided by AT&T.With annual revenues of more than $9 billion, Parker is a leading diversified
manufacturer of products and systems for the global motion and control industry.
Its technologies include hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical, sealing,
aerospace, refrigeration, filtration and fluid handling. The company has a
significant presence in Brazil, where it operates manufacturing plants,
subsidiaries and distributors in Joinville, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro,
Campinas, Recife, Sao Paulo, Diadema, Cachoeirinha, Jacarei and Sao Jose dos
Campos.The AT&T-Parker contract extends a long-standing relationship between the two
companies. Under the terms of the new agreement, AT&T will provide virtual
network services based on Internet Protocol VPN (IP VPN) to integrate Parker's
production, operation and distribution units in Brazil to more than 100 units in
three continents. AT&T network services are based on a Multiprotocol Label
Switching (MPLS) platform, which prioritizes and routes network data across the
most efficient and accurate network path. As a result, Parker benefits from
network flexibility, security and high-level performance on a global scale."At Parker, partnering with our customers to help them improve their
profitability are key differentiators of our products and solutions in the
global markets. Our infrastructure is sophisticated and requires leading network
providers, such as AT&T, to maintain our network's flexibility and security with
reliable and consistent services across our hundreds of different locations,"
said Mr. Paulo Loureiro Garcia, group IT manager of Parker Hannifin Corporation,
Latin America. "The global growth of our businesses has made it essential for us
to have global solutions that can accommodate such expansion and support
mission-critical operations."AT&T's VPN services allow for a robust deployment of mission-critical
applications over Parker's corporate network with real-time access from offices
or remote locations. Its employees will have access to corporate databases for
sales, marketing and production applications. This integrated solution
consolidates Parker's global network, enabling operational and ownership
cost-reductions as well as management efficiencies such as centralized billing
and other services. In addition, AT&T's solution will ensure a high level of
security and support Parker's business continuity processes by protecting its
services and applications from potential network disruptions.Note: This AT&T release and other news announcements are available as part of an
RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss
About Parker HannifinWith annual sales exceeding $9 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading
diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems,
providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial,
mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000
people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual
dividends paid to shareholders for 50 consecutive years, among the top five
longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more
information, visit the company's web site at http://www.parker.com , or its
investor information site at http://www.phstock.com
About AT&TAT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and
is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand,
AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based
communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed
DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and
advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in
Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 58.7
million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T
products and services is available at http://www.att.com
AT&T is a registered trademark of AT&T Knowledge Ventures.Subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. provide products and services under the
AT&T brand.

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Wendy's Announces Completion of Baja Fresh Sale


DUBLIN, OHIO, Nov 28, 2006 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Wendy's
International, Inc. (NYSE:WEN) today announced the completion of its previously
announced sale of Baja Fresh(R) Mexican Grill for approximately $31 million.
Baja Fresh operates about 300 restaurants in the United States.The purchaser of Baja Fresh is a West Coast restaurant operating company owned
by a consortium of investment groups led by David Kim. Mr. Kim and his team own
or operate several restaurant concepts, including Sweet Factory, Cinnabon and
Denny's.

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UBS Cut Ratings on HK-listed Mainland Banks


HONG KONG, Nov 28, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- In the latest report, UBS AG,
a global leading financial service provider, turns down the ratings on China
mainland-based banks that are listed in Hong Kong from buy to neutral because of
the more-than-expected average 65% growth on all bank stocks since the start of
2006.All Hong Kong-listed Chinese banks dropped in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on
November 24. UBS cut the recommendation on the Bank of China (SEHK: 3988) to
neutral from buy, and set its target price at HKD 4.22 per share in 12 months.China Merchants Bank (SEHK: 3968) and China Construction Bank (SEHK: 0939) were
also downgraded to neutral from buy. USB still gives neutral to Industrial and
Commercial Bank, which makes the highest IPO record in 2006, and predicts a
12-month target price of HKD 4.26.Investors believe that the fast-growing economy in China will promote the loan
growth and increase commercial banks' profits as well.UBS said that the current market prices of China mainland banks are 2.5 times
their estimated 2007 book value, but the average of bank stocks in global
emerging markets is 2.1 times.

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BUYINS.NET: IVGR, LIPD, MKBY, OCAI, PACT, SLXA Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Nov 28, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE
naked short threshold list:

Invicta Group, Inc. (OTCBB: IVGR),
Lipid Sciences Incorporated (NASDAQ: LIPD),
McKenzie Bay International, Ltd (OTCBB: MKBY),
OCA, Inc. (OTC: OCAI),
Pacificnet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT),
Solexa Inc (NASDAQ: SLXA).







Invicta Group, Inc. (OTCBB: IVGR) operates as an Internet media company that
specializes in the travel industry. It offers e-mail broadcasting to travel
enthusiasts of various discounted travel products. The company offers perishable
travel products, including airline tickets, hotel rooms, tour packages, cruise
cabins, and car rentals through its Web site, travelhotlink.com. It also owns a
Las Vegas tour operator that offers travel and entertainment products for Las
Vegas travelers; and a cruise only company that offers discounted cruises to the
public. Invicta Group, Inc. has strategic alliance agreement with IQWARE, Inc.
Invicta Group was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.
With 9.14 million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is
a failure to deliver in shares of IVGR.










Lipid Sciences Incorporated (NASDAQ: LIPD) a development-stage biotechnology
company, engages in the research and development of products and processes to
treat medical indications, such as cardiovascular disease and viral infections
in which lipids or fat components play a key role. Its technologies are based on
a patented process that selectively removes lipids, such as cholesterol from
targeted lipoproteins or viruses circulating in blood plasma without disrupting
the nontargeted plasma proteins function. The company focuses on applications of
its technology in two areas, including cardiovascular disease using its
high-density lipoproteins (HDL) therapy platform, as well as viral infections
using its viral immunotherapy platform. The HDL therapy platform focuses on
developing treatments for the reversal of atherosclerosis, which is the primary
cause of heart attacks, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. The viral
immunotherapy platform is focused on treatments for people suffering from
conditions caused by lipid-enveloped viruses, such as human immunodeficiency
virus, hepatitis B and C, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus,
West Nile, and influenza. It has a collaborative research and license agreement
with Elanco Animal Health, Inc. to research, develop, manufacture, and sell
immunological products for animal health applications. The company was founded
in 1908 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. With 27.37 million
shares outstanding and 225,856 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a
failure to deliver in shares of LIPD.











McKenzie Bay International, Ltd. (OTCBB: MKBY) a development stage company,
through its subsidiaries, develops wind powered alternative energy systems. The
company is developing WindStor, a wind energy system to generate and distribute
electricity at urban and off-grid facilities with a WindStor Vertical Axis Wind
Turbine and System Integrator. It also owns a Lac Dore Vanadium-Titanium deposit
in Quebec, Canada. McKenzie Bay International was incorporated in 1998 and is
based in Ada, Michigan. With 34 million shares outstanding and 593 shares
declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of MKBY.










OCA, Inc. (OTC: OCAI) provides various operational, purchasing, financial,
marketing, administrative, and other business services to the healthcare market
in the United States and internationally. It also offers capital and proprietary
information systems to approximately 200 orthodontic and dental practices
representing approximately 400 offices. Its services include marketing to
attract new patients, bill payment, human resources, financial reporting,
software development, and practice enhancement consulting. The company was
founded in 1985 and is based in Metairie, Louisiana. OCA has filed voluntary
petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in
March 2006. The company operates its business as a debtor-in-possession. With
50.35 million shares outstanding and 6.43 million shares declared short as of
Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of OCAI.












Pacificnet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT) provides outsourcing and value-added services in
Asia. It operates in three segments: Outsourcing Services, Value-Added Telecom
Services, and Communication Products Distribution Services. The Outsourcing
Services segment comprises business process outsourcing, call center, IT
outsourcing, and software development services. It also offers software
development, research and development, and project management services. The
Value-Added Telecom Services segment provides value-added telecom services (VAS)
that comprise interactive voice response systems, call center management
systems, and voice over Internet protocol, as well as mobile phone VAS that
include short messaging services and multimedia messaging services. The
Communication Products Distribution Services segment distributes and resells
telecommunication, networking, and computer equipment, such as calling cards,
GSM/CDMA/XiaoLingTong products, and multimedia self-service kiosks. The
company's clients include telecom, banks, insurance, travel, marketing, and
business services companies, as well as telecom consumers in Greater China.
PacificNet was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Hong Kong. With 11.37
million shares outstanding and 717,624 shares declared short as of Oct 2006,
there is a failure to deliver in shares of PACT.











Solexa Inc. (NASDAQ: SLXA) engages in developing and commercializing genetic
analysis technologies primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. The
company is developing and preparing Solexa Genome Analysis System, which
performs DNA sequencing based on its proprietary reversible terminator
Sequencing-by-Synthesis, chemistry, and Clonal Single Molecule Array technology.
Its platform is designed to support a range of analyses, including whole genome
resequencing, gene expression analysis, and small RNA analysis. Solexa offers 1G
Genome Analyzer for human genome resequencing. It also provides genomic services
through its Massively Parallel Sequencing System technology, which include
genome-wide analysis solutions for the discovery of novel transcribed sequence
and expression information for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agricultural
industries; the scientific research community; and corporate, government, and
academic customers. Solexa has a collaboration agreement with E.I. DuPont de
Nemours and Company. The company was founded in 1987. It was formerly known as
Lynx Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Solexa, Inc. in 2005. Solexa is
headquartered in Hayward, California. With 36.54 million shares outstanding and
2.99 million shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver
in shares of SLXA.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Wall Street News Alert: RENG is on the Move! November 28, 2006


Weston, FLA., Nov 28, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News
Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:




Radial Energy Inc. (OTCBB: RENG),
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: ASGMF),
Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL),
Apollo Gold Corp. (AMEX: AGT)
and Bennett Environmental Inc. (AMEX: BEL)





Radial Energy Inc. (OTCBB: RENG) again this
morning! Yesterday after the stock markets closed, the company, focused on
acquiring and developing overlooked and under-exploited oil and natural gas
reserves in North and Latin America issued a press release updating the progress
at the Huaya 100-1X well on the Company's Block 100 oil project in Peru.The company was pleased to report that drilling has reached a current depth of
235 feet and that 9 5/8-inch surface casing has been set and cemented.
It looks like more good news for the company! The well is being drilled to test
a mapped structural closure, which an independent reserve assessment conducted
by Boulder, Colorado-based Gustavson Associates, estimates may have trapped
significant oil reserves, including 15.3 million gross barrels of oil classified
as Proven Undeveloped. The Company plans to reach a target depth of
approximately 950 feet, at which point logging and testing activities will
commence.

Chief Operating Officer Omar Hayes remark, "We are pleased to have reached the
235 foot mark and despite relatively slow progress are pleased with the strides
made to-date and are looking forward to logging the well to determine its full
potential once drilling is completed."Wall Street News Alert is continuing to place Aggressive Investors and
Speculators on alert to monitor the progress of Radial Energy! Several days ago,
Radial Energy issued a press release announcing that it is moving forward
rapidly on multiple fronts and discussing recent developments in each of the
company's oil & gas projects, detailing significant progress in Peru, Colombia,
Texas and Utah. In the press release, company President G. Leigh Lyons, stated,
"To date we have made major strides with each of our oil & gas projects, laying
the groundwork for significant and sustained growth"

Radial Energy identifies,
acquires and develops low-risk oil and natural gas exploration and development
opportunities throughout the Americas. The company's innovative strategy
involves targeting overlooked or under-developed reserves that are under the
radar of multinational oil companies and out of the reach of small independents.

The company targets highly prospective oil and natural gas plays in historically
productive regions with a primary focus on identifying previously drilled but
undeveloped exploratory wells that due to factors at the time of initial
drilling including the absence of pipeline infrastructure, lack of modern
recovery technology, poor geological or engineering interpretation or low oil
and gas prices, weren't fully exploited.Radial Energy has rapidly assembled an impressive portfolio of oil and gas plays
including working interests in two separate oil and gas prospects located in
Cherokee County, Texas, as well as in the Block 100 oil project located within
the Huaya Anticline area in the Ucayali Basin of eastern Peru.










Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: ASGMF) up 8.6% on 196,000 shares traded
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. recently announced that the TSX Venture Exchange
has elevated the Company's listing from Tier 2 to Tier 1 status. Tier 1 is the
TSX Venture Exchange's premier tier and is reserved for the Exchange's most
advanced issuers with the most significant financial resources. In order to meet
the requirements of a Tier 1 issuer, the Company has met the Exchange's
requirement that it has a property with substantial geological merit.











Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL) up 3.2% on 498,000 shares traded.Mechel OAO recently announced that it intends to release its results for the
nine months period ending September 30, 2006, on Tuesday, November 28, 2006. In
conjunction with this release, Mechel will host a conference call, which will be
simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Alexey Ivanushkin, Chief
Operating Officer of Mechel, will host the call.











Apollo Gold Corporation (AMEX: AGT) up 5% on 1.7 million shares traded
Apollo Gold Corporation recently announced a net loss of $5.4 million, or $0.04
per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to a net
loss of $7.2 million, or $0.07 per share, for the three months ended September
30, 2005. The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $12.1
million, or $0.10 per share, compared to a net loss of $18.0 million, or $0.18
per share, for the same period 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar
amounts are reported in US currency.










Bennett Environmental Inc. (AMEX: BEL) down 19.3% on 379,000 shares traded
Bennett Environmental Inc. is a North American leader in high temperature
treatment services for the remediation of contaminated soil and has provided
thermal solutions to contamination problems throughout Quebec and the US.
Bennett Environmentalism technology provides for the safe, economical and
permanent solution to contaminated soil. Independent testing has consistently
proven that the technology operates well within the most stringent criteria in
North America.






Market Commentary: "For the year the Dow is up by 15%, the NASDAQ is up by 12%.
In retail sales, customers that did the turkey trot through the malls last
week-end, analysts say, spent 7% more than in 2005. Retailers are expecting a
5-6% overall gain in sales through 2006," Stated Sonja Rudd

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Dienstag, 28. November 2006, 17:35 Uhr
Analyse

RBC senkt Kursziel für Palm auf 15 Dollar

NEW York (dpa-AFX Broker) - RBC Capital Markets hat das Kursziel für Palm- Aktien wegen der gesenkten Prognose des Unternehmens von 16 auf 15 Dollar reduziert. Die Einstufung "Sector Perfom" für die Papiere des Taschencomputer-Herstellers beließen die Experten in einer am Dienstag in New York veröffentlichten Analyse.

Mit der verringerten Vorhersage für die Gewinnentwicklung im laufenden zweiten Quartal sei das Unternehmen hinter den zuvor abgegebenen sowieso schon schwachen Ausblick zurückgefallen. In der Analystenkonferenz zum ersten Quartal habe Palm angedeutet, dass Verzögerungen bei der Zertifizierung von Produkten im zweiten Quartal in der Prognose für diese drei Monate "klug" berücksichtigt seien. Die trotzdem erfolgte erneute Verringerung der Vorhersage zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt sei den Analysten zufolge ein erneuter Schlag für das Vertrauen der Investoren.


Zudem komme die Warnung zu einer ungünstigen Zeit. Palm sehe sich zunehmendem Wettbewerb ausgesetzt. Bei Smartphones im Bereich 150 bis 199 Dollar seien Research in Motion, Nokia, Motorola und Samsung HTC Konkurrenten. Das Palm-Produkt Treo 750 könnte zu spät für das Weihnachtsgeschäft kommen, hieß es in der Analyse weiter. Zudem sei der Preis von etwa 400 Dollar eventuell nicht durchsetzbar. Die Erholung von Palm sei in zunehmenden Maße vom Absatz des 199 Dollar teuren Treo 680 abhängig.

Entsprechend der Einstufung "Sector Perform" erwarten die Analysten von RBC Capital Markets, dass sich die Aktie in den nächsten zwölf Monaten im Gleichklang mit dem Sektor entwickeln wird.

Analysierendes Institut RBC Capital Markets.

Last: 14.23
Change: -1.14
Percent Change: -7.42%

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Der reinste Wahnsinn!!!!!!!!!!!!

Consulier Engineering, Inc.
28.11.06 22:00 Uhr

10,44 USD

+212,86 % [+7,103]

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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
10,44 USD

Zeit
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Diff. Vortag
+212,86 %

Tages-Vol.
29,07 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
2,5 Mio.


Patient Care Technology Systems, a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CSLR) provides hospitals with intelligent workflow solutions to improve
patient flow and to reduce the risk of medical errors.

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Conolog Corporation
28.11.06 22:00 Uhr

3,25 USD

-34,48 % [-1,71]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
3,25 USD

Zeit
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Diff. Vortag
-34,48 %

Tages-Vol.
7,04 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
2 Mio.


Conolog Corporation made the top percentage gainers screen.About Conolog CorporationConolog Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of
electronic and electromagnetic components and subassemblies for use in
telephone, radio, and microwave transmissions and reception, and other
communication areas in the United States. Its product portfolio comprises
transducers, which are electro-magnetic devices that convert electrical energy
into mechanical and other forms of physical energy, or conversely convert
mechanical and other forms of physical energy into electrical energy; digital
signal processing systems and electromagnetic wave filters for differentiation
among discreet audio and radio frequencies; audio transmitters and modulators,
for the transmission of electrical signals over telephone lines, microwave
circuits, and satellite; and audio receivers and demodulators, which receive and
decode the signals from the audio transmitters and convert them into digital
codes, or into mechanical or other form of energy. The company also offers
magnetic networks, which are devices that permit the matching or coupling of
different types of communication equipment together; analog transmitters and
receivers, which permit the coding/transmission and receiving/decoding of a
constantly variable data by displaying the information at the receiving end in
digital form; and multiplexer supervisory controls, which enable callers with
high volumes of supervisory data to transmit on fewer phone lines. Conolog
Corporation's products are used in radio and other transmissions, telephones and
telephone exchanges, air and traffic control, automatic transmission of data for
utilities, electric utilities and tele-printing of transmitted data, such as
news and stock market information. Its customers primarily include power
companies and various branches of the military in the United States. Conolog
Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Somerville, New Jersey.

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BUYINS.NET: IWEB, PARD, IBCIQ Have Also Been Removed From Naked Short List Today


Nov 29, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and
NYSE naked short threshold list:


IceWEB, Inc. (OTCBB: IWEB),
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PARD),
Interstate Bakeries Corporation (OTC: IBCIQ).






IceWEB, Inc. (OTCBB: IWEB) develops content creation, management, publication,
and delivery tools that are implemented on Website. It also develops e-learning
content and e-learning portals. The company's products include IceWEB Vista,
which is used to manage, update, control, and publish new content for Web sites;
and IceMAIL, which provides a network-hosted groupware, email, calendaring, and
collaboration solution. It also offers LearningStream.com, an online business
education portal, which offers pay-per-view online classes to mid-level managers
seeking to update the management and project skills. In addition, IceWEB
provides custom smart enterprise solution, including custom application/software
development, portal integration, collaboration, and extension of legacy systems.
The company also offers data security, backup, and disaster recovery services.
Additionally, it offers consulting services, including personalized project
management, multimedia development, synchronization of media assets, application
design and development, software integration, instructional design, graphic
design, foreign language translations, and delivery methods. Further, the
company provides engineering and technical support to both government and
commercial organizations. IceWEB sells its products through direct sales force,
online marketing, and its ecommerce Web sites. In addition, it provides
information security solutions to the federal government. The company was
founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. With 8.39 million
shares outstanding and 1,716 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no
longer a failure to deliver in shares of IWEB.












Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PARD) a specialty pharmaceutical company,
focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of oncology
products. The company's lead product candidate, Picoplatin is designed to
overcome platinum resistance associated with the treatment of solid tumors.
Picoplatin is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of small cell lung,
and is in Phase I/II for colorectal and hormone-refractory prostate cancers.
Poniard Pharmaceuticals also involves in the development and discovery of novel,
small-molecule, multi targeted protein kinase inhibitors. The company was
founded in 1984. It was formerly known as NeoRx Corporation and changed its name
to Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in June 2006. Poniard Pharmaceuticals is
headquartered in South San Francisco, California. With 22.81 million shares
outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is no longer a failure to
deliver in shares of PARD.









Interstate Bakeries Corporation (OTC: IBCIQ) engages in the wholesale and
distribution of bread and snack cakes in the United States. The company
produces, markets, distributes, and sells a range of breads, rolls, snack cakes,
donuts, sweet goods, and related products. It also offers white breads, variety
breads, rolls, snack pies, breakfast pastries, crusty breads, reduced calorie
breads, English muffins, croutons, rolls, and buns. The company sells its bread
products primarily through mass merchandisers and supermarkets; and sweet goods
principally through mass merchandisers, supermarkets, and convenience stores. It
delivers baked goods from its 1,000 distribution centers to approximately
200,000 food outlets and stores. As of September 23, 2004, it operated 57
bakeries and approximately 1,200 thrift stores. The company was founded in 1927
and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. Interstate Bakeries Corporation filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code in September 2004. The company operates its business as a
debtor-in-possession. With 45.30 million shares outstanding and 2.98 million
shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in
shares of IBCIQ.

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TTCM China Announces $12,600,000 Contract Negotiation With the City of GuangZhou (Canton) in the Fastest Growing Region of China


MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Nov 29, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- TTCM China, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: TTCH), a leading producer and supplier of glass-reinforced fiber
plastic pipes for water supply, sewer system and flood control, today announced
the company is negotiating contracts in excess of $12.6 million with water
resource companies in the city of GwangZhou in the Gwang-Dong Province, the
richest province in China with a population in excess of 83 million, near Hong
Kong. These latest negotiations come soon after the October 2006 announcement
from the company that it booked its largest ever order of $12.9 million with the
Liao Ning Water Reservoir and water supply company in the northeast of China.
Pending what the company hopes will be a successful resolution to these latest
negotiations, TTCM China expects to add to its backlog of orders that at the
beginning of the year was in excess of $24.5 million, and has grown
substantially in 2006.The Company is advancing its business model, expanding into new regions,
cultivating new relationships, and developing new markets for its products. In
particular, TTCM China is aggressively pursuing opportunities in the southern
and southeastern regions of China, where economic growth is on an even more
rapid pace than in the rest of the country. In addition to the current
negotiations with companies in GuangZhou, other negotiations are in progress
with companies in the GwangXi province (with a population of 49 million) across
from HaiNan Island, and in the FuJian Province (with a population of 35 million)
across from Taiwan. The tremendous population pressures, exacerbated by
sustained economic growth and industrialization, have strained the
infrastructure of the country, and these conditions are even more pronounced in
the southern and southeastern provinces.Mr. Jiqun Wang, Founder and Chairman of TTCM China, said, "This is a further
indication of the strategy of the Company to move forward, expanding business in
the southern and southeastern regions where the economic growth is even faster
than the rest of the country. Once again it demonstrates clearly that there is
growing demand for our high technology pipes in China, particularly to provide
water to rapidly growing areas as well as the flood control systems. Because our
pipes are more lightweight and cost efficient, they are suitable for large-scale
projects such as those in the GwangXi, GwangDong and FuJian Provinces. We expect
to see growing momentum in 2007 and into 2008 to meet the tremendous demand for
clean water delivery and flood control systems in China."For a video presentation of the company\'s operation, products and facilities,
visit: http://www.investsourceinc.com/php/viewclient.php?id=109
About TTCM China, Inc.TTCM China, founded in 1995 and based in Tianjin China, is a leading producer of
glass-reinforced composite plastic products including regular and high-pressure
pipes, fittings, round containers, cooling towers and fans. In addition to its
headquarters in Tianjin, the Company has marketing offices in Hebei and Sichuan.
In cooperation with the Harbin Industry University, TTCM has developed an
advanced technology employing micro-emulsification, which enables a reduction of
the amount of resin used in the production process and at the same time raises
the product compactness, strength and infiltration quality. These procedures
make TTCM\'s glass-reinforced plastic pipes superior in strength to plastic pipes
while they only weigh one-fourth the weight of regular steel pipes. The company
is in negotiations with provincial and municipal government agencies and private
companies concerning the provision of pipes for water supply systems.For more information, visit http://www.ttcmchina.com.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: IRBL is still on the Move! November 29, 2006


Weston, FLA., Nov 29, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News
Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:


InRob Ltd. (OTCBB: IRBL),
Nighthawk Systems Inc (OTCBB: NIHK),
MicroTRAK (OTC: MIOK),
BSQUARE Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR) and
Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO)






InRob Ltd. ("InRob") (OTCBB: IRBL) once again issued breaking news that should
have the attention of aggressive investors and day traders. Following this
latest announcement, Wall Street News Alert is continuing its coverage on InRob,
a leader in the development and production of advanced wireless control systems
and integrated solutions for unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). Yesterday after the
markets closed, the company issued a press release announcing that that it has
received a new order to develop and integrate a smart video surveillance
transmission unit for portable military applications.This is more great news. According to the press release, InRob has received its
first order for its new portable video transmission kit for close to $70,000,
with delivery of the new systems scheduled within several weeks. InRob's new kit
transmits smart live video feeds from several mobile surveillance units to a
central combat command unit. By integrating its video kit into current
surveillance technologies, InRob is adding significant value to existing
portable military capabilities."We're very proud of this sale, which is a breakthrough for the company.
Although this initial order is small, we believe that it opens up a door to many
larger orders for this and similar products we have developed. Our new video kit
has a bright future as one of the most technologically advanced and
cost-effective solutions for ground force surveillance and reconnaissance
missions available today," noted Ben-Tsur Joseph, President of InRob.Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the
progress of InRob as it continues to issue positive news! Monday, the company
issued a press release announcing that it has reached an agreement in principle
to acquire a modern production facility in the Philippines in support of its
global penetration strategy.The new plant will enable InRob to mass-produce its products for the global
market and exploit significant economies of scale to establish a significant
competitive advantage over its competitors
Continue to watch this company!Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed yesterday at around Thirty
Two cents a share.

InRob Tech is an Israeli-based
high-tech company specializing in the planning, manufacturing and service
support of advanced wireless and remote control systems, operating all types of
robots and other vehicles. The Company is Israel's leader in its field, and
supports the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces), Israeli police, and other military
and civilian companies dealing with security. Founded in 1988, the Company works
closely with other high-tech companies to provide the most advanced and
comprehensive UGV solutions to the market.










Nighthawk Systems Inc (OTCBB: NIHK) down 4.4% on 73,000 shares traded
Nighthawk Systems Inc is a provider of intelligent wireless power control and
emergency notification products.










MicroTRAK (OTC: MIOK) down 20.5% on 841,000 shares traded.The Tracking Corporation, formerly known as MicroTRAK, Inc., is a provider of
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) products and wireless location services.
MicroTRAKgps recently disclosed that its auto recovery system has successfully
completed qualification testing in preparation for orders from an international
automotive manufacturer. MicroTRAKgps has undergone a two-month process of
testing that required a battery of rigorous conditions.These extensive tests of the MicroTRAKgps' auto theft recovery device were
conducted by independent laboratories and included Functional Testing of the GPS
capabilities, inside and outside Visual Inspection, Mechanical Requirements,
Resistance to Temperature Cycling, Resistance to Vibration, Resistance to
Mechanical Shock, Damp Heat Tests and High Temperature Operations to name a few.












BSQUARE Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR) up 6.9% on 251,000 shares traded
BSQUARE Corporation one of the leading providers of embedded software solutions,
recently announced financial results for the third quarter of 2006. Total
revenue for the quarter was $11.5 million, an increase of 14% from $10.1 million
in the third quarter of 2005, and a 9% decrease from $12.6 million in the second
quarter of 2006. Total revenue for the first nine months of 2006 was $35.7
million, compared to $30.2 million in the prior year, an increase of 18%.












Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO) up 6.1% on 358,000 shares traded
Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. one of the leaders in automated rich media communications
technology, recnetly announced significant advances in multi-modal search
technology for the growing volumes of Mediasite(TM) libraries being generated by
its customer base. The advancement now makes it faster and easier for
organizations that are developing hundreds of hours of rich media presentations
to efficiently find, access and playback specific information within that
content.Market Commentary: "Electronic sales are up in the 4-days after Thanksgiving.
Shoppers have increased by 11% the sales in electronic goods. Most on the
holiday list are LCD and plasma TV's, cameras, video recorders and players,
video games, and new cell phones or iPod devices," Stated Sonja Rudd

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WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES
29.11.06 21:37 Uhr

7,00 USD

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Dynavax Technologies Corporation
29.11.06 21:42 Uhr

10,03 USD

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Breaking News: Dynavax's Hepatitis B Vaccine Shows Statistically Significant Results in Phase 3 Trial


Nov 29, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation
(NASDAQ: DVAX) discovers, develops, and intends to commercialize innovative TLR9
agonist-based products to treat and prevent allergies, infectious diseases,
cancer, and chronic inflammatory diseases using versatile, proprietary
approaches that alter immune system responses in highly specific ways.Shares are up 36% with over 12 million in volume. This momentum comes as Dynavax
Technologies Corporation announced statistically significant results from the
primary endpoint analysis of a Phase 3 trial comparing HEPLISAV, its hepatitis B
virus (HBV) vaccine, to GlaxoSmithKline's Engerix-B vaccine in a
difficult-to-immunize population of older adults. The primary endpoint is
seroprotection four weeks after the third immunization.

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3Com Corporation
29.11.06 21:47 Uhr

4,04 USD

-10,02 % [-0,45]
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bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on 3Com Corporation


Nov 29, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) has gotten down to
business. 3Com sells networking hardware and software, including LAN-level
infrastructure gear (switches, routers, gateways), Internet telephony systems,
network intrusion prevention systems, and wireless networking equipment for
enterprises. The company also provides services ranging from technical support
to high-end consulting and systems integration. 3Com sells directly and though
resellers and distributors. Once active in the consumer and telecom carrier
markets, 3Com is now focused primarily on enterprise customers. It targets
companies in the education, financial services, government, health care,
insurance, manufacturing, and real estate sectors.Shares were down 10% since plans to buy Huawei Technologies' stake in a key
partnership.BellwetherReport

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Dress Barn, Inc. (The)
29.11.06 22:00 Uhr

24,46 USD

+19,32 % [+3,96]
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Large Cap News: Analysis of Dress Barn Inc.


Nov 29, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Analysis of Dress Barn Inc.
(NASDAQ: DBRN)Although its name is evocative of Green Acres, The Dress Barn caters to women
who have more to do and less to spend than Mrs. Douglas. The Dress Barn operates
nearly 800 Dress Barn and nearly 550 Maurices locations in strip malls and
outlet centers in 48 states and Washington, DC, to suit the budget-conscious
career woman. The retailer's Dress Barn, Dress Barn Woman (larger sizes), and
combination stores sell in-season, moderate- to better-quality women's apparel
and accessories at discount prices and cater to professional women in their mid
30s to mid 50s. Chairman Elliot Jaffe and his wife and co-founder, Roslyn, own
about 25% of The Dress Barn.Shares were up 14% after first quarter results beat Wall Street's expectations.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: PCAI is on the Move! November 30, 2006


Weston, FLA., Nov 30, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News
Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:


Petroleum Consolidators of America Inc. (OTC: PCAI),
Global Environmental Energy Corporation (OTCBB: GEECF),
Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: NWTMF),
Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: WITM) and
El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: ECPN)





News out of Petroleum Consolidators of America, Inc., (OTC: PCAI) may place the
company back in the sights of aggressive investors this morning! Yesterday after
the markets closed, the company (a development stage company focusing on land
acquisition, ownership and operations of a portfolio of retail gasoline
stations) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into its second
letter of intent with an independent owner to acquire a Chevron branded gas
station located in Charlotte County, Florida.
According to the press release, David Cohen, President & CEO of Petroleum
Consolidators stated," We are extremely excited as to the progress and execution
of our business plan. This is the second letter of intent signed within the last
several weeks, thus allowing us to move forward with consolidating branded
retail gasoline facilities in Florida. We feel that with this pace of
acquisitions, we will have the traction to achieve our revenue and income
forecasts throughout 2007". Moreover, Cohen
stated "Based on our market research and due diligence to-date, we are confident
that this acquisition will generate $3.0 million in annual revenue and
approximately $195,000 in gross income. Furthermore, the underlying real estate
will provide us with an additional tangible asset. This closing is subject to a
land appraisal, Phase One environmental study, plus a successful review and
verification of all required due diligence items".
Watch this one closely. Earlier this month Wall Street News Alert reported that
the company had announced a Definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement with the
seller of an independent BP branded gas station located in Charlotte County,
Florida. In that press release it was stated by Mr Cohen, "Based on our market
research and due diligence to-date, we are confident that this location will
generate $4.5 million in annual gross revenue and approximately $275,000 in
gross income". Additionally, Cohen stated, "This is the first of a series of
strategic acquisitions of major branded gasoline stations that we intend on
closing in the first quarter of 2007."Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed Wednesday at Sixty One cents
a share.











Global Environmental Energy Corporation (OTCBB: GEECF) up 28% on 924,000 shares
traded.
Global Environmental Energy Corporation wants to improve biospheric life by
turning unwanted waste into energy. It also searches for oil and gas. The
company's alternative power generation technology uses waste from industrial,
municipal, and agricultural facilities to produce electricity for its clients.
Global Environmental Energy Corp (Bahamas) subsidiary Biosphere Asia Pacific
recently announced that it has received official approval from the State
Environmental Protection Administration of China for the operation of its new
MK-V Biosphere Process System at Chengzhou in Zhejiang province.












Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: NWTMF) up 32.6% on 985,000 shares
traded.Northwestern Mineral Ventures Inc. as operator, and its partner Azimut
Exploration Inc. recently announced that surface prospecting has delineated a
2.0-mile (3.3-kilometer) long uranium mineralized zone with values of up to
0.59% U3O8 on the North Rae property in northern Quebec, Canada. The area, known
as the Rae-1 Zone, remains open and coincides with a strong 3.1-mile
(5.0-kilometer) long airborne radiometric and magnetic anomaly The anomaly, along with 13 others identified during airborne survey work, reveal significant
uranium exploration potential of this newly discovered uranium district.











Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc., (OTCBB: WITM) up 16.6% on 1.4 million shares
traded.
Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. is a minerals exploration and development
company holding interests in five exploration projects and currently do not
claim to have any mineral reserves on any project. Wits Basin Precious Minerals
Inc., recently announced it provided the following update on the progress at the
Vianey Mine Concession located in Mexico.On June 28, 2006, Wits Basin closed on an option agreement with Journey
Resources Corp., ("Journey") (TSX-V:JNY), whereby it may earn up to an undivided
50 percent interest in certain mining claims comprising the Vianey Mine (a prior
producing silver mine). Journey is the recorded and beneficial owner of 100
percent of Vianey and the operator of the project.












El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (OTCBB: ECPN) up 18.7% on 281,000 shares
traded.
El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. is an exploration stage company that owns a 40%
interest in the El Capitan property located near Capitan, New Mexico as well as
a joint venture and 20% ownership of 13 mining claims and other assets known as
the C.O.D. property located near Kingman, Arizona. In addition, the Company owns
contractual rights to the Weaver property near Phoenix, Arizona.
El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. Company President/CEO Chuck Mottley reports:
"The Company recently announced the addition of Ken Pavlich to the Board of
Directors. Ken has enjoyed a long career in the natural resource industry, with
extensive experience in evaluation, development, and operation of precious metal
mines. Ken's client list include many of the leading North American precious
metal companies that we anticipate will be interested in learning about our New
Mexico project. We look forward to Ken's future contribution to the Board, and
we are confident that his broad-based experience and reputation in the minerals
industry will help the Company develop the underlying value of its assets."Market Commentary: "The Commerce Department reported that third quarter revised
GDP was at 2.2%, higher than the 1.6% originally estimated. GDP was at an annual
rate of $13.33 trillion in the third quarter. A rise in building inventories and
lower imports helped along with slower consumer spending," Stated Sonja Rudd

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Durect Corporation
30.11.06 19:00 Uhr

4,98 USD

+31,05 % [+1,18]
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Positive Phase I Results Reported for DURECT's Second Abuse-Resistant Opioid Pain Medicine


CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov 30, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- DURECT
Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today reported positive results from a Phase I
clinical trial evaluating an abuse-resistant opioid pain drug candidate based on
DURECT's patented ORADUR(TM) technology. The event was announced on November 29
by Pain Therapeutics, Inc., DURECT's licensee of the rights to this drug
candidate.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020717/DRRXLOGO )The Phase I clinical trial was designed to investigate the safety, tolerability,
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic profile of a single, oral dose of this drug
candidate in healthy volunteers. As reported by Pain Therapeutics, this drug
candidate was safe and well-tolerated, and its release profile appears well
suited to use with a chronic pain population; there were no unexpected adverse
events in this trial."We are pleased with the results and pace of this Phase I clinical trial,"
stated James Brown, Chief Executive Officer of DURECT. "We are delighted with
the advancement of our ORADUR technology platform and look forward to the
continued progress of all of the products under the King Pharmaceuticals and
Pain Therapeutics alliance."This new drug candidate is the second ORADUR-based opioid drug to undergo
clinical testing by King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the company which will be
commercializing the drug candidate, if approved, and Pain Therapeutics, Inc.,
DURECT's licensee of the rights to the drug candidate and other ORADUR-based
products incorporating oxycodone and three other opioid compounds. The first
drug candidate under development by Pain Therapeutics and King Pharmaceuticals,
Remoxy (ORADUR-based oxycodone), is currently in Phase III clinical testing. The
active pharmaceutical drug in the new ORADUR-based opioid drug candidate has not
been disclosed.About DURECT CorporationDURECT Corporation is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on
the development of pharmaceutical systems based on its proprietary drug delivery
platform technologies focused on treating chronic and episodic diseases and
conditions. The Company currently has a number of late-stage pharmaceutical
products in development initially focused on significant unmet medical needs in
pain management, with a number of research programs underway in a variety of
other therapeutic areas. For more information, please visit www.durect.com.NOTE: ORADUR(TM) is a trademark of DURECT Corporation. Other referenced
trademarks belong to their respective owners. The drug candidate referenced in
this press release and Remoxy are under development and have not been submitted
or approved for commercialization by the US Food and Drug Administration or
other health authorities.

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Level 3 Communications, Inc.
30.11.06 19:07 Uhr

5,37 USD

+6,34 % [+0,32]
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Level 3 Communications and Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges Sign Long-Term Internet Access Agreement Seven Lehigh Valley Colleges to Use Level 3 Services for High-Speed Collaboration, Content Delivery and Next Generation Applications


BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov 30, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Level 3
Communications' Business Markets Group today announced a five-year, $2.4 million
agreement with the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) to
provide Level 3(R) Dedicated Internet Access over Ethernet service to seven
LVAIC-affiliated institutions in Eastern Pennsylvania. Under the terms of the
agreement, the new service will be used by each college to enable high-speed
collaboration, enhance Internet content delivery, share next-generation
applications, and implement disaster recovery protocols."Level 3's comprehensive network capabilities and extensive experience in
servicing the higher education marketplace made them our most logical and
strategic partner for this major, multiple college deployment," said Bill
Marushak, director of business services for LVAIC. "The high performance
interconnections provided by this service will deliver significant value to each
of the seven colleges participating in this initiative. We also anticipate a
positive effect on the greater Lehigh Valley community in the form of increased
collaboration between LVAIC institutions and area enterprises, potentially
resulting in more local employment opportunities."The initial delivery of 1 Gigabyte of Level 3(R) Dedicated Internet Access over
Ethernet service to the LVAIC-affiliated institutions will begin in early 2007,
with the complete rollout targeted for early 2008."We are pleased to announce this agreement with the Lehigh Valley Association of
Independent Colleges and look forward to supporting the advanced needs of the
individual colleges, as well as those of the consortium," said Joe McCourt,
senior vice president of sales for Level 3's Business Markets Group. "This
agreement with LVAIC underscores our commitment to providing the academic
community with state-of-the-art network services that encourage collaboration,
research, administration and online educational activities."Earlier this year, as part of its continuing support of the higher education
market, Level 3 announced plans with Internet2, a U.S. advanced networking
consortium led by the research and education community, to develop and deploy a
new nationwide network that will provide next-generation production services and
a platform for the development of networking ideas and protocols.Level 3's Business Markets Group is dedicated to serving a broad range of
organizations with high demands for connectivity and advanced network services,
such as enterprises, local and state government agencies, and local and regional
carriers. With dedicated sales and service staff in 120 markets,
facilities-based access to the company's expansive footprint, and a
comprehensive solutions portfolio, Level 3 is well-positioned to address the
enterprise telecommunications environment.About Level 3 CommunicationsLevel 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT), an international communications
company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through
its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for
millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of
services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP)
services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services,
voice services and voice over IP services. These services provide building
blocks that enable Level 3's customers to meet their growing demands for
advanced communications solutions. The company's Web address is www.Level3.com."Level 3 Communications," "Level 3" and the Level 3 Communications logo are
registered service marks of Level 3 Communications, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries. Any other product and company names herein may be
trademarks of their respective owners. Level 3 services are provided by wholly
owned subsidiaries of Level 3 Communications, Inc.

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Select Comfort Corporation
30.11.06 19:28 Uhr

17,26 USD

-17,77 % [-3,73]

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bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on Select Comfort Corporation


Nov 30, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Select Comfort Corporation
(NASDAQ: SCSS) has got your number The firm's Sleep Number bed, which sells for
up to $4,400 each, uses air-chamber technology to allow sleepers to adjust the
firmness on each side of the mattress, providing better sleep quality and
addressing sleep-related problems such as lower back pain. Select Comfort also
offers foundations, frames, pillows, and a sofa bed. The firm sells its products
nationwide, through about 400 of its own stores in 45 states (under the banners
Select Comfort and Sleep Number Store) and through leased sections in other
retailers' stores. The company also sells through a company-operated call center
and its own Web site.Shares were down 18% after cutting a full year outlook.

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BUYINS.NET: REDF, SFLK, SFNN, SMTE, UWNK Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Dec 01, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE
naked short threshold list:

Rediff.Com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF),
Saflink Corporation (NASDAQ: SFLK),
Shearson Finl Netwk (OTCBB: SFNN),
Simtek Corporation (OTCBB: SMTE),
uWink, Inc. (OTCBB: UWNK)











Rediff.Com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF) provides online news, information,
communication, entertainment, and shopping services focusing on India and the
worldwide Indian community. Its Web sites consists of interest specific channels
relevant to Indian interests, such as cricket; astrology; matchmaker and movies;
content on various matters like news and finance; search facilities; a range of
community features, such as email, chat, messenger, and e-commerce; broadband
wireless content; and wireless short messaging services to mobile phone
subscribers in India. The company also publishes two weekly newspapers aimed at
the Indian-American community based in the United States and Canada. As of March
31, 2005, the company had 36 million online registered users. The company was
founded in 1996 by Ajit Balakrishnan under the name Rediff Communication Private
Limited. It subsequently changed its name to Rediff.com India Limited in 2000.
The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India. With 29.08 million shares
outstanding and 1.16 million shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a
failure to deliver in shares of REDF.











Saflink Corporation (NASDAQ: SFLK) provides software and hardware solutions for
the protection of critical business assets. It offers biometric and smart card
application software and hardware, and public key infrastructure solutions that
protect intellectual property, secure information assets, and eliminate
passwords. The company's biometric technologies automatically identify
individuals by electronically capturing a specific biological or behavioral
characteristic of that individual, such as a fingerprint, iris pattern,
voiceprint, or facial feature, creating a unique digital identifier from that
characteristic and then comparing it against a previously created and stored
digital identifier. Its solutions provide Identity Assurance Management, which
enables administrators to verify identity and control access to computer
networks, physical facilities, applications, and time and attendance systems.
The company also resells iris recognition, voice verification, and facial
feature recognition software from various companies through licensing
arrangements. Saflink offers its products to end-user customers in the
healthcare, manufacturing, education, government, and financial services
industries in North America. In addition, the company provides maintenance,
installation, and integration consulting services related to its software and
hardware products. Saflink markets its products through direct sales
representatives, distributors, and resellers. Saflink was founded in 1988 and is
headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. With 88.91 million shares outstanding and
427,710 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of SFLK.











Shearson Finl Netwk (OTCBB: SFNN) operates as a direct-to-consumer mortgage
broker and banker. The company originates mortgage loans and home equity loans
in the United States. Its mortgage loan products include conforming mortgage
products, which are adjustable and fixed rate loan programs; alternative A/sub
prime mortgage products; fixed rate amortizing and fixed rate with a balloon
payment programs; JUMBO loans, which are adjustable and fixed rate loan program;
and fixed-rate first mortgage loans. As of December 31, 2005, Shearson Financial
Network operated through 28 retail branches in 12 states. The company was
founded in 2000. It was formerly known as Blue Star Coffee, Inc. and changed its
name to Consumer Direct of America in 2002. Further, the company changed its
name to Shearson Financial Network, Inc. in June 2006. Shearson Financial
Network is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 240.11 million shares
outstanding and 43,470 shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure
to deliver in shares of SFNN.













Simtek Corporation (OTCBB: SMTE) engages in the design and marketing of
re-programmable and nonvolatile semiconductor memory products. It designs and
develops 1-megabit, 256-kilobit, 64-kilobit, and 16-kilobit nonvolatile
semiconductor memory products, and associated products and technologies, as well
as develops sources of supply and distribution channels. The company also
provides electronics engineering research and development contracts. Its
products are used in high performance workstations, GPS navigational systems,
robotics, copiers and printers, broadcast equipment, computers, copiers, factory
controllers, electric meters, and military systems. The company operates in the
United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Simtek Corporation was founded
by Richard Petritz and Gary Derbenwick in 1986. The company is headquartered in
Colorado Springs, Colorado. With 8.12 million shares outstanding and 3,747
shares declared short as of Oct 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of
SMTE.











uWink, Inc. (OTCBB: UWNK) engages in the design and development of interactive
entertainment software and platforms for restaurants, bars, and mobile devices
in the United States. It develops uWink Media Bistro, an interactive
entertainment restaurant concept that enables customers to order food, drinks,
and games/media at their table through touch screen terminals. The company also
licenses SNAP!, a countertop video game terminal technology; and Bear Shop, an
entertainment vending platform technology for animated point of purchase
vending. uWink was founded in 1982 and is based in Los Angeles, California. With
18.96 million shares outstanding and 32,810 shares declared short as of Oct
2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of UWNK.

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01.12.2006 15:07
US Vorbörse: Aktien mit dem größten Orderflow
Anbei eine aktuelle Kursliste der US Aktien, die vorbörslich den größten Orderflow pro Zeiteinheit und damit das stärkste Momentum aufweisen.


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TheSUBWAY.com Posts Stock Pick List: Acquisition to Expand and Diversify Interests! NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Peter Antipatis of Capital Research Group Inc.


WESTON, FL, Dec 01, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- TheSUBWAY.com names the
following stocks to its Stock Pick List:

Summus Works, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMMW),
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI),
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR),
Sonus Networks Inc (NASDAQ: SONS)




Summus Works, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMMW)



announced it has executed a Letter of
Intent to acquire the Salt Lake City-based telecommunications company Matrix Management, Inc., owner and operator of Network Management Incorporated (NMI)
and Matrix Telecom. The acquisition will expand and diversify Summus' interests
into the $2.7 Trillion global telecommunications industry. The acquisition is
expected to add more than $6 million in annual revenue.
NMI is a full-service telecommunications company that specializes in retail and
enterprise telecom products and services including domestic and international
long distance services, voice over internet protocol (VOIP), pre-paid phone
cards, pre-paid wireless, wholesale long distance, residential home services,
point of sale activation (POSA), prepaid Visa debit cards, toll free numbers and
switch leasing.




Other stocks highlighted include
OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI):
Stock Pick List, down 2% on 9 million shares,



Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ:FNSR):
Stock Pick List, up 2% on 21 million shares,



Sonus Networks Inc (NASDAQ:
SONS): Stock Pick List, up 1% on 4 million shares.

"The central bank has left the benchmark short term lending rate at 5.25
percent, unchanged since late June, which marked the end to a two year rate
hiking campaign. Before that, the Federal Reserve had raised rates after each of
the 17 consecutive meetings over most of the last two years. Despite the rise in
interest rates, the Dow has blown past its previous all-time high of 11,722.98
reached in January 2000, and is now hovering well over the 12,000 mark."

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Stock on the Move for Friday! December 1, 2006 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Stock Market Alerts.


MIAMI, FL, Dec 01, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Alerts'
performance stock list includes:


Axis Technologies Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS:AXTG),
Cisco Incorporated (NASDAQ: CSCO),
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc (NYSE:WFR),
Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT).





Stock Market Alerts is continuing its coverage of Axis Technologies Group Inc., (PINKSHEETS: AXTG)

into December, after an incredible November and a long list
of news. Yesterday after the markets closed, the company, whose patented product
continues to gain wide-spread acceptance, issued a press release announcing the
recent addition of two lighting manufacturer's representative firms, Triple "C"
Companies in Oklahoma City, with an office in Tulsa (www.tripleccompanies.com);
and Robert Reynolds, Jr. Co. covering the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island.This is great news for the company! These two firms have combined annual sales
in excess of $40 million. Lighting manufacturer's representatives are often
utilized to keep specifying architects and engineers up-to-date on the latest
lighting products for commercial, industrial and residential development.










On Wednesday, Axis reported that it has signed a national distribution agreement
with Brite-Lite, Inc., a wholesale lighting distributor headquartered in the
Vancouver, British Columbia area. Under the terms of the agreement, Brite-Lite
will be the exclusive sales and distribution agent for Axis products in the Canadian market.
Yesterday, in a separate press release issued by the company, Axis Technologies
Board of Directors voted against a recently discussed stock split. It should be
noted, that in the release, Jim Erickson, President of Axis Technologies Group,
Inc. stated, "We are now in the process of retaining a firm to assist us with
our long term strategy of listing on a larger exchange. Because stock price is
one of the primary criteria for such a move, we deem it best to maintain our current capital structure."
Stock Market Alerts reported Monday that the company announced that it is
estimating in excess of $3 million in sales from overwhelming market response.
It was noted in the company's press release issued Monday, that Axis has
received overwhelming response through hundreds of calls since their stock went
on the market two weeks ago. Calls from wholesale lighting distributors,
lighting representatives, Energy Service Companies, and OEMs (Fluorescent Fixture Manufacturers) interested in utilizing the Axis Dimming/Daylight
Harvesting (DDH) ballasts; have been coming from every part of the country. Axis
has also heard from schools, universities, and building managers. Furthermore,
Axis estimates in excess of $3 million in sales from these new calls over the
next 12 months.Stock Market Alerts continues to maintain coverage on Axis Technologies Group as
the company's patented product continues to explode on the scene! Several major
announcements have been issued in the last several days, with the company
stating that its Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting (DDH) Ballast system has
already been or will be installed at Walgreens Drugstore locations, the
University of Maryland, Harrah's Casinos, Kennebunk Schools in Kennebunk, ME, as
well as several major airports. These airports include Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW);
Harlingen, TX (HRL); Sky Harbor in Phoenix (PHX); McCarren in Las Vegas (LAS)
and George Bush in Houston (IAH). Continue to watch for more announcements.
Axis Technologies Group, Inc. conducts its business through this wholly owned
subsidiary Axis Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in
Lincoln, Nebraska. Axis Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a
proprietary line of energy-saving and daylight harvesting electronic dimming
ballasts for the commercial lighting industry. The company's target market is
small to large commercial users of fluorescent lighting including office
buildings, wholesale and retail buildings, hospitals, schools, and government
buildings. In 2002, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) approved Axis products for sale
in both the United States and Canada. The Axis DDH ballast is priced
competitively and is the only daylight harvesting ballast system that can be
marketed as a replacement for a standard ballast.








Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) down 0.6% on 45.9 million shares traded Cisco is one of
the worldwide leaders in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate.










MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) up 3.6% on 6.5 million shares
traded. MEMC is one of the leaders in the manufacture and sale of wafers and
related intermediate products to the semiconductor and solar industries.








Walter Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) up 6.3% on 3.4 million shares traded. Walter
Industries, Inc. is a diversified company. The Company is a significant producer
of high-quality metallurgical coal and natural gas for worldwide markets and is
a leader in affordable homebuilding and financing.

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01.12.2006 15:55
Aktien mit Eröffnungs-Gaps
Nachfolgend eine Auflistung einiger Aktien, die heute mit einem Gap Up eröffnet haben.

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Nachfolgend eine Auflistung einiger Aktien, die heute mit einem Gap Down eröffnet haben.

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Bank of New York and Mellon Financial form agreement to merge


Dec 04, 2006 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- The Bank of New York Company Inc
(NYSE: BK) and Mellon Financial Corporation (NYSE: MEL) on Monday (4 December)
revealed that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.The move is said to create the world's largest securities servicing and asset
management firm. The new company, with its headquarters in New York City, will
be known as The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Thomas A. Renyi, currently
chairman and chief executive of The Bank of New York, will serve as executive
chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for 18 months following
completion of the transaction, and will have overall responsibility for the
integration of the two companies. Meanwhile Robert P. Kelly, the current
president, chairman and chief executive officer of Mellon, will serve as chief
executive officer of the new company and will replace Renyi as chairman of the
board. Gerald L. Hassell, currently president of The Bank of New York, will hold
the same position in the new company. The board of directors will consist of 10
members designated by The Bank of New York and eight members designated by
Mellon. As per the terms of the agreement, The Bank of New York's shareholders
will receive 0.9434 shares in the new company for each share of The Bank of New
York that they own and Mellon shareholders will receive one share in the new
company for each Mellon share they own. The Bank of New York and Mellon have
also entered into mutual stock option agreements for 19.9% of the issuer's
outstanding common stock.The merger is expected to be completed early in the third quarter of 2007,
subject to regulatory clearance and shareholder approval.(C)2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

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Alcatel-Lucent Extends Expiration Date For Consent Solicitation - Lucent\'s 2.75% Series A Convertible Senior Debentures due 2023 - Lucent\'s 2.75% Series B Convertible Senior Debentures due 2025


PARIS, Dec 04, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has extended until 5 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Tuesday December 5, 2006, (expiration date) its
consent solicitation from holders of Lucent\'s 2.75% Series A Convertible Senior
Debentures due 2023 and 2.75% Series B Convertible Senior Debentures to allow
holders additional time to deliver consents. The consent solicitation was
previously scheduled to expire at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, December 1, 2006. All
holders of the debentures who have previously delivered consents do not need to
redeliver such consents.As set forth in the supplement to the joint consent solicitation
statement/prospectus, dated November 27, 2006, Alcatel-Lucent will pay a
one-time consent fee only to holders who deliver valid consents in accordance
with the terms of the consent solicitation on or prior to the expiration date
and do not revoke their consents. For each $1,000 in principal amount of each
series of debentures for which consents are received, consenting holders will
receive the product of $7.50 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the aggregate principal amount of debentures of each series outstanding on the
expiration date, as defined above, and the denominator of which is the aggregate
principal amount of debentures of each series for which Alcatel-Lucent received
and accepted consents.All other terms of the consent solicitation set forth in the joint consent
solicitation statement/prospectus, dated November 14, 2006, and the supplement
to the joint consent solicitation statement/prospectus, dated November 27, 2006
remain applicable, including Alcatel-Lucent\'s obligation to provide a full and
unconditional guaranty, which is unsecured and subordinated to senior debt, of
each series for which Alcatel-Lucent has received and accepted consents,
regardless of whether a holder delivered and did not revoke its consent prior to
the expiration date.Holders of the debentures can obtain copies of the joint consent solicitation
statement/prospectus and supplement to the joint consent solicitation
statement/prospectus from D.F. King & Co., the Information Agent, at +1 (888)
887-0082 (U.S. toll-free) or, for banks and brokers, +1 (212) 269- 5550.Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. is acting as the Solicitation Agent for the consent
solicitation and can be contacted at +1 (877) 696-BEAR (toll-free).This press release does not constitute a solicitation of consents with respect
to the debentures. The offer to guarantee and joint consent solicitation are
made solely by means of the Offer to Guarantee and Joint Consent Solicitation
Statement, dated November 14, 2006, and Joint Consent Solicitation Statement /
Prospectus Supplement, dated November 27, 2006, and related materials.About Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable
service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data
and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and
converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services,
Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling
communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With 79,000
employees and operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local
partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services
team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation
organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved
proforma combined revenues of Euro 18.6 billion in 2005, and is incorporated in
France, with executive offices located in Paris.

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Reckson Receives Proposal From AREP To Acquire Reckson For $3.3 Billion In Convertible Preferred Securities And $1 Billion In Cash


UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec 04, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Reckson Associates Realty
Corp. (NYSE: RA) confirmed today that it received a letter from American Real
Estate Partners, L.P. ("AREP"), an entity 90% owned by Carl Icahn, which was
faxed to the Company's representatives early this morning, following the
notification that Reckson received over the weekend that Harry Macklowe and Mack
Cali had determined not to proceed with an offer for Reckson. The letter sets
forth a proposal from AREP to acquire Reckson for consideration consisting of $1
billion in cash and $3.3 billion in a new class of AREP Preferred Units, which
would carry a 5% dividend payment and be convertible into AREP Depositary Units
at $104.50 per Depositary Unit. A copy of the letter will be filed by Reckson on
a Schedule 8-K. The letter states that, if the Preferred Units are valued at
par, it would constitute a proposal to acquire Reckson at $49 per share in total
consideration.Reckson cautioned that there are a number of uncertainties and potential
contingencies associated with the letter it just received that will need to be
further evaluated. Reckson further cautioned that since this letter appears to
constitute a new proposal from a new "Person" within the meaning of the SL Green
merger agreement, none of the prior determinations that were made by the Reckson
Board under the SL Green merger agreement with respect to the prior Rome
proposal (which formed the basis for engaging in discussions with Rome and
providing it access to due diligence information), would appear to be applicable
to the recently received AREP letter. Reckson indicated that the Reckson Board
of Directors will therefore need to review the AREP letter with its legal and
financial advisors in accordance with the terms of the Company's pending merger
agreement with SL Green before determining what, if any, discussions are
appropriate with AREP with respect to the newly received letter.Reckson is subject to a binding merger agreement with SL Green. As stated in the
Reckson press release issued last night, the Reckson Board, by a vote of its
independent directors, has reaffirmed its recommendation of Reckson's pending
merger with SL Green.Important Information and Where to Find ItReckson and SL Green have filed a definitive proxy statement/prospectus as part
of a registration statement regarding the proposed transaction with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 19, 2006. Investors and
security holders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus because it
contains important information about SL Green and Reckson and the proposed
transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed by SL Green and
Reckson with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant documents may also be obtained free of
charge from SL Green or Reckson by directing such request to: SL Green, 420
Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention: Investor Relations, or Reckson,
625 Reckson Plaza, Uniondale, NY 11556, Attention: Investor Relations. Investors
and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement, prospectus and other
relevant material before making any voting or investment decisions with respect
to the merger.

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BUYINS.NET: AER, SPR, APLS, AVGO, BANY, DYTB Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Dec 04, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE
naked short threshold list:


AerCap BV (NYSE: AER),
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR),
American Pallet Leasing, Inc. (OTC: APLS),
Avicena Group Inc (OTCBB: AVGO),
Banyan Corporation (OTCBB: BANY),
Daytonabrands, Inc (OTC:DYTB).








AerCap BV (NYSE: AER) provides aircraft leasing, trading, and asset management
services. The company acts as servicer and/or administrative agent for aircraft
securitisations. It also offers commercial aircraft engine leasing, part
trading, and related services. AerCap provides aircraft leasing services to
airlines, carriers, charter operators, and cargo operators, as well as assets
management services to securitisation vehicles, financial institutions, tax
investors, and private and institutional investors. The company operates in
Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.
AerCap BV was formerly known as debis AirFinance BV. The company was founded in
1995 and is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands. AerCap also has offices
in Shannon, Ireland and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With 85.04 million shares
outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of AER.










Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) through its subsidiaries, operates
as an independent non OEM designer and manufacturer of aerostructures. The
company offers a line of products and services for aerospace design, build,
support, and spares/repair needs. It provides fuselages, which include the
forward, mid, and rear fuselage sections; propulsion systems, which include
nacelles, struts/pylons, and engine structural components; and wing systems,
which include wings, wing components, and flight control surfaces. The company
also offers replacement parts and components; maintenance, repair, and overhaul
services; and aftermarket support services. It offers aerostructures for
commercial, military, and business jet aircraft. The company's principal
customers include aircraft original equipment manufacturers. It markets and
sells its products in the United States and internationally. The company,
formerly known as Mid-Western Aircraft Systems Holdings, Inc., is headquartered
in Wichita, Kansas, with manufacturing facilities in Tulsa and McAlester,
Oklahoma, as well as in Wichita. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. is a
subsidiary of Onex Corporation. With 127.99 million shares outstanding and 30
shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of SPR.










American Pallet Leasing, Inc. (OTC: APLS) operates as a manufacturer and
logistic supplier of steel pallets in the United States. It also offers
transport packaging services, including pallet retrieval, repair, reverse
distribution, tracking, logistics, and information services. American Pallet
Leasing was founded in 2003 and is based in Glenview, Illinois. With 27.95
million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure
to deliver in shares of APLS.Avicena Group Inc (OTCBB: AVGO) a biotechnology company, develops pharmaceutical
and therapeutic products. It primarily focuses on the development of orphan drug
indications to treat patients with rare diseases. The company has certain
compounds in Phase III trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis; in Phase II development for the treatment of Huntington's disease;
and completed Phase II trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Avicena
Group is also investigating other therapies for Creatine Transporter Defect,
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. In addition, the
company applies its proprietary technology platforms for the development of
dermaceutical and nutraceutical products. Avicena Group was founded in 1989 and
is based in Palo Alto, California. With 51.08 million shares outstanding and 901
shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of AVGO.












Banyan Corporation (OTCBB: BANY) through its subsidiaries, engages in the
operation and franchising of chiropractic clinics in North America. It also
provides diagnostic testing services. The company provides practice development
training and assistance to chiropractors, as well as offers franchise support
and related services to franchisees. It offers nerve conduction velocity testing
through doctors and chiropractors, which measures the transmission of nerve
impulses in the body and identifies problems in the nervous system. Banyan was
incorporated in 1978 and is based in Los Angeles, California. With 286.28
million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a failure
to deliver in shares of BANY.












Daytonabrands, Inc. (OTC: DYTB) has reunited the "best in the industry"
automotive marketing and sales "powerhouse team" comprised of former Armor All
Corporation senior executives, including its founder, Alan Rypinski and many of
its original 140 member sales representative groups. With an exceptional history
of leadership in the automotive aftermarket industry and over 100 years of
combined consumer packaged goods industry experience with some of the most
successful and respected marketing companies in the world (including Disney,
Pepsi-Cola, ConAgra, Clorox, Wyeth and GE), the team provides distribution
access to well over a 100,000 retail outlets. Daytonabrands' products can be
found in a variety of trade channels, including the Internet, automotive
catalogs, direct to consumer television/print and various retail outlets. With
32.20 million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is a
failure to deliver in shares of DYTB.

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04.12.2006 15:19
US Vorbörse: Aktien mit dem größten Orderflow
Anbei eine aktuelle Kursliste der US Aktien, die vorbörslich den größten Orderflow pro Zeiteinheit und damit das stärkste Momentum aufweisen.

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BUYINS.NET: MIGO, NVEC, PDVP, TRFC Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today


Dec 05, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced
today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE
naked short threshold list:

Migo Software Inc (OTCBB: MIGO),
NVE Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEC),
Podium Venture Group Inc. (OTC: PDVP),
Traffic.Com Inc (NASDAQ:TRFC).





Migo Software Inc (OTCBB: MIGO) engages in the development, acquisition, and
marketing of software and infrastructure technologies designed for the storage
and accession of personalized mobile information. The company primarily offers
the Migo, a software computing system that performs synchronization,
personalization, and data management functions when installed on portable
memory-storage devices that use USB ports on Windows-based computers. It sells
its products primarily through distributors, resellers, and through its Web site
in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as
PowerHouse Technologies Group, Inc. and changed its name to Migo Software, Inc.
in August 2006. Migo Software is headquartered in Redwood City, California. With
71.08 million shares outstanding and 22,129 shares declared short as of November
2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of MIGO.#










NVE Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEC) engages in the development and sale of devices
using spintronics, a nanotechnology, which utilizes electron spin rather than
electron charge to acquire, store, and transmit information. Its products
include magnetic sensors to acquire precise data, such as the position of a
robot arm, and couplers to transmit data between electronic systems at a high
speed. The company provides standard sensors that detect the presence of a
magnet or metal to determine position or speed; custom sensors primarily for
medical devices; and couplers that use semiconductor input stages, primarily for
factory and industrial networks. NVE Corp. also licenses the spintronic
magnetoresistive random access memory technology, commonly known as MRAM. It
sells its products through distributors primarily in the United States, Europe,
and Asia. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Eden Prairie,
Minneapolis. With 4.62 million shares outstanding and 1.62 million shares
declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of
NVEC.











Podium Venture Group Inc. (OTC: PDVP) is a holding company focused on apparel,
media, publishing and communications in the lifestyle sports market. The company
intends to grow through strategic acquisitions, capitalization, and vertical
internal growth. With 13,000 shares outstanding and an undisclosed short
position, there is a failure to deliver in shares of PDVP.













Traffic.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: TRFC) provides real-time traffic information and
services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies in the United States.
It offers traffic information by combining traffic incident and event
information with traffic flow data. The company's traffic flow information
includes vehicle speeds, travel times, and delay times on monitored routes. It
delivers traffic information across multiple platforms, including radio,
television, the Internet, wireless devices, and in-vehicle navigation systems.
Traffic.com also provides consumer wireless services, which include mobile email
alerts, phone alerts, and Traffic hotline; in-vehicle traffic data services; and
other data services, which delivers data through electronic feeds. The company's
customers primarily include radio and television stations, traffic data services
customers, and advertisers. It provides traffic information for 35 metropolitan
areas in the United States covering cities, such as Boston, Chicago, Houston,
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, and San Francisco. Traffic.com
was co-founded by David L. Jannetta, Christopher M. Rothey, and Michael D.
Burns. The company was incorporated in 1998 as Argus Networks, Inc. and changed
its name to Traffic.com, Inc. in 1999. Later, it changed its name to Mobility
Technologies, Inc. in 2001 and to Traffic.com, Inc. in 2005. The company is
based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. With 20.6 million shares outstanding and 175,796
shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in
shares of TRFC.

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Yum! Brands Doubles Its Quarterly Dividend


LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec 05, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM)
announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 100% increase in the
Company's quarterly cash dividend from $0.15 to $0.30 per share. This higher
cash dividend payment will be distributed March 30, 2007, in the company's
fiscal second quarter.David C. Novak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "As a result of our
continued confidence in the expansion of our global business with high returns
and substantial cash flow generation, I am very pleased to inform our
shareholders that we are doubling our quarterly dividend rate. By increasing our
quarterly cash dividend to $0.30 per share, we have tripled our quarterly
dividend-payment rate to shareholders since we initiated dividends in May 2004."Our business generates significant free cash flow, even after investing capital
in all our growth opportunities around the world, and we expect to return this
free cash flow to our shareholders in the form of substantial share buybacks and
dividend growth. For 2006, we expect to pay out over $1 billion to our
shareholders, including dividends and share buybacks, which we expect will
reduce our share count by 6%. In addition, for 2007 we expect to return over $1
billion to our shareholders, with share buybacks reducing our share count by at
least 3% and an attractive dividend yield. We fully expect to continue to return
significant free cash to our shareholders for the foreseeable future."With the unique growth opportunities of our global portfolio and our
significant cash generation capability from all our businesses, we expect to
continue to return substantial free cash flow to our shareholders, proving once
more why we are not your ordinary restaurant company."Dividend Increase DetailsThe company's board of directors approved a 100% increase in the quarterly cash
dividend from $0.15 per share to $0.30 per shareThis higher cash dividend payment will be distributed March 30, 2007, in the
company's fiscal second quarter, to shareholders of record at the close of
business March 9, 2007.Dividend HistoryIn May 2004, the company announced the initiation of a regular quarterly
dividend. In May 2005, the company announced an increase in the quarterly
dividend by 15%, from $0.10 to $0.115 per share. In May 2006, the company
announced the quarterly dividend would be increased again by 30%, from $0.115 to
$0.15 per share.

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Stock Market Alerts LLC: Stock Alert for LTDN! December 5, 2006


Miami, FLA., Dec 05, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Alert's
performance stock list includes:


Latitude Industries Inc. (OTC: LTDN),
Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PXPL),
Viewpoint Corporation (NASDAQ: VWPT),
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR),
Unica Corp. (NASDAQ: UNCA)


Stock Market Alerts is initiating coverage on





Latitude Industries Inc. (OTC: LTDN) this morning, as the company announces its 11th year of manufacturing high
quality boats! Yesterday after the stock markets closed, the company issued a
press release providing some company history, and stating that up to date it has
built more than 300 boats for such names as Apache Powerboats, one of the
fastest offshore speed boats on the water, for World Champion Cigarette Racing,
and New Tech Marine.The history of the company should be of interest to investors.

Latitude Industries Inc. (OTC.LTDN) was founded by the Hernandez family in December of
1995 under Stealth Marine Inc.; the company built more than 30 boats between
1995 and 1998. In 1998, a joint venture between Midnight Express and Navigator
Powerboats, a subsidiary of Latitude Industries Inc., was founded to build the
39' and the 37' Wide Body Midnight Express. Since 1998 to the present, we have
built more than 180 boats.This venture led to a government contract to build more than 40 Midnight Express
39' Center Consoles for the U.S. Customs and Homeland Security to patrol the
coast of the United States the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.This is a stock for speculative investors to watch! "We are very proud to reach
this milestone of 11 strong years of boats manufacturing," said Carolina
Hernandez, President and C.E.O of Latitude Industries Inc., in a statement to
the shareholders. She expressed gratitude to our customers, employees and
vendors and looks forward to next anniversary.Prior to the press release, Latitude Industries stock had closed Monday at
Thirty cents a share. Latitude Industries Inc is an innovator and manufacturer of high quality Offshore Sport Fishing Boats.
The company is characterized in cutting edge design and technology to build the
most advance sport Fishing Boats in the market.






Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:


Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PXPL) up 5.5% on 410,000 shares traded
Pixelplus is a South Korea-based developer of high-performance, high-
resolution, and cost-effective CMOS image sensors for use primarily in mobile
camera phones.Pixelplus Co., Ltd. recently announced that MagnaChip Semiconductor
("MagnaChip") filed three additional patent infringement claims in Seoul Central
District Court ("Seoul Court"), and also separately filed an appeal with the
Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Korea Intellectual Property Office
("KIPO") on one specific item (out of a total of thirteen separate items) on the
photo diode patent, which was effectively cancelled and invalided by KIPO.
MagnaChip, however, did not file an appeal with KIPO on any of the thirteen
separate items on the sensor patent.











Viewpoint Corporation (NASDAQ: VWPT) down 11.2% on 738,000 shares traded
Viewpoint is one of the leading Internet marketing technology company, offering
Internet marketing and online advertising solutions through the powerful
combination of its proprietary visualization technology and a full range of
campaign management services including TheStudio, Viewpoint's creative services
group, Unicast, Viewpoint's online advertising group, and KeySearch, Viewpoint's
search engine marketing consulting practice. Unicast, the advertising division
of Viewpoint Corporation recently announced the release of its InStream pre-roll
product, which enables simplified and seamless placement of video ads that
appear prior to playback of video programming online. The InStream product will
expand Unicast's already robust network of certified pre-roll websites.












Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTR) down 7.6% on 712,000
shares traded. Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. is a national specialty
consumer electronics retailer providing home and mobile entertainment solutions.
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group recently stated it continues to take its
customers on an educational journey of discovery through the dynamic and
exciting world of consumer electronics, with the opening of its fourth and fifth
"Consumer Electronics (CE) Playground" concept stores in Houston, TX and
Wilmington, DE. The new stores represent Tweeter's efforts to replicate and
roll-out the Company's new CE Playground stores throughout the country,
providing more and more people with the ultimate consumer electronics shopping
experience.











Unica(R) Corporation (NASDAQ: UNCA) down 7.7% on 255,000 shares traded
Unica(R) Corporation is one of the leading global providers of Enterprise
Marketing Management (EMM) software. Unica(R) Corporation recently announced
financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended September
30, 2006.

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WorldTradeStocks.com: Verizon Boosts Share Buyback To Restate Financial History - Wall Street News [NYSE: VZ ]


Verizon Boosts Share Buyback; To Restate Financial History, Dec 06, 2006 (M2
PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- [NYSE:VZ]Dec 6,2006 (NEW YORK) WORLDTRADESTOCKS.COM-Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)
announced that the company will further increase share repurchases to a total of
$1.7 billion in 2006.Verizon said it will soon restate its financial history for the purposes of
comparability, including its former directories business results in Income From
Discontinued Operations. The directories business contributed 29 cents per share
to Verizon's 2006 earnings through Nov. 17, and the full- year 2006 impact of
the absence of Idearc earnings would be about 33 cents per share. The comparable
amount for 2005 was 39 cents per share.About VerizonVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), a New York-based Dow 30 company, is a
leader in delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication
innovations to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers.
Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, serving
nearly 57 million customers nationwide. Verizon's Wireline operations include
Verizon Business, which operates one of the most expansive wholly-owned global
IP networks, and Verizon Telecom, which is deploying the nation's most advanced
fiber-optic network to deliver the benefits of converged communications,
information and entertainment services to customers. For more information, visit
http://www.verizon.com.VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and
biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other
information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at
http://www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News
Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: UCPI is Wednesdays Stock to Watch! December 6, 2006


Weston, FLA., Dec 06, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News
Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Unicorp Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI),
Lithium Technology Corporation (OTC: LTHU),
Sterling Mining Company (OTCBB: SRLM),
Infotec Business Systems Inc. (OTCBB: IFTC)
and Advanced Engine Technologies, Inc. (OTC: AENG).


We keep telling aggressive investors to watch Unicorp Inc., (OTCBB: UCPI), and
with good reason! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company (engaged in
the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and
natural gas) issued a press release announcing that it expects to triple its
gross profit in fiscal 2007 to approximately $3,000,000 versus 2006 of
approximately $760,000 and to be profitable from operations during the first
quarter of 2007, excluding non-cash charges.
This is huge news coming from a company that continues to surprise investors.
Unicorp has evaluated its current production and prospects in inventory, of
which several are in various phases of drilling operations, and believes that a
300% increase in gross profit is very attainable. This guidance updates the
previous guidance announced on November 8, 2006.
Wall Street News Alert is continuing to alert investors to monitor the progress
of Unicorp as the company continues to make significant strides in a very short
period of time! "2006 has been a record year where we believe we have laid a
solid foundation to build on as we move into 2007," stated Kevan Casey, CEO of
Unicorp. "2007 is also expected to be another record year of growth and we are
very excited about the opportunities that we currently have and expect them to
contribute significantly in the coming year.
"Over the past several weeks, the company made many significant announcements
concerning its current oil producing prospects. Continue to watch this one closely.
Before the news hit the wires, Unicorp's stock closed yesterday at Forty Six cents a share.

In case you are not familiar with the company: Unicorp, Inc is primarily engaged
in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and
natural gas. Its focus is on aggressively acquiring working interests in crude
oil and natural gas properties with the intent of exploration and development or
by enhancing production through the use of modern development techniques such as
horizontal drilling, satellite technology and 3-D seismic. The company's goal is
to achieve a high return on its investment by limiting its up-front acquisition
costs, by quickly developing its acquisitions and by practicing a sound and
smart approach to oil and gas exploration and development.










Lithium Technology Corporation (OTC: LTHU) up 16.6% on 3.2 million shares
traded.Lithium Technology Corporation is a global provider of large format rechargeable
power solutions for diverse applications, and offers the largest lithium-ion
cells with the highest power of any standard commercial lithium ion cell
produced in the western hemisphere. Lithium Technology Corporation recently
announced that its battery system was integrated into a four-door demonstration
hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) launched recently in London. The battery system is
the result of collaboration with Zytek, one of the world's leading suppliers of
expertise in automotive control systems, powertrain management and HEVs.











Sterling Mining Company (OTCBB: SRLM) up 2.4% on 139,000 shares traded
Sterling Mining Company a company which holds several silver properties in
Mexico, recently stated that it has completed a programme of surface trenching
along 900 metres of the Veta Grande at the San Acacio Mine, in Zacatecas, Mexico
in 41 trenches. The Veta Grande can be traced for almost seven kilometres and is
known to host silver mineral to a depth of at least 300 metres.The weighted average of all samples in the 41 trenches is 149 gpt Ag. The
average width of the vein is 12.33 metres. The trenches were placed across the
vein at an average spacing of about 25 meters. The best four trenches returned:
377 gpt Ag over 10.85 metres, 376 gpt Ag over 13.93 metres, 386 gpt Ag over 22
metres and 472 gpt Ag over 5.15 metres The vein and backfill sampled in the
trenches average 149 Ag gpt over 12.33 metres.










Infotec Business Systems Inc. (OTCBB: IFTC) up 222.5% on 2 million shares
traded.Infotec Business Systems Inc., using their broadband video portal Wavelit.com,
is leading the way through the Internet-TV revolution. Infotec has launched its
proprietary multi-channel, broadband full-service television network,
Wavelit.com, offering an unparalleled Internet-TV experience to audiences from
around the world.Infotec Business Systems Inc. CEO Arthur Griffiths recently announced he would
be boldly bringing NASA's Space exploration video footage where it has never
been before - to Internet Television. Infotec is releasing information regarding
the new MOU with New World Pictures (NWP) to provide actual NASA video footage
in its entirety to be broadcast via Infotec's Wavelit.com Internet Television
broadcast portal.












Advanced Engine Technologies, Inc. (OTC: AENG) up 614.2% on 453,000 shares
traded.Advanced Engine Technologies, Inc. recently announced that its Annual
Shareholder Meeting would be held, Wednesday, December 20, 2006, at 11:00 AM
local time at the AET Development offices in Gardena, California. As outlined in
the proxy statement, shareholders will have an opportunity to vote on the
election of the Board of Directors for the coming year.
Advanced Engine Technologies, Inc. principal activity is the development and
commercialization of OX2 internal combustion engine. The OX2 engine is designed
to be fuel efficient, lightweight, low-emission, multi-fueled, and smaller and
more inexpensive than conventional internal combustion engines. The Group has
entered into a contract with OX2 Engine Development PTY LTD, the inventor of the
OX2 engine, to provide research and development products and services related to
the OX2 engine. Revenue are expected to be generated through licensing fee from
approved manufacturers in return for the right to produce and sell the OX2
engine and through royalty payment for each engine produced and sold. The Group
is in the development stage.

Market Commentary: "The ISM, Industrial Supply Managers, report showed that
manufacturing contracted in November. This news had analysts saying that the
economy is slowing and fears of inflation are at bay, but that recession is not
a worry so far. The Labor Department reported that unit labor costs are down as
a result of increased worker productivity, also easing any inflationary
concerns," Stated Sonja Rudd

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GoAmerica, Inc.06.12.06 21:51 Uhr

7,80 USD

+37,57 % [+2,13]

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NASDAQ

Aktuell
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Small Cap News: Market Commentary on GoAmerica Inc.


Dec 06, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on GoAmerica Inc.
(NASDAQ: GOAM)GoAmerica is on a quest to provide assistance for people who are listening
impaired. The company's Wynd Communications subsidiary offers wireless
subscription services primarily for people with hearing loss (it has more than
7,000 subscribers). Customers can send and receive text telephone (TTY/TDD)
messages, as well as faxes and e-mail. Additionally, GoAmerica partners with
EarthLink to provide its Go.Web software to enterprises. The program allows
subscribers to access corporate networks using wireless handheld devices. Faced
with a shortage of operating cash, the company has refocused its efforts behind
development of Wynd Communications.Shares were up 39% after announcing Video Relay Service Debut Offering Superior
Picture Quality for Deaf PC Users.

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HALOZYME THERAPEUTIC
06.12.06 22:00 Uhr

4,55 USD

+59,64 % [+1,6999]
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AMEX

Aktuell
4,55 USD

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Dec 06, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Amex:
HTI ) 62% HIGHER; entered into an agreement with Roche to apply its proprietary
Enhanze(TM) Technology to Roche's biological therapeutic compounds.Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. is a development stage biopharmaceutical company
dedicated to developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes for the
infertility, ophthalmology, and oncology communities. The company's portfolio of
products in development is based on intellectual property covering the family of
human enzymes known as hyaluronidases. The first recombinant human hyaluronidase
is being developed by Halozyme as a medical device, drug enhancement agent, and
therapeutic biologic.

[Azul Real]

ARIZONA LAND

11,60 USD
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Arizona Land Income Corporation Declares Special Dividend
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2006 4:19 PM


PHOENIX, Dec 01, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arizona Land Income Corporation (AZL) , an independent real estate investment trust (REIT), today declared a $1.00 per share special dividend, consistent with our Master Agreement with The Shidler Group and as a means of distributing to our shareholders both the gain realized by the Company in connection with its mortgage receivable and other income earned in fiscal 2006. This dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of January 5, 2007 and paid on January 26, 2007, and will be in lieu of both the 4th Quarter 2006 and the 1st Quarter 2007 quarterly dividend payments. The next regular quarterly dividend payment will be made for the 2nd Quarter of 2007.



SOURCE: Arizona Land Income Corporation


Arizona Land Income Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006 10:50 AM



PHOENIX, Nov 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arizona Land Income Corporation (AZL) , an independent real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced earnings for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2006.

For the operating period of July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Company had total income of approximately $107,000 compared to $99,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

The Company reported net income of approximately $3,600,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 compared to a net loss of approximately $51,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The increase in net income is primarily attributable to a gain on sale of properties of approximately $3,568,000.

For the operating period of January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Company reported total income before gain on sale of properties of approximately $341,000 compared to $285,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company's expenses totaled approximately $118,000 compared to approximately $137 ,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in expenses is primarily attributable to a decrease in advisory fees and a decrease of approximately $15,000 in administration and general expenses. The Company reported net income of approximately $3,783,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to net income of approximately $24,000 for the same period in 2005. The increase in net income is a result of a gain on real estate sale of approximately $3,568,000.

As disclosed in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement whereby AZL would acquire the West Coast office portfolio of POP Venture, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company affiliated with The Shidler Group, and reincorporate in Maryland under the name Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. The transaction is subject to approval by AZL's shareholders and other closing conditions. On November 3, 2006, the Company and POP Venture, LLC changed one material term of the agreement, and POP Venture, LLC agreed to increase from $2.79 to $5.00 per share the price at which POP Venture, LLC or affiliates will purchase $5 million of the AZL's common stock.

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STOCKS TO WATCH: Stocks Expected To Move Thursday



12-6-2006 10:21 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are National Semiconductor Corp., Hershey Corp. and Fannie Mae.

Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) is expected to report earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 49 cents, according to analysts polled by Thomson First Call.

Credence Systems Corp. (CMOS) is expected to post a fourth-quarter per-share loss of 2 cents.

Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL) is expected to report earnings of 67 cents per share for the fourth quarter.

Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. (FLE) is expected to post a second-quarter per- share loss of 32 cents.

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (JOSB) is expected to post income of 29 cents per share for the third quarter.

National Semiconductor (NSM) is expected to report earnings per share for the second quarter of 27 cents.

Uti Worldwide Inc. (UTIW) is expected to post third-quarter per-share income of 31 cents.

Verifone Holdings Inc. (PAY) is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of 29 cents per share.

After Wednesday's closing bell, Hershey (HSY) cut its 2006 sales and profit forecasts, citing a recent product recall and related plant closure in Canada, as well as slower-than-expected improvement in marketplace trends in the United States.

Watch list

Ace Ltd. (ACE) , one of the largest Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance companies, set a 2007 earnings target that roughly matched analysts' expectations.

Brinker International Inc. (EAT) said its November sales at restaurants open at least one year fell 2.6%. The Dallas-based restaurant operator said Chili's same-restaurant sales fell 1.2%, while Macaroni Grill comparable-restaurant sales dropped 6.2%.

Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) said it has named Darren Jamison as president and chief executive. Jamison will also be a member of the board, effective Dec. 18.

Casella Waste Systems Inc. (CWST) reported second-quarter net earnings of $ 2.39 million, or 6 cents a share, compared with $4.16 million, or 13 cents a share, during the year-ago period.

Casey's General Stores Inc. (CASY) said second-quarter net income fell, with earnings affected by tighter gasoline margins, to $17.2 million, or 34 cents a share, from $22.2 million, or 44 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Analysts had expected per-share income of 37 cents.

Culp Inc. (CFI) said it swung to second-quarter net income of $812,000, or 7 cents a share, from last year's result, which included restructuring and related charges of $3.8 million, or 33 cents per share. During the same period in the prior year, the net loss was $4.15 million, or 36 cents a share.

Delia's Inc. (DLIAV) said third-quarter net income rose, as revenue gained, to $3.27 million, or 11 cents a share, from $1.68 million, or 6 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. The retailer said quarterly revenue rose to $67.5 million from $60.3 million in the prior year.

Duke Realty Corp. (DUK) said it has agreed to acquire Bremner Healthcare Real Estate, a national healthcare development and management firm. The company will be known as Bremner-Duke Healthcare Real Estate.

Dynamex Inc. (DDMX) reported first-quarter net earnings of $3.65 million, or 34 cents a share, compared with $3.18 million, or 27 cents a share, in the same period last year, on the back of higher sales. Analysts had expected per-share earnings of 31 cents.

Fannie Mae (FNM) restated multiple years' worth of results, cutting retained earnings at the mortgage giant by $6.3 billion through the middle of 2004.

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (GIII) said third-quarter net earnings rose to $23.3 million, or $1.59 a share, from $14.8 million, or $1.15 a share, in the same period last year, on the back of strong sales. The apparel manufacturer said revenue rose 31% to $244.7 million from $186.6 million.

Home Depot Inc. (HD) said it has concluded its review of stock-option practices, and found unrecorded expenses since 1981 of $200 million related to the backdating of option grants.

Journal Register Co. (JRC) said it expects a 2.5% increase in total advertising revenue for 2007. The company said it sees a 40% increase in online advertising revenue in 2007, and expects circulation revenue to rise 1%.

Liquidity Services Inc. (LQDT) said fourth-quarter net income rose, as revenue gained, to $2.23 million, or 8 cents a share, from $1.59 million, or 7 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year.

Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) said total orders in November were up 5% compared with the year-ago period. The company added that orders in the industrial North America segment were flat vs. a year ago.

Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. (PDX) said the Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation of the company's 2001 acquisition of Magella Healthcare Corp., and no further action is warranted. Also, Pediatrix said its audit committee expects to conclude that there were deficiencies in the company's stock-options process.

PepsiAmericas Inc. (PAS) said it is sees pretax charges of $18 million related to severance and other costs as part of the strategic realignment of its United States business. The Pepsi distributor said it sees recording $12 million of the charges in the fourth quarter, and the remainder throughout 2007.

Perry Ellis International Inc. (PERY) said it has agreed to re-acquire the Perry Ellis brand fragrance license from Parlux Fragrances Inc. for about $63 million.

Phelps Dodge Corp. (PD) said its board has given conditional approval to develop the initial mining project at the Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt concession in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project will require a capital investment of about $650 million.

PNM Resources Inc. (PNM) said a public offering of 5 million of its shares has priced at $30.79 each. The energy holding company said it plans to use the proceeds to repay a portion of a loan used to finance the acquisition of the Twin Oaks Power facility.

Retail Ventures Inc. (RVI) said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its Value City department stores operations, including a possible sale.

SeaChange International Inc. (SEAC) said the third-quarter net loss narrowed, as revenue gained, to $1.03 million, or 4 cents a share, from a net loss of $ 2.11 million, or 7 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Analysts had expected a per-share loss of 7 cents.

Tercica Inc. (TRCA) said a jury in a federal court in California found that Insmed Inc. (INSM) and Insmed Therapeutic Proteins Inc. infringed several patents licensed by Tercica from Genentech Inc. (DNA) .

Veritas DGC Inc. (VTS) said first-quarter net income gained, as revenue rose, to $27.5 million, or 68 cents a share, from $11.8 million, or 32 cents a share, during the same period in the prior year. Quarterly revenue rose to $230.8 million from $168.7 million.

Viacom Inc. (VIA) (VIA) said its $750 million retail debt offering of 6.85% senior notes due 2055 has priced. The media company said it plans to use the proceeds to repay a portion of its credit facilities and its commercial paper program.

VistaPrint Ltd. (VPRT) said it has promoted Wendy Cebula to chief operating officer, effective Jan. 3. Cebula now is chief information officer.


(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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Stockguru.com: While Uranium Energy Corp. Announce a Significant Expansion, Others Announce Download Surges, Warrants, Article Features, Begin New Projections, and Reports Preliminary Results


Dallas, Texas, Dec 07, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- StockGuru Pre-Market
Updates for Thursday include

Tissera (OTCBB: TSSR),
Wavelit.com (OTCBB: IFTC),
Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW),
U.S Gold Corporation (OTCBB: USGL),
Wizzard
Software Corporation (OTCBB: WIZD),
and Uranium Energy Corp. (OTCBB: URME)








Uranium Energy Corp. (OTCBB: URME) Wednesday's market went up 2.94% to $3.50 per
share, with a total of 277,771 shares traded. The company announces a
significant expansion to its uranium exploration and development database,
giving the Company increased access to uranium resources throughout the southern
United States. The recent acquisition includes the following data: drilling and
logging data from over 1 million feet of uranium exploration and development
drilling, resource calculation reports and various other geological reports,
drill hole location maps and other strategic mapping. The data was originally
compiled from 1972 to 1981 by various exploration companies, and covers over 100
uranium prospects in 15 southern US states.

Uranium Energy Corp., a junior resource company, engages in the exploration and
development of uranium deposits in the United States and internationally. As of
March 31, 2006, it had interests in approximately 8,844 net acres of mineral
properties in Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and Utah. The company was formed in
2003. It was formerly known as Carlin Gold, Inc. and changed its name to Uranium
Energy Corp. in 2005. The company is based in Austin, Texas.











Wizzard Software Corporation (OTCBB: WIZD) Wednesday's market went up 8.24% to
$2.76 per share, with a total of 269,089 shares traded. The company announced
that the Switchpod Network's podcast downloads surged in November to over 2.1
million. These audio and video podcasts were downloaded by consumers through
iTunes and other podcast media aggregators. This represents 75% growth over
October's download figures and in breaking the two million download monthly
milestone, makes the Switchpod Network's expanding reach a very compelling
platform for brand advertisers. "An influx of prestigious new clients have
chosen Switchpod for their podcasting solutions, including the Harvard Extension
School, which helped us to once again surpass our projected download figures,"
said Chris Spencer, CEO of Wizzard Software. "We believe that as additional
popular podcasts and audiobooks are added to the Switchpod Network, podcast
download figures will continually meet or exceed our expectations."Wizzard Software Corporation provides software and hardware products and
services that focus on speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. Its
products and services allow computers, telephones, and other devices to
understand spoken commands, dictation, and respond to users through human
sounding synthetic speech. Its products include Rex, the talking prescription
bottle, which talks to the patient, allowing him or her to distinguish the type
of medication is in the bottle along with information on dosage and refill
instructions. The company also offers a starter kit for caretakers to provide
in-home talking prescription bottles. In addition, it offers VoiceTools, which
are programming tools for software developers to incorporate the speech
technology of their choice into their products and services; offers
Text-To-Speech Engines to software developers and businesses, as well as speech
recognition engines; and provides support, customized programming, and other
speech related services to businesses and software programmers. The company was
founded in 1995 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.












U.S. Gold Corporation (OTCBB: USGL) Wednesday's market went up 0.39% to $5.17 per
share, with a total of 428,303 shares traded. The company is pleased to announce
that their Warrants, which were issued as part of the US$75.15 million financing
in February 2006, will begin trading on December 8th under the ticker symbol
UXG.WT on the TSX. The Warrants will trade in Canadian Dollars. U.S. Gold has
8,851,000 Warrants outstanding with each whole Warrant allowing an investor to
purchase one Common Share of U.S. Gold at a price of US$10.00 per share until
February 22, 2011.U.S. Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and
sale of gold and silver, and other precious metals primarily in the United
States. Its activities include exploration, land acquisition, geological
evaluation, and feasibility studies of properties, as well as developing and
constructing mining and processing facilities, mining and processing, and
selling gold and other metals, and by-products. The company owns 100% interest
in the Tonkin Springs gold mine in Eureka County, Nevada. U.S. Gold was founded
as Silver State Mining Corporation in 1979 and changed its name to U.S. Gold
Corporation in 1988. The company is based in Lakewood, Colorado.












Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW) Wednesday's market stayed the same at $0.30 per
share, with a total of 1,655,310 shares traded. The company has been featured in
an article on the Bloomberg News dealing with the rapidly expanding civilian
nuclear power industry in India. Thorium Power CEO Seth Grae, who has been
meeting with government officials and business leaders in India for the past
week, told Bloomberg, "India has the potential to build at least 60 reactors of
1,000 megawatts each." India is one of the leading centers for research and
development of thorium based nuclear reactors. CEO Grae stated, "We will be
looking at potentially major business opportunities in India because the
developing market is so huge." India's Nuclear Power Corporation chairman S.K.
Jain confirmed that Thorium Power is engaged in "preliminary exploratory
discussions."Thorium Power, Ltd., a development stage company, engages in the development,
promotion, and marketing of nuclear fuel designs in the United States. It
primarily develops thorium/weapons-grade plutonium disposing fuel,
thorium/reactor-grade plutonium disposing fuel, and thorium/uranium nuclear
fuel. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in McLean, Virginia.










Wavelit.com (OTCBB: IFTC) Wednesday's market went down 63.00% to $0.037 per
share, with a total of 3,931,706 shares traded. CEO Arthur Griffiths threw
projections out the window early this week, as another month of enormous site
traffic closed. Since re-branding as wavelit.com, and with the swelling
popularity of the Africam among other unique programs, website visits have been
steadily increasing quarter over quarter. Wavelit.com now boasts 250,000 hits
per day and an average of 230,000 page views as well. September closed with just
above 13 Million unique hits, as October smashed the previous month with just
over 42 Million visitors to the site! November was another record-setting month
as traffic continued to climb and another 50 Million hits were recorded. As
December trends towards another 50 Million hits, the Q4 goal of 100 Million has
already been surpassed, and Q1 2007 looks to offer viewers and advertisers some
impressive statistics. What makes these statistics so impressive is the relative
comparison to benchmarks currently being established in the industry through
online advertising. As the concept of Internet TV becomes more mainstream, both
subscriber and media interest has exploded. Advertisers are competing for page
views, and wavelit.com is excited about the interest to date. Based on current
industry trends and current traffic on wavelit.com, CEO Arthur Griffiths
anticipates an approximate value of $14 per 1000 page view, which could lead the
company to over $100K per month in advertisement revenues alone.Wavelit.com is leading the way through the internet-TV revolution.

Wavelit.com was formerly Infotec Business Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: IFTC.OB - News). Wavelit has
planned to roll out its proprietary multi-channel, broadband full-service
television network under a fresh new brand, offering an unparalleled internet-TV
experience to audiences from around the world. Wavelit/Infotec is in the final
development stages of this advertising-driven content delivery engine that will
offer a variety of on-demand television to viewers via set-top box. Infotec has
fully tested its new point of presence location in the Quinby Building in Los
Angeles, California - firmly establishing a foundation for the delivery of our
services on a global scale. The site provides Infotec the ability to directly
access all major Internet carriers and hundreds of Satellite TV stations,
enables operations to be quickly scaled to meet future demands and dramatically
reduces the cost of content delivery.











Tissera (OTCBB: TSSR) Wednesday's market went down 10.64% to $0.21 per share,
with a total of 1,557,373 shares traded. The company reports encouraging
preliminary results of its large animal diabetic model experiments of pancreatic
xenotransplantation, designed for the future treatment of insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus. Based on the previously reported positive results obtained in
pancreatic transplantation experiments in normal non human primates, Tissera's
sponsored research team at the Weizmann Institute of Science has moved forward
to investigate in diabetic non human primates the functional and therapeutic
value of the company's approach. In these studies, non human primates are
treated by an agent called streptozotocin which induces them to become diabetic
and consequently dependent upon administration of exogenous insulin for the
maintenance of reasonable blood sugar levels. After allowing a few days for
stabilization, appropriately timed pig embryonic pancreatic tissue is
transplanted into the diabetic primate, which is thereafter intensively and
carefully followed.
Tissera is a biotechnology company dedicated to the development of novel tissue
precursor regeneration technologies for treating gene deficiencies and diseases
in which organ transplantation is necessary, while minimizing the dosage of
immunosuppressive drugs. Tissera obtained the license for the worldwide
exclusive rights to the technology developed by Professor Yair Reisner and his
team at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. In this research,
scientists successfully implanted in mice embryonic human and porcine organ
precursor tissues, which grew into functional organs. This research was
published in Nature Medicine and attracted worldwide scientific and media
attention.

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Aggressive Stock Alert! December 7, 2006 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Stock Market Alerts.


MIAMI, FL, Dec 07, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Alerts'
performance stock list includes:

Unicorp, Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI),
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM),
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS),
Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR).


Unicorp Inc., (OTCBB: UCPI), is back on a roll! The company (engaged in the
acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural
gas) issued a press release announcing that it expects to triple its gross
profit in fiscal 2007 to approximately $3,000,000 versus 2006 of approximately
$760,000 and to be profitable from operations during the first quarter of 2007,
excluding non-cash charges.
We told you to watch this one. Unicorp has evaluated its current production and
prospects in inventory, of which several are in various phases of drilling
operations, and believes that a 300% increase in gross profit is very
attainable. This guidance updates the previous guidance announced on November 8,
2006.Investors should continue to watch this company very closely! "2006 has been a
record year where we believe we have laid a solid foundation to build on as we
move into 2007," stated Kevan Casey, CEO of Unicorp. "2007 is also expected to
be another record year of growth and we are very excited about the opportunities
that we currently have and expect them to contribute significantly in the coming
year."Unicorp's stock closed yesterday at Fifty Three cents a share.
Unicorp, Inc is primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration
and production of crude oil and natural gas. Its focus is on aggressively
acquiring working interests in crude oil and natural gas properties with the
intent of exploration and development or by enhancing production through the use
of modern development techniques such as horizontal drilling, satellite
technology and 3-D seismic. The company's goal is to achieve a high return on
its investment by limiting its up-front acquisition costs, by quickly developing
its acquisitions and by practicing a sound and smart approach to oil and gas
exploration and development.



Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) down 1.4% on 6.4 million shares traded.
Newmont Mining Corporation is gold exploration company.Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) up 1.6% on 4.1 million shares traded.
Goldman Sachs is one of the leading global investment banking, securities and
investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a
substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial
institutions, governments and high net worth individuals.









Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) up 5.5% on 8.7 million shares traded. The
Progressive Group of Insurance Companies ranks among the top in the nation for
auto insurance based on premiums written and provides drivers with competitive
rates and 24/7, in-person and online service.Wall Street Enews is a Sponsor of Quality Stocks. Quality Stocks tracks the
stock picks of 150 Investment Newsletters every day and reports on their performance.
Alerts LLC, an electronic broadcaster and publisher of this release, and
hereafter referred to as "the company." The company received compensation for
services performed for Unicorp, Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI) The compensation is one
hundred and thirty seven thousand dollars (one hundred and twenty five thousand
for past services and twelve thousand for current services) from the company.
Because the company received compensation for its services, there is an inherent
conflict of interest in the company statements and opinions and such statements
and opinions cannot be considered independent.

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
07.12.06 18:31 Uhr

25,74 USD

+66,06 % [+10,24]
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Aktuell
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bellwetherreport.com: Market Commentary on Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Dec 07, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on Vanda
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNDA)Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage biopharmaceutical company,
focuses on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product
candidates for central nervous system disorders worldwide. Its product portfolio
includes iloperidone, a compound for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder; VEC-162, a compound for the treatment of insomnia and depression; and
VSF-173, a compound for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness. The
company is evaluating iloperidone in a Phase III trial for schizophrenia; and
VEC-162 in a Phase III trial for insomnia. Vanda Pharmaceuticals was founded by
Mihael H. Polymeropoulos in 2002. The company is headquartered in Rockville,
Maryland.Shares were up 74% after the company said the Phase III trial of its Iloperidone
antipsychotic drug met its primary endpoint of demonstrating statistically
significant improvement compared to placebos.BellwetherReport.com is a leading online research firm for international
investors looking to get an edge over their portfolio. Investors seeking the
most up to date information on Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc are invited to sign up
for a free complimentary subscription to www.bellwetherreport.com. No credit
card needed!Drug and biotech shares rose in early trading on Thursday as Vanda
Pharmaceuticals soared after the company said the Phase III trial of its
Iloperidone antipsychotic drug met its primary endpoint of demonstrating
statistically significant improvement compared to placebos. Shares were up 75%
at $27.10. Shares of Eli Lilly and Co. slipped after the drugmaker backed its
forecast for the year, but its 2007 profit forecast was shy of Wall Street's
expectation. Lilly shares dropped as low as $54.05. The DJ Wilshire
Pharmaceutical Index was up 7.3 points at 2347.04, while the DJ Wilshire Biotech
Index rose 5.2 points to 3253.66.

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MACC Private Equities Inc.
07.12.06 18:22 Uhr

4,82 USD

+94,35 % [+2,34]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
4,79 USD

Zeit
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+93,15 %

Tages-Vol.
1,25 Mio.

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273.024


MACC is a business development company in the business of making investments in
small businesses in the United States through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
MorAmerica Capital Corporation, a small business investment company. MACC common
stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "MACC."

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TITAN PHARMA INC
07.12.06 18:59 Uhr

3,84 USD

+62,03 % [+1,47]
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AMEX

Aktuell
3,84 USD

Zeit
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Diff. Vortag
+62,03 %

Tages-Vol.
18,46 Mio.

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Vanda Pharma's Iliperidone Results Driving Titan Pharma Shares Higher in Pre-Market


Boston, Dec 07, 2006 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- Titan Pharma (TTP) is up a
lofty 62% in heavy pre-market trade, riding the coattails of a 54% rise in Vanda
Pharma (VNDA) this morning after Vanda reported positive study results for
Iloperidone for treatment of schizophrenia.

Vanda acquired iloperidone from Titan's sublicensee, Novartis, and Vanda is
funding the iloperidone Phase III development program.Vanda reported today positive top-line results from the company's Phase III
clinical trial evaluating iloperidone, an atypical antipsychotic, in patients
with schizophrenia. Iloperidone demonstrated statistically significant
improvement compared to placebo on the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale
(PANSS), the trial's primary endpoint. Additionally, iloperidone achieved
significant efficacy on the positive and negative symptom subscales of PANSS.
The safety profile was consistent with what has been observed in previous
iloperidone Phase III trials.

[Azul Real]

Arizona Land

Last: 13.80
Change: +2.20
Percent Change: +18.97%

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ARIZONA LAND

11,60 USD
+7,91 % [+0,85]

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Arizona Land Income Corporation Declares Special Dividend
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2006 4:19 PM


PHOENIX, Dec 01, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arizona Land Income Corporation (AZL) , an independent real estate investment trust (REIT), today declared a $1.00 per share special dividend, consistent with our Master Agreement with The Shidler Group and as a means of distributing to our shareholders both the gain realized by the Company in connection with its mortgage receivable and other income earned in fiscal 2006. This dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of January 5, 2007 and paid on January 26, 2007, and will be in lieu of both the 4th Quarter 2006 and the 1st Quarter 2007 quarterly dividend payments. The next regular quarterly dividend payment will be made for the 2nd Quarter of 2007.



SOURCE: Arizona Land Income Corporation


Arizona Land Income Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006 10:50 AM



PHOENIX, Nov 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arizona Land Income Corporation (AZL) , an independent real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced earnings for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2006.

For the operating period of July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Company had total income of approximately $107,000 compared to $99,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

The Company reported net income of approximately $3,600,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 compared to a net loss of approximately $51,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The increase in net income is primarily attributable to a gain on sale of properties of approximately $3,568,000.

For the operating period of January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the Company reported total income before gain on sale of properties of approximately $341,000 compared to $285,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company's expenses totaled approximately $118,000 compared to approximately $137 ,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in expenses is primarily attributable to a decrease in advisory fees and a decrease of approximately $15,000 in administration and general expenses. The Company reported net income of approximately $3,783,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to net income of approximately $24,000 for the same period in 2005. The increase in net income is a result of a gain on real estate sale of approximately $3,568,000.

As disclosed in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2006, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement whereby AZL would acquire the West Coast office portfolio of POP Venture, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company affiliated with The Shidler Group, and reincorporate in Maryland under the name Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. The transaction is subject to approval by AZL's shareholders and other closing conditions. On November 3, 2006, the Company and POP Venture, LLC changed one material term of the agreement, and POP Venture, LLC agreed to increase from $2.79 to $5.00 per share the price at which POP Venture, LLC or affiliates will purchase $5 million of the AZL's common stock.

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:-D :-D :-D

Der Toiletten-Tempel

Als ich gestern abend in New York noch einkaufen war, musste ich mal. Das wäre nicht weiter berichtenswert, doch führte mich mein kleines Bedürfnis zu einer neuen Installation am Times Square, die ein für allemal beweist, dass Corporate America alles tut, um vor Weihnachten den Kunden bei Laune zu halten.

Mitten am Times Square, wo früher eine wenig vertrauenserweckende Spielothek stand, hat Procter & Gamble die erste öffentliche Klo-Installation eingerichtet. Zwanzig Toiletten werden noch einem gut dreißig-köpfigen Team betreut, auf deren Shirts die P&G-Klopapier-Marke „Charmin“ Werbung macht.

Eine junge Männer in „Charmin“-Uniform preisen auf der Straße per Megaphon die Details des Klo-Vergnügens an: „Wir haben einen offenen Kamin, da können Sie sich ausruhen“, ruft einer zwei älteren Touristen zu. Und ein anderer wirbt für junge Cheerleader, die auf einer Bühne bei der Warteschlange mit kurzem Rock und Pom-Pons den Werbesong singen und tanzen.

Das tun sie tatsächlich. „Du bist so stark und doch so weich / unsere Beziehung wird ewig halten“, besingen die Mädchen das Klopapier, und sie hauchen: „Cha-Cha-Cha-Charmin“. Derweil machen zwei Jungs eine Umfrage unter den Wartenden. Die Daten werden gesammelt und im Internet veröffentlicht. Unter charminrestrooms.com erfährt man nun, dass schon 46 578 New Yorker vor Ort waren. Mehr als 900 Deutsche waren auf dem Topf am Times Square, die europäischen Länder sind komplett abgehakt, selbst aus Madagaskar, Gabon und Equador waren schon Touristen da.

Wo so viele Leute ihr Geschäft verrichten, ist Hygiene oberstes Gebot. Bei „Charmin“ am Times Square wird Reinheit zelebriert. Nach jedem Klogang untersucht ein Mitarbeiter den Abort, bewaffnet mit Desinfektionsspray und Tüchern, notfalls wird Parfüm verspritzt. Dann geht die Türe wieder auf, und unter lautem Jubel und Applaus wird bekannt, dass gerade eben „Stall Nummer 16 frei geworden“ ist.

Bei soviel Unterhaltung ist die Stimmung selbst in der Warteschlange großartig. Das Klo-Erlebnis selbst ist dann auch netter als es je auf einer öffentlichen Toilette war, und manche wollen nach getaner Arbeit gar nicht mehr aus dem „Charmin“-Tempel raus. Viele verweilen in den Sofas am Kamin, lassen sich mit dem riesigen Plüsch-Bären fotografieren, einige springen sogar auf die Bühne und unterstützen die Cheerleader: „Cha-Cha-Cha-Charmin!“

Manche sind so begeistert, dass sie sich einen Eintrag im Gästebuch nicht nehmen lassen. „Ich war zum ersten Mal in New York, und ... (die Toiletten) waren das coolste überhaupt“, schreibt ein Fan. Rob meint die „Charmin“-Klos sollten „zu den sieben Wundern der Erde gehören“, und Wanda aus Massachussetts schreibt, worüber sich jeder P&G-Manager am meisten freut: „Ich liebe Charmin Ultra, ich werde jetzt die Marke wechseln.“

Zigtausende gutgelaunte Klo-Gänger können nicht irren: Die „Charmin“-Installation im Herzen New Yorks ist ein Weihnachtsgeschenk für die Stadt. Natürlich vor allem für den Einzelhandel, und für Procter & Gamble selbst, denn bewusster als hier hat sich noch kein Verbraucher je mit dem Thema und dem Konsumartikel Klopapier auseinandergesetzt.

Lars Halter

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Medicines Company (The)
08.12.06 18:29 Uhr

34,73 USD

+14,24 % [+4,33]
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Diese Amis:)!!! Ein Chart wie eine Flagge :)

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NASDAQ

Aktuell
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249,45 Mio.

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Biotech News: Analysis of Medicines Co


Dec 08, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Analysis of Medicines Co
(NASDAQ: MDCO)The Medicines Company, a pharmaceutical company, specializes in acute care
hospital products. It engages in the acquisition, development, and
commercialization of late-stage development drugs. The company offers Angiomax,
a direct thrombin inhibitor for use as an anticoagulant in patients with
unstable angina undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions or coronary
angioplasty. It also develops clevidipine, an intravenous drug intended for the
short-term control of blood pressure in intensive care patients; and cangrelor,
an antiplatelet agent that prevents platelet activation and aggregation for the
treatment of vascular disease. The company's customers include hospital
management, physicians, hospital pharmacists, nurses, and other care staff in
the United States. Its products are sold through sales representatives and
managers in the United States, as well as through third-party distributors
internationally. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in
Parsippany, New Jersey.Shares were up 10% after announcing blood-thinning drug Angiomax works as well
as rival drugs, but with 47 percent less risk of major bleeding.

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Credence Systems Corporation
08.12.06 18:23 Uhr

5,03 USD

+27,34 % [+1,08]
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Super Ausbruch nach oben!

Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
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Zeit
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+27,34 %

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bellwetherreport.com: Fundamental Review for Credence Systems Corp.


Dec 08, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fundamental Review for Credence
Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: CMOS)Credence Systems Corporation provides design-to-test solutions for the
semiconductor industry worldwide. Its product portfolio includes system-on-chip,
mixed-signal, radio frequency (RF), flash, and automotive test systems, with a
suit of debug, validation, and characterization tools. The company's products
are used to test digital logic, analog, mixed-signal, system-on-chip,
nonvolatile or memory, and radio frequency wireless integrated circuits. It
offers its products to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries,
outsource assembly and test suppliers, and fabless chip companies to design,
manufacture, and test semiconductors for use in applications, such as
automobiles, appliances, personal computers, personal communications products,
networking products, digital televisions, wireless local area network, and
multimedia hardware. The company sells its products through direct sales
employees and representatives, and distributors. Credence Systems has a
partnership with Integra Technologies to offer mixed-signal and RF application
development support for design houses located in North America. The company was
founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.Shares were up 22% after posting a smaller loss for the fiscal fourth quarter,
as the company trimmed costs.

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HEELYS INC
08.12.06 18:19 Uhr

33,54 USD
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
33,54 USD

Zeit
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Diff. Vortag
+0,00 %

Tages-Vol.
254,16 Mio.

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Heelys, Inc. Prices Its Initial Public Offering


DALLAS, Dec 08, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Heelys, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLYS) announced
that its initial public offering of 6,425,000 shares of common stock has been
priced at $21.00 per share. Heelys is offering 3,125,000 shares of common stock
and certain existing stockholders are offering the remaining 3,300,000 shares.
In addition, certain existing stockholders have granted the underwriters a
30-day option to purchase up to an additional 963,750 shares at the initial
public offering price to cover over-allotments. The Company will not receive any
of the proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. Heelys,
Inc. common stock will be listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol
"HLYS." The offering is expected to close on December 13, 2006.Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC are serving as joint
book-running managers, with JP Morgan and CIBC World Markets serving as
co-managers for the offering.

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Seven Summits Research releases comments on GS, MCD, BSC, CHK and FNM


CHICAGO, Dec 11, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Seven Summits Strategic
Investments releases its Stocks To Watch Guide.

The following stocks are featured in the Stocks To Watch Guide:

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS),
McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD),
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.(NYSE: BSC),
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK),
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM).

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BUYINS.NET: MZ, IDT, KOG, CYCC, FMRX, TWTC Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today

Dec 13, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:
Milacron Inc (NYSE: MZ),
I D T Corporation Cl B (NYSE: IDT),
Kodiak Oil &Gas Corp (AMEX: KOG),
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CYCC),
Familymeds Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FMRX),
Time Warner Telecom Inc (NASDAQ: TWTC




Milacron Inc (NYSE: MZ) supplies plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: Machinery technologies, Mold technologies, and Industrial fluids. Machinery Technologies segment provides plastics processors with injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding systems, as well as parts, molds, and services. This segment also sells specialty and peripheral equipment for plastics processing, as well as replacement parts for its machinery products. Mold Technologies segment produces mold bases and components for injection molding; and distributes maintenance, repair, and operating supplies for plastics processors. The company provides its plastics technologies to various markets, including automotive, packaging, building materials, consumer goods, electronics, medical, and housewares. Industrial Fluids segment engages in the manufacture and sale of coolants, lubricants, corrosion inhibitors, and cleaning fluids used in metalworking. This segment serves automotive, industrial components and machinery, aerospace, oil and primary metals, appliances, consumer goods, and off-road equipment industries. The company sells its products through distributors, sales and service offices, direct sales force, independent agents, Internet, and printed and electronic catalogs in North America, Europe, and Asia. Milacron was incorporated in 1884 as The Cincinnati Screw and Tap Company, and changed its name to The Cincinnati Milling Machine Company in 1889. Further, it changed its name to Cincinnati Milacron, Inc. and to Milacron, Inc. in 1998. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. With 51.87 million shares outstanding and 433,778 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of MZ.











I D T Corporation Cl B (NYSE: IDT) together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services and products worldwide. It operates in four segments: IDT Telecom, IDT Capital, IDT Solutions, and Voice over IP. The IDT Telecom segment sells prepaid and rechargeable calling cards; and provides consumer local, long distance, and mobile phone services, as well as wholesale carrier services to the retail and wholesale markets. This segment also markets private label retail and promotional calling cards to retail chains and corporate customers. This segment distributes its prepaid calling cards to retail outlets, including local groceries, convenience stores, newsstands, and gas stations. The IDT Capital segment consists primarily of IDT Energy that resells natural gas and electrical power to consumers and small business customers in New York state; Ethnic Grocery Brands, which sells ethnic food products; IDT Local Media that comprises CTM Brochure Display and WMET radio; IDT Carmel that manages aged receivables; and call center operations, as well as other smaller holdings and operations, including real estate and Hispanic-focused initiatives. The IDT Solutions segment provides licenses for commercial fixed wireless spectrum in the United States and offers various wireless spectrum services. The Voice over IP segment offers a range of voice over Internet protocol communications services to resellers, consumers, and service providers. IDT Corporation operates in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. With 81.46 million shares outstanding and 4.03 million shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of IDT.











Kodiak Oil &Gas Corp (AMEX: KOG) engages in the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the western United States. It explores and develops oil and gas properties within two producing basins in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The company explores for natural gas in the Green River Basin in southwestern Wyoming, as well as oil in the Williston Basin in Montana and North Dakota. As of December 31, 2005, Kodiak Oil & Gas' proved reserves comprised 521.7 MBbls of oil and 2,835.2 MMcf of gas. The company was incorporated in 1972 under the name Pacific Talc, Ltd. and changed its name to Columbia Copper Company, Ltd. in 1998. Further, it changed its name to Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. in 2001. Kodiak Oil & Gas is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With 74.97 million shares outstanding and 592,175 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of KOG.










Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CYCC) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of mechanism-targeted drugs to treat human cancers and other serious disorders. The company is evaluating seliciclib (CYC202), an orally-available cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, which is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of lung cancer. Its product candidates also comprise Sapacitabine (CYC682), an orally-available, cell cycle modulating nucleoside analog, which is in Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of cancer; and CYC116, an orally-available Aurora kinase inhibitor in IND-directed preclinical development. In addition, it has eight early stage programs that target cell cycle mechanisms for the treatment of cancer, Type 2 diabetes, inflammatory kidney diseases, and viral infections. Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals is based in Short Hills, New Jersey. With 16.16 million shares outstanding and 1,388 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of CYCC.











Familymeds Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FMRX) operates as a pharmacy and drug distribution provider in the United States. It focuses on building an integrated specialty drug platform to provide services for the treatment of health diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and pain management. The company offers health-related products online, including a prescription and non prescription medications, vitamins and nutritional supplements, home medical equipment, and health and beauty aids directly from its pharmacies, by mail order, and via Internet. As of August 15, 2006, it operated 86 locations, including 7 franchised locations in 14 states under the Arrow Pharmacy and Nutrition Center and Familymeds Pharmacy brand names. The company also operates Worksite Pharmacy, which provides solutions for employer groups, as well as specialty pharmaceutical distribution to physicians, medical clinics and centers, and other health care providers. Familymeds Group was founded in 1993. It was formerly known as DrugMax, Inc. and changed its name to Familymeds Group, Inc. in July 2006. Familymeds Group is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. With 6.69 million shares outstanding and 750 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of FMRX.











Time Warner Telecom Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTC) provides managed voice and data networking solutions in the United States. It offers dedicated transport services, which include voice, data, image, and video transmission using fiber optics technology, which include pop-to-pop special access, interexchange carrier (IXC) special access, private line, metropolitan and regional connectivity, and transport arrangements. The company's switched voice services provide business customers with local and long distance calling capabilities and connections to IXCs, including business access line service, access trunks, local toll service, local telephone service, and long distance services. Time Warner also offers data and internet services that enable its customers to connect their own internal computer networks and access external computer networks and the Internet using the ethernet protocol. The company's Internet services include high-speed Internet services with speeds up to one Gigabyte per second, as well as various traditional Internet services. Its intercarrier services include origination and termination of long distance calls and the termination of local calls. It also provides network monitoring and management, information technology solutions, information systems infrastructure, network development and application laboratory, and billing systems. The company's customers include companies in the health care, finance, higher education, manufacturing and hospitality, long distance carriers, incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, wireless communications companies, and Internet service providers, as well as state, local, and federal government entities. As of December 31, 2005, the company covered approximately 20,604 route miles of fiber networks. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. With 121.17 million shares outstanding and 9.9 million shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of TWTC.

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bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on Progen Industries Ltd.

Dec 13, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- In-Depth Research on Progen Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: PGLA)
Progen Industries has high hopes for its progeny. The biotech offers such contract services as product R&D and manufacturing to other drug companies. Progen also puts its experience to work for its own drug pipeline. Its lead drug candidate, PI-88, may treat cancer by preventing tumors from forming needed blood vessels (antiangiogenesis) and by inhibiting the cancer's spread to other parts of the body. Progen hopes to win approval for the candidate for advanced skin cancer, as well as for lung and liver cancers and multiple myeloma. Drug candidate PI-166 also targets liver cancer.

Shares were up 47% after positive results for liver cancer trial.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Latest Companys Spotlight: GFCI! December 14, 2006

Weston, FLA., Dec 14, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Grifco International, Inc. (OTC: GFCI),
AURUS Corp. (OTC: AURC),
Industrial Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: IDSM),
Delta Oil and Gas, Inc, (OTCBB: DOIG) and Tidelands Oil & Gas orporation (OTCBB: TIDE).




Wall Street News Alert continuing its coverage

Grifco International, Inc. (OTC: GFCI) as it continues to issue positive news. The company, a leading provider of oil and gas services equipment, issued a press release Wednesday after the markets closed, announcing the exercise of its option for 100% of the working interest ("WI") and 75% of the Net Royalty Interest in 208 gas leases located in the Permian Basin geologic formation in Crockett County, Texas.

This could be more great news for the company! According to the press release, the proven reserves of gas in the 208 drill sites are 109 billion cubic feet based upon an expert geologist report. The closing price of gas on the New York Mercantile Exchange as of December 8, 2006 was $7.56 per cubic foot of gas. Cost of the option, drilling and production costs is estimated at $1.75 per cubic foot.

Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of Grifco International! Under the terms of the option, the Company will begin spudding on 7 drill sites in the next 30 days. Each drill site will take approximately 2 weeks to complete. It will take another 2-3 weeks for commercial production. The net proceeds from the 7 drill sites will be used by the Company to expand drilling operations to the remaining 208 drill sites and to finance the repurchase up to 25,000,000 of its shares in the public market place.

Continue to watch this company. On Friday, the company announced that its board of directors has approved a share buy back initiative to purchase common shares of the company. The shares will be purchased in the open market in any amount up to five million shares by the company. According to the press release, at present, the buy back program is being financed by the company without the necessity of outside financing.

This was followed by a company press release issued Tuesday after the markets closed, announcing a new purchase order for coil tubing tools in China. According to that press release, the first purchase order was for $475,000. There are two additional purchase orders which will be completed in 1Q07 for $475,000 per order. The total package totals $1,425,000 in new purchase orders.

In Late November, Global Oil Tools Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grifco, announced that it is increasing BOP manufacturing capabilities by 500% to meet demand for its BOWEN type BOP(s). In a statement by Global Oil Tools pioneer and founder WJ Barnhill, "There are only two companies in the world where you can buy a BOWEN type BOP from, and one of the two, is Global Oil Tools."

Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed Wednesday at around Five cents a share.

In case you are not familiar with the company: Grifco International Inc. is a leading provider of oil and gas services equipment, specializing in the conception, design, and development of tools for the coil tubing, wire line and snubbing industry throughout the US, China, Mexico and South America.








AURUS Corp. (OTC: AURC) up 26.6% on 1.6 million shares traded.

Aurus Corporation is a publicly traded mining holding company with several precious metal properties with over 5 million ounces in gold reserves, trading under the ticker symbol AURC on the US Pinksheets market. AURUS Corp. recently announced that it is producing gold and platinum from its Krong rare earth reserves.

Furthermore, the Company states that its after tax net revenue projections exceed all expectations. Mr Dovgan, its president, states, "The low cost of mining the accessible rare earth minerals as well as the ore shall produce net revenues that shall be superior to the evaluations previously forecast by its geologists. We certainly can afford to pay dividends to the investors."










Industrial Minerals Inc. (OTCBB: IDSM) down 0.6% on 1.3 million shares traded Industrial Minerals Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary Industrial Minerals Canada Inc., headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owns 100% of the undivided interest in the Bissett Creek Graphite patented mineral lease, containing a resource of 640,000 tonnes of flake graphite on approximately 10% of the patented mineral lease that has been drilled to date. Industrial Minerals Inc. recently announced it has contracted Dr. W. Tai Yen, Professor Emeritus at Queen's University Department of Mining in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to initiate the final step of the analysis to optimize liberation of Bissett Creek's jumbo graphite flake.









Delta Oil and Gas, Inc, (OTCBB: DOIG) down 17.1% on 599,000 shares traded Delta Oil and Gas is a growing exploration company focused on developing North American oil and natural gas reserves. Delta Oil and Gas, Inc. recently announced that it has sold its interest in two wells at Cache Slough near Sacramento, California for $1,500,000.

The company's original investment in these two wells was approximately $432,000 representing a gain on sale of over $1,068,000. An independent evaluation of the two wells was completed by a contract geologist and our Board of Directors determined that the price as offered represented the fair market value of our interest and amounted to a good return on moneys spent to date on these wells.









Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation (OTCBB: TIDE) down 10.8% on 480,000 shares traded.

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation a company which focuses on pipeline crossings, gas processing plants and gas storage facilities, stated in November that its subsidiary, Sonterra Energy Corporation, has entered into an agreement to provide propane service to Las Brisas at its Ensenada Shores subdivision, a gated community on Canyon Lake.

Market Commentary: "Mortgage applications are up for last week says the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancing existing mortgages was up by 11.5%, the highest level since October of 2005. Total applications were up by 22.5% versus the same period last year," Stated Sonja Rudd i

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BUYINS.NET: BPUR, BRLC, HYRF, NICH, SERG Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today

Dec 14, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:

Biopure Corporation (NASDAQ: BPUR),
Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ: BRLC),
Hydroflo Inc (OTC: HYRF),
Nitches Inc (NASDAQ: NICH),
Star Energy Corp (OTCBB: SERG) For





Biopure Corporation (NASDAQ: BPUR) engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals, called oxygen therapeutics. Its pharmaceuticals are administered intravenously to increase oxygen transport to the body's tissues. The company offers Hemopure for human use, which is approved in South Africa for the treatment of adult surgical patients, who are acutely anemic; for the purpose of eliminating, reducing, or delaying the need for donated red blood cell transfusions in these patients; for the management of patients with cardiovascular ischemia; and as an early intervention in the out-of-hospital setting for the treatment of patients with acute blood loss resulting from traumatic injury. It also offers Oxyglobin to veterinarians for use in the treatment of anemia in dogs in the United States and Europe. The company sells its products through direct sales force and distributors. Biopure was founded in 1984 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. With 49.37 million shares outstanding and 1.2 million shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of BPUR.











Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ: BRLC) engages in the design, development, and distribution of high-definition televisions (HDTVs) in liquid crystal display (LCD), and liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) formats. The company provides Olevia branded product lines, which include flat panel LCD models in diagonal sizes from 20 inches to 42 inches, and 65-inch Gen II LCoS Rear Projection HDTV for the high-volume home entertainment market; 42-inch and 47-inch high-end HDTVs for the home entertainment and home theater markets; and Gen II LCoS rear projection 65-inch HDTV for audio/video market. It also offers a line of LCoS microdisplay products and subsystems, including LCoS imagers that original equipment manufacturers (OEM) could integrate into proprietary HDTV products, home theater projectors, and near-to-eye applications, such as head-mounted monocular or binocular headsets and viewers for industrial, medical, military, commercial, and consumer applications. These microdisplay products also include a line of LCoS display imagers and associated application specific integrated circuits that provide driver, controller, and converter functions that operate the imager. The company's optical modules for near-to-eye applications comprise illumination, prisms, color separators and combiners, and lenses to provide complete display products. Syntax-Brillian sells its products to high-end audio/video manufacturers, distributors of high-end consumer electronics products, and consumer electronics retailers in North America, Asia, and Europe. The company has a joint venture, Olevia Senna do Brazil, to assemble and market Olevia branded HDTVs in Brazil and throughout South America. It also has a joint venture with China South Industries Group Corporation, Sino-Brillian Display Technology Corporation, to assemble and sell LCoS light engines to HDTV manufacturers in China and internationally. Syntax-Brillian was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. With 51.45 million shares outstanding and 5.88 million shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of BRLC.











Hydroflo Inc (OTC: HYRF) is a business development company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Apex, North Carolina, HydroFlo's core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo, Inc. is to acquire and develop innovative technologies and businesses that will improve the quality of water throughout the world by means of detection, treatment and removal of contaminants. With 70.84 million shares outstanding and 233 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of HYRF.










Nitches Inc. (NASDAQ: NICH) engages in the design, market, and distribution of wholesale apparel to national retailers, regional chain stores, and specialty retailers. Its products include women's sleepwear and western wear, men's casual wear and golf apparel, and men's and women's performance apparel. The company sells its products through sales network, including in-house sales personnel and independent sales representatives. Nitches, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in San Diego, California. With 4.65 million shares outstanding and 62,737 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of NICH.











Star Energy Corp (OTCBB: SERG) operates as an oil and gas exploration company The company, through its subsidiary, Volga-Neft Limited Company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and natural gas in the Samara and Orenburg regions of Russia. Volga owns a parcel of land in Chapaevsk, Russia, measuring approximately 30,000 square meters, on which it intends to build an oil refinery. In addition, Volga owns 69 vehicles used for the transportation of oil and inflammable loads. The company is also pursuing a strategy of seeking investment and acquisition opportunities in Russia and eastern Europe. Star Energy Corporation was founded in 1999 and is based in New York City. With 41.56 million shares outstanding and 240,307 shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of SERG.

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Global Resource Corp Receives Formal Request From Leading Petrochemical Company for Oil Drill Cuttings Unit Using Company's Patent Pending Microwave Technology

WEST BERLIN, N.J., Dec 14, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Global Resource Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: GBRC) is pleased to announce that the company has received formal notice from one of the world's leading petrochemical companies to deliver an in-depth quote and specifications report for the company's oil drill cuttings units capable of processing 10 tons per hour using their patent pending technology.
GBRC announced publicly yesterday that the company was in discussions for the sale of microwave units using their patent pending technology capable of extracting all but 0.01% containments of oil drill cuttings with two of the world's leading petrochemical companies.(See previous company release: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061213/clw034.html?.v=74). The requested in-depth quote and specifications report is the direct result of a series of successful tests and on-site meetings at the headquarters of the company in West Berlin, NJ within the last week.

Upon GBRC's successful installation and testing of the unit capable of processing 10 tons per hour approximately 40 additional oil drill cuttings units will be required from GBRC. GBRC estimates the value of this order to exceed $50,000,000.

These oil drill cuttings units, using GBRC's patent pending microwave technology, will be built by the Equipment Service Parts, Inc. (ESP), the Virginia based firm specializing in tooling and manufacturing recently acquired by GBRC. (See related company release: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061208/clf062.html?.v=34).

Frank Pringle, President of GBRC, stated, "GBRC's sale of its oil drill cuttings units to the preeminent and one of the world's leading petrochemical companies, utilizing only one application of the company's patent pending technology, would be the company's largest accomplishment to date. It single handedly proves our microwave technology has been widely accepted at the highest levels of the oil and gas industry. In addition, our recent acquisition of ESP, which saves GBRC approximately 40% on the manufacturing of our patent pending microwave technology units, gives GBRC immediate cost savings and a tremendous profit margin unseen in our industry to date."

About Global Resource Corporation:

Global Resources has a patent pending process that allows for removal of oil and alternative petroleum products at very low cost from various resources, including shale deposits, tar sands, and waste oil streams with significantly greater yields and lower costs than are available utilizing existing known technologies. The process uses specific frequencies of microwave radiation to extract oils and alternative petroleum products from secondary raw materials, and is expected to dramatically reduce the cost for oil and gas recovery from a variety of unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Global Resources technology will not only be developed to extract oil from shale, but from depleted oil fields in the US and elsewhere, many of which still contain more than half of the hydrocarbons originally in these fields, because the residual hydrocarbons are too viscous to extract with conventional technology.


Contact:
Global Resource Corporation
Phone: (856) 767-5661
Fax: (856) 767-5664
inquire@Globalresourcecorp.com

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Latest Companys Spotlight: HYPF! December 14, 2006

Weston, FLA., Dec 14, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

HyPower Fuel, Inc. (OTC: HYPF),
EGPI/Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFCR),
Strata Oil & Gas Inc (OTCBB: SOIGF),
Torrent Energy Corporation (OTCBB: TREN) and
Digital Ally, Inc. (OTC: DGLY)





Investors are really starting to take note of

HyPower Fuel, Inc. (OTC: HYPF). The company stock is up over 150% this week, as of the markets close yesterday, and trading over tens of millions of shares over the past two days! The company, which is in the energy technology sector, focusing on providing innovative alternative energy through hydrogen production and hydrogen related products, issued a press release Wednesday after the markets closed, announcing that it will commence testing on a Ford Motor Company gasoline engine with its newly developed high efficiency H2 Reactor.
This could be more great news! The H2 Reactor is an electrolyzer that uses a unique process of electrolysis to create hydrogen and oxygen gases from water. After extensive technical research and development work with its joint venture partner, HyPower believes that the H2 Reactor's electrolysis process is technologically the most efficient to date with an unprecedented ratio of 1 liter of hydrogen production to an electrical input of 1 watt hour. This is approximately 2 to 2.5 times more efficient than the current state of the competing technology.

"We chose the Ford Fusion vehicle for this series of testing because we believe that it should operate well with the introduction of hydrogen as a hybrid power source and possibly even as a sole power source" explained Mr. Douglas Bender, President of HyPower Fuel, Inc. "This testing program follows on the heels of the Volkswagen engine testing we previously conducted" Mr. Bender added.

The Company is currently running preliminary tests and will soon be establishing a baseline for this Ford engine. Testing will begin in early 2007. Upon successful completion of the test program the Company will be preparing a live webcast to demonstrate the use of the H2 Reactor in conjunction with this vehicle as well as the Volkswagen Rabbit GTI.

Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of HyPower Fuel. Also yesterday, the company issued a separate press release announcing that Trivest Acquisition Corp., its distributor in Brazil, has provided HyPower with a purchase order for 30 Hydro PowerPak units to provide initial inventory for its distributors in the Republic of India.

"Our Brazilian distribution network has shown immense interest in support for with the HPP unit and we believe it is now time to begin introducing the HPP product to our entire distribution network" explained Mr. Michael Hattenburg, Senior Partner at Trivest Acquisition Corp. Mr. Hattenburg, went on to say that "Trivest expects to be placing additional orders for HPP units for both Brazil and India early in the new year."

Continue to watch this company. On Monday we reported that HyPower issued a press release announcing that it has retained the services of a renown patent attorney, Mr. Robert Shaver of Dykas Shaver and Nipper, LLP to begin work on a process patent for its new developed high- efficiency electrolyzer.

Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed Wednesday at around Twenty Three cents a share.


About the Hydro Power Pack (HPP): The HPP is a retrofit hydrogen insertion device developed for use on tractor trailer rigs as well as stationary diesel engines to improve fuel economy, reduce harmful emissions and increase engine performance and horsepower. Although the HPP does not eliminate the need for gasoline, diesel or other fuels it does provide the onboard production of hydrogen that supplements the primary fuel source. Hypower believes the HPP is more efficient than any existing form of electrolysis-based hydrogen production/insertion technology. The HPP is a transition technology paving the way for future retrofit hydrogen production technologies that will allow engines to be fueled totally with hydrogen produced on board, on demand.

In case you are not familiar with the company:
HyPower Fuel, Inc. is a category leading company in the energy technology sector, focusing on providing innovative alternative energy through hydrogen production and hydrogen related products. HyPower has successfully commercialized the integration of hydrogen production and hydrogen insertion technologies using electrolysis to improve the overall performance and efficiency of the internal combustion engine while burning gasoline, diesel, natural gas, liquid propane, ethanol, methanol or a combination of fossil fuels and biofuels. HyPower's signature product, the Hydro Power Pak (HPP), has demonstrated a significant impact on the performance of engines while at the same time increasing fuel economy, significantly reducing harmful emissions, inducing a cleaner more efficient burn, and increasing torque and horsepower. The HPP results in greater productivity, less carbon residue and sludge build-up and overall increased operating efficiency. HyPower is also engaged in the research and development of hydrogen production technology and biofuel products.










EGPI/Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFCR) up 59% on 9.3 million shares traded EGPI/Firecreek Inc. through its Firecreek unit is focused on oil production with an emphasis on acquiring existing oil fields with proven reserves, the rehabilitation of potentially high throughput oilfields, resource properties and inventories on an international basis. EGPI/Firecreek, Inc. recently announced an operational update regarding the progress for its third (13-9) well workover program in the Ten Mile Draw (TMD) prospect area, Green River Basin, Wyoming.











Strata Oil & Gas Inc (OTCBB: SOIGF) down 18.7% on 1 million shares traded Strata Oil & Gas Inc. recently announced that it has increased its Peace River oil sands rights holdings by more than 35,000 acres representing 9 parcels, increasing the size of its Alberta oil sands land base by approximately 50 percent. The parcels are contiguous to Strata's Cadotte oil sands project and its Bearhead oil sands project.

Strata's oil sands holdings in Peace River now comprise approximately 106,000 acres (about 165 sections), making Strata one of the largest players in the Peace River oil sands region of Alberta. Strata Oil & Gas is a junior petroleum exploration company with its head office located in Calgary, Alberta. Their focus is exclusively on oil and gas projects within North America. Their emphasis is on full-cycle exploration as they believe that they can have a greater impact by developing their own exploration projects rather than acquiring advanced projects from others.










Torrent Energy Corporation (OTCBB: TREN) down 2.7% on 255,000 shares traded Torrent Energy Corporation is a growing exploration company focusing on developing non-conventional natural gas reserves in the Northwestern United States. Torrent Energy Corporation recently announced the following developments from its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Methane Energy Corp. ("Methane").












Digital Ally, Inc. (OTC: DGLY) down 7.8% on 129,000 shares traded.

Digital Ally, Inc. is involved in the development, manufacturing and marketing of advanced technology products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial security applications. Digital Ally, Inc. recently announced its operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006.

Market Commentary: "Mortgage applications are up for last week says the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancing existing mortgages was up by 11.5%, the highest level since October of 2005. Total applications were up by 22.5% versus the same period last year," Stated Sonja Rudd

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AMD ``Connecting the World'' Design Contest Generates Innovative Product Ideas Students from throughout Latin America compete to connect people in high-growth markets to the Internet

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Dec 14, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the winning teams of the inaugural "Connecting the World" product design contest. The team from the University of Chile received the Chairman's Award for GOTA, an affordable Internet connectivity solution that local water utility companies would commercialize for rural populations. The team from UnicenP, a university in Brazil, received the Judges' Award for E-Cipo, an Internet access terminal that utilizes GPRS wireless technology to connect to television sets via UHF signals thus eliminating the need for a computer monitor.
"The concept behind this contest is that innovative thinkers who reside within the high-growth nations of Latin America best know the features, form factors and functionality of Internet connectivity devices that would be best suited for local citizens," said Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president.

The Chairman's Award was selected by AMD CEO Hector Ruiz and will receive a cash prize of US$30,000 total, US$10,000 of which will be given to their university. The Judges' Award was selected by the panel of judges and will also receive a prize of US$30,000, US$10,000 of which will be given to their university.

The five finalists groups -- Fly Tech, GOTA, Eco Red, Interaction in Movement and E-Cipo -- presented their nonworking prototypes to the judges' commission, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The commission is composed of Hector Ruiz, AMD chairman of the board and chief executive officer; Billy Edwards, AMD chief innovation officer and senior vice president; Gustavo Arenas, AMD corporate vice president of High-Growth Markets & Innovations; Rob Enderle, chief analyst of the Enderle Group; Judith Varhelyi, director of the Hungarian Design Council; and Guillermo Winnicki, Buenos Aires City Hall Metropolitan Center manager for the Interactive Design brand.

The winning projects were selected from among 30 entries submitted by university student teams from throughout Latin America. The projects were judged based on how well they met the criteria user experience, affordability, aesthetics and ecological responsibility.

"Connecting the World" Contest

In support of AMD's 50x15 Initiative, to enable 50 percent of the world's population with Internet access and computing capability by the year 2015, AMD challenged university students to develop Internet access devices based on AMD processing technology. In addition to stimulating creativity, the "Connecting the World" contest promotes integration among multiple student disciplines to create product prototypes and business models aimed at accelerating the digital inclusion process throughout the region.

"The development of local ecosystems that foster indigenous design is one of the core tenets of the 50x15 Initiative, so we're tapping into the creativity and enthusiasm of student thinkers to gain their perspective on innovative designs," Edwards said.

Students from all over Latin America have submitted their proposals for providing technology access to populations located in regions where Internet access is limited. Project submissions included a product description, a business plan detailing the strategies for successfully implementing the program, the commercial feasibility of the project, and its overall compatibility with the social and economic realities of the target market.

Further details and information about the rules and application for the "Connecting the World" contest are available at www.amd.com/connecttheworld.

About 50x15

AMD's 50x15 initiative is a bold and far-reaching effort to develop new technology and solutions that will help enable affordable Internet access and computing capability for 50 percent of the world's population by the year 2015. Based on this initiative, AMD has recently opened two computer labs at Associacao Meninos do Morumbi, a nongovernmental organization composed of over 4,000 children and teenagers in the city of Sao Paulo. It also has contributed with the E-Poupatempo implementation, which offers public services for the population in Sao Paulo through Internet access. For more information, visit www.50x15.com.

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com.

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Dectron International, Inc.
14.12.06 21:37 Uhr

6,46 USD

+53,99 % [+2,265]
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bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com is Tracking Dectron Internationale Inc.

Sep 15, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Bellwether Report Takes Notice of Dectron Internationale Inc. (Nasdaq: DECT)
Air conditioning and indoor air quality products make life a breeze at Dectron Internationale. The company specializes in dehumidification and refrigeration through subsidiaries Dectron Inc. (Dry-O-Tron indoor pool and commercial dehumidifiers), Circul-Aire (gas-phase filtration and energy recovery), Refplus (refrigeration and AC systems, including walk-in storage coolers and freezers for grocery stores and meat plants), and ThermoPlus (dehumidifiers, heat pumps, and air-to-fluid heat exchangers). Its International Water Makers unit extracts moisture from air. North America is the company\'s primary market. President and CEO Ness Lakdawala and his wife Roshan Katrak together own 55% of Dectron.

Shares were down 29% after second quarter results.

Dectron Internationale, Inc, a leader in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, indoor air security and water generation markets, announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2006 (in USD).

Revenues for the six months ended July 31, 2006 were $27.1 million, a $3.3 million (13.8%) increase over the prior year\'s revenues of $23.8 million. The growth is attributed to sales of Dectron dehumidification units for water parks as well as stronger international sales in the Circul-aire division.

Gross profit increased by $1.7 million to $7.2 million from $5.6 million in the same period last year. As a percentage of revenues, gross profit increased to 26.7% from 23.4%. The gross profit margin was positively affected by a sales mix of products.

Selling expenses increased by $744,000 to $3.4 million in the six months ended July 31, 2006 compared to $2.6 million for the period ended July 31, 2005. The increase is primarily due to higher commissions paid on the increased sales levels and the costs of attending trade shows.

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XENONICS HOLDINGS
14.12.06 21:46 Uhr

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Xenonics Fiscal 2006 Fourth Quarter Net Income Increased to $753,000 Versus a Net Loss of $3.2 Million Revenue Increased Four-Fold to $2.34 Million From $529,000 Management Expects Trend of Increasing Revenue and Profit to Continue in Fiscal 2007

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec 14, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- XENONICS HOLDINGS, INC. (Amex: XNN), a leader in advanced illumination and low light viewing technology, today announced net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 of $753,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, versus a loss of $3,198,000, or $0.20 per share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, as revenue increased more than four-fold to $2,340,000 from $529,000.
"We expect this trend of increasing revenue and profit to continue in fiscal 2007," said Alan Magerman, Chairman of the Board.

"One reason for our confidence is the planned commercial roll-out of our patented SuperVision(TM) night vision device in fiscal 2007. With its unprecedented resolution and range, zoom capability, light weight, and attractive pricing, we believe that SuperVision has the potential to revolutionize the night vision industry. U.S. patents on our SuperVision technology have been allowed and international patents have been filed. We have ordered components for 10,000 devices for delivery between January and August 2007, and production of the first 3,000 units is set to begin in January at our facility in Carlsbad, California.

"In addition, several of the military programs we have diligently pursued for our patented NightHunter family of high-intensity illumination systems are expected to come to fruition beginning this fiscal year. As we announced last week, we have authorized production of 1,200 NightHunterII's for delivery between January 2007 and March 31, 2007 to meet our second quarter forecast.

"The launch of SuperVision following more than two years of intensive development work will create significant new opportunities for Xenonics in law enforcement, public safety, recreational, and other large commercial markets that we believe will complement our military business and support Xenonics' rapid and sustained growth for years to come. Our goal is to build Xenonics into a significant growth company. With NightHunter and SuperVision, we have the right products to make it happen. In fiscal 2006 we recruited proven sales and marketing executives and developed the national distribution network required to achieve our aggressive revenue and profit goals. Our entire management team is energized and committed to effectively executing our business plan. We are increasingly confident about Xenonics' future," Magerman said.

Fourth Quarter Results

For the three months ended September 30, 2006, revenue more than quadrupled to $2,340,000 compared to $529,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. This increase primarily reflected the previously announced shipment of NightHunter systems to the Defense Logistics Agency.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 was of $1,767,000, which included $797,000 related to the sale of excess inventory during the period. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, negative gross profit of $1,704,000 included a $1,953,000 charge for excess inventory.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $826,000, which primarily included $311,000 of non- cash stock-based compensation expense. This compares to selling, general and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2005 of $1,636,000, which included $575,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation.

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $753,000 or $0.05 per diluted share. This compares to a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2005 of $3,198,000, or $0.20 per share.

At September 30, 2006, Xenonics reported working capital of $2,329,000, and a current ratio of 4.5. Magerman noted that all of the $2,194,000 in accounts receivable at September 30, 2006 have now been collected. The Company has no debt.

Fiscal 2006 Results

For the twelve months ended September 30, 2006, revenue increased to $4,833,000 compared to $4,434,000 for fiscal 2005. Net loss for fiscal 2006 was $1,488,000, or $0.09 per share, which included $1,102,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. This compares to a net loss for fiscal 2005 of $5,004,000, or $0.33 per share, which included $1,052,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense.

Conference Call

Xenonics has scheduled a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. A live webcast may be accessed at www.earnings.com. A replay will be available after 1:00 p.m EDT at this same Internet address.

About Xenonics

Xenonics develops and produces advanced, lightweight and compact ultra-high intensity illumination products for military, law enforcement, public safety, and commercial and private sector applications. Currently, NightHunters are in use by every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as a wide variety of law enforcement and security agencies. Using its breakthrough patented technology, Xenonics provides innovative solutions for customers that demand the ability to see farther so that they can do their job better and safer. Xenonics' products deliver a quantum leap in performance over other illumination technologies and represent the next generation in small, high intensity, high efficiency illumination systems. Visit Xenonics on the web at www.xenonics.com.

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Hansen Medical Added to Russell 2000(R) and 3000(R) Indexes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 18, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hansen Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: HNSN) today announced that its stock has been added to the Russell 2000 and the Russell 3000 Indexes effective December 15, 2006. The Russell 3000 is a listing of the top 3,000 U.S. common stocks, ranked from the largest to the smallest market capitalization. The Russell 2000 is a benchmark index for small-cap investments and is comprised of the stocks in the lower two-thirds of the Russell 3000. These indexes act as a performance standard for fund managers and rank as the most widely used set of performance benchmarks for institutional investment products.
The Russell indexes are reconstituted every year in June. In addition, eligible companies that complete initial public offerings are added each calendar quarter. Hansen was included as one of the IPO additions.

"We are pleased to be included as part of the Russell 2000(R) and Russell 3000(R)," said Fred Moll M.D., chief executive officer of Hansen Medical. "This is an important accomplishment and key milestone for Hansen Medical."

About Hansen Medical, Inc.

Hansen Medical, based in Mountain View, Calif., was founded in 2002 to develop products and technology using robotics for the accurate positioning, manipulation and stable control of catheters and catheter-based technologies. The Sensei(TM) Robotic Catheter System and disposable Artisan(TM) Control Catheter are currently under review for FDA clearance to guide catheters for mapping the heart anatomy.

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Waste Management Announces Plan to Increase Quarterly Dividend Payments by 9.1% Per Share Dividend to Increase from $0.88 to $0.96 on an Annual Basis Quarterly Dividend Payment of $0.24 to Begin in First Quarter 2007

HOUSTON, Dec 18, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WMI) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 9.1% increase in its quarterly dividend program, raising the amount to $0.24 per share compared to the $0.22 per share paid in 2006. Beginning in the first quarter of 2007, the Company expects to increase its dividend to a total of $0.96 per share per year, which would be an increase of $0.08 per share per year compared to 2006. All dividends must be declared by its Board of Directors prior to payment.
"Waste Management is first and foremost a strong and consistent generator of cash," said David P. Steiner, Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management, Inc. "The Board of Directors and management consider the return of cash to our shareholders to be one of our most important duties. Based on the current share count, this equates to approximately $510 million in dividend payments on an annual basis beginning in 2007. At the current share price of $36.97, this dividend produces a yield of 2.6%, which is in the top 25% of the dividend paying companies within the S&P 500."

Steiner continued, "The higher dividend payment remains one of the cornerstones of our previously approved capital allocation program, through which the Board of Directors has authorized management to return up to $1.2 billion to shareholders in combined cash dividends and common stock repurchases in 2007.

The Company noted that the Board of Directors intends to declare the first quarter 2007 dividend in February, at which time the record and payment dates for the first 2007 quarterly dividend will be announced. It is expected that the first payment of the higher dividend will occur in March of 2007.

Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout North America. Ways in which Waste Management helps Think Green(R) can be found at www.wm.com.

The Company, from time to time, provides estimates of financial and other data, comments on expectations relating to future periods and makes statements of opinion, view or belief about current and future events. Statements relating to future events and performance are "forward-looking statements." The forward-looking statements that the Company makes are the Company's expectations, opinion, view or belief at the point in time of issuance but may change at some future point in time. By issuing estimates or making statements based on current expectations, opinions, views or beliefs, the Company has no obligation, and is not undertaking any obligation, to update such estimates or statements or to provide any other information relating to such estimates or statements. Outlined below are some of the risks that the Company faces and that could affect our financial statements for 2006 and beyond and that could cause actual results to be materially different from those that may be set forth in forward-looking statements made by the Company.

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Escala Group, Inc.
19.12.06 16:36 Uhr

6,8501 USD

+52,90 % [+2,3701]

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Escala to Restate Financial Statements, Discloses Results of Internal Investigation

NEW YORK, Dec 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Escala Group (Nasdaq: ESCL) announced today that the Company will restate its previously reported financial statements for its fiscal years ended June 30, 2003; June 30, 2004; June 30, 2005; and for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
The Company previously reported that its Board of Directors had directed the Audit Committee to review the transactions between the Company and the Company's majority shareholder, Afinsa Bienes Tangibles, S.A. ("Afinsa").

The Audit Committee's investigation is complete, and based on the findings of that investigation and after consultation with the acting Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Board of Directors and Audit Committee have determined to restate the Company's financial statements. The Company is considering the precise extent of the restatement, but expects that the restatement will relate primarily to the reporting of certain of the transactions between the Company and Afinsa, the totality of which had been reported in its financial statements as "related-party sales" and which are now part of the Company's discontinued operations, as described below. Specifically, certain archival sales for which the cash consideration received from Afinsa was recognized entirely as revenue from a related party should have been recorded as a combination of revenue from a related party and additional paid-in capital. Archival sales refer to cash sales to Afinsa of large and unique collections of archival material for which, in most cases, there was no substantial sales history. These sales represented a significant portion of the Company's previously reported revenues for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The Company currently estimates that such archival sales comprised approximately $73 million of the $417 million in total sales to Afinsa over the time period in question, but such sales accounted for a larger percentage contribution to the gross profits recorded during the period.

As previously disclosed, the Company has ceased its global stamp and supply operations with designated sales to Afinsa. The Company has identified its separable and material business operations that were affected (and subsequently shut down as a result), and has classified them as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144. As a result of this reclassification of the Company's global supply operations as discontinued operations, any restatement is not expected to materially affect the results from continuing operations. Rather, the Company believes that any such restatement will be largely contained within discontinued operations and would be evidenced by decreased revenues from discontinued operations, decreased net income and decreased retained earnings, the latter of which would be offset by an identical increase in additional paid-in capital, with the net result being no overall change to the Company's total stockholders' equity and cash position, when viewed cumulatively over the time period in question.

Although it is possible that other aspects of the Company's previously reported financial statements will be restated, the Company is not currently aware of any other issues that would necessitate restatement. The Company has discussed the matters described above with its independent outside auditors, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, P.C., and is filing a Form 8-K with the SEC in connection with its restatement decision. This 8-K will address, among other things, the impact of the restatement on the Company's assessments of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of the applicable periods.

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Mamma.com Inc
19.12.06 16:47 Uhr

5,43 USD

+5,64 % [+0,29]
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Mamma.com, the Mother of all Search Engines, in conjunction with the Pixsy Media Search Platform, now offers its users video search capabilities on www.mamma.com. By providing visual searching based on relevance, categories, photos and videos, Mamma users are given a key tool in today's search experience. Users can enter a query into the Mamma.com search box, hit the Videos tab, and pull highly relevant results from numerous video content providers.

Mamma users are now able to find, explore, and view millions of broadband videos from a wide range of topics including TV shows, movies, music, and news events. The Pixsy Media Search Platform provides Mamma.com with technology that gives users the ability to search for videos from their favorite providers across the web including YouTube, Revver, StupidVideos.com, AddictingClips.com, Blastro, BusinessWeek, Grouper, MetaCafe, Reuters, Sharkle, Roo Media, USA Today, and many more.

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CIRCUIT CITY STRS
19.12.06 16:49 Uhr

18,76 USD

-17,57 % [-4,00]

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Blue Chip News: In-Depth Research on Circuit City Stores Inc.

Dec 19, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- A short circuit in this city might leave a lot of electronic gadgets on the shelves. Circuit City Stores (NYSE:CC) is the #3 consumer electronics retailer in the US (behind Best Buy and Wal Mart), with more than 630 superstores in about 45 states. The big box outlets offer a wide array of televisions, DVD players, and audio systems, as well as CDs and DVDs. Circuit City also sells personal computers and peripherals, mobile computing devices, telephones, and video games. In addition to its retail stores, the company sells products through its Web site. Circuit City's international operations are conducted by Canadian subsidiary InterTAN, which operates more than 950 locations in that country.
Shares were down 16% as the company swings to a third quarter loss.

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Merger-Monday? - Merger-Jahr

Kurz vor dem Jahreswechsel feiert die Wall Street gerne die vergangenen zwölf Monate. Anlass gibt es zur Genüge, denn 2006 war – bisher – ein Rekordjahr in vielerlei Hinsicht. Beachtliche Kursgewinne gab es, Rekordgewinne bei den Unternehmen und so viele Merger und Übernahmen wie nie zuvor.

Vor allem die Merger und Übernahmen machen die letzten zwölf Monate wohl zu einem Ausnahmejahr. Nie zuvor war der Heißhunger auf Unternehmen so groß wie in 2006, nie zuvor haben derart viele Transaktionen die internationalen Börsen angetrieben. Regelmäßig prasselten am „Merger Monday“ Übernahmemeldungen auf die Wall Street ein, zuletzt in dieser Woche mindestens acht, von denen drei mit mehr als 10 Milliarden Dollar bewertet waren.

Im gesamten zurückliegenden Jahr, das ja noch nicht ganz vorbei ist, gab es weltweit 34 785 Übernahmen, deren durchschnittlicher Wert bei mehr als 100 Millionen Dollar lag. Damit hat die Wall Street in 2006 nicht nur mehr Transaktionen gesehen als je zuvor, sondern auch teurere. Insgesamt beläuft sich das Übernahmevolumen nun auf mehr als 3,5 Billionen Dollar. Das ist etwas mehr als im bisherigen Rekordjahr 2000, und man hat sich von den Tiefständen vor einigen Jahren deutlich erholt: Im Jahr 2002 gab es Transaktionen für gerade einmal etwas mehr als 1 Billion Dollar.

Angestoßen wurde das M&A-Jahr ironischerweise mit der 67 Milliarden Dollar schweren Übernahme des Telekomspezialisten BellSouth durch den Dow-notierten Branchenriesen AT&T – ausgerechnet dieser Deal gilt zum Jahresende als einer der unsichersten. Macht AT&T nicht weitere Zugeständnisse an die entscheidende Kommunikationsbehörde, könnte man auf eine Genehmigung lange warten. Ein republikanisches Ausschuss-Mitglied hat sich wegen Befangenheit zurückgezogen, zwischen den verbleibenden zwei Republikanern und zwei Demokraten steht nun ein Unentschieden.

Abgesehen von einzelnen Geschichten zeigt das zu Ende gehende Jahr aber zwei interessante Trends auf: Private Investoren haben in 2006 einen größeren Anteil an Übernahmen gehabt als je zuvor. Ein gutes Drittel der gesamten M&A-Aktivitäten waren Privatisierungen, darunter die Aufsehen erregenden Milliarden-Deals mit dem Kasino-Riesen HarrahŽs Entertainment, dem Kabelanbieter Clear Channel Communications und dem Energie- und Pipeline-Spezialisten Kinder Morgan.

Interessant ist auch, wie immer mehr große Deals außerhalb der USA stattfinden. Hatte Corporate America in den vergangenen Jahren stets den Löwenanteil, haben in diesem Jahr nur noch drei der größten zehn Merger und Übernahmen in Amerika stattgefunden. Insgesamt beläuft sich das Volumen der US-Deals auf 1,4 Billionen Dollar, und das wiederum ist kein Rekord. Im Jahr 2007 haben sich die M&A-Transaktionen in den USA auf 1,7 Milliarden Dollar summiert.

Lars Halter

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Wall Street News Alert: Breaking News Alert - NCII! December 20, 2006 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.

WESTON, FL, Dec 20, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

NATCO International Inc. (OTCBB: NCII),
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL),
Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) and
Melco PBL Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL)




NATCO International Inc. (OTCBB: NCII) is a new stock to put on your radar and watch as Wall Street News Alert initiates coverage of the company. On December 5, 2006, NATCO International Inc. announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent with Photo Violation Technologies Corp. ("PVT") of Vancouver, Canada that will lead to the shareholders of PVT holding 85% of the outstanding shares of NATCO at the conclusion of the transaction. The shareholders of NATCO will retain a 15% interest in the re-organized company.
NATCO International issued a press release yesterday after the markets closed, announcing that Photo Violation Technologies Corp. (which has signed the non-binding letter of intent to take over NATCO in January, 2007) has received notification from the City of Niagara Falls, NY that the City will conduct a test of PVT's patented PhotoViolationMeter(TM) high tech parking meters.

This could be great news. According to the notification, the City will install 200 to 225 of the user friendly, high revenue generating units in the downtown core for a 6-month test trial beginning on May 1, 2007. According to the press release, provided that the meters perform to specifications, the mayor will recommend purchase of the equipment to City Council.

Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of NATCO International! As a part of the project, PVT will install Cisco's Wireless mesh network in Niagara Fall's downtown area to supply wireless access for the PVT trial as well as free Internet service for residents. The PhotoViolationMeters(TM) will take advantage of the wireless technology by using its wireless feature to perform real time credit card authorizations as well as provide remote meter operations.

PVT expects to have the support of IBM, who will be responsible for the software and back-end server used to manage the PhotoViolationMeters(TM). In addition, IBM will handle maintenance and ongoing service of the machines.

The PhotoViolationMeter(TM) has appeared in numerous print articles, industry publications and on "CSI: Miami."

Continue to watch this company as the deal with Photo Violation Technologies progresses. While there is no guarantee that NATCO will ultimately complete its deal with PVT, should the deal take place, it will allow PVT (now a private company) to be traded publicly.

Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed yesterday at $1.70 a share.


In case you are not familiar with the company: PVT is a private company with subsidiaries in Europe and Asia that has developed a patented, technologically innovative parking meter system -- the PhotoViolationMeter(TM). This user friendly high tech meter will generate significantly more revenue than current parking meters through greatly improved compliance and zero double usage of time.

PVT has successfully forged relationships with Fortune 500 companies and global suppliers such as IBM, Cisco, Honeywell, and Motorola and is working with these partners to develop the world's most sophisticated parking system. One of these companies has also agreed to come on board under the terms of a North America-wide service agreement.








Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) up 1.2% on 860,000 shares traded. Ecolab is one of the leading global developers and marketers of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenances and repair products for the hospitality, foodservices, healthcare and industrial markets.










Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) down 0.2% on 185,000 shares traded. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. manufactures and markets a wide range of personal care, household and specialty products, under the Arm & Hammer brand name and other well-known trademarks.










Melco PBL Entertainment (NASDAQ: MPEL) up 13.4% on 52.5 million shares traded Melco PBL Entertainment is a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities focused exclusively on the rapidly expanding Macau market.

Market Commentary:

"Holiday spending by household will average $400-$800 nationwide, depending on the geographic area. Highest spending is expected in the northeast, no doubt aided by all those bonuses on Wall Street," stated Sonja Rudd

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Sony and Circuit City Take the Headache out of Holiday Shopping with Online Educational Courses for Shoppers

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With consumer electronics at the top of many holiday shopping lists this year, Sony Electronics and Circuit City Stores, Inc. launched an online education resource to help consumers learn about the latest consumer electronics products and technologies.
The amount of information available regarding consumer electronics can overwhelm consumers, but the free online courses, accessible on the Web at http://learning.circuitcity.com, take the confusion out of purchasing electronics by clearly explaining all of the jargon, features and technologies available. The courses, developed by Powered Inc., feature topics such as digital photography, videography and basic Web site design.

"By helping consumers understand the technology behind their favorite electronic devices, they are able to make more educated purchase decisions and find the right products that can add value to their lives," said Barbara Miller, director of corporate marketing Web services at Sony Electronics.

By accessing the information online, consumers can research products and features in the comfort of their own homes, where they can educate themselves on the technology and feel more comfortable once they arrive in store. Course lessons are accessible 24/7, and students can interact with expert instructors to answer questions while taking the courses.

"A large percentage of consumer electronics shoppers research products online before they buy through retailers," said David L. Mathews, Circuit City's senior vice president, president of Circuit City Direct. "We are continually looking for new ways to add value for consumers, and the online education programs are a wonderful way to provide consumers with valuable, relevant information."

A recent study by advertising researchers Next Century Media showed that 94 percent of consumers taking online education courses had a favorable impression of the company's brand; 93 percent are likely to recommend the product to a friend; and 20 percent made a purchase of the product or service as a result.

About Sony Electronics

Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, design, engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony is the co-developer of Blu-ray, Disc(TM), CD, DVD and Super Audio CD technologies. The company is noted for a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA(R), Grand WEGA SXRD(R) and FD Trinitron(R) WEGA(R) televisions, alpha DSLR and Cybershot(R) digital cameras, Handycam(R) high-definition camcorders, Walkman(R) personal stereos, and Memory Stick(R) flash media. Also an innovator in IT products, including VAIO(R) personal computers; and professional products, highlighted by the XDCAM(R) HD System, HDCAM(R) 24-P, Digital Betacam(R) and DVCAM(R) VTR and camera formats. More information and digital images are available at the company's news and information website at www.sony.com/news.

About Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics and related services. The company's domestic segment operates through 640 superstores and 10 other locations in 158 U.S. markets. The international segment operates through more than 950 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at http://www.circuitcity.com , http://www.thesource.ca and http://www.firedog.com.

About Powered Inc.

Austin-based Powered Inc. is the market and technology leader in online consumer education. Powered provides a proven way for the world's largest brands to use online education to drive sales, build brand loyalty and deliver a significantly higher ROI than other marketing programs. Manufacturers, retailers, media properties and Web publishers also rely on Powered to gain new insights into consumer attitudes and buying behavior. Powered clients include Atkins, BusinessWeek, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Procter and Gamble and Sony, among others. For more information, visit www.powered.com.

SOURCE: Powered Inc.

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ProSiebenSat.1 Media Kauf drängt sich nicht auf

20.12.2006
Der Aktionär

Kulmbach (aktiencheck.de AG) - Ein Kauf der ProSiebenSat.1 Media-Aktie (ISIN DE0007771172 / WKN 777117, VZ) drängt sich nach Meinung der Experten vom Anlegermagazin "Der Aktionär" derzeit nicht auf.

Der Zuschlag für ProSiebenSat.1 Media gehe an die beiden Finanzinvestoren KKR und Permira. Haim Saban, der momentane Großaktionär des MDAX-Unternehmens, verkaufe sowohl seinen Anteil von 88% der Stammaktien als auch seinen Anteil von 13% an den Vorzugsaktien.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media solle nun mit dem Luxemburger Konzern SBS zusammengelegt werden, wodurch eine der größten Sendergruppen Europas entstünde.

Nach Meinung der Experten von "Der Aktionär" drängt sich ein Kauf der ProSiebenSat.1 Media-Aktie derzeit nicht auf. (Ausgabe 52)
(20.12.2006/ac/a/d)

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Market Pulse Announces Its Hot Stock Alerts for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006: EGYF, MSFT, GNVC, AMZN NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse.

ATLANTA, GA, Dec 20, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock,




Energy Finders, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EGYF), to the investment community! Energy Finders is new to Market Pulse and is poised to become a significant player in the oil and gas industries! EGYF just had excellent news out in a press release before today's opening bell announcing an acquisition of additional acreage for the MEGA WEST PROJECT. The project acreage is projected to contain more than 48 million barrels of recoverable oil, per each 640-acre section! This could be great news for investors! Other notable stocks that should be watched because they look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:



Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) : Market Outperform

GenVec Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) : Attractive

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) : Bearish

Recommendation Meanings

These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.

After Tuesday's Bell Market Commentary

On Tuesday, the Labor Department reported that core PPI figure, which excludes often volatile energy and food prices, rose 1.3 percent. The Producer Price Index, a measure of inflation at the wholesale level, jumped 2 percent in November. The Commerce Department said construction of homes and apartments increased by 6.7 percent in November. U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 94 cents, or 1.5 percent, to settle at $63.15 a barrel. The dollar was lower against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. It was a mixed close for the markets. The Dow rose 30.05, or 0.24 percent, to 12,471.32. The Dow set a new trading high of 12,491.91. The Nasdaq composite index fell 6.02, or 0.25 percent, to 2,429.55. The S&P 500 index rose 3.07, or 0.22 percent, to 1,425.55. The Russell 2000 index rose 0.08, or 0.01 percent, to 782.10.

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Escala Group, Inc.


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Escala To Restate 2003-2005 Results, No Fraud Found

Dec 20, 2006 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) -- December 20, 2006 (FinancialWire) The committee reviewing transactions of Escala Group (NASDAQ: ESCL) with its majority shareholder Afinsa Bienes Tangibles S.A., found no evidence of wrongdoing. The company will restate certain results to correct the reporting of those transactions.
The company continues to cooperate with a formal investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Escala will restate results for 2003, 2004, 2005 and the first three quarters of 2006 to correct reporting of certain transactions with Afinsa.

The restatement is expected to largely affect discontinued operations, resulting in decreases in revenue, net income and retained earnings, the auctioneer of stamps, coins, arms and armor.

The transactions comprised about $73 million of the $417 million in total sales to Afinsa during the periods to be restated.

Shares of Escala surged $4.12 to close at $8.60.





Escala to Restate Financial Statements, Discloses Results of Internal Investigation

NEW YORK, Dec 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Escala Group (Nasdaq: ESCL) announced today that the Company will restate its previously reported financial statements for its fiscal years ended June 30, 2003; June 30, 2004; June 30, 2005; and for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
The Company previously reported that its Board of Directors had directed the Audit Committee to review the transactions between the Company and the Company's majority shareholder, Afinsa Bienes Tangibles, S.A. ("Afinsa").

The Audit Committee's investigation is complete, and based on the findings of that investigation and after consultation with the acting Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Board of Directors and Audit Committee have determined to restate the Company's financial statements. The Company is considering the precise extent of the restatement, but expects that the restatement will relate primarily to the reporting of certain of the transactions between the Company and Afinsa, the totality of which had been reported in its financial statements as "related-party sales" and which are now part of the Company's discontinued operations, as described below. Specifically, certain archival sales for which the cash consideration received from Afinsa was recognized entirely as revenue from a related party should have been recorded as a combination of revenue from a related party and additional paid-in capital. Archival sales refer to cash sales to Afinsa of large and unique collections of archival material for which, in most cases, there was no substantial sales history. These sales represented a significant portion of the Company's previously reported revenues for the years ended June 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004. The Company currently estimates that such archival sales comprised approximately $73 million of the $417 million in total sales to Afinsa over the time period in question, but such sales accounted for a larger percentage contribution to the gross profits recorded during the period.

As previously disclosed, the Company has ceased its global stamp and supply operations with designated sales to Afinsa. The Company has identified its separable and material business operations that were affected (and subsequently shut down as a result), and has classified them as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 144. As a result of this reclassification of the Company's global supply operations as discontinued operations, any restatement is not expected to materially affect the results from continuing operations. Rather, the Company believes that any such restatement will be largely contained within discontinued operations and would be evidenced by decreased revenues from discontinued operations, decreased net income and decreased retained earnings, the latter of which would be offset by an identical increase in additional paid-in capital, with the net result being no overall change to the Company's total stockholders' equity and cash position, when viewed cumulatively over the time period in question.

Although it is possible that other aspects of the Company's previously reported financial statements will be restated, the Company is not currently aware of any other issues that would necessitate restatement. The Company has discussed the matters described above with its independent outside auditors, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, P.C., and is filing a Form 8-K with the SEC in connection with its restatement decision. This 8-K will address, among other things, the impact of the restatement on the Company's assessments of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of the applicable periods.[/

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Santa Claus zückt sein Scheckbuch

Fröhliche Weihnacht überall – und an der Wall Street ganz besonders. Nach einem unentschlossen Hin und Her in den letzten Tagen handeln die Blue Chips wieder auf einem Allzeit-Hoch, und so hoch wie nie zuvor sind auch die Weihnachts-Boni, die im New Yorker Finanzdistrikt in diesen Tagen ausgeschüttet werden.

Das Traditionshaus Goldman Sachs stellt in diesem Jahr alle in den Schatten. Das Unternehmen zahlt seinem CEO Lloyd Blankfein zu Weihnachten einen Bonus von 54 Millionen Dollar. Da kann nun auch John Mack noch neidisch werden, dem man bei Morgan Stanley in der vergangenen Woche einen Bonus von 40 Millionen Dollar genehmigte.

Doch nicht nur in den Chef-Etagen sind in diesem Jahr die Sonderausschüttungen geklettert. Immerhin haben die Broker und Banken in diesem Jahr dank globaler Merger und allgemein guter Geschäfte an den Börsen Rekordeinnehmen verzeichnet. Bei Morgan Stanley verzeichnete man ein Gewinnwachstum um 49 Prozent auf 11 Milliarden Dollar. Bei Lehman Brothers sind die Gewinne um 23 Prozent gestiegen, bei Bear Stearns um 40 Prozent und bei Goldman Sachs gar um 70 Prozent.

Davon profitieren alle. So werden dieser Tage an der Wall Street insgesamt 23,9 Milliarden Dollar an Boni ausgeschüttet, das sind 17 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. Zum Vergleich: Im Jahr 2002, als die Wall Street einen Tiefpunkt erlebte, beliefen sich die Boni gerade einmal auf 9,8 Milliarden Dollar.

Gestiegen sind indes nicht nur die Boni für die allerhöchsten Executives. Der durchschnittliche Bonus beträgt in diesem Jahr 137 580 Dollar und damit 15 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. Traditionell werden die Zahlungen bei den großen Häusern auf alle Schultern verteilt, so dass sich auch die Hausmeister und Sektretärinnen über einige Tausend Dollar freuen können.

Alan Hevesi, New Yorks oberster Finanzprüfer, zieht positive Rückschlüsse aus der Statistik: Einige Firmen im Finanzsektor haben das beste Jahr ihrer Geschichte hinter sich, und das sind gute Nachrichten für den Wirtschaftsraum New York. Immerhin schlagen sich die Rekordgewinn in höheren Steuereinnahmen aus, aber auch in einem größeren Angebot an Arbeitsplätzen. In den ersten zehn Monaten des zu Ende gehenden Jahres arbeiteten durchschnittlich 177 300 New Yorker im Finanzsektor, und damit 7200 mehr als im gleichen Zeitraum des Vorjahres.

Lars Halter

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Redback Networks Inc.
20.12.06 19:18 Uhr

25,09 USD

+18,52 % [+3,92]
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Redback to join Ericsson's ranks: S.J. FIRM WOULD BE BOUGHT FOR $2.1 BILLION

Dec 20, 2006 (San Jose Mercury News - McClatchy-Tribune Business News via COMTEX) -- San Jose-based Redback Networks agreed Tuesday to be bought by telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson for $2.1 billion, or $25 a share, the companies announced after the close of stock market trading.
Redback shares closed at $21.17, up 45 cents, in regular trading, and were up another $3.63 to $24.80 in after-hours trading.

Redback, which builds broadband networks, will retain its management team as well as its Silicon Valley properties and operate as a subsidiary of Ericsson. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close early in 2007.

"Redback has always had a well-known technology advantage over its larger routing competitors," said Ericsson President and Chief Executive Carl-Henric Svanberg in a released statement. "Today's agreement accelerates Ericsson's ambition to build leadership in the fast-growing broadband and IP services market."

Glenn Sapadin, Ericsson's head of investor relations for North America, said late Tuesday that the deal was "enough of a step to make us a leader."

Redback manages 50 million broadband connections for 15 of the top 20 telephone carriers worldwide, according to the company. It specializes in a next-generation broadband networks that are used for "triple play" services such as VoIP, Internet television and on-demand video.

"That technology is going to be incrementally more valuable," said Erik Suppiger, networking specialist with Pacific Growth Equities.

Redback, which filed for bankruptcy reorganization in late 2003 and celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year, has long been a rumored takeover candidate in the consolidating telecommunications industry, Suppiger said.

Since the technology bust, Redback has grown quickly -- doubling in revenue and staffing over the past year. Redback has 860 employees worldwide.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Redback Chief Executive Kevin DeNuccio popped champagne for employees and assured them their jobs were safe and that even more opportunity lies ahead.

The executive, who was previously head of sales at competitor Cisco, said Tuesday that the companies were perfect partners.

"Marrying the No. 1 wireless player with what I believe to be the leading IP technology in the world, we can create a very successful company," DeNuccio said. "I really feel this is an incredible step and not an ending for us."

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Gmarket Inc. - American Depositary Shares
20.12.06 19:23 Uhr

26,42 USD

+12,57 % [+2,95]
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bellwetherreport.com: Exploring the Future Trends of Gmarket Inc

Dec 20, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Exploring the Future Trends of Gmarket Inc (NASDAQ: GMKT)
GMARKET is in the market to make some G's. The firm primarily runs an online auction marketplace that allows sellers and buyers to hook up. GMARKET offers more than 1.7 million items for sale among about 30 product categories, including apparel, computers, consumer electronics, furniture, jewelry, and personal care products. The company, founded in 2000, generates most of its revenue through transaction fees from product sales, as well as through advertising. GMARKET attributes its growth to the country's broad and savvy base of Internet users and to its lower-cost sales and marketing channel. Chairman Ki Hyung Lee owns an 11% stake in the firm.

Shares were up 9% extending recent upward momentum

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Northfield Laboratories Inc.
20.12.06 20:40 Uhr

4,88 USD

-57,27 % [-6,54]
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Prelim data on blood substitute grim

EVANSTON, Ill., Dec 20, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Evanston, Ill., company hoping to be the first to market a blood substitute said 46 patients in a study died after being given the substitute.
Northfield Laboratories said preliminary data contained "discrepancies" in the study of trauma patients, of which 35 died under standard treatment, compared to 46 among patients receiving the substitute PolyHeme, the Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.

Northfield Chief Executive Steven Gould said the death rate findings weren't statistically significant and the company plans to "move forward toward submission" of the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The study was designed to evaluate whether the blood substitute was superior to, or not worse than, standard therapy. Badly hemorrhaging trauma patients were assigned randomly to PolyHeme, or to the standard therapy of saline solution in the ambulance and donor blood in the hospital. A total of 722 patients were studied, with 349 patients receiving the blood substitute and 363 getting standard treatment.

William Hoffman, cardiac surgery critical care chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and former medical director of another blood substitute company, said it would be irresponsible for the FDA to grant approval for PolyHeme based on the preliminary data

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Digitas, Inc.
20.12.06 20:49 Uhr

13,34 USD

+22,05 % [+2,41]
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About Digitas Inc.

The agencies of Digitas Inc. (Nasdaq: DTAS) help blue-chip global brands develop, engage and profit from their customers through digital, direct and indirect relationships. Driving accountable and measurable relationship engines, the agencies are known for combining art (creativity and customer insight) with science (analytics, measurement and strategy) across digital and direct media. Founded in 1980, Digitas Inc. is headquartered in Boston. The Digitas agency has locations in Boston, Chicago, Detroit and New York. The Medical Broadcasting Company is located in Philadelphia. The Modem Media agency has locations in Atlanta, London, Norwalk, and San Francisco.

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Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Aktuell
3,80 USD

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Panacos Down Near Pre-Market Lows Ahead of Opening Bell

Boston, Dec 20, 2006 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- PANC has drifted lower through much of its pre-market trade, recently sliding from the 3.82 mark down near its session lows of 3.60. Buyers are active down at this bottom, but sell momentum has stymied attempts to break back near 3.70.

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Mamma.com Inc

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Mamma.com, the Mother of all Search Engines, in conjunction with the Pixsy Media Search Platform, now offers its users video search capabilities on www.mamma.com. By providing visual searching based on relevance, categories, photos and videos, Mamma users are given a key tool in today's search experience. Users can enter a query into the Mamma.com search box, hit the Videos tab, and pull highly relevant results from numerous video content providers.

Mamma users are now able to find, explore, and view millions of broadband videos from a wide range of topics including TV shows, movies, music, and news events. The Pixsy Media Search Platform provides Mamma.com with technology that gives users the ability to search for videos from their favorite providers across the web including YouTube, Revver, StupidVideos.com, AddictingClips.com, Blastro, BusinessWeek, Grouper, MetaCafe, Reuters, Sharkle, Roo Media, USA Today, and many more.[/QUOTE]

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SALLY BEAUTY HLDG
20.12.06 20:58 Uhr

7,71 USD

-16,74 % [-1,55]
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Sally Beauty Down Sharply, Downgraded at Prudential In Reaction to Relationship Change with L'Oreal

Boston, Dec 20, 2006 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- Prudential Equity Group cut Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) to underweight from neutral-weight. The downgrade comes in reaction to Sally Beauty's announcement Tuesday of a relationship change with France's L'Oreal. The Pru analyst says that change should lower Sally Beauty sales by $110 million in the last nine months of fiscal 2007.

bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.

Dec 20, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) has untangled itself from from its former parent Alberto-Culver. Newly-created Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH) is the US's largest retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies. More than 2,400 Sally Beauty Supply stores sell some 5,000 hair, skin, and nail products in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the US, and the UK. SBH's Beauty Systems Group employs 1,200 sales consultants and operates 800-plus stores that sell products to beauty professionals only. In late-2006 Alberto-Culver spun off SBH in a $3 billion deal that gave its shareholders nearly 53% of the new company. Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired the rest.
Shares were down 10% since losing distribution rights.

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SIGA Technologies Inc.
20.12.06 21:10 Uhr

4,0101 USD

+47,43 % [+1,2901]
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FDA Approves Orphan Drug Designation for SIGA's Smallpox Drug, SIGA-246 The Designation is for Both Treatment and Prevention of Smallpox

NEW YORK, Dec 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to SIGA-246, SIGA's smallpox drug, for the prevention and treatment of smallpox. In December 2005, the FDA awarded SIGA-246 fast track status to expedite the drug's review.
Orphan Drug designation will entitle SIGA to seven years of marketing exclusivity in the United States if SIGA-246 becomes the first drug of its kind to obtain marketing approval from the FDA. Historically, the approval time for orphan products as a group has been considerably shorter than the approval time for other drugs.

"This is an important step in bringing SIGA-246 to market. The drug has made significant progress since the approval of its Investigational New Drug application just a year ago. In July 2006, we successfully completed the first planned human clinical safety trial, and, in October, the drug demonstrated 100% protection against human smallpox virus in a primate trial. We believe that SIGA-246 holds great promise and will be the first drug available to prevent and treat the disease without significant side effects," said Dr. Dennis E. Hruby, Chief Scientific Officer of SIGA.

Smallpox has been designated by the Department of Homeland Security as a "material threat" to our national security, qualifying SIGA -246 for purchase for the Strategic National Stockpile under Project Bioshield. Currently, there is no effective and safe smallpox therapy available without the risk of significant complications, and the U.S. government has expressed strong interest in the development of novel smallpox therapies. Existing techniques to prevent or ameliorate smallpox have unacceptably high rates of complications, including encephalitis, myocarditis and death, and can take days or weeks to confer protection.

About SIGA Technologies, Inc.

SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticated computational modeling in the design and development of novel products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis on products for biological warfare defense. SIGA believes that it is a leader in the development of pharmaceutical agents and vaccines to fight potential biowarfare pathogens. In addition to smallpox, SIGA has antiviral programs targeting other Category A pathogens, including arenaviruses (Lassa fever, Junin, Machupo, Guanarito, Sabia, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis), dengue virus, and the filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg). SIGA's product development programs also emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant bacteria.

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SYSTEMAX INC
20.12.06 21:15 Uhr

16,80 USD

+17,07 % [+2,45]
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Large Cap News: Fundamental Review for Systemax Inc.

Dec 20, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fundamental Review for Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX)
Systemax's system involves being direct. The company is a direct marketer of computers and related products to businesses in North America and Europe. Through more than 20 catalogs and half a dozen Web sites, Systemax offers more than 100,000 brand-name and private-label items. Systemax also assembles its own computers, which are sold under the Systemax and Ultra brands. Nearly all of its sales come from computers and related products, including personal and notebook computers, printers, hard disk drives, and networking equipment. It also sells industrial products, including items such as forklifts, hand trucks, metal shelving, and first aid items. The Leeds family owns about 70% of Systemax.

Shares were up 20% after third-quarter net income more than tripled.

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JOHN J HARLAND
20.12.06 21:21 Uhr

50,54 USD

+13,65 % [+6,07]
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bellwetherreport.com: Market Commentary on John H Harland Co

Dec 20, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on John H Harland Co (NYSE:JH)
Electronic banking doesn't scare the printers at John H. Harland Company, especially since the paper check seems to cheat death more than Harry Houdini. The second-largest check printer in the US (behind Deluxe), Harland also prints business forms. The company's Scantron subsidiary designs and sells scannable forms, related software, and optical mark-reading equipment used for educational testing. Another subsidiary, Harland Financial Solutions, sells software and services for a variety of business applications, including mortgage lending, business intelligence, and customer relationship management.

Shares were up 12% after announcing it agreed to buy its larger competitor John H. Harland Co.

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Verizon Wireless Adds 1600 New York Metro Area Employees in 2006 Customer Growth Fuels Company\'s Continued Search for Qualified Candidates Bilingual English-Spanish Skill in High Demand

ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Dec 21, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In a continuing effort to keep pace with demand for the company\'s wireless voice and data products and services, Verizon Wireless today announced that it recruited and hired more than 1600 employees in the New York Metro area this year.
New York Metro Region President Charles Hand said the search for qualified candidates is expected to continue in 2007. "The appetite of New York area consumers and businesses for our exciting new wireless phones, voice services and high-speed wireless broadband services continues to fuel our need for intelligent and energetic employees."

"Our goal is to continue to deliver the best customer experience in the wireless industry and to do so we need to continually recruit and hire employees in customer-facing sales and service positions in our Communications Stores, telesales and business sales. We are looking for candidates with high standards, excellent communications skills and a passion for superior customer service," Hand said.

Bilingual English-Spanish speaking skills continue to be in high demand to meet the needs of the area\'s growing Hispanic population. Nearly 20 percent of the company\'s retail employees now speak both English and Spanish and that number is expected to increase in 2007.

"Offering Spanish-language services, including specially trained bilingual sales and service representatives, improves our ability to meet the needs of the area\'s Spanish-language population, " Hand said. "Our goal is to make all customers feel comfortable doing business with us and to help non-English- speaking customers get the best value from their Verizon Wireless products and services."

Strong demand for Verizon Wireless services continued during 2006 as the company added a record 5.4 million net new customers in the first three quarters of the year. Verizon Wireless now serves 57 million customers nationwide and is the nation\'s wireless leader in customer loyalty, based on customer retention and turnover rates announced publicly by the largest wireless providers.

Verizon Wireless consistently ranks as one of the best places to work in the United States. In the past year alone, the company has been recognized by independent experts and organizations including Working Mother magazine, 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers; The Wellness Councils of America, Gold Well Workplace; IDG\'s Computerworld, Best Place for IT; DiversityBusiness.com, Tops for Diversity; and Training magazine, Training Top 100.

The company offers highly competitive salaries and benefits that include health care coverage that begins on the first day of employment, 401(k) dollar for dollar match of the employee\'s contribution up to 6% of the employee\'s salary, profit-sharing, tuition reimbursement for continuing education and long-term incentive plans. Employees also can take advantage of numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Job requirements include one-to-two years of retail sales or service experience. A college degree is highly desirable. To learn more, interested candidates may visit the company\'s website at http://www.verizonwireless.com/careers.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation\'s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 57 million customers. The largest US wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 60,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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Fannie Mae Redemption

WASHINGTON, Dec 21, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) will redeem the principal amount indicated of the following securities issue on the redemption date indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:

Principal Security Interest Maturity CUSIP Redemption
Amount Type Rate Date Date $100,000,000 MTNR 4.375% December 30, 3136F5Q87 January 2,
2011 2007
Fannie Mae is a New York Stock Exchange Company. It operates pursuant to a
federal charter. Fannie Mae has pledged through its American Dream Commitment to
expand access to homeownership for millions of first-time home buyers; help
raise the minority homeownership rate to 55 percent; make homeownership and
rental housing a success for millions of families at risk of losing their homes;
and expand the supply of affordable housing where it is needed most. More
information about Fannie Mae can be found on the Internet at
http://www.fanniemae.com.SOURCE Fannie Mae

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Market Pulse Announces Its Hot Stock Alerts for Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006: NIHK, IBM, CHHH, AMAT NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse.

ATLANTA, GA, Dec 21, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock,



Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: NIHK), to the investment community! Nighthawk Systems is new to Market Pulse and is poised to become a significant player in the wireless telemetry and automation industry! NIHK just had excellent news out in a press release before today's opening bell announcing 2006 revenue growth, their focus for 2007 and that fourth quarter revenues increased more than 100%! This could be great news for investors! Other notable stocks that should be watched because they look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:



International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) : Market Outperform

China Health Holding Inc. (OTCBB: CHHH) : Attractive

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) : Bearish





Recommendation Meanings

These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.

After Wednesday's Bell Market Commentary

On Wednesday, crude for February delivery gained 14 cents to close at $63.60 a barrel. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell. A sell-off in natural gas weighed on the energy sector and reversed the early positive momentum from a flurry of merger news. Natural gas dropped 4.4% ahead of a government supply update. The markets closed modestly lower as investors locked in profits The Dow fell 7.45, or 0.06 percent, to 12,463.87. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.94, or 0.08 percent, at 2,427.61. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 2.02, or 0.14 percent, to 1,423.53. The Russell 2000 index was up 3.46, or 0.44 percent, at 785.56.

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Stocks to Watch for Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006: NIHK -- Nighthawk Discusses 2006 Revenue Growth, Focus for 2007 and Fourth Quarter Revenues Increase More Than 100%! NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse.

ATLANTA, GA, Dec 21, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock,


Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: NIHK), to the investment community! Nighthawk Systems is new to Market Pulse and is poised to become a significant player in the wireless telemetry and automation industry! NIHK just had excellent news out in a press release before today's opening bell announcing 2006 revenue growth, their focus for 2007 and that fourth quarter revenues increased more than 100%! This could be great news for investors! Other notable stocks that should be watched because they look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:


SIGA Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) : Market Outperform

MobiClear Inc. (OTCBB: MBIR) : Attractive

Northfield Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLD) : Market Underperform

Recommendation Meanings

These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.

After Wednesday's Bell Market Commentary

On Wednesday, a sell-off in natural gas weighed on the energy sector and reversed the early positive momentum from a flurry of merger news. Natural gas dropped 4.4% ahead of a government supply update. Crude for February delivery gained 14 cents to close at $63.60 a barrel. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell. The markets closed modestly lower as investors locked in profits. The Dow fell 7.45, or 0.06 percent, to 12,463.87. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.94, or 0.08 percent, at 2,427.61. The Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 2.02, or 0.14 percent, to 1,423.53. The Russell 2000 index was up 3.46, or 0.44 percent, at 785.56.

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Onstream Media Corporation
21.12.06 17:54 Uhr

3,15 USD

+48,58 % [+1,03]
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Onstream Media Partners with Social Networking Platform Provider Five Across

EDINBURG, Texas, Dec 21, 2006 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- Onstream Media, an online service provider of live and on-demand, digital media communications and applications, announced that the company has signed both teaming and services agreements with Five Across, a provider of social networking and online community platforms.
The agreements call for the integration of certain Onstream Media Digital Media Service Platform (DMSP) services with the Five Across Connect social networking platform.

The combined service, the companies noted, enables publishers, media companies, professional sports leagues and consumer brands to strengthen and grow their user communities with dynamic multimedia experiences including user generated video. Onstream Media's DMSP allows for the uploading, transcoding, hosting and streaming of user-generated video to accommodate a wide variety of media player formats and end-user devices, as well as connection bandwidths.

"Onstream Media's turnkey video solutions will expand the power of the Five Across platform, allowing us to offer our customers a seamless way to include proprietary and user-generated video within their communities," said Ken Jones, Chief Operating Officer, of Five Across. "We're excited about partnerships like these that allow us to offer best-in-class solutions to our customer base."

Noted Randy Selman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Onstream Media: "This strategic partnership sets the stage for Onstream Media and Five Across to deploy the enabling technologies to create social networks based on any topic with integrated professional and user generated multimedia content found on platforms such as YouTube and MySpace."

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Gestern oben und heute unten!!!

SIGA Technologies Inc.

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FDA Approves Orphan Drug Designation for SIGA's Smallpox Drug, SIGA-246 The Designation is for Both Treatment and Prevention of Smallpox

NEW YORK, Dec 20, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) announced today that the Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to SIGA-246, SIGA's smallpox drug, for the prevention and treatment of smallpox. In December 2005, the FDA awarded SIGA-246 fast track status to expedite the drug's review.
Orphan Drug designation will entitle SIGA to seven years of marketing exclusivity in the United States if SIGA-246 becomes the first drug of its kind to obtain marketing approval from the FDA. Historically, the approval time for orphan products as a group has been considerably shorter than the approval time for other drugs.

"This is an important step in bringing SIGA-246 to market. The drug has made significant progress since the approval of its Investigational New Drug application just a year ago. In July 2006, we successfully completed the first planned human clinical safety trial, and, in October, the drug demonstrated 100% protection against human smallpox virus in a primate trial. We believe that SIGA-246 holds great promise and will be the first drug available to prevent and treat the disease without significant side effects," said Dr. Dennis E. Hruby, Chief Scientific Officer of SIGA.

Smallpox has been designated by the Department of Homeland Security as a "material threat" to our national security, qualifying SIGA -246 for purchase for the Strategic National Stockpile under Project Bioshield. Currently, there is no effective and safe smallpox therapy available without the risk of significant complications, and the U.S. government has expressed strong interest in the development of novel smallpox therapies. Existing techniques to prevent or ameliorate smallpox have unacceptably high rates of complications, including encephalitis, myocarditis and death, and can take days or weeks to confer protection.

About SIGA Technologies, Inc.

SIGA Technologies is applying viral and bacterial genomics and sophisticated computational modeling in the design and development of novel products for the prevention and treatment of serious infectious diseases, with an emphasis on products for biological warfare defense. SIGA believes that it is a leader in the development of pharmaceutical agents and vaccines to fight potential biowarfare pathogens. In addition to smallpox, SIGA has antiviral programs targeting other Category A pathogens, including arenaviruses (Lassa fever, Junin, Machupo, Guanarito, Sabia, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis), dengue virus, and the filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg). SIGA's product development programs also emphasize the increasingly serious problem of drug resistant bacteria.[/QUOTE]

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Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
21.12.06 18:54 Uhr

4,2202 USD

+30,25 % [+0,9802]
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Accentia Biopharmaceuticals in Discussions with Pharmaceutical Companies on SinuNase Partnership SinuNase is Fast-Tracked and the First and Only Phase 3 Product for Chronic Sinusits

TAMPA, Fla., Dec 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Accentia Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ABPI) has entered into mutual confidentiality agreements with several pharmaceutical companies that have established respiratory care franchises. These companies have approached Accentia regarding SinuNase(TM), a unique formulation of low-dose intranasal amphotericin B, in development for the treatment of chronic sinusitis. Accentia believes that potential relationships with appropriate pharmaceutical partners could provide upfront and milestone payments as well as enhance the commercial opportunity for SinuNase, especially within the primary care market in the U.S. and in international markets.
Interest from pharmaceutical companies to partner has been stimulated by the fact that Accentia has commenced a Phase 3 clinical trial for SinuNase in patients with severe chronic sinusitis that are refractory to sinus surgery. SinuNase is the first and only product in a Phase 3 clinical trial for chronic sinusitis. Moreover, SinuNase has been granted Fast-Track status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). There is currently no approved pharmaceutical available for chronic sinusitis, a condition that affects 31 million patients, and represents a market almost twice the size of the asthma market, which is the next largest among respiratory diseases. To date, 43 clinical trial sites have been initiated and 29 have been cleared to enroll patients.

Upon the anticipated approval of SinuNase by the FDA, Accentia plans to focus its commercial efforts using its respiratory sales force on the approximately 15,000 U.S. ear nose & throat (ENT) and allergist specialists who treat patients with the most severe cases of chronic sinusitis. These specialists are considered opinion leaders in the diagnosis and management of chronic sinusitis. Relationships with these specialists have been facilitated by Accentia's ongoing marketing of MD Turbo(TM), an FDA-cleared medical device that optimizes the use of metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for asthma patients, a condition that is found in at least 60% of chronic sinusitis patients, and CRSFungal Profile(TM) test, the only lab test available for the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis. Additionally, all of the physician investigators in the current Phase 3 trial are ENTs or allergists.

About Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of late-stage "disruptive" clinical products. Accentia has a portfolio of currently marketed respiratory products and a pipeline of products in clinical development. The company's lead respiratory product candidate is SinuNase(TM), which is under clinical development to treat chronic sinusitis (rhinosinusitis). SinuNase is a novel application and formulation of a known anti-fungal exclusively licensed from the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. The product has been Fast Tracked by the FDA and we will commence Phase 3 trials soon. The Company's other lead product is BiovaxID(TM), a patient-specific anti-cancer vaccine for the treatment of follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. BiovaxID, which is being developed by Accentia's subsidiary Biovest International, Inc., (OTCBB: BVTI) is currently in a Fast-Tracked Phase 3 clinical trial. Additionally, the Company has a family of respiratory specialty pharmaceutical products, including MDTurbo(TM), an FDA approved, commercially available product that transforms over 90% of dispensed metered-dose inhalers into a breath-activated, dose-counting inhaler. For further information, please visit www.accentia.net.

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E-TRADE FINANCIAL Commences Trading on NASDAQ

NEW YORK, Dec 27, 2006 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that E-TRADE FINANCIAL (Nasdaq: ETFC) will begin trading its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market today under the symbol ETFC. E-TRADE FINANCIAL will also trade mandatory convertible notes known as Equity Units on NASDAQ under the symbol ETFCP.
"We are very pleased to welcome E-TRADE FINANCIAL to NASDAQ and to support their continued innovation and future growth," said Bob Greifeld, President and Chief Executive Officer of NASDAQ.

The E-TRADE FINANCIAL listing caps a record-breaking year for companies transferring to NASDAQ from other exchanges. NASDAQ has attracted New York Stock Exchange-listed companies with over $34 billion in market capitalization and 35 companies from other U.S. exchanges. NASDAQ's industry-leading technology, lower investor and issuer costs, and unique product and service support have contributed to attracting an increasing number of companies as they evaluate their listing market.

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StockTradersResource.com: New Stocks to consider for the New year!

Dec 27, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stocks to Watch: FAVORED Inc. (PinkSheets: FVRD), Grant Life Sciences, Inc (OTCBB: GLIF), BNP Petroleum Corp (PinkSheets: PGPM), Cal Bay International, Inc (OTCBB: CBAY), NeoMedia Technologies, Inc (OTCBB: NEOM)
Featured Stock: FAVORED Inc.

(PinkSheets: FVRD) Current Price (0.32) www.stocktradersresource.com

FAVORED(R) Inc. Receives $57.5 Million Independent Fair Market Valuation Monday December 18, 4:05 pm ET WEST LAFYETTE, IN----Dec 18, 2006 -- FAVORED Inc. (Other OTC:FVRD.PK - News) is pleased to announce that the Company has been evaluated by an independent valuation firm, AgriCapital, LLC, an accredited NASD Dealer, and has received a Fair Market Value of $57.5 Million as of March 10, 2006.

The purpose of this valuation was to provide an opinion of Fair Market Value for audit requirements for our registration filing with Securities & Exchange Commission. Initially, due to contractual constraints, copies of the valuation report will only be available to the independent certified auditors.

The valuation was based on several key factors to include (i) public market comparable analysis, which involved analyzing market multiples of publicly traded companies that possess similar business risks and returns; and (ii) a discounted cash flow analysis, which involved developing future cash flow projections and determining their present value.

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StockGuru.com Announces Profile Coverage of Lexington Energy Services

DALLAS, Dec 27, 2006 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) -- John Pentony, Publisher of StockGuru.com, announced today that the web site has initiated Profile Coverage of Lexington Energy Services Inc. (OTCBB: LXES) Lexington Energy is an oil field service company providing construction and leasing of custom oilfield service equipment. As Canada's fastest growing oil field service company, Lexington Energy Services manufactures and leases innovatively designed oilfield service equipment. Through their wholly owned subsidiary, Lexcore Services Inc., the company also provides a range of drilling services to meet the growing needs of the oil and gas industry, including Alberta's oil sands.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Lexington also has a regional office in Calgary, where Lexcore is headquartered. In the very heart of Canada's oil patch, the company's Calgary facility includes 15,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and fabrication space as well as corporate offices. The facility also serves as a center for in-house engineering/design, human resources, accounting, and an in-house employee office and development center.

Lexcore's headquarters will serve as the dispatch operations center, facilitating the effective coordination of people and equipment on a company- and province-wide basis -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Currently, Lexington has more than 30 employees providing service to oil and gas exploration companies operating in Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Lexington's continued growth in the energy services industry will be based on research and development and pioneering petroleum technology. The company is continually striving to develop products, services, and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner. And these are not empty words -- what Lexington has already accomplished demonstrates their substance.

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General Motors: Fusion mit Renault/Nissan unwahrscheinlich

Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses steht am Mittwoch erneut die Automobilbranche, wo es immer weniger nach einer Kooperation zwischen General Motors und Renault/Nissan aussieht. Zusätzlich zu einem möglichen Aktienkauf verlangt der amerikanische Hersteller eine Zahlung von „mehreren Milliarden Dollar“ vom französisch-japanischen Konglomerat, um die bessere globale Marktposition von GM auszugleichen. Das berichtet das Wall Street Journal, das gleichzeitig auch die Enttäuschung von Carlos Ghosn beschreibt. Insider gehen davon aus, dass sich der gefragte Automobil-Manager auf einen Deal nach GM-Vorstellungen nicht einlassen wird.

Lars Halter

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Wo sind die Hirne von GM? Scheinbar haben sie sie verschlafen!!! Wie alles übrige :rolleyes:

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27.12.06 20:49 Uhr

5,61 USD

+44,96 % [+1,74]
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InfoSonics and LG Partner to Provide Handsets for the Caribbean and Select Countries in Latin America

SAN DIEGO, Dec 27, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON), one of the fastest growing distributors of wireless handsets serving Latin America and the United States, announced today that it will be distributing handsets for LG Electronics in the Caribbean and select countries in Latin America. InfoSonics has already received approval, certification and purchase orders from carriers in the region and will be delivering its first shipments in the coming weeks.
"The addition of the LG handsets to our existing product line-up provides InfoSonics with a broader selection to offer our carrier customers," stated Joseph Ram, President and Chief Executive Officer of InfoSonics. "We believe the LG products will enable us to increase our overall volume in the Caribbean region."

"We are pleased to be partnering with InfoSonics, as we feel their top quality services and facilities combined with their investment in the region, understanding of the carriers and the overall knowledge of the market should create a successful partnership between the two companies," stated Howard Park, Director of Mobile Communications for LG Electronics Latin America.

About InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics is one of the fastest growing providers of wireless handsets and accessories. It sells OEM and proprietary handsets and accessories to network operators in Latin America and the United States. Additionally, InfoSonics provides flexible and cost effective solutions including product design and development, product certification and homologation, product assembly packaging and logistics, marketing campaigns, warranty services, and end user support. For more information, please visit http://www.infosonics.com.

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Telik, Inc.
27.12.06 21:01 Uhr

4,45 USD

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Telik Inc. (NASDAQ: TELK) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Its lead product candidate TELCYTA is a small molecule cancer drug product designed to be activated in cancer cells. TELCYTA is in phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of platinum resistant or refractory ovarian cancer and lung cancer. The company's other product TELINTRA is a small molecule bone marrow stimulant that activates signaling pathways and lead to the growth and differentiation of blood cells. TELINTRA is in Phase-2 trials in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, a preleukemic condition characterized by defects in the blood producing cells of the bone marrow. Telik has collaborative agreements with Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.; The University of Arizona; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Hoffmann-La Roche; and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The company was incorporated in 1988 as Terrapin Diagnostics, Inc. It changed its name to Terrapin Technologies, Inc. in 1989 and to Telik, Inc. in 1998. Telik is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. With 52.36 million shares outstanding and 17.49 million shares declared short as of November 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of TELK.

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Vascular Solutions, Inc.
27.12.06 21:04 Uhr

8,89 USD

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Biotech News: Market Commentary on Vascular Solutions Inc

Dec 27, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on Vascular Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: VASC)
Vascular Solutions helps answer the age-old question, "How do you mend a broken heart?" The company has developed the Vascular Solutions Duett device, which uses a balloon catheter and proprietary blood-clotting cocktail of collagen, diluent, and thrombin to seal arterial punctures following such procedures as angiography, angioplasty, and stenting. The firm also makes the D-Stat, a hemostat that seals punctures from less involved procedures such as hemodialysis. Vascular Solutions markets the devices through its own sales team in the US; it uses independent distributors overseas except in Germany, where its Vascular Solutions GmbH subsidiary handles sales.

Shares were up 25% after the medical device maker obtained regulatory approval to market an existing product for a new use.

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AEterna Zentaris, Inc.
27.12.06 21:28 Uhr

4,26 USD

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Small Cap News: Market Commentary on AEterna Zentaris Inc.

Dec 27, 2006 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- AEterna Zentaris (NASDAQ: AEZS), formerly AEterna Laboratories, knows seriously ill patients won't wait an eternity for a new drug, so the firm is working to take lead drug candidates through trials and to approval as quickly as possible. The company's pipeline got a boost from the purchase of Zentaris, which had two drugs on the market and a dozen others in development for treatment of cancer and endocrinology disorders. Candidate Neovastat, which is derived from shark cartilage, didn't prove effective against kidney cancer, but it is being tested to treat non-small cell lung cancer.
Shares were down 32% since shareholders approved of a special distribution of subordinate voting shares.

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China Precision Steel, Inc.
03.01.07 17:54 Uhr

14,64 USD

+36,19 % [+3,89]
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Highway Holdings Limited
03/01/07 18:02 Uhr

6.10 USD

+48.78 % [+2.00
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Wahnsinnnnnnnnnnnnn!!! Da kann man sich vorstellen, wie schnell diese Fahnenstange zusammenfällt:).

Highway Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: HIHO - http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=hiho ) Highway Holdings Limited produces a wide variety of high-quality products for blue chip original equipment manufacturers -- from simple parts and components to sub-assemblies. It also manufactures finished products, such as LED Lights, radio chimes and other electronic products. Highway Holdings is headquartered in Hong Kong and operates four manufacturing facilities in the People's Republic of China.

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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
03.01.07 18:18 Uhr

3,80 USD

+7,34 % [+0,26]
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Afternoon Movers: SIRIUS Exceeds 6 Million Subscribers

Jan 03, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- SIRIUS, (NASDAQ: SIRI) "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NBA and NHL and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.
During pre-market trading shares are up 6% with over 2.6 million in volume. This momentum comes as SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that it ended 2006 with approximately 6,024,000 subscribers, an 82% increase over the company's 2005 ending subscriber base of 3,316,560. SIRIUS added a record 2.7 million net subscribers in 2006. Based on preliminary financial data, SIRIUS achieved its first ever quarter of positive free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2006.


About SIRIUS

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 75 channels of talk, entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep , Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.

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EGL, Inc.
03.01.07 18:27 Uhr

37,94 USD

+27,40 % [+8,16]
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EGL up 22% at 36.25 in Pre-Market, Trading Above Going Private Offer of 36 Per Share

Boston, Jan 03, 2007 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- More aggressive upside matches, including a top bid holding at 36.25, would indicate early traders speculate the company may see a sweetened offer or a competing bid.

Afternoon Movers: Jim Crane to Take EGL Private by Reinvesting 100% of His EGL, Inc. Equity

Jan 03, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- EGL, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAGL) provides transportation, supply chain management, and information services in the United States and internationally. Its services include air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, local pick up and delivery service, materials management, warehousing, trade facilitation and procurement, and integrated logistics and supply chain management services.
Shares are up 26% to $37.58 with over 2.4 million in volume. In response to inquiries concerning the announcement that James Crane, Chairman and CEO of EGL, Inc., (Nasdaq: EAGL) private equity firm General Atlantic LLC and members of EGL management have proposed an acquisition of EGL's outstanding shares for $36.00 per share, Mr. Crane confirmed that he intends to reinvest all of his EGL stock and options into the privately-owned company if a transaction is consummated. Mr. Crane and General Atlantic also confirmed that, if their transaction is consummated, it is expected that Mr. Crane will be the majority owner (51%) of EGL, Inc. As previously reported, Mr. Crane currently owns approximately 18% of EGL's outstanding shares.

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04.01.2007 09:12
Ford prüft Verkäufe
Der US-Autobauer Ford (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) prüft weiter Verkäufe von Geschäftsbereichen. Der Ford-CEO Alan Mulally bezeichnet die verschiedenen Automarken des Konzerns zwar alle als existenzfähige Geschäftsmodelle, dennoch wolle man sich weiter von Konzernbereichen trennen. Ziel sei eine Vereinfachung des Geschäftes. So soll im laufenden Jahr die britische Marke Aston Martin veräußert werden. Auch der Verkauf von Jaguar werde geprüft, heißt es von Unternehmensseite.

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Gap Inc. Reports December Sales Down 4 Percent; Comparable Store Sales Down 8 Percent Company Revises Fiscal 2006 Guidance

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today reported net sales of $2.34 billion for the five-week period ended December 30, 2006, which represents a 4 percent decrease compared with net sales of $2.44 billion for the same period ended December 31, 2005. The company's comparable store sales for December 2006 decreased 8 percent compared with a 9 percent decrease in December 2005.

Comparable store sales by division for December 2006 were as follows:
-- Gap North America: negative 9 percent versus negative 10 percent last
year
-- Banana Republic North America: positive 2 percent versus negative
5 percent last year
-- Old Navy North America: negative 10 percent versus negative 10 percent
last year
-- International: negative 8 percent versus negative 3 percent last year.
"Although Banana Republic continued to make good progress in its turnaround, we
continued to experience negative traffic trends at Gap and Old Navy," said
Sabrina Simmons, senior vice president, corporate finance, Gap Inc. "Given the
weak traffic trends, we needed to take significant action on promotions and
markdowns at these two brands which drove Gap Inc.'s overall merchandise margins
significantly below last year. We expect continued margin pressure into January
as we work to clear remaining holiday product at Gap and Old Navy."Based on its holiday sales performance, the company announced that it is
revising its fiscal 2006 guidance. The company now expects full-year earnings
per share to be $0.83 to $0.87 versus previous guidance of $1.01 to $1.06.
Full-year operating margins are now expected to be about 7 percent and free cash
flow is now expected to be about $650 million for the year. Please see the
reconciliation of free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to the GAAP
financial measure in the table at the end of this release.The company reiterated that it expects the percent increase in inventory per
square foot at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 to be in the
low-single-digits versus prior year."We are clearly disappointed with Gap and Old Navy's holiday sales and overall
performance for the year," said Paul Pressler, president and CEO, Gap Inc.
"Given that we did not gain the traction we had expected, the management team,
with the active involvement of our board of directors, is currently reviewing
Gap and Old Navy's brand strategies. We are committed to making the necessary
changes to improve performance."Year-to-date net sales of $14.75 billion for the 48 weeks ended December 30,
2006, decreased 2 percent compared with net sales of $15.07 billion for the same
period ended December 31, 2005. The company's year-to-date comparable store
sales decreased 7 percent compared with a 5 percent decrease in the prior year.As of December 30, 2006, Gap Inc. operated 3,184 store locations compared with
3,126 store locations last year.For more detailed information, please call 1-800-GAP-NEWS to listen to Gap
Inc.'s monthly sales recording.

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PetroChina's 10 million ton/year refining project formally started in SW China

NANJING, Jan 4, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- PetroChina (NYSE: PTR), the country's largest oil/gas producer but the second largest refiner, formally started its 10 million ton/year refining project in Qinzhou city, Guangxi province on Dec.30.
The project is PetroChina's first oil refining base in south China, where rival Sinopec Corp. (NYSE: SNP)'s traditional leading position is being nibbled away by other players as CNOOC (NYSE: CEO) , whose 12 million ton/year refinery in Huizhou, Guangdong, is planned to come on stream in 2008.

The Qinzhou project involves an investment totaled about 15.3 billion yuan.

The project includes the construction of 10 principal producing units and accessory infrastructure as railways, docks and storage farms.

When the project is completed, it will provide south China market, which suffered two severe supply shortfalls in 2005-06, with 690 tons of light oil, including gasoline, diesel, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) and polypropylene.

The project has been listed into the national 11th Five-Year Oil- refining Development Plan (2006-2010) and will be completed in two years.

The Qinzhou Economic Development Zone, home to project, is convenient for oil transportation because of Qinzhou's position as a good natural port in the Beibu Gulf.

According to a previous plan by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Sinopec Corp. will have a 50 percent stake in the refinery. But the plan met silent rejection from both Sinopec and PetroChina since PetroChina does not like Sinopec's involvement in the Qinzhou project while Sinopec plans a large refinery wholly owned by itself in neighboring Guangdong province.



Copyright 2007 XINHUA NEWS AGENCY.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Issues Pre-Market Stock Alerts for Thursday! January 4, 2007

Weston, FLA., Jan 04, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Unicorp Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI),
BPO Management Services Inc., (NASDAQ: BPOM),
Franchise Capital Corp (OTC: FCCN),
Hemi Energy Group, Inc. (OTC: HMGP) and
Sun New Media Inc. (OTCBB: SNMD)



Just three days into the New Year and Unicorp Inc., (OTCBB: UCPI) is already releasing news that should have aggressive investors watching the company! Wednesday after the markets closed, the company (engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas) issued a press release announcing that operations have begun to drill its St. Martinville Prospect located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
The St. Martinville Prospect will be drilled to a depth of approximately 13,000 feet to test the Marg Tex-3 sands as seen in the Trinity Resources Ranzino Well No. 1. Total reserves are estimated to be 1,000,000 barrels of oil and Unicorp will have an 18.5% net revenue interest.

"This prospect should be drilled to total depth within the next thirty to forty-five days and logging should commence shortly thereafter," stated Arthur Ley, COO of Unicorp. "We are happy to begin 2007 with a prospect that has the potential to add significant reserves to our base if it proves successful."

It looks as if Unicorp is going to show investors that this year will be as good as or better than 2006 was for the company! Late last year, Unicorp kept investors interest by making numerous announcements showing that the company was moving forward at a rapid pace. Amongst the news released was the announcement that the company expects to triple its gross profit in fiscal 2007 and to be profitable from operations during the first quarter of 2007, excluding non-cash charges. There were also multiple announcements concerning the company's drilling prospects, including the news that the Lee Walley Estate Well #1, in Greene County Mississippi, is producing at an average rate of 110 barrels of oil per day.

The company stated in a previous press release, "2006 has been a record year where we believe we have laid a solid foundation to build on as we move into 2007. 2007 is also expected to be another record year of growth and we are very excited about the opportunities that we currently have and expect them to contribute significantly in the coming year."

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InfoWorld Honors SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop With 2007 Technology of the Year Award SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 From Novell Named 'Best Linux Desktop'

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) today announced its SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 has earned a 2007 InfoWorld Technology of the Year Award, being named "Best Linux Desktop." According to InfoWorld, "Novell's revamped desktop Linux* distribution combines professional fit and finish with unique usability features not available from other vendors... A class act, [SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop] 10 gives business users new reason to consider Linux for enterprise desktops."
The InfoWorld award is the latest significant honor for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. It was named "Best of Show" and "Best Desktop Solution" at August's LinuxWorld in San Francisco, and Novell's Nat Friedman received the first-ever VARBusiness "Technologist of the Year" award in October for his role in developing the innovative Linux desktop. InfoWorld's annual awards recognize the top technology sectors that matter most to enterprise IT, as well as identify the best and most innovative enterprise products that have fundamentally altered the IT landscape. Winners are selected by InfoWorld test center analysts based on innovation and effectiveness.

Carlos Montero-Luque, Novell(R) vice president of product management for Open Platform Solutions, said, "The ongoing praise for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from reviewers, customers and other industry watchers is testament to Novell's commitment to listening to customers and solving their problems. It also means we've successfully created the Linux desktop that seamlessly combines substance and style, with the cost and reliability benefits that enterprises need and the innovation users demand."

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 shipped in July 2006 and has been downloaded nearly half a million times. It is a complete desktop computing solution that dramatically reduces costs, improves end-user security and increases workforce productivity. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is suited for complete desktop replacements, retail point of service solutions, thin-client deployments and engineering workstations.

The Technology of the Year Awards are highlighted in the Jan. 1 issue of InfoWorld. For more information about SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings from Novell, visit http://www.novell.com/linux About Novell

Novell, Inc. delivers infrastructure software for the Open Enterprise. We are a leader in enterprise-wide operating systems based on Linux and open source and the security and systems management services required to operate mixed IT environments. We help our customers minimize cost, complexity and risk, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com NOTE: Novell and SUSE are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries. *Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Google, Chartbild mahnt zur Vorsicht

04.01.2007 - 10:40:00 Uhr
JRC


Frankfurt (derivatecheck.de) - Die technischen Analysten bei JRC berichten von den aktuellen Aussichten der Aktie von Google.

Das Chartbild mahne aktuell zur Vorsicht. Die wichtige Unterstützung bei 480 US-Dollar wäre per Tagesschluss unterschritten worden. Der gestrige Versuch, diese wieder zu überschreiten, sei gescheitert. Solange diese Marke nicht wieder per Tageschluss überwunden werden könne, rechnen die Strategen bei JRC mit Korrekturen in Richtung 450 und im Extremfall sogar bis 430 US-Dollar.


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InfoSonics Corp
04.01.07 16:33 Uhr

5,91 USD

+18,20 % [+0,9101]
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NASDAQ

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5,91 USD

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04.01.07 16:33

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23,79 Mio.

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InfoSonics and Samsung Renew Their Agreement for South America

SAN DIEGO, Jan 04, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON), one of the fastest growing distributors of wireless handsets serving Latin America and the United States, announced today that it has renewed its distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A. through December 31, 2007. Under the agreement, InfoSonics will continue to provide distribution solutions in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay for a variety of Samsung wireless telecommunication devices and related accessories to carriers, retailers and agents.
"We are pleased to continue working with Samsung in this South American region," said Joseph Ram, President and Chief Executive Officer of InfoSonics. "The cooperation between Samsung and InfoSonics has proven to be a mutually beneficial partnership which has yielded an increase in handsets sold in the region, strong brand awareness and enhanced product positioning. We are working diligently with Samsung to offer a comprehensive line up of products for 2007."

"We look forward to our continued relationship with InfoSonics, as we have shared success over the past couple of years, and believe the future holds more opportunity for us together," stated Obdulio Baez, Vice President of Samsung Electronics Argentina S.A.

About InfoSonics Corporation

InfoSonics is one of the fastest growing providers of wireless handsets and accessories. It sells OEM and proprietary handsets and accessories to network operators in Latin America and the United States. Additionally, InfoSonics provides flexible and cost effective solutions including product design and development, product certification and homologation, product assembly packaging and logistics, marketing campaigns, warranty services, and end user support. For more information, please visit http://www.infosonics.com.

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Hot Topic, Inc.
04.01.07 16:42 Uhr

10,92 USD

-19,35 % [-2,62]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
10,92 USD

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04.01.07 16:42

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31,09 Mio.

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2,9 Mio.


Small Cap News: Fundamental Review for Hot Topic Inc.

Jan 04, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- What's the Hot Topic? (NASDAQ: HOTT) "Everything About the Music," according to this punkish, teen-oriented retail chain. Hot Topic's 660-plus mall-based stores in the US and Puerto Rico sell rock-inspired clothing and accessories in settings resembling industrial clubs where teens party. The retailer also operates 120 Torrid stores for plus-sized customers. Teens can buy T-shirts from TV shows, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, and licensed concert apparel from rockers including Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Tool, and Linkin Park. Hot Topic also produces private-label Morbid-brand products (including Morbid Threads and Morbid Makeup). Developed with the MTV generation in mind, Hot Topic targets customers ages 12 to 22.
Shares were down 18% as the company slashes fourth quarter outlook.

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Witness Systems, Inc.
04.01.07 16:51 Uhr

20,10 USD

+14,79 % [+2,59]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
20,10 USD

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04.01.07 16:51

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+14,79 %

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23,91 Mio.

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1,3 Mio.


Afternoon Movers: Witness Systems Reports quarterly revenue growth in excess of 20 percent

Jan 04, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Witness Systems (NASDAQ: WITS) is the worldwide leader in software and services that help businesses capture customer intelligence and optimize their workforce performance. The company's Impact 360(TM) solution features quality monitoring, compliance and IP recording, workforce management, performance management and eLearning. Primarily deployed in contact centers - as well as the remote, branch and back offices of global organizations - the workforce optimization solution captures, analyzes and enables users to share and act on cross-functional information across the enterprise. With Impact 360, organizations can improve interactions and the underlying back-office processes that enhance the customer experience and build customer loyalty. For more information, visit us at www.witness.com.
During early morning trading shares are up 15% to $19.84 with over 623,000 in volume. This momentum comes as Witness Systems (NASDAQ: WITS), a leading global provider of workforce optimization software and services, announced preliminary revenue estimates for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2006.

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Microvision, Inc.
04.01.07 17:41 Uhr

3,611 USD

+17,62 % [+0,541]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
3,611 USD

Zeit
04.01.07 17:41

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+17,62 %

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10,61 Mio.

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3 Mio.



Biotech News: Microvision Inc Added to Bellwether Watch List

Jan 04, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Microvision Inc (NASDAQ: MVIS) Added to Bellwether Watch List
Microvision thinks tiny images have big potential. The company's patented retinal scanning display (RSD) technology uses a small, wearable projector to cast moving images directly onto the wearer's retina. These products will enable doctors to view X-rays as they perform surgery, and consumers to immerse themselves in the 3-D terrain of computer games. Microvision began shipping its first product -- the Nomad wearable display -- in 2002, but continues to generate about one-third of revenues through development contracts with the US government. The Nomad is used at a number of automobile dealerships, and also at military repair depots.

Shares were up 11% after announcing plans to Unveil Tiny Display Module During Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Google-Kunden wehren sich

2007 droht für die Wall Street das Jahr der Wahrheit zu werden. Darauf lassen schon die Entwicklungen der ersten Tage schließen. Die Notenbank hat die Bären auf den Plan gerufen, die Umsätze in Einzelhandel und Automobilbranche sind schwach, der Arbeitsmarkt auch, und jetzt geht es sogar einem Hightech-Überflieger an den Kragen.

Keine Aktie hat in den letzten Jahren eine derart starke Performance gezeigt wie Google. Überhaupt ist die Suchmaschine wohl die größte Erfolgsgeschichte des neuen Millenniums. Das einstige Start-Up ist binnen weniger Jahre zur Weltmarke geworden, die Sprachschöpfung „googeln“ hat es als Verb in die Wörterbücher und den Alltag gebracht. Und für geschickt platzierte Werbung zahlten Anzeigenkunden immer höhere Preise – in umkämpften Kategorien wie Immobilien und Autos boteten sich Konkurrenten gar in Versteigerungen aus.

Den Umsatz mit Online-Werbung bezifferte Google zuletzt auf 7 Milliarden Dollar für das abgelaufene Jahr, damit verbucht man für 2006 ein Wachstum von 80 Prozent.

Doch nun scheint eine Grenze erreicht zu sein. Im laufenden Jahr soll das Wachstum auf unter 50 Prozent zurückgehen. Und wenngleich das noch immer eine beeindruckende Zahl ist, zeichnen sich weitere Rückgänge ab. Denn zahlreiche Firmen wollen ihre Ausgaben für Werbung im neuen Jahr zurückschrauben, und am allermeisten will man bei Google sparen.

Vor allem mittelgroße Händler wie der Handtaschenversand eBags.com dürften künftig kürzer treten. eBags.com-Gründer Peter Cobb erklärt warum: In seinem Geschäftsfeld und dem damit verbundenen Suchbegriff (eben: Handtaschen) seien die Kosten für Google-Werbung fast halb so hoch wie der Preis des beworbenen Produkts. Einen solchen Margenfresser will man sich nicht länger leisten. Die Ausgaben für Google-Werbung – bisher 75 Prozent des etwa 8 Millionen Dollar starken Budgets – sollen sinken.

Im Management von Google dürfte das einigen Leuten Sorgenfalten auf die Stirn treiben. Auf ein paar Millionen Dollar eines Handtaschenhändlers kann man zwar verzichten, doch scheinen mittlerweile zahlreiche Unternehmen ähnlich zu fühlen wie Peter Cobb. Der amerikanische Nachrichtendienst Marketwatch hat in einer Blitzumfrage gleich sechs Unternehmen gefunden, deren bisherige Google-Kosten von 4 bis 10 Millionen Dollar künftig deutlich sinken sollen.

Damit wiederum ist Googles bisheriges Erfolgsrezept direkt in Gefahr. Denn obwohl das Unternehmen in jüngster Zeit immer wieder neue Produkte vorstellte – darunter Suche in Büchern, den Karten- und Satelliten-Dienst Google World oder den Email-Provider Gmail –, hatte doch alles immer nur ein Ziel: Bezahlte Anzeigen besser zu platzieren und immer höhere Preise für jeden Quadratzentimeter zu erzielen.

Nun scheint – zumindest bei einigen Kunden – eine Schmerzgrenze erreicht zu sein, Google ist zu teuer. Denn interessanterweise wollen die Unternehmen nicht allgemein an den Werbekosten sparen, sondern nur den Google-Anteil senken. Mehr Geld soll künftig in einen Sektor fließen, den die Suchmaschine bestimmt nicht auf der Liste gefährlicher Konkurrenten hatte: Zeitungen, in klassisch gedruckter Form.

Lars Halter

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Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on YHOO, SU, MEDI, SNE, and NYT

CHICAGO, Jan 08, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.


Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks:

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO),
Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE: SU),
MedImmune Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI),
Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE), and
New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT).

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Stock Market Alerts LLC: Investment Alerts: SFWJ! January 9, 2007

Miami, FLA., Jan 09, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes:

Software Effective Solutions Inc. (OTC: SFWJ),
Icagen, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGN),
Microvision (NASDAQ: MVIS),
American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT),
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM).



Software Effective Solutions Inc. (OTC: SFWJ) is still on the move in 2007, and continues to issue news that should have the attention of investors this morning. Yesterday after the markets closed, the company, a software company whose software package includes many Customer Relationship Management (CRM) functions and who focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises and telecom operators, issued a press release announcing that it has commenced a comprehensive beta test of all the modules of "Effective", SES's flagship CRM software suite, at an approved supplier of Anheuser-Busch, a world leader in diverse operations including beer, adventure park entertainment and packaging.

This could be great news for investors. Following an agreement between SES and an approved supplier of Anheuser-Busch, SES has implemented the entire range of its Customer Relationship Management applications in the business units of the supplier.

"We have officially commenced this all-inclusive beta test of our Effective software. The beta test with this company, which meets the stringent standards of an approved Anheuser-Busch supplier, will provide an added layer of security for Effective applications and attest to the suite's potential to improve all aspects of the company's customer relationship management. Effective is the most cost-effective solution available today that features many options only available in customized Customer Relationship Management systems that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. We hope that the results of the beta test will also illuminate interesting new applications and developments for SES," says Clarisa Rojo, CEO of SES.

Starting off the year with positive news, Stock Market Alerts is placing investors on alert to monitor the progress of Software Effective Solutions! The company also reported last week that Comverse has selected "Effective" to improve its marketing and sales operations in the Far East.

SES announced that Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication services, has acquired the Effective suite in order to enhance handling and follow-up of marketing leads, proposals and customer relations. Comverse has numerous customers in the Far East and sales are performed by several account managers/agents."

The stock closed yesterday at Seventy cents a share.


Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:

Icagen, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGN) up 13.5% on 1.3 million shares traded Icagen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel orally-administered small molecule drugs that modulate ion channel targets. Icagen, Inc. recently announced that P. Kay Wagoner, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 25th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 10th at 8:00 a.m. PST.



Microvision (NASDAQ: MVIS) up 6.2% on 2.7 million shares traded Microvision, Inc. is one of the leaders in the development of high-resolution displays and imaging systems based on the company's proprietary silicon micro-mirror technology.

Microvision recently announced that Visteon, a global automotive Tier 1 supplier, plans to demonstrate a recently developed scanned-beam laser head-up display (HUD) based on Microvision's proprietary projection display engine at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2006. Visteon is the Automotive Tier 1 partner referenced in Microvision's September 26, 2006 press release.



American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) up 2.8% on 2.6 million shares traded.

American Tower is one of the leading independent owner, operator and developer of broadcast and wireless communications sites in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. American Tower Corporation recently announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Taiclet, and Chief Financial Officer, Brad Singer, are scheduled to speak at Citigroup's 17th Annual Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 3:10 p.m. PST (6:10 p.m. EST). The live audio webcast link and related investor materials will be available on the Company's website, www.americantower.com on Wednesday, January 10, 2007





STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) up 2.7% on 1.4 million shares traded.

STMicroelectronics is one of the global leaders in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. STMicroelectronics recently announced a new dual-video-stream high-definition (HD) decoder chip, the STi7200, intended for STBs, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players. This very highly integrated System on Chip supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, in addition to high-definition satellite and cable TV standards, and is produced in a state-of-the-art 65nm process technology to deliver lower power consumption and competitive pricing; it is the world's first such device to be available in this small geometry.

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Wall Street News Alert Issues Special Alert on UCPI! January 9, 2007 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.

WESTON, FL, Jan 09, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Unicorp Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI),
Cameron (NYSE: CAM),
Oceaneering International Incorporated (NYSE: OII) and
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS)
Unicorp Inc., (OTCBB: UCPI)

continues its aggressive plans for 2007 and has issued additional news that should appeal to aggressive investors this morning! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company (engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas) issued a press release announcing that it has retained an investment banking firm on a non-exclusive basis to assist with its 2007 acquisition strategy. The company has already been introduced to a financing partner and is currently evaluating several potential acquisitions of producing properties.
"We are continuing to focus on exploration but believe that a successful acquisition program will accelerate the already rapid growth of our company," stated Art Ley, COO of Unicorp. "We believe that the addition of an acquisition strategy is very important to our company and hope to close the first acquisition in this current fiscal quarter."

As we reported last week, Unicorp began 2007 firing on all cylinders and announcing that operations have begun to drill its St. Martinville Prospect located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Total reserves are estimated to be 1,000,000 barrels of oil and Unicorp will have an 18.5% net revenue interest.

Late last year, Unicorp kept investors interest by making numerous announcements showing that the company was moving forward at a rapid pace. Amongst the news released was the announcement that the company expects to triple its gross profit in fiscal 2007 and to be profitable from operations during the first quarter of 2007, excluding non-cash charges. There were also multiple announcements concerning the company's drilling prospects, including the news that the Lee Walley Estate Well #1, in Greene County Mississippi, is producing at an average rate of 110 barrels of oil per day.

The company stated in a previous press release, "2006 has been a record year where we believe we have laid a solid foundation to build on as we move into 2007. 2007 is also expected to be another record year of growth and we are very excited about the opportunities that we currently have and expect them to contribute significantly in the coming year."

Wall Street News Alert is continuing to alert investors to monitor the progress of Unicorp as the company builds momentum in 2007!

Before the news hit the wires, Unicorp's stock closed yesterday at Thirty-Eight cents a share.


In case you are not familiar with the company: Unicorp, Inc is primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Its focus is on aggressively acquiring working interests in crude oil and natural gas properties with the intent of exploration and development or by enhancing production through the use of modern development techniques such as horizontal drilling, satellite technology and 3-D seismic. The company's goal is to achieve a high return on its investment by limiting its up-front acquisition costs, by quickly developing its acquisitions and by practicing a sound and smart approach to oil and gas exploration and development.







Cameron (NYSE: CAM) up 3.3% on 3.1 million shares traded. Cameron is one of the leading providers of flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries.






Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE: OII) up 4.8% on 1.7 million shares traded. Oceaneering is a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications.





Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS) up 2.3% on 5.2 million shares traded Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity.

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SPRINT NXTEL CP
09.01.07 15:55 Uhr

17,87 USD

-9,01 % [-1,77]
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Börse
NYSE

Aktuell
17,87 USD

Zeit
09.01.07 15:55

Diff. Vortag
-9,01 %

Tages-Vol.
458,81 Mio.

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35 Mio.




Sprint Nextel Hitting New Extended-Hours Lows

Boston, Jan 09, 2007 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX) -- Sprint (S) has been under aggressive downside pressure through the first hour of pre-market trade, tumbling from 18.25 to a recent low of 17.24. We're seeing some more robust buy momentum move in at this fresh low area, but not much upside muscle yet to get the stock north of 17.50.
The stock touched a low last night of 17.85.

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Celgene Corporation
09.01.07 17:05 Uhr

54,04 USD

-5,69 % [-3,26]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
54,04 USD

Zeit
09.01.07 17:05

Diff. Vortag
-5,69 %

Tages-Vol.
297,49 Mio.

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6,3 Mio.



Biotech News: Exploring the Future Trends of Celgene Corporation

Jan 09, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- A terror from the past has provided hope in the present. Celgene's flagship product THALOMID treats multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer), as well as a type of leprosy; it is a form of thalidomide, a sedative and morning sickness therapy used in Europe in the late 1950s until it was linked to birth defects and pulled from the market in 1961. REVLIMID, which won FDA approval in late 2005, treats a malignant blood disease called MDS; it received approval for treating multiple myeloma the following year. The company develops drugs primarily to treat inflammatory diseases and cancer. Subsidiary Celgene Cellular Therapeutics researches stem cell therapies and provides placental stem cell banking.
Shares were down 5% as the company came under selling pressure.

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Escala Group, Inc.
09.01.07 21:01 Uhr

4,53 USD

-41,40 % [-3,20]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
4,53 USD

Zeit
09.01.07 21:01

Diff. Vortag
-41,40 %

Tages-Vol.
32,33 Mio.

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7,2 Mio.


Small Cap News: In-Depth Research on Escala Group Inc.

Jan 09, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Formerly Greg Manning Auctions, Escala Group has grown from its roots as a specialty auction house dealing in stamps, coins, sports collectibles, and memorabilia into a holding company serving the global collectibles market. The company's name change in 2005 was meant to reflect the reorganization of its business into two main areas: collectibles (handled via both auctions and direct sales) and trading. Escala's trading operations consist of A-Mark Precious Metals, which sells bullion coins and other precious metals on a wholesale basis. Escala came under investigation in 2006 in connection with an alleged stamp fraud scheme.
Shares were down 27% as delisting is imminent.

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Apple Computer, Inc.
09.01.07 21:40 Uhr

92,51 USD

+8,24 % [+7,04]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
92,51 USD

Zeit
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Tages-Vol.
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Gehandelte Stück
110 Mio


9. Januar 2007, 19:50
Apple steigt ins Handy-Geschäft ein
Aus dem iPod wird ein iPhone
Der Computerkonzern Apple steigt mit einem kompakten Alleskönner ins Handy-Geschäft ein. Firmenchef Steve Jobs stellte auf der Messe Macworld 2007 in San Francisco ein «revolutionäres» Mobiltelefon mit Funktionen des populären Musikplayers iPod vor.
Das Gerät mit dem Namen iPhone hat unter anderem ein berührungsempfindliches Display statt einer Tastatur. Es kann mit Musik und Videos aus iTunes befüllt werden, sowie mit dem Computer synchronisiert und für E-mails genutzt.

Der Bildschirm hat eine Diagonale von 3,5 Zoll (knapp neun Zentimeter). Das 11,6 Millimeter dicke iPhone verfügt auch über eine Kamera. «Wir werden das Telefon neu erfinden», versprach Jobs.

Apple TV

Zuvor präsentierte er ein Gerät, dass Musik und Filme vom PC ins Wohnzimmer bringt. Es heisst Apple TV, hat eine Festplatte mit 40 Gigabyte Speichervolumen und kann mit bis zu fünf PCs synchronisiert werden. Apple TV kommt im Februar in den USA für 299 Dollar in den Handel und kann mit Mac- und Windows-Computern arbeiten.

Über den Online-Shop iTunes wurden inzwischen mehr als zwei Milliarden Songs verkauft, sagte Jobs. Zur Zeit seien es fünf Millionen pro Tag. Die Marke von einer Milliarde Musiktiteln hatte iTunes im Februar 2006 erreicht.

Amazon übertroffen

Man verkaufe in den USA inzwischen mehr Musik als Amazon.com und sei auf dem vierten Platz, betonte Jobs. Seit dem Start des Downloads von TV-Serien im Herbst 2005 bei iTunes seien 40 Millionen Serienfolgen heruntergeladen worden.

Der iTunes Store wird künftig auch Filme des US-Studios Paramount verkaufen. Damit wird das Angebot auf 250 Streifen steigen. Paramount hat in seiner Bibliothek Filme wie «Forrest Gump» oder «Mission: Impossible».

Bisher konnte man sich bei Apple nur Disney-Kinofilme herunterladen. Davon seien seit dem Start des Angebots im vergangenen September 1,3 Mio. verkauft worden.

(sda/reuters/horm)

Steve Jobs und sein neuer Coup - das iPhone. (pd)

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Wall Street News Alert Issues Special Alert on GFCI! January 10, 2007 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.

WESTON, FL, Jan 10, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:


Grifco International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GFCI),
Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG),
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and
Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO).
Grifco International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GFCI)


has released news that could signify a new opportunity for aggressive investors. The company, a leading provider of oil and gas services equipment, issued a press release Tuesday after the markets closed, announcing that it has formed a new profit center, Precision Drilling Inc., to act as the prime drilling contractor for the 208 gas wells to be spudded in Crockett County, Texas.

The new profit center will be incorporated in Nevada with 51% ownership retained by the Company and 49% ownership by Ronnie Taylor and his family located in Midland, TX.

The drilling rig and equipment list of the new company has a total value of $1,800,000.

The news could represent a great benefit to the company. Jim Dial, President, stated, "We are pleased that Ronnie Taylor and his family have joined our team. With our own drilling program in place, we have fast tracked our operations, cutting out costly down time. With over 208 drill sites on target, it didn't make sense to outsource with third party rig operators with no vested interest in the project."

The first Precision Drilling project will be the spudding of 7 gas wells in Crockett County, TX. There will be a total of 208 gas drill sites to be spudded under options granted to the Company. Spudding will commence immediately following the grant of drilling and water permits.

Wall Street News Alert initiated coverage of the company in December, and continues to recommend that aggressive investors monitor the company's progress! Grifco's patented products are known and used throughout the world. In addition to its patented tools, Grifco designs and manufactures over 350 products for the Oil and Gas industry with a clientele boasting the biggest names in the business, including Halliburton, Exxon, and Schlumberger.

Take the initiative and look at the in-depth profile below. This company is worth following and could represent a remarkable opportunity. Which sounds more appealing, a company who drills for oil, or "THE" company that supplies over 350 products to the Oil and Gas industry?

Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed Tuesday at around Six cents a share.


In case you are not familiar with the company: Grifco International Inc. is a leading provider of oil and gas services equipment, specializing in the conception, design, and development of tools for the coil tubing, wire line and snubbing industry throughout the US, China, Mexico and South America.





Transocean Inc. (NYSE: RIG) down 0.4% on 10 million shares traded. Transocean Inc. is one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors with a fleet of 82 mobile offshore drilling units.






Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) down 0.4% on 8.8 million shares traded. Duke Energy Corp. is one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 3.9 million U.S. customers.





Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) down 0.8% on 13.6 million shares traded. Valero Energy Corporation is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, with approximately 22,000 employees and annual revenue of about $90 billion.

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PG&E Awards $200,000 in 2006 'Solar Schools Bright Ideas' Grants PG&E Solar Education Program Provides a Total of $1.7 Million in 2006 to Public Schools in Underserved Communities in Northern and Central California

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 10, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has awarded $200,000 in Bright Ideas grants to 39 underserved schools in northern and central California for their innovative solar science projects in 2006. The Bright Ideas program is part of PG&E's Solar Schools education program, which awarded $1.7 million throughout the year.
"In providing Bright Ideas grants to fund innovative solar science programs, we hope to teach tomorrow's leaders about solar power and the environmental benefits of renewable energy," said Ophelia Basgal, Pacific Gas and Electric Company vice president of civic partnerships and community initiatives. "This goal would not be possible without the unwavering dedication of the program's teachers, who have found creative ways to convey the importance of renewable energy to their students."

PG&E's Bright Ideas initiative provides grants of $2,500 and $5,000 to underserved schools in PG&E's service area for innovative solar science projects. The grants can be applied to classroom, after school, and summer projects that incorporate solar power science curriculum. PG&E works directly with the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) to administer the grants and curriculum training. Since 2004, the program has provided over $335,000 in grants to schools in central and northern California. The complete list of 2006 grant winners can be found below.

"PG&E's Bright Ideas grants program is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students in underserved schools to learn about the science of solar power," said Mary Spruill, NEED's program director. "Working directly with teachers to develop original curriculum, the program focuses on core academic standards while training future scientists, policy makers, and business leaders about an exciting and important subject matter."

PG&E's Bright Ideas grants program is part of the company's award-winning Solar Schools program. The largest program of its kind, PG&E's shareholder funded voluntary Solar Schools Program provides participating schools in underserved communities throughout northern and central California with a free 1.3 kilowatt solar energy installation and grade-specific curriculum materials designed to help each participating school meet the California Department of Education's standards for science, social studies, and English. Since its inception in 2004, the program has also provided specialized solar science curriculum seminars to 1,000 teachers, benefiting nearly 59,000 students throughout PG&E's service area.

PG&E's Solar Schools Program has earned state and national recognition in 2006 for its education initiative. In December, the company won the California Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards, California's highest and most prestigious environmental honor. The company also won the 2006 Interstate Renewable Energy Council Annual Innovation award in October and in July was named the Education Innovator of the Year" by the San Francisco Business Times.

PG&E's Solar Schools program is part of the company's broader commitment to renewable energy. PG&E is a national leader in supplying its customers with clean renewable energy. More than fifty percent of the energy it provides comes from emission-free sources such as solar, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal, biomass and waste. As an industry leader in solar power integration, the company has interconnected 14,000 solar customers -- more than any other utility in the country. PG&E has also provided more than $163 million in rebates to solar customers through its self-generation incentive program.

PG&E also has a long history of making charitable grants tailored to the needs of the wide variety of communities it serves. The company's charitable contributions program provides cash grants, in-kind contributions, and volunteers for community-based nonprofit organizations, schools and other governmental programs throughout northern and central California. All charitable contributions are entirely funded by the company's shareholders and do not affect customer rates for electricity or gas

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BUYINS.NET: XFN, FVRL, NTMD, OSCI, FLIP, MSGI Have Been Added To Naked Short List Today

Jan 11, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:


Xfone Inc (AMEX: XFN),
Favrille Inc (NASDAQ: FVRL),
NitroMed Inc. (NASDAQ: NTMD),
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: OSCI),
Fts Group Inc (OTCBB: FLIP),
MSGI Security Solutions, Inc. (OTC: MSGI)





Xfone Inc (AMEX: XFN) through its subsidiaries, provides voice and data communications services to residential and business customers. It offers a range of services, which include local, long distance, and international telephone services; prepaid and postpaid calling cards, such as XFONECARD and SIMPLE; cellular services; VOIP services; and email and fax broadcasting services. The company also provides high-speed Internet access and Web hosting services, as well as Internet-based customer service and billing interface, and international carrier services. In addition, it provides cable television services primarily in north Mississippi. The company offers its products and services through independent contractor agents and resellers, as well as through the Internet. It serves customers in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa. Xfone was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in London. With 11.25 million shares outstanding and 1,635 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of XFN.







Favrille Inc. (NASDAQ: FVRL) a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases of the immune system. It offers FavId, which is in Phase III clinical trials, for the treatment of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The company's technology enables in manufacturing immunotherapy products that are designed to stimulate a patient's immune system to mount a specific and sustained response to diseases. It also develops FAV-201 for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma. In addition, the company intends to initiate preclinical studies to identify additional product candidates for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, with an initial focus on multiple sclerosis. Favrille was co-founded by Daniel P. Gold and Bob Shopes in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. With 29.06 million shares outstanding and 305,783 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of FVRL.







NitroMed Inc. (NASDAQ: NTMD) a pharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceuticals based on the therapeutic benefits of the molecule nitric oxide. Its products primarily include BiDil' for the treatment of heart failure in self-identified black patients. BiDil is an orally administered fixed-dose combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine hydrochloride. The company also develops cardiovascular drug discovery programs based on the therapeutic potential of nitric oxide-enhancing drugs in the treatment of diseases associated with endothelial dysfunction. In addition, NitroMed develops nitric oxide-enhancing medicines for various therapeutic areas, such as hypertension, edema, acute renal failure, pain, inflammation, cancer, asthma, male erectile dysfunction, chronic obstructive airway disease, allergy, dermatology, peptic ulcer, kidney failure, cystic fibrosis, and other central nervous system diseases. The company, founded by Joseph Loscalzo, was incorporated in 1992. NitroMed is based in Lexington, Massachusetts. With 37.15 million shares outstanding and 2.88 million shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of NTMD.







Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: OSCI) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the clinical development and commercialization of therapeutics to serve medical needs in the United States. Its lead product fluoroquinolone antibiotic FACTIVE tablets are used for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia and acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. The company's product also comprises Ramoplanin, a Phase II clinical trial completed product, which would be used for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated disease. Oscient Pharmaceuticals' preclinical development program includes an oral peptide deformylase inhibitor for the treatment of respiratory tract infections. The company also co-promotes TESTIM gel, a topical 1% testosterone gel, indicated for the treatment of male hypogonadism. It also has pharmaceutical alliances with bioMerieux, Schering-Plough, and Wyeth, which focuses on the development of novel therapeutics and diagnostics for chronic human diseases and infectious diseases. Oscient Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. With 13.55 million shares outstanding and 187,010 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of OSCI.





Fts Group Inc (OTCBB: FLIP) engages in the acquisition and development of a chain of retail wireless stores in the United States. It also markets, sells, and activates cellular and satellite handsets and service plans; satellite television activations and installations; cellular accessories; and other related wireless products, such as Wi-Fi service and related access equipment for residential and business purposes. The company also owns and operates two Internet based e-commerce wireless businesses, which focus on renting and selling satellite wireless products and services to retail and business customers; and markets and distributes wireless accessories, products, and content, such as custom MP3 ring tones, wallpaper, and games primarily to retail and Internet customers. In addition, the company provides regional services for Dish Networks, Inc. The company offers its products through advertisement in local print publications, including daily newspapers and weekly publications; and advertisement on the Internet, Radio, and in flyers. As of March 1, 2006, the company operated 9 retail wireless locations in Florida. The company was organized in 1997 as Full Tilt Sports, Inc. and changed its name to FTS Apparel, Inc. in 2000. Further, it changed name to FTS Group, Inc. in 2004. FTS Group is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. With 131.74 million shares outstanding and 54,515 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of FLIP.







MSGI Security Solutions, Inc. (OTC: MSGI) through its subsidiaries, provides proprietary security products and services to commercial and governmental organizations worldwide. It primarily focuses on encryption technologies for surveillance, intelligence monitoring, and data protection. The company primarily offers technology-based products and services specializing in application-specific and custom-tailored restricted-access intelligence products, systems, and proprietary solutions, as well as markets off-the-shelf and custom surveillance equipment, including antennas, audio bugs, body cameras, covert and overt color and black-and-white cameras, night vision fixed surveillance cameras, power supplies, recording devices, and related supplies. MSGI Security Solutions, Inc. also designs, develops, and deploys software products for a range of wireless mobile devices; and provides video control systems and services for the civilian and military segments. Its clients primarily comprise private and public-sector organizations focused on law enforcement, and military and intelligence operations that support anti-terrorism and security interests. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is based in New York, New York. With 4.33 million shares outstanding and 40,633 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of MSGI.

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Wall Street News Alert Issues Special Alert on ERUG! January 12, 2007 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.

WESTON, FL, Jan 12, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

ER Urgent Care Centers (PINKSHEETS: ERUG),
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD),
Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) and
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL).



It's been a while since Wall Street News Alert told you to keep your eye on ER Urgent Care Centers (PINKSHEETS: ERUG), but it's time for aggressive investors to pay attention! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company issued a press release announcing that after months of negotiations it has finalized the purchase of United Urgent Care Centers of Fort Myers, Florida.

This is great news for the company. United is currently averaging 30 patients a day and will offer a tremendous amount of exposure to the ER Urgent Care organization. With over $1,000,000 in estimated revenues for 2007 this highly profitable center is a major force in the company's west coast expansion. ER Urgent Care is very excited to be starting off 2007 with such a significant purchase. The first quarter of 2007 will bring many new additions to the organization as well as significant registrations that will lead to its move to the bulletin board. The company's goal is to make 2007 a year of record profits and historical milestones. Jerry Miller, founder and Director, said, "We are very proud to add this organization to our list of centers. The first quarter is starting off with great momentum." ER Urgent Care is set to take possession on the 15th of January.

Wall Street News Alert is continuing to place Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of ER Urgent Care Centers! The company is a provider for Amerigroup, Avmed, Humana, Aetna, Medicaid/Medipass/Medi-Kids, Total Health Choice, United Health Care, Beech Street, Dimension Health, Assist Card, Cigna, Corvel, Health Insurance Plans and many more.

ERUC Management Company Inc. operates ER Urgent Care Centers. The "true, bona-fide," "Urgent Care Center" is a one-stop-shop where patients can receive premier health care, after-hours, at a fraction of the cost of emergency room visits. With the "Urgent Care Center" model emergency rooms will no longer lose money on ER patients with minor injuries and illnesses and the HMOs will no longer have to pay exorbitant claims for non-admitted patients. ER Urgent Care Centers create a win-win situation for everyone, filling the financial and service gap between primary care physicians (PCPs) and hospital emergency rooms.

Before the press release was issued, ER Urgent Care Centers stock closed Thursday at around Seven cents a share.







Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) up 3.5% on 18.1 million shares traded. Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains.







Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) up 14.4% on 6.4 million shares traded. Lear Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of automotive interior systems and components.








Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) up 3% on 4.5 million shares traded. Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges.





Market Commentary:

"eBay Inc., the world's largest auctioneer on the net, agreed to buy StubHub Inc. for $310 million. StubHub is a reseller of tickets for events, concerts and sporting events," stated Sonja Rudd

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Breaking News Alert ERUG! January 16, 2007

Weston, FLA., Jan 16, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

ER Urgent Care Centers (OTC: ERUG),
China Health Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: CHHH),
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc (OTC BB: ACTC),
Signalife, Inc. (AMEX: SGN) and
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ: MEMY).




Last Thursday we told you to keep your eye on ER Urgent Care Centers (OTC: ERUG) as the company had issued a press release announcing that after months of negotiations it had finalized the purchase of United Urgent Care Centers of Fort Myers, Florida. Following that announcement and the expectation of over $1,000,000 in estimated revenues for 2007 coming from the new acquisition, the company's stock traded heavy volume and closed up over 25%.

Wall Street News Alert continues to place Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of ER Urgent Care Centers! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company issued another press release; this time announcing that with the arrival of Super Bowl XLI, ER Urgent Care Center employees have joined the host Committee as part of this great event.

This should be great exposure for the company! The company states that Dolphin Stadium, home of Super Bowl XLI, is located only 2.5 miles from the Ives Dairy location which makes an excellent opportunity to expose the company's centers to the entire country. The hotels that will be housing the majority of Super Bowl guest are located a short distance from both the Hallandale and Ives Dairy Road locations. These hotels refer their guest to the company's centers on a regular basis. In addition ERUG employees will be wearing Super Bowl pins and the centers will display posters welcoming guests. In addition the ERUG van will be transporting inner city children all week long to participate in the NFL Experience. "We are very proud to partake in such a significant event for our community and bring to the forefront the name Er Urgent Care Centers." said Jerry Miller founder and Director.

The company is a provider for Amerigroup, Avmed, Humana, Aetna, Medicaid/Medipass/Medi-Kids, Total Health Choice, United Health Care, Beech Street, Dimension Health, Assist Card, Cigna, Corvel, Health Insurance Plans and many more.

ERUC Management Company Inc. operates ER Urgent Care Centers. The "true, bona-fide," "Urgent Care Center" is a one-stop-shop where patients can receive premier health care, after-hours, at a fraction of the cost of emergency room visits. With the "Urgent Care Center" model emergency rooms will no longer lose money on ER patients with minor injuries and illnesses and the HMOs will no longer have to pay exorbitant claims for non-admitted patients. ER Urgent Care Centers create a win-win situation for everyone, filling the financial and service gap between primary care physicians (PCPs) and hospital emergency rooms.

Urgent Care Centers stock had last closed at Nine cents a share.










China Health Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: CHHH) down 8.8% on 1 million shares traded China Health Holding, Inc. a development stage company with the goal of becoming a developer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements in China and worldwide. China Health Holding, Inc. recently announced that it has executed an acquisition definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of Xi'An Meichen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., based in the People's Republic of China.










Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC BB: ACTC) up 8% on 2.7 million shares traded.

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company applying embryonic stem cell technology in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. The company operates facilities in Alameda, California and Worcester, Massachusetts. Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.'s recently announced that William M. Caldwell, IV, Chief Executive Officer, was interviewed on CNBC Television's "Power Lunch" to comment on a recent discovery by scientists at Wake Forest University describing a method of deriving stem cells from human amniotic fluid and a bill Congress is expected to take up soon to widen the scope of funding for embryonic stem cell research.









Signalife, Inc. (AMEX: SGN) up 16% on 496,000 shares traded Signalife, Inc. is a medical device company focused on the detection of cardiovascular disease through continuous ECG signal monitoring. The company's goal is to become the premier provider of cardiovascular disease monitoring products. Signalife uses its patented signal technology to design and develop medical devices that simplify and reduce the costs of diagnostic testing and patient monitoring in an ambulatory environment.

Signalife's recently stated that revolutionary FDA-approved electrocardiograph (ECG) monitoring system called Fidelity 100 allows for the recording of a quality ECG signal from ambulatory cardiac patients. The Fidelity 100 will address a portion of the $400 billion cardiac disease market. The company's website is available at: http://www.signalife.com Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ: MEMY) up 1.6% on 408,000 shares traded Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp a biopharmaceutical company recently stated that it has closed the private sale of securities in its second tranche of financing to raise USD32.2m. This sale resulted in gross proceeds of around USD5.5m.




Market Commentary: "Oil prices were up Monday to about $53 a barrel, as traders weighed possibilities that OPEC may hold an emergency meeting as early as this week to try to reverse the 13% plunge in oil prices this year. The rise in prices also came after a fire broke out Monday morning at a Chevron Corp. oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., although the blaze was under control by daybreak," Stated Sonja Rudd

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Symantec Corporation
16.01.07 20:12 Uhr

17,94 USD

-12,40 % [-2,54]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
17,94 USD

Zeit
16.01.07 20:12

Diff. Vortag
-12,40 %

Tages-Vol.
1,51 Mrd.

Gehandelte Stück
91 Mio


Heute kamen Zahlen!!

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Dienstag, 16. Januar 2007
Gewinn und Umsatz schrumpfen
Symantec mit Problemen

Der führende Hersteller von Sicherheitssoftware, Symantec, hat am Dienstag seine Geschäftsprognosen für das abgelaufene Vierteljahr reduziert. Seine Sparte für das Management von Datenzentren laufe unerwartet schlecht, während die Kosten hoch ausgefallen seien, erklärte der Konzern.

Symantec erwartet nun lediglich einen Umsatz zwischen 1,29 und 1,31 Milliarden Dollar nach zuvor prognostizierten 1,315 bis 1,345 Milliarden Dollar. Wall-Street-Experten waren bislang von einem Wert am oberen Ende der bislang genannten Spanne ausgegangen.


Auch der Gewinn pro Aktie werde geringer ausfallen als bislang angenommen, erklärte der Konzern. Außerdem warnte er, dass Gewinn und Umsatz im ersten Vierteljahr 2007 voraussichtlich schrumpfen werden.

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InnerWorkings, Inc.
16.01.07 21:13 Uhr

13,47 USD

-16,85 % [-2,73]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
13,47 USD

Zeit
16.01.07 21:13

Diff. Vortag
-16,85 %

Tages-Vol.
37,23 Mio.

Gehandelte Stück
2,9 Mio.

InnerWorkings Responds to Barron's Column

CHICAGO, Jan 15, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A column on InnerWorkings (Nasdaq: INWK) was published in Barron's magazine dated January 15, 2007 ("The Inner Workings of InnerWorkings"). InnerWorkings believes the column contains numerous factual errors and mischaracterizes our technology and business. The following addresses certain of the material errors and mischaracterizations contained in the column:
Our Technology. The column suggests our technology may not be proprietary and may not function as claimed. Since our inception in 2001, we have invested significant dollars and man hours in the development of our customized software and database. We believe these proprietary assets provide us with a competitive advantage in the marketplace. In addition, the functionality and value of our business solution is validated every day in the jobs we execute for our clients.

Our Business Solution. A variety of factors clearly distinguish us from the role of a traditional print broker:


-- Utilizing our proprietary technology and database, which consists
of a front-end Java application and a back-end SQL server database,
we are able to create a competitive bid process to procure printed
products for our clients.-- We use our technology and the competitive bid process to:
-- greatly increase the number of suppliers that our clients can
efficiently access;
-- aggregate our purchasing power; and
-- obtain favorable pricing.-- The breadth of our product offerings and services and the depth of
our supplier network enable us to fulfill up to 100% of the print
procurement needs of our clients.-- By leveraging our technology platform, our clients are able to
reduce overhead costs and redeploy internal resources.-- Our ability to track individual transactions and provide customized
reports detailing print procurement activity on an enterprise-wide
basis provides our clients with greater visibility and control of
their print expenditures.
Our Supplier Network. The column implies that the number of vendors in our
supplier network was inflated in our IPO offering documents. We categorically
deny this assertion. Since the completion of our IPO in August 2006, the number
of vendors in our supplier network has continued to increase. Our supplier
network currently includes over 4,500 vendors

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MRV Communications, Inc.
16.01.07 21:26 Uhr

4,0199 USD

+11,05 % [+0,3999]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
4,0199 USD

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+11,05 %

Tages-Vol.
45,20 Mio.

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12 Mio.

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Genesis HealthCare Corporation
16.01.07 21:33 Uhr

61,45 USD

+16,27 % [+8,60]
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Börse
NASDAQ

Aktuell
61,45 USD

Zeit
16.01.07 21:33

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+16,27 %

Tages-Vol.
162,59 Mio.

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2,7 Mio.


Genesis HealthCare to be Acquired by Formation Capital and JER Partners for $63 Per Share In Cash

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa., Jan 16, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Genesis HealthCare Corporation ("GHC") (Nasdaq: GHCI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired, in an all-cash transaction for $63.00 per share, by a joint venture between affiliates of Formation Capital, LLC and JER Partners.
The per share price represents a premium of approximately 31.1% over the average closing price for GHC common stock over the past 30 trading days. The aggregate transaction value, including the assumption of approximately $450 million of debt, is approximately $1.7 billion.

George V. Hager, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GHC, said, "After carefully considering GHC's strategic options, including evaluating proposals from a number of potential industry, strategic and financial buyers, the Board concluded that the transaction was in the best interests of the Company, including our shareholders and other stakeholders. This transaction is the result of a thoughtful and comprehensive process, and we are confident that GHC will be able to accelerate achievement of its strategic goals with a partner that has financial resources, understands our business and shares our vision for the future."

"As an independent company operating alongside Formation's portfolio of healthcare companies, GHC will continue to maintain its long-term focus on delivering superior healthcare to its residents and patients. This transaction is a change in ownership - not a change in direction," continued Hager.

"GHC is an outstanding company with a superior portfolio of facilities located across 13 states," added Cia Buckley, President of JER's US Fund Business. "We view this major acquisition as a key strategic investment for JER and Formation."

Arnold Whitman, Chief Executive Officer of Formation, stated, "Formation Capital has a long standing relationship with Genesis Healthcare and believes very strongly in their vision of the modernization of skilled nursing in this country. We share a long-term view of the industry along with GHC, which has consistently demonstrated high quality of care standards.

Formation and JER confirmed that GHC will be operated as a privately held, independent company controlled by the JER/Formation joint venture. GHC will continue to operate under the Genesis name.

The transaction is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals as well as other customary closing conditions. The transaction is not subject to a financing condition.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is acting as financial advisor to GHC, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is acting as its legal advisor. UBS Investment Bank acted as financial advisor to the JER/Formation joint venture, and Williams Mullen and O'Melveny & Myers LLP acted as counsel for the joint venture.

About Genesis HealthCare Corporation

Genesis HealthCare Corporation (Nasdaq: GHCI) is one of the nation's largest long-term care providers with over 200 skilled nursing centers and assisted living residences in 13 eastern states. Genesis also supplies contract rehabilitation therapy to over 600 healthcare providers in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

About Formation and JER

Formation Capital is a private equity firm in the senior housing and long-term care industry. Over the past five years Formation Capital has completed over $1.5 billion of acquisitions in the sector and provides asset management services to over 250 facilities nationwide. For more information on Formation Capital, please visit http://www.formationcapital.com.

JER Partners is the private equity investment arm of J.E. Robert Companies, a real estate investment management company with more than 25 years of experience in sourcing, underwriting and managing a broad spectrum of real estate equity investments and debt products in North America and Europe. JER's primary investments are in office, hospitality, retail, multi-family, healthcare-related real estate and industrial properties. Other areas of investment include commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") and mezzanine financing. For more information on JER, please visit http://www.jer.com.

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Medicines Company (The)
16.01.07 21:43 Uhr

29,55 USD

-12,44 % [-4,20]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
29,55 USD

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16.01.07 21:43

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3,3 Mio.


The Medicines Company Announces Proposed Offering of Common Stock

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan 16, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced its intention to offer 6,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement in an underwritten public offering. The Company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares of common stock.
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Pacific Growth Equities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets and Leerink Swann & Co., Inc. are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by sending a request to Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., 383 Madison Ave., New York, New York 10179, or to Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080.

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Intel Fourth-Quarter Revenue $9.7 Billion
Tuesday January 16, 4:10 pm ET
-- Operating Income $1.5 Billion
-- EPS 26 Cents
-- Record Microprocessor and Flash Unit Sales
-- Record Mobile and Server Microprocessor Revenue


SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intel Corporation today announced fourth-quarter revenue of $9.7 billion, operating income of $1.5 billion, net income of $1.5 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 26 cents. Excluding the effects of share-based compensation, the company posted operating income of $1.8 billion, net income of $1.7 billion and EPS of 30 cents.
Fourth-quarter results included a gain from the sale of certain assets of the company's communications and application processor business to Marvell Technology Group partially offset by impairments, including an impairment for the related decision to place the company's Fab 23 facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., up for sale. The gain and impairments resulted in a net increase to EPS of approximately 2.5 cents. Fourth-quarter restructuring charges related to the company's structure and efficiency program were in line with the company's expectations and decreased EPS by approximately 1.5 cents.

"Intel's product and technology leadership yielded a strong fourth quarter with higher selling prices and record unit shipments in the fastest growing segments of the market," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini.

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Reuters
Intel Q4 profit beats estimates
Tuesday January 16, 4:26 pm ET


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC - News) on Tuesday posted a lower quarterly profit that slightly beat Wall Street estimates as a raft of new high-end processors from the top chipmaker drove average selling prices higher.
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Net profit, including special items, for Intel's fourth quarter was $1.5 billion, or 26 cents per share, compared to $2.45 billion, or 40 cents per share, a year earlier.

That beat the average Wall Street forecast of $1.44 billion, or 25 cents per share.

Revenue was $9.69 billion, down 5 percent from $10.2 billion a year earlier and ahead of the average forecast of $9.43 billion.

Intel has been locked in a bruising price war with chief rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - News). Over the past year, Intel shares have fallen nearly 15 percent while AMD's have lost nearly half their value. The price war has bit more deeply into AMD's bottom line, and its stock is valued at 11.6 times expected 2007 profit, compared to nearly 19 times for Intel's.

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17.01.2007 06:08
Intel steigt bei Online-Bezahldienst ClickandBuy ein - Welt
BERLIN (Dow Jones)--Der US-Chiphersteller Intel (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) steigt über seinen Investmentarm Intel Capital bei der Firstgate Holding und deren Online-Bezahldienst ClickandBuy ein. Das erfuhr die Zeitung "Die Welt" (Mittwochausgabe) aus dem Umfeld des Unternehmens. Intel trete damit als Minderheitsaktionär neben dem T-Online Venture Fond und der Beteiligungsgesellschaft 3i auf. ClickandBuy war für eine Stellungnahme kurzfristig nicht erreichbar.

Hauptanteilseigner von ClickandBuy bleiben laut Bericht zwei Schweizer Familien sowie Unternehmensgründer und Geschäftsführer Norbert Stangl. Die Deutsche Telekom hatte sich im August mit 10% an der ClickandBuy-Eigentümergesellschaft Firstgate Holding AG beteiligt.

Beide Unternehmen sehen den Schritt vor allem als strategische Partnerschaft, schreibt die Zeitung. So sei Intel Capital weltweit an mehr als 100 Firmen im Hard- und Softwarebereich beteiligt. Dort wolle ClickandBuy jetzt als Internet-Bezahlsystem zum Zuge kommen. Ferner wolle der Bezahldienst in diesem Jahr auf den lateinamerikanischen und den asiatischen Markt vorstoßen. Bislang ist das Unternehmen hauptsächlich in Europa und den USA aktiv. In Deutschland konkurriert ClickandBuy vor allem mit der Ebay-Tochter Paypal.

Webseite: http://www.welt.de/

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Special Situation Alerts for Aggressive Traders! January 17, 2007 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Stock Market Alerts.

MIAMI, FL, Jan 17, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Alerts' performance stock list includes:

Financial Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FNGP),
SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS),
The Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW) and
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SIMO)


Stock Market Alerts is initiating coverage of Financial Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FNGP)
The company, a diversified media and advertising company and owner of the branded financial consumer gateway www.wallst.net, issued a press release yesterday announcing the launch of www.mywallst.net, the web's first interactive multimedia social network for individuals interested in the stock market and other types of investments.
This could be good news for the company. "Drawing from our current traffic of more than 300,000 visitors per month at www.wallst.net, we are building a community of investors who can easily share ideas, perspectives, tastes and interests across the full spectrum of investment vehicles," said Albert Aimers, Chief Executive Officer of Financial Media Group, Inc.

"MyWallSt.net is free to registered members, and offers a highly customizable, user-friendly environment. Members can build personalized web pages with photos, videos, their own watchlist with updated stock quotes and tools, their own mailbox and blog. They also can participate in our proprietary 'Rookie Challenge,' which is a weekly investment portfolio performance contest with cash and prizes."

Members at MyWallSt.net have the ability to browse profiles, with search preferences ranging from sectors of interest to travel partners and romance, and use instant messaging. People can also join chat rooms and can track their communications with other members. The site features an easy link to members' MyWallSt.net pages that can be sent to friends and associates. Members can also create their own polls on their personal pages.

"The median age of our existing members is 35 to 45, with median annual incomes of $70,000 to $150,000. Our members can spend one to five hours per week researching ideas, and they invest in stocks, mutual funds and real estate," Mr. Aimers said.

"As the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. reported, the power in social networking is in shared opinions. They stated that two-thirds of all economic activity in the United States is influenced by shared opinions about a product, brand or service. That's why we're focused on the potential for this highly-targeted financial social network as an important extension of the WallSt.net brand."

Stock Market Alerts is placing investors on alert to monitor the progress of Financial Media Group! Financial Media Group, Inc. is a diversified media and advertising company that owns and operates www.wallst.net , a branded financial consumer gateway that provides in-depth, original multimedia editorial content, up-to-the-minute business news, and comprehensive financial tools and data for investors. In addition to WallSt.net, Financial Media Group, Inc. owns and operates www.mywallst.net, the Web's first multimedia social network for the global financial community. Financial Media Group, Inc. also owns "The Wealth Expo," a leading producer of educational investor expositions that are held across the United States.

The stock closed Tuesday at $1.90 a share.

Other Stocks of interest yesterday were:



SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS) up 1.9% on 1 million shares traded. SAVVIS, Inc is one of the global leaders in IT infrastructure services for business applications.





The Charles Schwab Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHW) down 0.8% on 9.6 million shares traded. The Charles Schwab Corporation is one of the leading providers of financial services.







Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SIMO) up 4.5% on 2.3 million shares traded. Silicon Motion Technology Corporation is one of the leading fabless semiconductor companies that designs, develops, and markets universally compatible, high-performance, low-power semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market.

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BUYINS.NET: SCRA, GGTS Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today

Jan 17, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been added to the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:
Sea Containers, Ltd. (OTC: SCRA),
Gaming Transactions (OTC: GGTS).




Sea Containers, Ltd. (OTC: SCRA) provides passenger and freight transport and marine container leasing. It operates in four segments: Ferry, Rail, Container, and Leisure. Ferry segment provides passenger and freight ferry services in the northern Baltic Sea between Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Germany, and Russia; in the English Channel between England and France; and in the northern Irish Sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland. It also owns a commuter ferry service operating in New York harbor, and a 50% interest in a ferry service in the Adriatic Sea. Rail segment offers passenger rail transport services through Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) in Great Britain between London and Scotland. As of December 31, 2004, GNER operated a fleet of 42 trainsets totalling 488 cars and locomotives. Container segment's operations are principally conducted through SCL's GE SeaCo SRL joint venture with General Electric Capital Corporation. It offers services to liner ship operators, road and rail operators, forwarders, and exporters. Leisure segment engages in the ownership or part ownership and management of hotels, restaurants, tourist trains, and river cruiseship through Orient-Express Hotels, Ltd. The company also owns, or part owns container repair and storage depots in Houston, Charleston, Singapore, Santos, Melbourne, and Auckland which service SCL's and GE SeaCo's fleets, as well as containers owned by others. In addition, SCL engages in property development, perishable commodity production and trading, and publishing. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. With 27.57 million shares outstanding and 2.67 million shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of SCRA.







Gaming Transactions (OTC: GGTS) is a developer and provider of online games and services for the online entertainment and gaming industries. The Company's central licensed games portal, www.keno.com, is a destination online gaming portal where players may participate in a number of gambling and online gaming fixtures. With 125.00 million shares outstanding and 560 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is a failure to deliver in shares of GGTS.

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Football-Fieber an der Börse

Es dauert noch gut zwei Wochen, bis im Dolphin-Stadion von Miami die beiden besten amerikanischen Football-Teams zum Super Bowl antreten. Doch Amerika fiebert dem Endspiel jetzt schon entgegen, obwohl noch nicht einmal die Teilnehmer feststehen. Auch an der Wall Street verfolgt man die ersten Details.

Dass sich Anleger für den Super Bowl interessieren, liegt nur bedingt am viel zitierten Super-Bowl-Indikator. Jener nicht ganz ernst zu nehmende Indikator besagt, dass ein Sieg des Teams aus der American League ein schwaches Börsenjahr vorraussagt, während ein Sieg des Teams aus der National League einen Bullenmarkt garantiert. Interessanterweise stimmt das in 80 Prozent aller Fälle – doch ist Anlegern ihr Geld zu wichtig, als dass sie ihre Vermögensplanung tatsächlich von Sportwetten abhängig machen würden.

Interessant ist der Super Bowl dennoch, weil er in Amerika das meist gesehene Fernseh-Spektakel ist, und sich anhand der geschaltenen Werbung einiges über den Einsatz und die Hoffnungen mancher Unternehmen erkennen lässt:

Hauptsponsoren des bei der GE-Tochter NBC übertragenen Spiels sind in diesem Jahr Pepsi und die GM-Marke Cadillac. Was die beiden Konzerne an den Football-Verband und den Fernsehsender zahlen, ist nicht offiziell bekannt. Der normale Sponsor-Satz liegt allerdings bei 2,4 Millionen Dollar pro 30-Sekunden-Spot.

Damit ist NBC auf jeden Fall ein Gewinner beim Super Bowl, denn die Werbepausen sind so gut wie ausverkauft. Die Spots gehen jedes Jahr trotz der ungeheuren Preise weg, denn anders als an normalen TV-Abenden genießt die Werbung beim Football-Finale Kult-Status und erhöhte Aufmerksamkeit bei den Verbrauchern. Zigtausende schauen sich das Spiel sogar allein wegen der Werbung an.

Entspechend legen sich die Unternehmen und Werbeagenturen ins Zeug und produzieren Filmchen, die jeden Cineasten beeindrucken. Derweil organisiert NBC eine Musikshow für die Halbzeitpause, in der sich Amerikas Stars und Sternchen die Klinke in die Hand geben sollen. Fans steht also ein grandioser Fernseh-Abend bevor.

Dafür dürfte das private Rahmenprogramm für manchen Fan etwas kleiner ausfallen als sonst. Bei vielen privaten Super-Bowl-Parties dürfte auf dem Buffet die allseits beliebte Guacamole fehlen. Der Grund findet sich an den Rohstoff-Märkten, wo bekanntlich nicht nur Öl und Metalle gehandelt werden:

Die Preise für Avocados und Zitrusfrüchte dürften in den nächsten Tagen dramatisch anziehen und sich nach Meinung einiger Experten sogar verdreifachen. Nächtlicher Frost in den Hauptanbaugebieten in Kalifornien, wo 40 Prozent des amerikanischen Obstes herkommt, droht die Ernte zu dezimieren. Mancher Football-Fan wird sich überlegen, ob das traditionelle Football-Bier Corona dann wirklich einen Limonenschnitz braucht, oder ob es auch ohne geht.

Lars Halter

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BUYINS.NET: PACT, ABPH, MVOG, TDCP Have Also Been Removed From Naked Short List Today

Jan 18, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:

PacificNet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT),
Advanced BioPhotonics, Inc. (OTCBB: ABPH),
Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc (OTCBB: MVOG),
3DIcon Corporation (OTC: TDCP).




PacificNet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT) provides outsourcing and value-added services in Asia. It operates in three segments: Outsourcing Services, Value-Added Telecom Services, and Communication Products Distribution Services. The Outsourcing Services segment comprises business process outsourcing, call center, IT outsourcing, and software development services. It also offers software development, research and development, and project management services. The Value-Added Telecom Services segment provides value-added telecom services (VAS) that comprise interactive voice response systems, call center management systems, and voice over Internet protocol, as well as mobile phone VAS that include short messaging services and multimedia messaging services. The Communication Products Distribution Services segment distributes and resells telecommunication, networking, and computer equipment, such as calling cards, GSM/CDMA/XiaoLingTong products, and multimedia self-service kiosks. The company's clients include telecom, banks, insurance, travel, marketing, and business services companies, as well as telecom consumers in Greater China. PacificNet was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Hong Kong. With 11.67 million shares outstanding and 797,554 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of PACT.







Advanced BioPhotonics, Inc. (OTCBB: ABPH) a development stage company, engages in the development and commercialization of digital imaging technology for the diagnosis and management of various diseases, including cancer and vascular diseases in the United States. Its principal product includes BioScanIR system, which detects diseases that affect the perfusion or reperfusion of blood in tissues and organs. The BioScanIR system assists physicians and researchers in differentiating between normal and abnormal tissues by detecting small changes in perfusion. Advanced BioPhotonics, formerly known as OmniCorder Technologies, Inc., was founded in 1997 and changed its name to Advanced BioPhotonics, Inc. in 2005. The company is headquartered in Bohemia, New York. With 30.78 million shares outstanding and an undisclosed short position, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ABPH.







Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTCBB: MVOG) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, exploitation, development, and production of oil and gas. The company holds interests in approximately 3500 net acres located in the Barnett Shale, Wise County, Texas; approximately 56,400 net acres located in the Fayetteville Shale play in Woodruff County, Arkansas; and approximately 11,700 net acres located in the Piceance Basin of Mesa and Delta Counties of Colorado. It also owns working interests in approximately 560 net mineral acres located in Zapata County, Texas; and approximately 2,200 net mineral acres located in Tom Green and Pecos Counties, Texas. The company was founded in 2002 as Waterloo Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to Maverick Oil and Gas, Inc. in 2004. Maverick is headquartered in Addison, Texas. With 103.2 million shares outstanding and 37,171 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of MVOG.






3DIcon Corporation (OTC: TDCP) does not have significant operations. It intends to develop and market full-color, 360-degree display technology, which is portable, to serve various industries, such as retail, manufacturing, entertainment, medical, healthcare, and the military. The company was founded in 1995. It was formerly known as First Keating Corporation and changed its name to 3DIcon Corporation in 2003. 3DIcon is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With 97.11 million shares outstanding and 68,877 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of TDCP.

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BUYINS.NET: WG, CCC, ILC, CAPB, CTDC, MDWV Have Been Removed From Naked Short List Today

Jan 18, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been removed from the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold list:


Willbros Group Inc (NYSE: WG),
Calgon Carbon Corp (NYSE: CCC),
iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX: ILC), CapitalSouth Bancorp (NASDAQ: CAPB),
China Technology Development Group Corporation (NASDAQ: CTDC),
Medwave Inc. (NASDAQ: MDWV)




Willbros Group Inc (NYSE: WG) operates as an independent international contractor serving the oil, gas, and power industries; and government entities worldwide. The company provides construction, engineering, and specialty services. Its construction services include construction and replacement of large-diameter cross-country and offshore pipelines; fabrication of engineered structures, and process modules and facilities; construction of oil and gas production facilities, pump stations, flow stations, gas compressor stations, gas processing facilities, and other related facilities; and building of offshore platforms, subsea facilities, piers, docks, and bridges. Willbros Group provides these services for onshore, coastal, and offshore locations. Its engineering services comprise feasibility studies, conceptual and detailed engineering services, field services and material procurement, and project management. The company's specialty services include dredging, pipe coating, concrete weight coating, pipe double-jointing, piling, pressure vessels, marine heavy lift services, transport of dry and liquid cargo, rig moves, maintenance and repair services, and facilities development and operations. In addition, Willbros Group provides various field services, including surveying, acquisition, material receiving and control, construction inspection, facilities startup assistance, and facilities operations. The company was founded by Miller and David Williams in 1908 and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama. With 25.53 million shares outstanding and 1.11 million shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of WG.







Calgon Carbon Corp (NYSE: CCC) offers products, services, and solutions for purification of water and air in the United States. It operates in three segments: Activated Carbon and Service, Equipment, and Consumer. Activated Carbon and Service segment manufactures granular activated carbon for use in applications to remove organic compounds from water, air and other liquids and gases. Activated carbon is a porous material that removes organic compounds from liquids and gases through adsorption process. Equipment segment designs and sells equipment which employs activated carbon and ion exchange resins for purification, separation, and concentration, as well as offers ISEP (ionic separator) continuous ion exchange units for the purification various products in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Its carbon equipment is used for vapor phase applications, such as VOC emissions control, air stripper off-gases, and landfill gas emissions, as well as for liquid phase applications, such as process purification, wastewater treatment, groundwater remediation, and dechlorination. The company's ISEP units are also used to remove nitrate and perchlorate contaminants from drinking water. This segment also offers UV equipment for treatment of contaminants, such as 4-Dioxane, MTBE, and vinyl chloride in groundwater, process water, and industrial wastewater. Consumer segment primarily offers carbon cloth, which include PreZerve storage products line and AllGone odor elimination system. It offers its products primarily to potable water, industrial process, environmental water and air, food, and specialty markets. The company was founded in 1942 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With 39.98 million shares outstanding and 8.04 million shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CCC.









iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX: ILC) provides Web conferencing, audio conferencing, and collaboration software and services. It develops and sells software that provides real-time collaboration and training using Web-based tools. The company's four-product iLinc Suite is a virtual classroom, Web conferencing, and collaboration suite of software. The iLinc Suite includes LearnLinc, which permits live instructor-led training and education over the Internet to remote students replicating the instructor-led environment; MeetingLinc, which facilitates communication through online meetings using voice-over Internet protocol technology; ConferenceLinc that delivers message consistently in a one-to-many format replicating professionally managed conferencing events; and SupportLinc, which gives customer service organizations the ability to provide remote, hands-on support for products, systems, or software applications. iLinc also delivers audio conferencing solutions that enable businesses provide virtual meetings, corporate events, distance learning programs, and daily conference calls. It provides other services, such as e-Learning and training products and services, which include TestLinc, an assessment and quizzing tool that allows for formal testing and evaluation of students; and i-Canvas, a training content development software, which allows nontechnical training professionals to create Web-based training courses without programming. Further, the company offers custom content development services through a subcontractor relationship; and a library of online courses focused upon the training of executives on essential business topics. iLinc markets its products to corporate, government, and higher educational clients through direct sales force, referral agents, and value-added resellers primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. With 33.06 million shares outstanding and 32,968 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of ILC.









CapitalSouth Bancorp (NASDAQ: CAPB) operates as a holding company for CapitalSouth Bank and Capital Bank, which offer a range of commercial banking services in Alabama and Florida. The company offers a range of deposit services, including checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its lending portfolio primarily comprises single and multifamily real estate, residential construction loans, consumer loans, loans secured by owner-occupied commercial buildings, and other types of commercial loans to various small and medium-sized businesses. The company's other products and services include Internet banking, direct deposit, traveler's checks, safe deposit boxes, the United States savings bonds, and automatic account transfers. As of April 28, 2006, the company operated nine banking offices and one loan production office located in the metropolitan areas of Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery, Alabama; and Jacksonville, Florida. The company was founded in 1975. It was formerly known as Financial Investors of the South, Inc. and changed its name to CapitalSouth Bancorp in 2005. CapitalSouth Bancorp is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. With 2.97 million shares outstanding and 6,284 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CAPB.









China Technology Development Group Corporation (NASDAQ: CTDC) through its subsidiaries, provides information technology and network security services, and sells and markets nutraceutical products in the People's Republic of China. It operates through two segments, IT Operations and Nutraceutical Operations. The IT Operations segment provides information technology and network security consultancy services, as well as develops network security software. Its products primarily include the Security Gate, Intranet/Internet Physical Separation Security Solution, Secure Channel, and Secure Server, which are offered primarily to enterprises and government bureaus. The Nutraceutical Operations segment engages in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of health food products and food supplements based on bamboo extracts and other botanical plants. It develops various applications of bamboo extractives in nutraceutical and pharmaceutical fields, including Zhukangning capsule as a dietary supplement; EOB product series as pharmaceutical ingredients and functional food additives; AOB antioxidant as a natural food preservative; and EOBS and EOBB product pipeline for applications in medicine and food industries. The company was incorporated in 1995. It was formerly known as Tramford International Limited and changed its name to China Technology Development Group Corporation in January 2006. CTDC is based in Wanchai, Hong Kong. China Technology Development Group Corporation is a subsidiary of Beijing Holdings Limited. With 11.27 million shares outstanding and 409,000 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of CTDC.








Medwave Inc. (NASDAQ: MDWV) engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of noninvasive blood pressure measurement and monitoring systems, and related technologies. Its products include Vasotrac, which monitors blood pressure, pulse rate, and arterial waveform providing new readings as frequently as every 15 heartbeats; Vasotrax, a hand-held blood pressure monitor; Fusion, which is a signs monitor platform; and OEM module and Legato. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts. With 13.09 million shares outstanding and 63,677 shares declared short as of December 2006, there is no longer a failure to deliver in shares of MDWV

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IBM steigert Umsatz und Gewinn

(Instock) Im vierten Quartal steigerte IBM (NYSE: IBM) den Gewinn von 3,19 auf 3,54 Milliarden US-Dollar, den Gewinn je Aktie von 1,99 auf 2,31 Dollar. Der Gewinn aus fortgeführter Geschäftstätigkeit lag bei 2,26 Dollar – 6 Cents gingen davon auf das Konto einer geringeren Steuerzahlung. Experten hatten im Vorfeld 2,19 Dollar Gewinn je Aktie erwartet. Der Umsatz zog von 24,4 auf 26,3 Milliarden Dollar an und übertraf damit die Prognose von 25,7 Milliarden Dollar.

Nachbörslich drückten Gewinnmitnahmen den Kurs auf 93,66 Dollar (- 5,8 Prozent).

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Wall Street News Alert: Breaking News Alert - UCPI! January 19, 2007 NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Wall Street Capital Funding.

WESTON, FL, Jan 19, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Unicorp, Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI),
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX),
GlobalSantaFe Corporation (NYSE: GSF) and
Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA).






Unicorp, Inc. (OTCBB: UCPI) has issued additional news concerning its St Martinville Prospect that should appeal to aggressive investors this morning! Yesterday after the markets closed, the company (engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas) issued a press release announcing that its St. Martinville Prospect located in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana has been drilled to 7,000 feet to date. The directional drilling phase has started and will be drilled to a depth of approximately 13,000 feet to test the Marg Tex-3 sands as seen in the Trinity Resources Ranzino Well No. 1. Total reserves are estimated to be 1,000,000 barrels of oil and Unicorp will have an 18.5% net revenue interest.

"We are pleased that we have not encountered any significant drilling problems to date," stated Arthur Ley, COO of Unicorp. "We believe that we will be finished drilling and should be logging the well within three weeks at which time we will know if the well is successful."

Earlier this month, the company announced that it has retained an investment banking firm on a non-exclusive basis to assist with its 2007 acquisition strategy. The company has already been introduced to a financing partner and is currently evaluating several potential acquisitions of producing properties.

Wall Street News Alert is continuing to alert investors to monitor the progress of Unicorp as the company builds momentum in 2007!

Before the news hit the wires, Unicorp's stock closed yesterday at Thirty Seven cents a share.


In case you are not familiar with the company: Unicorp, Inc. is primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Its focus is on aggressively acquiring working interests in crude oil and natural gas properties with the intent of exploration and development or by enhancing production through the use of modern development techniques such as horizontal drilling, satellite technology and 3-D seismic. The company's goal is to achieve a high return on its investment by limiting its up-front acquisition costs, by quickly developing its acquisitions and by practicing a sound and smart approach to oil and gas exploration and development.








Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) up 0.1% on 10.6 million shares traded. Chevron is one of the world's leading energy companies.









GlobalSantaFe Corporation (NYSE: GSF) down 0.7% on 6 million shares traded. GlobalSantaFe is a leading provider of offshore oil and gas drilling and drilling management services.







Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) down 0.3% on 4 million shares traded. Apache Corporation discovers and produces oil and gas in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, Egypt, Australia and Argentina.




Market Commentary:

"General Motors Corp. is still #1. For 2006 worldwide sales were at 9.09 million cars, off slightly from the previous year's 9.17 million units. Toyota Motor Corp. had sales of 8.8 million units, coming in a close second. The two companies are going to have an old-fashioned 'OK corral' showdown in 2007. Many auto analysts are predicting that Toyota will win, but Rick Wagoner, CEO of GM vows to keep the #1 spot," stated Sonja Rudd

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China Life Jumps to No.2 Biggest-cap Stock in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Jan 19, 2007 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China Life, the top life insurer of the country, overtook the Bank of China to be the second largest-cap stock in Shanghai on January 16, 2007, just behind the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
The insurance company saw its A shares close at CNY 45.05 each, bolstering the renminbi-denominated shares' market value to CNY 938.1 billion on the day. Meanwhile, the market value of BOC came at CNY 878.4 billion.

China Life went public in Shanghai Stock Exchange on January 9, 2007, and its market value reached CNY 810.7 billion on the first trading day, which spurred the combined value of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets to exceed CNY 10 trillion for the first time.

The insurer's A shares hiked 14.05 percent on January 15 and 16 but those of Bank of China just rise 4.44 percent during the same period of time.

Notably, China Life's A-shares have gained 76.53 percent premium over its Hong Kong-listed shares, very much higher than 20.34 percent of the bank, industry analysts aired.

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Mit neuem Gesetz sollen Milliarden an Subventionen für Öl und Gas in die erneuerbaren Energien umgeleitet werden

WASHINGTON taz

Die Demokraten im US-Kongress wollen die erneuerbaren Energien massiv fördern. Donnerstag haben sie ein Gesetz auf den Weg gebracht, mit dem die milliardenschweren Subventionen für die Öl- und Gaskonzerne in den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien umgeleitet werden sollen. Mit dem Geld soll ein Fonds mit einem Volumen von 14 Milliarden Dollar (10,8 Milliarden Euro) :shock: für alternative Energien eingerichtet werden. Die Demokraten würden mit dem Gesetz eines der größten Zugeständnisse der Republikaner an die Industrie in den vergangenen Jahren rückgängig machen.

Das Geld soll in erneuerbare Energien, Biosprit oder Projekte für Energieeinsparung fließen. Die Demokraten, die seit Beginn des Jahres in beiden Häusern die Mehrheit haben, wollen die Energiepolitik zu einer ihrer Prioritäten machen. Sie werfen der Regierung von US-Präsident George W. Bush vor, den Ölkonzernen des Landes zu sehr entgegengekommen zu sein.

Nancy Pelosi kündigte unterdessen an, einen neuen Ausschuss für Fragen der Energieabhängigkeit und der globalen Erwärmung einsetzen zu wollen. Damit sollten diese "dringenden Themen" sichtbarer werden. Pelosi sagte, sie beabsichtige im Juli ein fertig geschnürtes Gesetzespaket zu Energiefragen vorzustellen. Diese Fragen seien unter der zwölfjährigen Vorherrschaft der Republikaner eindeutig zu kurz gekommen.

Zur Einrichtung dieses Ausschusses benötigt Pelosi allerdings ein Mehrheitsvotum. Experten kritisierten, dass das Programm der Demokraten ungeeignet sei, die Öl-Abhängigkeit der USA zu beseitigen. Die Vereinigten Staaten importieren täglich 21 Millionen Barrel Öl, das sind 64 Prozent des landesweiten Bedarfs.

Im US-Senat brachten ebenfalls Donnerstag der Demokrat Evan Bayh und der Republikaner Richard Lugar eine gemeinsame Initiative ein, mit der die Abhängigkeit von ausländischen Öllieferungen durch eine verstärkte Herstellung von Äthanol reduziert werden soll. Mit Hilfe von Steueranreizen und anderen flankierenden Maßnahmen soll das angestrebte Gesetz den täglichen US-Ölimport binnen 20 Jahren um sieben Millionen Barrel verringern.

Der US-Präsident soll sich laut US-Medienberichten gegen die von den Demokraten auf den Weg gebrachten Subventionskürzungen für die Ölindustrie ausgesprochen haben. Allerdings soll er in dieser Hinsicht kein Veto in Betracht ziehen, hieß es. Es wird erwartet, dass Bush in seiner für kommenden Dienstag angekündigten Rede zur Lage der Nation ein eigenes Energieprogramm vorstellen wird. Adrienne Woltersdorf

taz vom 20.1.2007, S. 9, 88 Z. (TAZ-Bericht), Adrienne Woltersdorf



USA entdecken alternative Energie
Mehr Geld für erneuerbare Ressourcen, Ausweitung von Biokraftstoffen, Rücknahme von Steuervorteilen für Ölmultis: Nach dem Machtwechsel im Kongress wollen die Demokraten auch in den USA die Energiewende in Angriff nehmen

AUS WASHINGTON
ADRIENNE WOLTERSDORF

Wenn die Demokraten morgen das Ruder im US-Kongress übernehmen, müssen sich die Industriekapitäne der Ölindustrie warm anziehen. Denn kurz vor Weihnachten haben die neuen Mehrheitsinhaber im US-Parlament angekündigt, schon in den ersten hundert Stunden ihrer Regentschaft einen Fonds zur Förderung der Forschung und Entwicklung erneuerbarer Energien zu gründen.

Das Geld dafür wollen sich die Demokraten just bei der Ölindustrie holen. Geplant ist unter anderem die Rücknahme diverser Steuergeschenke, die der republikanische Kongress und die Regierung von Präsident George W. Bush den Energiekonzernen trotz steigender Profite gemacht hatten. Mit diesen Mehreinnahmen haben die Demokraten vor, die Verwendung von Ethanol und anderen Biotreibstoffen zu fördern.

Zudem sollen Untersuchungen finanziert werden, woher der Rückgang der Förderzinszahlungen an die US-Regierung rührt. Abgeordnete beider Parteien vermuten bereits seit längerem, dass Öl- und Gaskonzerne fällige Abgaben für Bohrfelder im Golf von Mexiko in Höhe von rund 10 Milliarden US-Dollar nicht gezahlt haben, weil die von der US-Regierung ausgegebenen Explorationsverträge juristisch fehlerhaft sind. Hier soll nun nachverhandelt werden.

"Wir werden die Subventionen für die großen Ölkonzerne abstellen und das Geld in die Erforschung alternativer Energien stecken", kündigte die designierte Parlamentspräsidentin und Demokratin aus Kalifornien, Nancy Pelosi, an. Oppositionelle Republikaner und das zuständige Innenministerium haben den Demokraten für einige der Vorhaben bereits ihre Unterstützung signalisiert.

Die Hersteller alternativer Energien, die in den USA in der Vergangenheit unter einem niedrigen Ölpreis und mangelnder Unterstützung seitens der Politik litten, sehen nun bessere Zeiten anbrechen. Bei 60 Dollar pro Barrel Öl sind die Preise für Energie aus Wind, Sonne, Geothermie und Biomasse deutlich wettbewerbsfähiger geworden.

Vor allem sind es aber die Pläne der Demokraten, die den Alternativ-Unternehmen gute Zukunftsaussichten bescheren. Senator Jeff Bingaman, Demokrat aus New Mexico und designierter Vorsitzender des Senatsausschusses für Energie und natürliche Ressourcen, kündigte Mitte Dezember eine Initiative an, die alle US-Energieversorger dazu verpflichten würde, ab 2020 10 Prozent ihrer Energie aus erneuerbaren Quellen zu generieren. Gegenwärtig sind es weniger als 3 Prozent. Ob der Kongress und vor allem der US-Präsident dem zustimmen werden, steht noch in den Sternen, aber US-Investoren haben am Aktienmarkt schon mal kräftig Papiere der Produzenten alternativer Energie eingekauft.

In einem weiteren Positionspapier ist zu lesen, dass die Demokraten anstreben, dass bis 2015 rund 10 Prozent der Treibstoffe an Tankstellen aus Ethanol bestehen solle - weil die Rohstoffe dafür überwiegend aus dem landwirtschaftlich dominierten Mittleren Westen stammen, dürfte zumindest die Zustimmung der dortigen Republikaner sicher sein.

Aber auch anderswo flirten zahlreiche Republikaner mit alternativen Energien - spätestens seit der "State of the Union"-Ansprache Bushs im vergangenen Frühjahr, in der er die Abhängigkeit der USA von Import-Öl geißelte. "Mit steigenden Ölpreisen befürchten viele Konservative, dass unsere Wirtschaft und die nationale Sicherheit leiden könnten, wenn wir unsere Abhängigkeit nicht verringern", sagte Senator Jeff Sessions, ein Republikaner aus Alabama.

taz vom 3.1.2007, S. 7, 121 Z. (TAZ-Bericht), ADRIENNE WOLTERSDORF

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Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Monday, January 22, 2007: SGCP - Sierra Gold Corporation Uncovers Hard Rock Formation and Initial Observation Indicates Presence of Gold! NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Mar

ATLANTA, GA, Jan 22, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Pulse News Alert for this AM, Stocks to Watch are:

Sierra Gold Corporation (PINKSHEETS: SGCP),
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), J
DS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU) and
Execute Sports Inc. (OTCBB: EXCS)



Investors need to be watching Sierra Gold Corporation (PINKSHEETS: SGCP) this AM! Sierra Gold is engaged in the exploration and development of gold and diamond properties in West Africa. Sierra Gold Corporation owns the mining rights of Northern Star Resources Ltd, a Sierra Leone incorporated gold and diamond mining company. The rights include a secured 40 sq/km prime mining concession located on the North Pampana River which is one of Sierra Leone's richest known alluvial gold mining rivers. The country became famous worldwide after the discovery of the Star of Sierra Leone, a magnificent 969-carat diamond. In 2002, a 1440-carat, gem-quality diamond was discovered in Kono, which was later sold in Belgium for $75 million. Sierra Gold recently announced that gem-quality diamonds have been confirmed on the Pampana North Property as a result of recent test samples from the company's ongoing bulk sampling program. The company needs to do more extensive testing to determine the potential value of the diamonds. The value of the gold reserves is estimated at $586,404,000 and does not include any diamond potential. Sierra Gold's short and long term cash flow is positive. The company plans to aggressively expand its mining profile with high-quality explorations projects. Sierra Gold's aim is to acquire and develop gold and other precious and base mineral properties to increase shareholder value. SGCP is poised to become a significant player in the mining industry. SGCP just had excellent news out in a press release before today's opening bell announcing a hard rock formation was uncovered as a result of the ongoing bulk sampling program on the Pampana North property. Initial observation indicates the presence of gold! Investors should be watching this one closely!
Last week, a hard rock formation was uncovered as a result of Sierra Gold's (PINKSHEETS: SGCP) ongoing bulk sampling program on the Pampana North property. Initial observation indicates the presence of gold.

In his 43-101 report (April 2006), geologist Hendrik Velduyzen states that there is a 400-meter-long gold-bearing quartz vein system, parallel to the Yirisen gold vein deposit reported in the literature from historical work done. Mr. Velduyzen observed certain geological indicators that could support the existence of a gold vein deposit. The Yirisen gold vein system located in the Sula Mountains is the largest known gold deposit in Sierra Leone. Historically the Pampana River and its tributaries have supported some of the richest alluvial gold workings both in the Sula Mountains and in the country.

Sierra Gold's geological team will return to the Pampana North property at the end of January to investigate and further explore the hard rock formation. The team will plan a program to more clearly define and develop the property, which will include a drill program in conjunction with trenching.

The company needs to do more extensive testing to determine the value of the potential hard rock gold deposits. The value per share of $7.42 given on December 13, 2006, only pertains to the placer gold deposits on the property. The value of gold reserves is $588,404,000 and with 79,031,973 shares outstanding, the gold reserves have a per share value of $7.42 before calculating the costs of extraction.

Sierra Gold is engaged in the exploration and development of gold and diamond properties in West Africa. The company will continue to conduct extensive research and development of high-quality mineral exploration projects.

Stocks in the news and acting well as of late include:

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT),
JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU) and
Execute Sports Inc. (OTCBB: EXCS)

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Plaintiff Drops VIOXX(R) Suit against Merck Five Weeks Before First Trial in Philadelphia State Court

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Jan 22, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Just five weeks before trial was set to begin in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Angela McCool voluntarily dismissed with prejudice her lawsuit against Merck & Co., Inc. in which she alleged that VIOXX caused her husband's heart attack and death. The case was selected for trial by plaintiff's counsel and would have been the first VIOXX case to go to trial in Philadelphia.
"We believe that our evidence was strong in this case and Merck was prepared to go forward with the trial," said Ted Mayer of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Merck's outside counsel.

In this case, Angela McCool alleged that VIOXX caused her husband's heart attack and death even though her husband experienced symptoms of heart trouble long before he took VIOXX and had several risk factors for heart disease, including hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity.

Litigation Status

As of September 30, 2006, the claims related to more than 3,000 alleged VIOXX users have been dismissed before being scheduled for trial. Of those, more than 1,100 were dismissed with prejudice either by plaintiffs themselves or by judges, meaning they cannot be filed again. The other 2,000 were dismissed without prejudice.

Of the 29 plaintiffs whose claims have been scheduled for trial, including the plaintiff in this case, the claims of seven were dismissed, the claims of seven were withdrawn from the trial calendar by plaintiffs, juries have decided in Merck's favor nine times and in plaintiffs' favor four times, and there have been three mistrials (one of which has since been retried to a verdict in Merck's favor). A state judge set aside one of the nine Merck verdicts.

As for the four plaintiffs' verdicts, Merck already has filed an appeal or sought judicial review in each of those cases, and in one of those four, a federal judge overturned the damage award shortly after trial.

For information regarding additional cases scheduled for trial in 2007 visit http://www.merck.com/newsroom/vioxx/.

About Merck

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck currently discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The Company devotes extensive efforts to increase access to medicines through far-reaching programs that not only donate Merck medicines but help deliver them to the people who need them. Merck also publishes unbiased health information as a not-for-profit service. For more information, visit www.merck.com.

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Market Pulse Announces Its Hot Stock Alerts for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007: TDXG, CSCO, MENV, ORCL NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Market Pulse.

ATLANTA, GA, Jan 25, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock, TRADEX Global Financial Services, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TDXG), to the investment community! TRADEX is new to Market Pulse and is poised to become a significant player in the financial services industry! The financial services sector has performed extremely well over the last twelve months! This little known company could be the next discovered gem in this industry! TDXG just had excellent news out in a press release before today's opening bell announcing that it has passed on its reduced clearing costs to its clients and now offers reduced brokerage commissions based on each clients trading activity! This could be great news for investors! Other notable stocks that should be watched because they look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:


Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) : Market Outperform

Micron Enviro Systems Inc. (OTCBB: MENV) : Attractive

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) : Market Underperform

Recommendation Meanings

These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.

After Wednesday's Bell Market Commentary

On Wednesday, light, sweet crude settled up 33 cents at $55.37 per barrel. Oil rose more than $2 per barrel Tuesday on news that the U.S. plans to double the size of its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Strong corporate earnings lifted the markets to record highs. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. The Dow rose 87.97, or 0.70 percent, to close at 12,621.77. The Dow also reached a record intraday high of 12,623.45. The Nasdaq composite rose 34.87, or 1.43 percent, to close at 2,466.28. It was the Nasdaq's biggest one-day increase since early December. The S&P 500 index reached a six-year high, rising 12.14, or 0.85 percent, to close at 1,440.13. The Russell 2000 index ended up 8.65, or 1.10 percent, to close at 794.03.

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Issues Thursdays Stocks to Watch! January 25, 2007

Weston, FLA., Jan 25, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Axis Technologies, Inc (OTC: AXTG),
TRM Corporation (NASDAQ: TRMM),
Ambient Corporation (OTCBB: ABTG),
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) and
Vertrue Incorporated (NASDAQ: VTRU)





It's been a while since Wall Street News Alert told you to keep your eye on Axis Technologies, Inc (OTC: AXTG), but it's time for aggressive investors to pay attention. Today before the stock markets opened, the company, who's patented energy-saving and daylight harvesting electronic dimming ballasts are taking the country by storm, issued a press release announcing that the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (www.allianceforcolorado.org) has installed the energy-efficient Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting (DDH) Ballasts in its showcase building, the Alliance Center, in Denver, Colorado.
This could be good news for investors! According to the press release, data logging results by the Alliance have shown a 59% energy reduction in the areas in which the Axis ballasts were installed. The Axis ballasts were instrumental in their building qualifying under the LEED EB guidelines (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings).

"The Axis ballasts helped the Alliance Center become one of only two buildings in the world to have earned two LEED Certifications--Gold for Existing Buildings, and Silver for Commercial Interiors," stated Aaron Nelson, Project Director and LEED accredited professional for existing buildings.

Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of Axis Technologies! "Axis Technologies is pleased to have our dimming/daylight harvesting ballasts featured in a high visibility building such as the Alliance Center," said Kip Hirschbach, CEO of Axis.

The stock closed Wednesday at $1.71 a share.







TRM Corporation (NASDAQ: TRMM) up 49.5% on 7.3 million shares traded TRM Corporation is a consumer services company that primarily provides convenience ATM services in high-traffic consumer environments. TRM Corporation recently announced that it has sold TRM (ATM) Limited ("TRM"), its subsidiary that owns all of its ATM business in the United Kingdom and Germany, to NoteMachine Limited ("NoteMachine"), a leading UK-based ATM operator, for 47.1 million pounds Sterling or approximately $92.6 million at exchange rates in effect on January 24, 2007. NoteMachine is a portfolio company of Rutland Partners LLP ("Rutland"), a UK private equity partnership.








Ambient Corporation (OTCBB: ABTG) up 13.9% on 8 million shares traded Ambient Corporation, a development stage company and founding member of the Universal Powerline Association (UPA), is a pioneer in the Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) industry. Ambient Corporation recently announced that it expects to report record revenues for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006. Ambient released preliminary consolidated revenue figures of approximately $1.45 million (unaudited) for the three months ended December 31, 2006.








Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) up 9.3% on 432,000 shares traded Canadian Solar Inc. is a standard solar module and specialty solar module and product company, serving customers located in various markets worldwide. Canadian Solar Inc. recently announced that it has signed a long term supply contract with Deutsche Solar, the wafer manufacturing subsidiary of Solar World Group of Germany. Under the contract, Deutsche Solar will supply to CSI approximately 180 million Euro worth of Solsix-Multi 6" wafers over a 12 year period.

Initial deliveries will start immediately, with full annual quantity deliveries to commence in January of 2009. CSI and Solar World Group have worked together for the past two years, during which time CSI has been providing recycled silicon feedstock for Deutsche Solar to turn into wafer on toll manufacturing basis.








Vertrue Incorporated (NASDAQ: VTRU) up 9.2% on 411,000 shares traded Vertrue Incorporated is a premier internet direct marketing services company. Vertrue Incorporated recently announced its financial results for the fiscal 2007 second quarter ended December 31, 2006.

Market Commentary: "Venture capitalists in 2006 invested $25.5 billion in 3416 deals according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. This was a 10% increase in deals and a 12% dollar value over the previous year," Stated Sonja Rudd

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25.01.2007 15:38
Ford erleidet nach schwachem 4. Quartal einen Rekordverlust im Gesamtjahr
Der US-Autobauer Ford <F.NYS> <FMC1.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) hat 2006 nach einem schwächer als erwartet ausgefallenen Schlussquartal den höchsten Verlust seiner über hundertjährigen Unternehmensgeschichte verzeichnet. Im Gesamtjahr sei ein Fehlbetrag von 12,7 Milliarden US-Dollar entstanden, teilte Ford am Donnerstag in Dearborn mit. Im Vorjahr hatte das Unternehmen noch einen Überschuss von 1,4 Milliarden Dollar erwirtschaftet. Allein im vierten Quartal betrug der Fehlbetrag 5,8 Milliarden Dollar oder 3,05 Dollar pro Aktie. Im Vorjahreszeitraum hatte der Verlust nur 74 Millionen Dollar betragen.

Belastend wirkten vor allem Sondereffekte durch die Restrukturierung des notleidenden Nordamerikageschäfts. Vor diesen Sondereffekten lag der Verlust im vierten Quartal bei 2,1 Milliarden Dollar oder 1,10 Dollar pro Aktie. Von Thomson Financial befragte Analysten hatten im Schnitt mit 1,01 Dollar pro Aktie gerechnet. Der Umsatz brach im vierten Quartal um 13 Prozent auf 40,3 Milliarden Dollar ein, lag damit aber über den von Analysten erwarteten 34,7 Milliarden Dollar. Im Gesamtjahr ging der Umsatz um 9,5 Prozent auf 160,1 Milliarden US-Dollar zurück. Die Kosten für die Restrukturierung des Nordamerikageschäfts betrugen im Gesamtjahr 9,9 Milliarden Dollar.

Für das laufende Geschäftsjahr rechnet Ford erneut mit einem Verlust im Nordamerikageschäft. Der Marktanteil in den USA und Kanada werde in den ersten drei Quartalen weiter sinken, die weltweite Produktion im ersten Halbjahr zurückgehen. Für das zweite Halbjahr rechnet Ford aber wieder mit einem Anstieg der Produktion, der am Ende auch zu einem höheren Gesamtjahresausstoß führen dürfte. Die Belastungen durch Sondereffekte sieht Ford im laufenden Jahr geringer als 2006./fj/stw/she

ISIN US3453708600

AXC0154 2007-01-25/15:37

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26.01.2007 05:44
ROUNDUP: Microsoft wegen Vista mit Gewinneinbruch - Zahlen über Erwartungen
Der weltgrößte Softwarekonzern Microsoft <MSFT.NAS> <MSF.FSE> (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) hat im zweiten Quartal aufgrund der Verzögerung bei der Auslieferung des neuen Betriebssystems Vista einen Gewinneinbruch um mehr als ein Viertel verzeichnet. Der Umsatz zog dagegen vor allem dank der X-box 360 um 6 Prozent an und lag wie auch der Gewinn je Aktie über den Erwartungen. Wie das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mitteilte, betrug der Gewinn 2,63 Milliarden Dollar (2,0 Mrd Euro) nach 3,65 Milliarden im Vorjahreszeitraum. Je Aktie belaufe sich der Gewinn auf 26 Cent nach 34 Cent im Vorjahr. Die von Thomson Financial befragten Analysten hatten hier mit 23 US-Cent gerechnet.

Die Aktien von Microsoft waren im nachbörslichen Handel in der Spitze um mehr als 3 Prozent gestiegen, nachdem sie im regulären Handel noch um rund 2 Prozent gefallen waren. Analyst Robert Breza von RBC Capital Markets sagte in einer ersten Reaktion: "Insgesamt gesehen war es ein starkes Quartal."

Im zweiten Quartal steigerte Microsoft den Umsatz von 11,837 Milliarden Dollar vor einem Jahr auf 12,54 Milliarden Dollar und lag damit über der Analystenschätzung von 12,08 Milliarden Dollar. Der operative Gewinn lag bei 3,47 Milliarden Dollar nach 4,657 Milliarden im Vorjahr.

Für das laufende Quartal rechnet Microsoft mit einem Umsatz von 13,7 bis 14,0 Milliarden Dollar und einem EPS von 45 bis 46 Cent. Die von Thomson Financial befragten Analysten erwarten derzeit 46 US-Cent EPS und 14 Milliarden Dollar Umsatz. Für das Gesamtjahr erwartet das Softwarehaus ein EPS von 1,45 bis 1,47 Dollar und einen Umsatz von 50,2 bis 50,7 Milliarden Dollar.

X-BOX LÄSST KASSEN KLINGELN - HAUPTGRUND FÜR UMSATZANSTIEG

In der Unterhaltungsparte mit der X-Box 360 erzielte Microsoft einen Umsatzsprung von 76 Prozent auf 2,96 Milliarden Dollar. Allerdings ist die Sparte nicht profitabel und verlor 289 Millionen Dollar - ähnlich wie im Vorjahr. Die Kundensparte (Windows) verzeichnete dagegen einen Umsatzrückgang um 25 Prozent und die Geschäftssparte (u. a. Office-Produkte) einen Rückgang um 5 Prozent

Wie der Softwarekonzern weiter mitteilte, wurden 1,64 Milliarden Dollar an Umsatz und 1,13 Milliarden an Gewinn oder 11 Cent je Aktie in das dritte Quartal (Ende März) verschoben. Dies stehe im Zusammenhang mit kostenlosen Upgrades für Vista und oder Gutscheinen für 2007 Microsoft Office für PC-Käufer, die aufgrund der Verzögerungen die Software noch nicht kaufen konnten. Im Oktober 2006 hatte Microsoft diesen Schritt angekündigt.

Eigentlich sollte Vista bereits 2004 auf den Markt kommen, die Veröffentlichung wurde aber immer wieder verzögert. Geschäftskunden können Vista seit Ende November beziehen. Zuletzt verschob das Unternehmen den Vista-Start für Privatkunden hier zu Lande sogar auf Ende Januar. Viele Geschäftskunden von Microsoft lassen sich erfahrungsgemäß einige Monate Zeit, bevor sie auf ein neues Windows-System umsteigen./sk/mw

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AXC0214 2007-01-25/23:44

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Allegheny Technologies "outperform," target price raised

Friday, January 26, 2007 8:41:24 AM ET
Bear Stearns

NEW YORK, January 26 (newratings.com) - In a research note published yesterday, analysts at Bear Stearns reiterate their "outperform" rating on Allegheny Technologies (ATI.NYS). The target price has been raised from $110 to $120.

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Microsoft Net Profit Tops Forecasts, Shares Rise

Microsoft's quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations, driven by server-software sales and the Xbox 360.

By Reuters
InformationWeek

Jän 26, 2007 07:35 AM



SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp's quarterly profit beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, driven by sales of server software and Xbox 360 game consoles, and the company raised its full-year profit target.

Shares of the world's largest software maker rose nearly 2 percent in after-hours trade to $31.02, approaching a year high touched earlier this month.

Microsoft posted a 28 percent drop in fiscal second-quarter earnings as it deferred more than $1 billion in net income related to the consumer launch of its Windows Vista operating system and Office 2007 software due next week.

Those businesses account for most of its profit, and investors expect the new products to drive sales and earnings in the coming quarters.

"We think the company is in great shape," said Kim Caughey, an analyst at Fort Pitt Capital, which manages more than $1 billion and holds Microsoft stock. "We're expecting the next couple of years for Microsoft to really hit its stride in terms of cash generation."

Net profit in its second quarter ended Dec. 31 totaled $2.63 billion, or 26 cents per diluted share, compared with $3.65 billion, or 34 cents per diluted share, a year ago. Second-quarter sales rose 6 percent to $12.54 billion.

Analysts, on average, had expected Microsoft to report earnings per share of 23 cents on sales of $12.09 billion in the quarter, according to Reuters Estimates.

"A lot of the new products like Xbox 360 and SQL Server contributed to strong revenue growth this quarter," said Morningstar analyst Toan Tran.

The company said it deferred $1.64 billion in revenue and accompanying profit to this quarter from last quarter due to the way it accounts for upgrade coupons for those products.

Microsoft forecast third-quarter diluted earnings per share of 45 cents to 46 cents on revenue of $13.7 billion to $14 billion. Analysts polled by Reuters Estimates, on average, expect earnings of 46 cents per share on sales of $14 billion.

For the full year, Microsoft lifted its earnings outlook range to $1.45 to $1.47 per share from an earlier range of $1.43 to $1.46 per share. The company narrowed its full-year revenue estimate range to between $50.2 billion and $50.7 billion from between $50.0 billion and $50.9 billion.

On average, analysts expect full-year earnings of $1.45 per share on sales of $50.48 billion, based on Reuters Estimates.


XBOX 360 SLOWDOWN?

In the past quarter, the company delivered strong Xbox 360 sales, but Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell scaled back its fiscal second-half sales forecast as the company looks to make the business profitable in the next fiscal year.

Microsoft shipped 10.4 million Xbox 360s from its November 2005 launch to the end of 2006, beating a target of 10 million by the end of last year, and the large installed base helped to drive sales of Microsoft Studio's own "Gears of War" game.

The Redmond, Washington-based company now expects to have shipped a total of 12 million Xbox 360s by the end of June, below an earlier target of 13 million to 15 million consoles.

"We are just being cautious about the second half," said Liddell in an interview. "There is a reasonable amount of inventory in the channel."

Second-quarter sales at the entertainment and devices division rose 76 percent to $2.96 billion, but it lost nearly $300 million.

Microsoft's server business continued to grow at a rapid clip. Earnings at the server and tools division, which accounts for more than 20 percent of Microsoft sales, got a boost from a 30 percent increase in SQL Server database software sales.

Second-quarter server sales rose 17 percent to $2.85 billion and the division's profits rose 35 percent.

The company's online business struggled again. The business lost money for the fourth straight quarter and Microsoft scaled back its revenue outlook for the unit in the second half.

Microsoft said it will continue to invest for the long term in its online unit, which has been losing market share to Google Inc. in the Internet search business.

Shares of Microsoft have risen 12 percent since the start of its second quarter. Prior to the earnings announcement, the stock closed down 64 cents at $30.45 in Thursday Nasdaq trade.

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ABAXIS, Inc.
26.01.07 20:11 Uhr

20,34 USD

+19,65 % [+3,34]
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Afternoon Movers: Abaxis Reports Third Fiscal Quarter

Jan 26, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Abaxis (NASDAQ: ABAX) develops, manufactures and markets portable blood analysis systems for use in any veterinary or human patient-care setting to provide clinicians with rapid blood constituent measurements. The system consists of a compact, 6.9 kilogram (15 pounds), portable analyzer and a series of single-use plastic discs, called reagent discs that contain all the chemicals required to perform a panel of up to 13 tests on veterinary patients and 14 tests on human patients. The system can be operated with minimal training and performs multiple routine tests on whole blood, serum or plasma samples. The system provides test results in less than 14 minutes with the precision and accuracy equivalent to a clinical laboratory analyzer.
During early morning trading shares are up 14% to $19.31 with over 249,000 in volume. This momentum comes as ABAXIS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006.

MarketGainer.com has emerged as the most exciting online financial newsletter! For international, small-cap investors who are looking to stay a step ahead of the markets visit MarketGainer.com.

Third Quarter Record Highlights include:

Revenues of $22.0 million, up 26% over last year's comparable quarter.

Instrument sales of 912 units, up 18% over last year's comparable quarter.

Chemistry instrument sales of 703 units, up 36% over last year's comparable quarter.

Medical market sales of $4.7 million, up 63% over last year's comparable quarter.

Medical reagent disc sales of 284,000 units, up 100% over last year's comparable quarter.

North American revenues of $18.2 million, up 23% over last year's comparable quarter.

International revenues of $3.8 million, up 42% over last year's comparable quarter.

Veterinary market sales of $16.3 million, up 19% over last year's comparable quarter.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2006: $42.1 million, up 47% compared to December 31, 2005.

Quarterly Results: For the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006, Abaxis reported revenues of $22.0 million, as compared with revenues of $17.4 million for the comparable period last year, an increase of 26 percent. Instrument, reagent disc and hematology reagent revenues increased by $4.3 million, or 26 percent over the same period last year. The company reported net income of $2.8 million, compared to $1.9 million for the same period last year. The company's effective tax rate in the quarter ended December 31, 2006 was 31 percent, compared to 37 percent for the same period last year. The decrease in the effective tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, as compared to the same period last year, was due to the extension of the federal research and development credit. The company reported diluted net income per share of $0.13 (calculated based on 21,939,000 shares), compared to $0.09 per share (calculated based on 21,585,000 shares) for the same period last year.

Nine Month Results: For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006, Abaxis reported revenues of $63.4 million, as compared with revenues of $49.1 million for the comparable period last year, an increase of 29 percent. Instrument, reagent disc and hematology reagent revenues increased by $12.9 million, or 28 percent over the same period last year. The company reported net income of $7.3 million, compared to $5.2 million for the same period last year. The company's effective tax rate in both nine month periods was 37 percent. The company reported diluted net income per share of $0.33 (calculated based on 21,871,000 shares), compared to $0.24 per share (calculated based on 21,374,000 shares) for the same period last year.

Other Reported Information: Reagent disc and hematology reagent revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $12.2 million, up 25 percent over the $9.8 million reported in the same period last year. During the quarter, the company sold 1,005,000 medical and veterinary reagent discs, an increase of 26 percent, compared to 797,000 medical and veterinary reagent discs sold during the same period last year. Total medical sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $4.7 million, an increase of 63 percent over last year's comparable quarter. Medical sales in North America, excluding sales to the U.S. government, during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $3.4 million, an increase of 63% over last year's comparable quarter. Total veterinary sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $16.3 million, up 19 percent over last year's comparable quarter. Additionally, veterinary reagent disc sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $8.7 million, an increase of 13 percent, compared to the same period last year. The company ended the quarter with $42.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

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VistaPrint Limited
26.01.07 20:37 Uhr

41,98 USD

+15,62 % [+5,67]
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Breaking News: VistaPrint Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007

Jan 26, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- VistaPrint Limited (NASDAQ: VPRT) is the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers. VistaPrint offers custom designed, full-color, low-cost printed products in small quantities. Over 8 million small businesses and consumers have already chosen VistaPrint for products ranging from business cards and brochures to invitations and thank you cards. Products are printed at our two state-of-the-art plants in North America and Europe that total over 200,000 square feet of production space. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 700 people and operates 17 localized web sites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of design options are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint's printed products are satisfaction guaranteed.
During early morning trading shares are up 13% from the previous close to $41.19 with over 1.1 million in volume. This momentum comes as VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq: VPRT), the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers, announced its financial results for the three month period ended December 31, 2006, the second quarter of its 2007 fiscal year.

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LECG Corporation
26.01.07 21:21 Uhr

13,43 USD

-26,89 % [-4,94]
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LECG Corporation Announces Preliminary Estimates of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results Provides First Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Outlook

EMERYVILLE, CA, Jan 26, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- LECG Corporation (NASDAQ: XPRT), a global expert services firm, today announced preliminary estimates of financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006. The company also announced its first quarter and fiscal year 2007 outlook.
Fourth Quarter Preliminary Financial Results

Fourth quarter 2006 revenues are estimated to be in the range of $88.5 to $89.5 million compared with guidance of $90.0 to $95.0 million given on October 31, 2006. Expert and professional staff revenues are expected to be in the range of $84.0 to $85.0 million. Net income for the quarter is expected to be in the range of $3.4 to $3.9 million or $0.14 to $0.15 per diluted share, compared with guidance of $6.2 to $6.9 million or $0.25 to $0.27 per diluted share. Preliminary net income results assume the company's year to date through September 30, 2006 effective tax rate of 40.5%.

The preliminary financial results, as compared with previously provided guidance, reflect lower than anticipated gross profit of approximately $3.4 million or $0.08 per diluted share, and higher than anticipated operating expenses of approximately $2.7 million or $0.06 per diluted share.

The difference in gross profit compared with the company's expectations is attributed to:


-- $1.85 million additional reduction in revenues for estimated
unrealizable amounts;
-- $1.20 million in reduced profitability attributed to increased
professional staff headcount, lower staff utilization, and higher than
anticipated expert revenue and compensation expense; and
-- $350,000 in additional reserves to cover expert advances.The difference in operating expenses compared with the company's expectations is
primarily attributed to:-- $730,000 in additional compensation and benefits expense, including
performance bonuses to the leadership of its largest acquisition for
effective management and integration of that acquisition;
-- $740,000 in additional business development, travel, and entertainment
expenses, primarily related to new and emerging practice areas;
-- $560,000 in additional expenses related to infrastructure investments
in human resources, information technology, and contract administration;
-- $540,000 in additional recruiting fees related to successful expert
and professional staff hires; and
-- $140,000 in additional expenses related to marketing and branding
initiatives.

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MEMC ELECTRONIC MTRL
26.01.07 21:25 Uhr

52,18 USD

+19,62 % [+8,56]
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bellwetherreport.com: Shareholders alert for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc

Jan 26, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Shareholders alert for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE:WFR)
MEMC Electronic Materials doesn't waver from its devotion to wafers. MEMC supplies silicon wafers to some of the world's leading semiconductor makers. The company makes wafers in sizes ranging from 100mm to 300mm -- four inches to one foot -- in diameter. In addition to its standard prime polished wafers, MEMC makes epitaxial wafers (which have an added layer of single-crystal silicon) for advanced chips, as well as lower-grade wafers used to test chip making equipment and production lines. The company also makes solar-grade polysilicon, which goes into making photovoltaic solar cells. An investment group headed by Texas Pacific Group owns about 25% of MEMC.

Shares were up 17% after better than expected fourth quarter results.

BellwetherReport.com is a leading online research firm for international investors looking to get an edge over their portfolio. Investors seeking the most up to date information on MEMC Electronic Materials Inc are invited to sign up for a free complimentary subscription to www.bellwetherreport.com. No credit card needed!

Shares of MEMC Electronics Materials were among technology's winners Friday, jumping 16.5% after the maker of silicon wafers posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued a bullish outlook for its first-quarter and full-year.

The company earned $129 million, or 56 cents a share, on revenue of $420.5 million. Adjusted earnings came in at $157.8 million, or 68 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expected earnings of 59 cents a share on revenue of $416.1 million. During the year-earlier period, the company earned $50.2 million, or 22 cents a share, on revenue of $303.4 million.

Looking ahead, MEMC sees first-quarter revenue of roughly $440 million. It sees full-year adjusted earnings topping $3 a share on revenue of more than $1.9 billion. Analysts project first-quarter revenue of $424.7 million and full-year earnings of $2.55 a share on revenue of $1.84 billion. Shares were trading up $7.18 to $50.80.

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TECHNITROL INC
26.01.07 21:33 Uhr

21,73 USD

-16,13 % [-4,18]
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Technitrol Declares Shareholder Dividend

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 26, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The board of directors of Technitrol, Inc. (NYSE:TNL) announced it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per common share, payable April 20, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 6, 2007.
Based in Philadelphia, Technitrol is a worldwide producer of electronic components, electrical contacts and assemblies and other precision-engineered parts and materials for manufacturers in the data networking, broadband/Internet access, telecommunications, military/aerospace, automotive and electrical equipment industries. For more information, visit Technitrol's Web site at http://www.technitrol.com.

Cautionary Note: This message contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially. This release should be read in conjunction with the factors set forth in Technitrol's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2006 in Item 2 under the caption "Factors that May Affect Our Future Results (Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the 'Safe Harbor' Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)."

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26.01.2007 22:11
MEMC sonnt sich in der Gunst der Analysten
Der Halbleiterhersteller MEMC Electronic Materials (Nachrichten) wird heute von den Analysten gefeiert. Der Produzent von Silicon Wafern, die unter anderem auch für Solaranlagen gebraucht werden, hatte gestern nach Börsenschluss die Erwartungen des Marktes klar geschlagen.

Dabei konnte sich der Spezialist deutlich von der Schwäche der Halbleiter-Branche absetzen. Analysten verweisen darauf, dass seine Produkten von der boomenden Solarindustrie stark nachgefragt weden.

"Das Risiko ist gering, dass der Solarmarkt sein Wachstum einstellt", erklärt Analyst Satya Kumar von Credit Suisse, der sein Kursziel von 49 Dollar auf 54 Dollar verbesserte.
- Analyst Tim Luke von Lehman Brothers hob sein Kursziel von 50 Dollar auf 60 Dollar an.
- Den gleichen Schritt unternahm Brett Hodess von Merrill Lynch.
- Stephen Chin von UBS erhöhte sogar von 60 Dollar auf 73 Dollar.


Analyst Timothy Arcuri von der Citigroup, der nur Halten empfiehlt, übertitelt sein Studie von heute morgen: "Wir haben den Zug verpasst - und wir laufen ihm nicht mehr nach".

Der Solar-Titel springt heute um 8,54 Dollar auf 52,16 Dollar, das ist ein Plus von 19,6%.





MEMC ELECTRONIC MTRL
26.01.07 21:25 Uhr

52,18 USD

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bellwetherreport.com: Shareholders alert for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc

Jan 26, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Shareholders alert for MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE:WFR)
MEMC Electronic Materials doesn't waver from its devotion to wafers. MEMC supplies silicon wafers to some of the world's leading semiconductor makers. The company makes wafers in sizes ranging from 100mm to 300mm -- four inches to one foot -- in diameter. In addition to its standard prime polished wafers, MEMC makes epitaxial wafers (which have an added layer of single-crystal silicon) for advanced chips, as well as lower-grade wafers used to test chip making equipment and production lines. The company also makes solar-grade polysilicon, which goes into making photovoltaic solar cells. An investment group headed by Texas Pacific Group owns about 25% of MEMC.

Shares were up 17% after better than expected fourth quarter results.

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Shares of MEMC Electronics Materials were among technology's winners Friday, jumping 16.5% after the maker of silicon wafers posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued a bullish outlook for its first-quarter and full-year.

The company earned $129 million, or 56 cents a share, on revenue of $420.5 million. Adjusted earnings came in at $157.8 million, or 68 cents a share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call expected earnings of 59 cents a share on revenue of $416.1 million. During the year-earlier period, the company earned $50.2 million, or 22 cents a share, on revenue of $303.4 million.

Looking ahead, MEMC sees first-quarter revenue of roughly $440 million. It sees full-year adjusted earnings topping $3 a share on revenue of more than $1.9 billion. Analysts project first-quarter revenue of $424.7 million and full-year earnings of $2.55 a share on revenue of $1.84 billion. Shares were trading up $7.18 to $50.80.

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Silicom Ltd
29.01.07 21:57 Uhr

13,96 USD

+39,60 % [+3,96]
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Silicom Posts Outstanding Quarter to Cap Record Year: Q4 Sales of $5.0M Yield $1.1M of Net Profit Momentum Continues: 3 Straight Years of Quarterly Revenue Growth; New Quarterly and Annual Records Set for Sales, Operating Income & Net Income

KFAR SAVA, Israel, Jan 29, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: SILC) today reported record revenues, operating income and net income for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.
Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2006 were $5.0 million, an increase of 60% compared with $3.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2005 and 20% compared sequentially to the third quarter of 2006. This is the Company's twelfth consecutive quarter of increasing revenues and its highest quarterly revenues on record. Operating income for the quarter was $950,000, an increase of 100% compared to the parallel quarter of 2005 and 53% compared sequentially to the third quarter of 2006. Net income for the quarter increased by 125%, reaching $1.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share ($0.21 per basic share), compared to $473,000, or $0.11 per share (basic and diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2005. This represents a 60% increase in net income compared sequentially with the third quarter of 2006.

Revenues for the full year of 2006 increased by 48% to a record $16.1 million compared with $10.9 million for 2005. Net income for the period increased by 97% to $2.6 million, or $0.49 per diluted share ($0.51 per basic share), compared with $1.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share ($0.31 per basic share) for 2005.

Commenting on the results, Shaike Orbach, President and CEO, said, "We are proud to report an outstanding fourth quarter as the climax of the best year in our history. After crossing the $4 million revenue milestone in Q3, during the final three months of the year our sales grew by an additional 20%, giving us quarterly revenues above $5 million and a 100% year-over-year increase in operating income.

"This exceptional performance is attributable to two exceptionally strong growth engines. As we have indicated in the past, the platform of 40+ Design Wins that we have accumulated over the past several years represents a continuously expanding source of orders, and we have been adding new Design Wins to the base each quarter. In addition, during the fourth quarter we began to see an exponential ramp up in the order volumes of some of our customers - particularly those in the exploding WAN Optimization arena - in response to the incredible growth of their markets."

Mr. Orbach concluded, "Looking forward into 2007, we believe that the momentum of both these growth engines will continue to accelerate, driving continued strong growth for our company. With strong traction and a favorable environment, we are working to achieve our full potential and to create additional value for our shareholders."

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2nd UPDATE: 3M 4Q Net Income Rises 58% On Divestiture1-30-07 8:53 AM EST | E-mail Article | Print Article3M Co. (MMM) posted a 58% jump in fourth-quarter net income, helped by a gain from selling its pharmaceuticals business last month.


Still, the St. Paul, Minn., manufacturing company's results fell short of Wall Street's consensus expectations, and it also issued a lukewarm forecast for 2007.

The stock slipped 5% in pre-market trading, to $75 a share.

3M reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.18 billion, or $1.57 a share, up from $746 million, or 97 cents a share, a year earlier. Gains from the $2.1 billion divestiture, which were partially offset by acquisition and restructuring costs, added a net 47 cents a share to the latest quarter's profit.

Excluding special items, 3M pegged its earnings for the latest period at $1.10 a share. Analysts, on average, had expected the company to earn $1.14 a share, excluding items, according to Thomson Financial.

The maker of Post-it notes, electronics, sandpaper and hospital masks saw fourth-quarter revenue climb 8.6% to $5.78 billion, slightly ahead of Wall Street's consensus view of $5.76 billion.

Meanwhile, Chief Executive George W. Buckley warned that economic growth worldwide appears to be "slightly moderating," although he added in a prepared statement that he remains optimistic about 3M's prospects.

The company projected full-year 2007 earnings of $5.20 to $5.45 a share, including a first-quarter net gain of 60 cents to 70 cents from the drug business sale and a 21-cent stock-option expense.

Excluding the gain, the company's guidance appears short of Wall Street's current average forecast of $4.99 a share for the full year.

Soleil Securities analyst Mark R. Gulley called the company's full-year guidance "well, well, well below" Wall Street's average forecast, and he said he expects the stock to fall into the low $70-a-share range by the end of the week.

Gulley said 3M's sale of its pharmaceuticals business apparently is diluting earnings more than many observers expected, and he also said the company's optical films business isn't performing as well as many had hoped.

3M's optical enhancement films, which are used to coat LCD televisions, computer monitors and mobile phones, have been viewed as a major growth driver for the company.

But "it seems not to be pulling its weight," Gulley said.

He doesn't own a stake in 3M, nor does his company have an investment-banking relationship with it.

As for the fourth quarter, 3M said sales were up 3.3% in the U.S. and 12% internationally.

Pricing slipped 2% internationally but inched up 0.7% in the U.S. Overall, pricing was off 1%.

3M's wide range of products, both in the U.S. and overseas, helps it ride out downturns in big industries, like housing and automotive, but drags it down in an all-around downturn. 3M was looking for demand for flat-screen televisions, office supplies and other products to boost earnings for the fourth quarter.

3M said in November, when it announced the sale of its global branded pharmaceuticals business in three parts, that the unit was successful but would perform better as a dedicated drug company with a longer-term risk-reward business model than applies to its other businesses.

-By Bob Sechler, Dow Jones Newswires; 512-236-9637

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ExxonMobil und Shell 2006 erneut mit hohen Gewinnen

Ölpreise waren im vergangenen Sommer auf neuen Rekordstand geschossen
erstellt 01.02.07, 18:56h, aktualisiert 01.02.07, 20:06h


Öl-Gigant: Der Jahresumsatz von ExxonMobil übertrifft das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der meisten Staaten der Welt. (Foto: dpa)
Irving/Den Haag/dpa. Die beiden weltgrößten Ölkonzerne ExxonMobil (USA) und Royal Dutch Shell (Niederlande) haben 2006 dank hoher Ölpreise erneut Rekordgewinne eingefahren. ExxonMobil als Nummer Eins verbuchte einen Überschuss von 39,5 Milliarden Dollar (30,6 Mrd Euro) und übertraf damit das Vorjahresergebnis von 36,1 Milliarden Dollar nochmals um neun Prozent. Shell erhöhte den Jahresgewinn 2006 auf 25,4 Milliarden Dollar nach 22,7 Milliarden Dollar im Vorjahr. Dies teilten die Unternehmen am Donnerstag in Irving (US-Staat Texas) und Den Haag mit.

Die Ölpreise waren im vergangenen Sommer zeitweise auf den neuen Rekordstand von über 78 Dollar je Barrel (159 Liter) in die Höhe geschossen. Die Autofahrer in aller Welt mussten an den Tankstellen so tief in die Tasche greifen wie nie zuvor. Die hohen Öl- und Treibstoffpreise schlugen sich in den Gewinnen der Ölmultis voll nieder. Die Ölpreise hatten sich dann bis Januar 2007 zeitweise auf unter 50 Dollar abgeschwächt. Sie lagen am Donnerstag in New York bei 58 Dollar.

Der ExxonMobil-Umsatz erreichte 2006 mit 377,6 (Vorjahr: 370,7) Milliarden Dollar ebenfalls einen Höchststand. Der Jahresumsatz von ExxonMobil übertrifft das Bruttoinlandsprodukt der meisten Staaten mit Ausnahme weniger großer Industrie- und Schwellenländer. Royal Dutch Shell kam im vergangegnen Jahr auf einen Umsatz von 318,8 (Vorjahr: 306,7) Milliarden Dollar.

ExxonMobil verbuchte im Schlussquartal einen Gewinnrückgang von vier Prozent auf 10,25 (10,71) Milliarden Dollar. Der Quartalsumsatz fiel auf 90 (99,3) Milliarden Dollar. Shell dagegen verzeichnete ein Gewinnplus von 14 Prozent auf 6,0 Milliarden Dollar bei einem fast unveränderten Umsatz von 75,5 Milliarden Dollar.

Der US-Ölkonzern hat seine Produktion im vergangenen Jahr kräftig aufgestockt. Das Unternehmen habe zudem seine Investitionen um zwölf Prozent auf 19,9 Milliarden Dollar erhöht, sagte Konzernchef Rex W. Tillerson. ExxonMobil ließ den Aktionären insgesamt 32,6 Milliarden Dollar in Form von Dividenden und Aktienrückkäufen zukommen, rund 41 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr, betonte Tillerson. Das Unternehmen macht den Löwenanteil seiner Gewinne im Ausland und vor allem mit der Öl-und Erdgasproduktion.

Shell-Konzernchef Jeroen van der Veer erwartet wegen politischer Probleme in wichtigen Fördergebieten wie Nigeria in diesem Jahr eine leicht geringer Produktion. Bei einer Öl- und Gasproduktion -umgerechnet in Barrel (159 Liter) Öl - von 1,3 Milliarden Barrel im vergangenen Jahr werden die neu gewonnenen Reserven mit 2 Milliarden Barrel angegeben. Die Senkung des Shell- Anteils an dem riesigen Sachalin-Projekt in Ostsibirien von 55 Prozent auf 27,5 Prozent wirkt sich erst im laufenden Jahr aus mit einer Reduzierung der Vorräte um etwa 400 Millionen Barrel.

Van der Veer erwartet wegen Sachalin und der durch politische Unruhen verursachten Produktionsausfälle im Niger-Delta für dieses Jahr eine tägliche Produktion von 3,3 bis 3,5 Millionen Barrel, etwas weniger als bislang vorhergesehen. 2006 lag die Tagesproduktion etwas über 3,5 Millionen Barrel. Er sieht das britisch-niederländische Unternehmen aber für die Zukunft gut aufgestellt. Shell investiere in große Projekte, die sich langfristig auszahlten - in diesem Jahr 22 bis 23 Milliarden Dollar. «Der Wettbewerb um neue Ressourcen ist erheblich», sagte der Konzernchef. Er bekräftigte, dass sein Unternehmen Aktivitäten im Iran vorbereite, doch seien hierzu noch keine Investitionsentscheidungen getroffen worden.

Vor der Shell-Zentrale in Den Haag protestierten Umweltschützer, die das Unternehmen auch in einer doppelseitigen Zeitungsanzeige aufforderten: «Nehmt den Gewinn, um Euren Dreck aufzuräumen.» Sie beschuldigten Shell, rücksichtslos gegen die Natur vorzugehen. Van der Veer betonte, Respekt vor der Umwelt habe Vorrang, und wenn es in einzelnen Fällen Schäden gebe, so würden sie beseitigt.

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Aviza Technology, Inc.
02.02.07 17:08 Uhr

6,28 USD

+41,44 % [+1,84]
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Small Cap News: Market Commentary on Aviza Technology, Inc

Feb 02, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market Commentary on Aviza Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: AVZA)
Here's an advisory on Aviza Technology: the company makes semiconductor production equipment. Aviza offers atomic layer deposition (ALD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and physical vapor deposition (PVD) gear. These machines deposit semiconductor materials in precise layers onto chip wafers. The company also makes equipment that etches circuit patterns on wafers, as well as specialized furnaces used in microchip production. Customers include Winbond Electronics (24% of sales), Inotera Memories (11%; a joint venture of Nanya Technology and Qimonda), and Infineon Technologies. VantagePoint Venture Partners owns nearly half of Aviza. Caisse de dept et placement du Quebec holds about 20% of the company.

Shares were up 38% after reporting a fiscal first-quarter net profit.

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Rackable Systems, Inc.
02.02.07 17:24 Uhr

16,57 USD

-18,53 % [-3,77]
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RACK reports sharp drop in net vs year ago, does top Street?s view


Börse
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About Rackable Systems

Rackable Systems, Inc. is a provider of servers and storage products for scale out data center deployments. The company's servers are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution and remote management. Founded in 1999 and based in Milpitas, California, Rackable Systems serves Internet, semiconductor design, enterprise software, federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration and biotechnology customers worldwide.

Rackable Systems(R) is a registered trademark and RapidScale is a trademark of Rackable Systems, Inc.

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Secure Computing Corporation
02.02.07 17:35 Uhr

8,35 USD

+23,70 % [+1,60]
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Small Cap News: Morning Alert for Secure Computing Corp

Feb 02, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Morning Alert for Secure Computing Corp (NASDAQ: SCUR)
Secure Computing doesn't want either your employees or your network security standing idly by. The company provides a variety of network security products, including firewalls (Sidewinder), user identification and authorization software (SafeWord PremierAccess), and Web filtering applications (SmartFilter, Webwasher). Its firewall and virtual private network (VPN) gateways enable companies to securely manage and maintain network access for employees, customers, and partners. Secure Computing also provides software that enables network administrators to restrict access to specific Web sites to streamline system resources and improve employee productivity.

Shares were up 20% after, announcing that management will participate in the investment community conference.

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
02.02.07 17:44 Uhr

115,19 USD

+15,98 % [+15,87]
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Biotech News: Shareholders alert for Intuitive Surgical Inc

Feb 02, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Shareholders alert for Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ: ISRG)
Intuitive Surgical is haptic to meet you. Employing haptics (the science of computer-aided touch sensitivity), the firm has developed the da Vinci Surgical System of software, hardware, and optics to allow doctors to perform robotically aided surgery from a remote console. The company also makes EndoWrist surgical instruments for use with its system. The da Vinci system faithfully reproduces the doctor's hand movements in real time, with surgery performed by tiny electromechanical arms and instruments inserted in the patient's body through small openings. Intuitive sells its products in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America through both a direct sales force and independent distributors.

Shares were up 15% after fourth-quarter profit fell.

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Erster Streik bei Harley-Davidson seit 16 Jahren
Chicago. Beim US-Motorradhersteller Harley-Davidson sind am Freitag erstmals seit 16 Jahren fast 2800 Arbeiter in den Streik getreten. Am Mittwoch hatten die Beschäftigten der größten Fertigungsstätte in York mit großer Mehrheit einen neuen Betriebsvertrag abgelehnt und für den Arbeitskampf gestimmt. Die bisherige Betriebsvereinbarung war ausgelaufen. Die Geschäftsleitung fordert eine Reihe von Zugeständnissen von den Arbeitern, darunter neue Lohnvereinbarungen. Dies sei notwendig, damit sich die Motorradschmiede künftig nicht "in derselben Position befinde, wie gegenwärtig die Detroiter Autoindustrie".

Freitag, 02. Februar 2007

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Wall Street Capital Funding LLC: Wall Street News Alert reports Tuesdays Stocks to Watch! February 13, 2007

Weston, FLA., Feb 13, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" this morning are:

Greenstone Holdings Incorporated (OTC: GSHG),
Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ITKG),
ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST),
Index Oil and Gas Inc (OTCBB: IXOG) and
Lamson & Sessions (NYSE: LMS).




Greenstone Holdings, Inc. (OTC: GSHG) is a new stock to put on your radar and watch as Wall Street News Alert initiates coverage of the company. The company, which is in the business of providing a variety of unique chemical technologies that are primarily used in the building and construction industry, issued a press release Monday after the markets closed, announcing that Market Advisors initiate coverage on the Company with target price of 45 cents per share.

Some highlights in the press release included:

* Greenstone Holdings has emerged as a new chemical company focused on creating and commercializing products for the building and construction industry with a full range of solutions, including protection from environmental elements such as moisture, water, and even fire.

* The technology used by Greenstone helps in cost reductions, increases operational efficiencies and helps pave the way for improvements in future product quality improvements.

* On February 7th, Greenstone Holdings introduced its chemical product GreenShield to the industry, and potential customers at the International Business Show ("IBS") to more 100,000 building professional in Orlando, Florida.

* Greenstone's technology is based on its proprietary green technology which is a unique chemical theory developed by leading experts in the field of polymer science.

* The demand for chemically treated wood, paper and concrete will grow from both increasing use on pretreated materials as well as from newly treated materials. Industry analysts forecast that the demand for chemical treatments will increase by at least 50% by 2010.

Wall Street News Alert is placing Aggressive Investors on alert to monitor the progress of Greenstone Holdings! Greenstone Holdings, through its operating subsidiaries, is in the business of providing a variety of unique chemical technologies that are primarily used in the building and construction industry. The Chemical Technology Division's first brand name product, GreenShield(TM), offers building materials such as plywood, drywall, and lumber protection from the environment. It also offers added fire retardancy to the material it is applied to. GreenShield covers a wide range of applications such as building material, fencing, railroad tie, and utility pole. The $25 billion water damage market is one example of many which GreenShield can be useful in.

Watch this company!

Prior to the latest press release, the stock closed Monday at Twelve cents a share.






Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ITKG) up 22.6% on 300,000 shares traded Integral Technologies, Inc. is the developer of an innovative electrically conductive resin-based material called "ElectriPlast(TM)," a highly conductive recipe that can be molded into virtually any shape or dimension associated with the range of plastics, rubbers and other polymers. Integral Technologies, Inc. recently announced that Knowles Electronics, LLC. has entered into a licensing agreement with Integral and has purchased the Company's proprietary ElectriPlast(TM) technology for use in their products.










ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST) up 14.2% on 663,000 shares traded ViewCast Corporation a leading global provider of high-quality audio and video communication products, recently announced that H. T. (Horace) Ardinger, former chairman of the board and a principal shareholder of ViewCast Corporation, and the Ardinger Family Partnership, Ltd. have agreed to the conversion of $9,259,582 outstanding debt.









Index Oil and Gas Inc (OTCBB: IXOG) up 8.4% on 1 million shares traded Index Oil and Gas Inc an oil and gas exploration and Production Company recently confirmed that it has made a commercial discovery with the Hawkins 1 exploration well in the Taffy area of Matagorda County, Texas. Index has a 12.5% working interest in this well.








Lamson & Sessions (NYSE: LMS) up 7.4% on 658,000 shares traded.

Lamson & Sessions is one of the leading producers of thermoplastic enclosures, fittings, wiring outlet boxes and conduit for the electrical, telecommunications, consumer, power and wastewater markets. Lamson & Sessions recently announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company's management and financial advisors to explore a range of strategic and financial alternatives to enhance shareholder value.

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R
13.02.07 20:24 Uhr

5,89 USD

-23,51 % [-1,81]

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Company Updates Previously Reported Schedule for Completion of Restatement and 2005 Financial Statements; Advises of Likely NYSE De-Listing and Its Consequences Provides Limited 2006 Operational Information Announces Appointment of New Vice-Chairman

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb 12, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- R&G Financial Corporation (NYSE: RGF), San Juan, Puerto Rico ("RGF" or the "Company"), a diversified financial holding company, announced today an update to its schedule for preparing restated consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002 through 2004 and its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "2005 10-K"). The Company continues to express no views as to when 2002, 2003 and 2004 audited restated consolidated financial statements and its 2004 10-K/A will be publicly available but advises that its has experienced some delays in producing these financial statements. Nevertheless, the Company continues to believe it is more likely than not that it will file the 2004 10-K/A in the first quarter of 2007. The Company had previously announced that it expected to complete its work on its 2005 consolidated financial statements, which will be subject to audit, together with its 2005 10-K, in the first quarter of 2007. While the Company continues to work diligently on preparing its restated and 2005 consolidated financial statements, because of the delays the Company has experienced in producing these financial statements and report, the Company believes that the 2005 10-K will be filed after the April 3, 2007 deadline imposed by the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange") discussed below. The Company does not believe that in the time remaining the financial statements will be prepared by the Company and audited by its independent public accountants in time for inclusion in a 2005 10-K to meet the April 3, 2007 deadline. The Company is expressing no view as to when audited financial statements and its 2005 10-K will be publicly available.
If the Company fails to file its 2005 10-K in satisfaction of the filing requirements of the Exchange, the Company has previously advised that it expects that its Common Stock will be de-listed by the Exchange. Under the rules of the Exchange, a listed company is required to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K not later than six months after the filing was originally due, but an issuer can request an extension of the time by which the 10-K must be filed. The Company previously disclosed that the Exchange had granted the Company's request for up to a six month extension, to April 3, 2007, of the time to file its 2005 10-K.

As a consequence of the foregoing delays, the Company believes that the Exchange is likely to notify it of its intention to suspend trading in the Company's Common Stock and to initiate suspension and delisting procedures. The Company believes that should its Common Stock be de-listed from the Exchange, its common stock may be eligible for quotation on the Pink Sheets, an electronic quotation service for securities traded over-the-counter. If the Company is eligible to be quoted in the Pink Sheets, a market maker must be willing to quote the Company's Common Stock. Any such market maker would not be obligated to continue in such role and could discontinue market making at any time without notice. As a consequence, no assurance could be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the Common Stock in the Pink Sheets. Based on conversations with Pink Sheets' personnel, the Company understands that broker-dealers would be able to submit bid and asked quotations for unsolicited customer orders through such system. If such a delisting of the Company's Common Stock were to occur, the Company would advise the public by press release as to information related to the date of delisting, the status of Pink Sheets quotation availability and of the trading symbol for its Common Stock. Information about the Pink Sheets can be found at www.pinksheets.com.

Victor J. Galan, Chairman of the Board of the Company and Rolando Rodriguez, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in a jointly prepared statement, said "R&G Financial continues to conduct its day-to-day business, as reflected in the operations data below. The Company will continue to work diligently to complete the process of restating and getting current with the Company's financial reporting obligations. Even if the Company is de-listed from the Exchange, we will remain dedicated to providing outstanding service to the customers we serve in Puerto Rico and the United States. If the Company is de-listed from the Exchange, the Company shall strive to get back to the point where the Company is once again listed on the Exchange."

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13.02.2007 20:31
US Indizes - Geht es jetzt in Richtung 13000?

Nasdaq Composite: 2457,99 Punkte
Dow Jones: 12642,44 Punkte

Die US Indizes konnten den Handel heute bereits freundlicher eröffnen. Diese Tendenz kann sich bisher über den Tagesverlauf halten. Belastet wird der Markt durch den relativ schwachen Telekom Index, relative Stärke zeigt sich im Ölsektor. Der Nasdaq kann trotz der positiven Stimmung bisher nicht über den wichtigen Horizontalwiderstand bei 2468 Punkten ansteigen. Von dieser Seite kann noch kein grünes Licht gegeben werden. Der Dow Jones Index kann hingegen wieder deutlich zulegen. Mit dem letzten Korrekturtief im Bereich bei 12550 Punkten liegt eine vollständige Korrektur vor, die aus charttechnischer Sicht einen belastbaren Boden bieten dürfte. Prinzipiell sind jetzt wieder Kursanstiege bis 13000 Punkte möglich. Ein Kursrutsch unter 12550 Punkte sollte aber vermieden werden, um den bullischen Ansatz nicht zu gefährden.

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Envoy Communications Group, Inc.
13.02.07 21:16 Uhr

3,78 USD

+40,00 % [+1,08]
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Envoy Communications Group Inc. announces first quarter fiscal 2007 results

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2007 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --

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Envoy Earns $1.6 million in First Quarter
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Envoy Communications Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ECGI/TSX: ECG) today announced its
financial results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2006.Envoy recorded net earnings of $1.6 million, or $.08 per fully diluted share,
for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared with a loss of ($1.1)
million or ($.05) per fully diluted share last year. The earnings per share
calculations were based on 19,437,820 fully diluted shares as at December 31,
2006 and 21,007,517 fully diluted shares December 31, 2005.During January 2007 Envoy announced that it had purchased and cancelled
9,002,383 common shares pursuant to the modified Dutch Auction tender offer
launched in fiscal 2006. The aggregate cost of repurchasing these shares was
$28.7 million or, $3.19 per share. The shares purchased and cancelled
represented 46.5% of Envoy's issued and outstanding common shares. The cash
required to purchase these shares was made available from Envoy's
$57.4 million investment portfolio at year end.After giving affect to this purchase and cancellation of its common shares Envoy
will have 10,419,032 shares outstanding going forward. If there were no changes
to the issued and outstanding shares during the remainder of the year, Envoy
estimates that the weighted average fully diluted shares outstanding for fiscal
2007 will be approximately 12,686,000.Prior to the launch of the Dutch Auction Envoy's net book value per issued and
outstanding share, based on September 30, 2006 year end financial statements,
was $3.57. After giving effect to the Dutch Auction Envoy's book value per
issued and outstanding share, based on the December 31, 2006 financial
statements, was $4.60. This represents an increase in the net book value per
share of $1.03 or a 28.9% increase."We are pleased with the results of our first quarter," said Geoff Genovese,
Envoy President and CEO. "Our Consumer and Retail Branding Business performed
well during the quarter and our Merchant Banking Business is off to a good start
to the year," he said.Watt International, Envoy's Branding business, earned approximately $400,000 in
the quarter. "The restructuring of Watt and the repositioning of its business
which we completed last year is beginning to deliver results," said Mr.
Genovese. "We have won business from new clients and expanded relationships with
existing clients domestically and internationally. This demonstrates the
strength and reputation of the Watt brand in the marketplace."Envoy's Merchant Banking business, Envoy Capital Group, earned approximately
$1.9 million in the quarter. As this was the first reportable quarter for this
segment there are no comparable earnings for the same quarter last year.
Investment income for the quarter (including realized and unrealized gains,
interest and dividends) totaled $2.4 million. Based on a capital base of
approximately $35 million, this represents a return of approximately 7% in the
quarter for the Merchant Banking business.Envoy recently announced that it received approval from the Toronto Stock
Exchange to purchase and cancel, pursuant to a Normal Course Issuer Bid, up to
an additional 1,001,818 common shares over the twelve month period commencing
February 7, 2007 and ending February 6, 2008.Management's discussion and analysis, containing a full analysis of financial
results, is available on EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml) and on SEDAR
(www.sedar.com)
About EnvoyEnvoy Communications Group (NASDAQ: ECGI/TSX:ECG) businesses include the Watt
Group, an international consumer and retail branding group of companies, and
Envoy Capital Group, a merchant banking and financial services company. For more
information on Envoy Communications Group Inc., visit our website at
www.envoy.to.

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First Advantage Corporation
13.02.07 21:24 Uhr

25,33 USD

+15,71 % [+3,44]
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bellwetherreport.com: First Advantage Corp is Added to the Bellwether Watch list

Feb 13, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FADV) is Added to the Bellwether Watch list
I screen, you screen, we all screen with First Advantage. Created after The First American Corporation acquired US Search.com and merged it with its Screening Technology (FAST) Division, First Advantage provides such risk management services as employment background screening, occupational health (especially drug testing), tenant screening (credit history, eviction actions, and rental payment history), and motor vehicle reports. Its First Advantage Investigative Services subsidiary provides investigative services for detecting insurance fraud. Individual locater services are also available. First American owns 80% of First Advantage.

Shares were up 12% after reporting fourth-quarter net earnings

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Knot, Inc. (The)
13.02.07 21:45 Uhr

24,37 USD

-18,96 % [-5,70]
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The Knot Reports Fourth Quarter and 2006 Year End Financial Results --Gains in All Revenue Streams Drive Revenue Growth of 41% in 2006 Reminder: Conference Call Today at 2:30 ET Dial In 800-638-7172 (ID# 7177635)

NEW YORK, Feb 13, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT, www.theknot.com), a leading lifestage media company targeting couples planning their weddings and future lives together, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2006.
2006 Financial Performance

For the year ended December 31, 2006, The Knot's net revenue rose to $72.7 million, an increase of 41% from $51.4 million in 2005. The WeddingChannel business, which was acquired on September 8, 2006, contributed $6.7 million in revenue for the year. Each of The Knot's revenue streams contributed to the remaining gain of 28% with national and local online advertising programs up 32% over the prior year, merchandise revenue up 20% and publishing and other revenue up 29%.

Net income for 2006 was $23.4 million, or $0.90 per basic and $0.82 per diluted share, as compared to $4.0 million, or $0.17 per basic and $0.16 per diluted share in 2005. The results for 2006 include a non-cash income tax benefit of approximately $9.4 million related to the recognition of a deferred tax asset with respect to certain of The Knot's net operating loss carryforwards as well as other income of $1.2 million resulting from the settlement of a legal action, both of which were recorded in the fourth quarter.

Total operating expenses for the year increased to $46.9 million. Operating expenses related to WeddingChannel were approximately $6.5 million of which $1.1 million represented the amortization of acquired intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition. Total operating expenses in 2005 were $36.9 million which included approximately $4.8 million in legal fees related to The Knot's prior litigation with WeddingChannel.

"The investment in our e-commerce platform and warehouse facility in 2005 resulted in a rebound in merchandise revenue in 2006 and enabled us to seamlessly consolidate WeddingChannel's merchandise operation into our facility," said David Liu, CEO of The Knot. "Through our acquisition of WeddingChannel in September, we secured our leadership position in the online bridal media space and facilitated a significant expansion into the lucrative registry business. Further, our reach to more than 80% of engaged couples planning a wedding makes us the most efficient and cost effective buy for local and national advertisers."

Fourth Quarter 2006 Results

For the fourth quarter of 2006, The Knot reported net revenues of $21.7 million, a 70% increase from the $12.8 million recorded in the comparable quarter of 2005. The WeddingChannel business contributed approximately $5.2 million in revenues for the fourth quarter. The Knot reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2006 of $14.6 million, or $0.48 per basic and $0.45 per diluted share, compared with $1.5 million or $0.06 per basic and diluted share in the comparable quarter of 2005. The results for the fourth quarter of 2006 include the non-cash income tax benefit and the gain from the settlement of a legal action noted previously.

Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2006 were $14.8 million. Operating expenses related to WeddingChannel were $5.0 million of which $800,000 represented the amortization of acquired intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition. Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2005 were $9.2 million which included approximately $1.1 million in legal fees incurred in connection with The Knot's prior litigation with WeddingChannel.

"Last year, we made significant progress in extending our relationship with our loyal audience beyond the wedding," Mr. Liu continued. "With thenest.com, the NestMagazine, the expansion of our book program in 2006 and yesterday's launch of Lilaguide.com, we are rapidly becoming a vital network from proposal to pregnancy."

THE KNOT'S RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

On November 29th, The Knot announced an extensive marketing and programming partnership with Style Network. The partnership will feature multiple programming components, including specials, stunts and interstitials. The alliance began in early December and will continue with the debut of "My Celebrity Wedding by The Knot" in the first quarter of 2007. The new spin-off special will showcase a wedding inspired by a celebrity ceremony, planned by The Knot's editor in chief, Carley Roney and the wedding style experts at The Knot.

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Corillian Corporation
14.02.07 21:11 Uhr

5,01 USD

+45,22 % [+1,56]
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Corillian Corporation (Nasdaq: CORI): CheckFree Corporation (Nasdaq: CKFR) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Corillian Corporation (Nasdaq: CORI), the leading provider of Internet banking software and services. Under the terms of the agreement, CheckFree will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Corillian at a price of $5.15 per share, for a total purchase price of approximately $245 million on a fully diluted basis. The acquisition will bring together Corillian's widely used online banking platform and complementary suite of financial applications, and CheckFree's industry-leading electronic billing and payment and online transaction services, which include unparalleled electronic billing content and a highly efficient infrastructure that connects banks, billers and millions of consumers. Together, CheckFree and Corillian will be well-positioned to help financial institutions optimize the online channel and drive increased usage of electronic billing and payment. The combination of CheckFree and Corillian will allow for tighter integration of electronic banking, billing, payment and service support functionality to deliver a more efficient and complete consumer and small business user experience. The acquisition will also provide greater flexibility in technology approaches for financial institution efficiency and provide a platform for driving new services and service differentiation. "This acquisition will provide banks and billers with a significantly improved ability to serve their customers. Together, CheckFree and Corillian will be able to deliver more efficient integration and innovation, while increasing consumer service levels across the online banking experience," said Pete Kight, CheckFree Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We share a commitment to serve as a collaborative partner to financial services customers and to work with them to accelerate adoption and customer profitability as the online channel continues to evolve as an integral part of the banking relationship." "Corillian and CheckFree have the potential to accelerate the delivery of future generations of online banking technologies for the industry," said Alex Hart, Corillian President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our organizations and cultures are similar in our mutual commitment to deliver high-value solutions that are flexible, scalable and secure to enhance the financial services websites for our customers and their end users." Corillian supports more than 30 of the top 100 U.S. banks and 21 of the top 100 U.S. credit unions with its online financial services strategy. CheckFree processes more than one billion transactions annually and distributes more than 18 million e-bills per month through more than 2,000 financial services sites. The proposed acquisition is subject to regulatory review, Corillian shareholder approval, and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close on or about June 1, 2007. CheckFree will finance the transaction with a combination of existing cash balances and revolving debt, although there are no financing contingencies in the merger agreement. CheckFree expects the transaction to be dilutive to CheckFree's GAAP earnings per share in the current fiscal year (ending June 30, 2007) and in 2008, and modestly dilutive to underlying earnings per share in the current fiscal year and in fiscal 2008. The company plans to share specific financial details when the transaction closes. Financial Technology Partners LP and FTP Securities LLC (together "FT Partners") acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisors to Corillian in this transaction and provided a fairness opinion to Corillian's Board of Directors.

Stock Price: 5.03, Up+ 45.80% on 6,796,652 shares traded

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First Solar, Inc.
14.02.07 21:21 Uhr

43,52 USD

+26,95 % [+9,24]


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Resource News: Trade Alert for FIRST SOLAR, INC

Feb 14, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Trade Alert for FIRST SOLAR, INC (NASDAQ: FSLR)
Ready to go solar? Maybe you should first get into film. First Solar makes solar-power modules with a thin-film semiconductor technology that doesn't use silicon. A worldwide shortage of polycrystalline silicon is holding back some producers of silicon-based solar cells, which can't get enough raw material to meet demand. First Solar uses a sheet of glass as a substrate, coated with a film of cadmium telluride, for its products. JWMA Partners owns about 92% of First Solar; JWMA is a partnership between the estate of John Walton (of the Wal-Mart Waltons, who died in a 2005 plane crash) and CEO Michael Ahearn.

Shares were up 20% after announcing First Solar to Supply Solar Modules to 40-Megawatt Solar Power Project in Germany.

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14.02.2007 21:02
Chrysler-CEO: Könnten durch UAW-Einigung 350 Mio USD/Jahr sparen
DETROIT (Dow Jones)--Durch eine Einigung mit der Gewerkschaft United Auto Workers (UAW) könnte die Chrysler Group nach den Worten ihres CEO Tom LaSorda jährlich 350 Mio USD an Gesundheitskosten sparen. Zudem könnte die US-Tochter der DaimlerChrysler AG (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs) 2 bis 3 Mrd USD an längerfristigen medizinischen Ausgaben sparen, wenn sie mit der UAW ähnliche Konditionen bei den Gesundheitskosten aushandeln könnte, wie die beiden anderen großen US-Automobilhersteller, sagte LaSorda am Mittwoch während einer Telefonkonferenz mit Analysten.

Bislang fallen bei Chrysler umgerechnet auf jedes produzierte Fahrzeug rund 1.400 USD an Gesundheitskosten an.

Webseite: http://www.daimlerchrysler.com

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CUMBERLAND RES LTD
14.02.07 21:25 Uhr

7,43 USD

+25,12 % [+1,4918]
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Aktuell
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Cumberland to be Acquired by Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 14, 2007 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- CUMBERLAND RESOURCES LTD. (TSX:CLG)(AMEX: CLG) ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (TSX:AEM)(NYSE:AEM) ("Agnico-Eagle") under which Agnico-Eagle has agreed to make an all share exchange offer for all of the outstanding and fully diluted common shares of Cumberland.
Cumberland has a 100% interest in the Meadowbank gold project located 70 kilometres north of the hamlet of Baker Lake, Nunavut. Meadowbank is host to Canada's largest pure gold open pit gold reserves of approximately 2.9 million ounces(1) contained within a gold mineral resource of approximately 4.0 million ounces(2).

Terms and Expectations

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14.02.2007 20:55
INVITROGEN - Die Party geht los!
Invitrogen (Nachrichten) (IVGN / ISIN: US46185R1005) : 66,70 $ (+10,50 %)

Aktueller Wochenchart (log) seit Februar 2004 (1 Kerze = 1 Woche)

Rückblick: Die Invitrogen Akie markierte am 01.08.2004 bei 46,19 $ ein entscheidendes Korrekturtief. Seitdem kann die Aktie in einem hochdynamisch angelegten Aufwärtstrend stark ansteigen. Demzufolge wurde am 24.07.2005 bei 88,50 $ ein Rallyehoch ausgebildet. Das marktbestimmende Kursverhalten seit diesem Bewegungshoch ist tendenziell abwärts gerichtet. Die Kursbegrenzungslinien konvergieren seitdem zu einem bullisch fallenden Keil. Das erste Konsolidierungstief wurde bei 60,14 $ ausgebildet, zusammen mit dem zweiten Konsolidierungstief bei 55,85 $ wird die Unterkante des Bullkeils definiert. Insgesamt hinterlässt diese Konstellation für das mittelfristige Zeitfenster ein bullisches Setup.

Charttechnischer Ausblick: Der bullische Keil kündigt für die nächsten Handelswochen weiter steigende Kurse. Zu einem umfassenden charttechnischen Kaufsignal kommt es in der laufenden Handelswoche. Die Aktie bricht bullisch über die Oberkante des Bullkeils nach oben aus. Die daraus resultierenden Etappenziele sind zunächst am Horizontalwiderstand bei 80,00 $ zu suchen. Im mittelfristigen Zeitfenster wäre dann auch ein Kursanstieg bis zum optimalen Ziel bei 88,50 $ denkbar. Massive Unterstützung findet die Aktie zwischen 55,85 - 54,70 $.


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Daktronics, Inc.
14.02.07 21:41 Uhr

29,67 USD

-22,11 % [-8,42]

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Aktuell
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bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on Daktronics Inc.

Feb 14, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Daktronics always knows the score. The company designs and manufactures electronic display systems. Its products include scoreboards, game timers, shot clocks, and animation displays for sports facilities; advertising and information displays for businesses; and electronic messaging displays used by transportation departments for motorist alerts. Other applications include airport information, securities trading, and outdoor advertising signs. Daktronics has converted many of its products to LED technology. The company's high-profile installations include two of the biggest scoreboards in the world, for the football stadiums of the Miami Dolphins and the University of Texas Longhorns.
Shares were down 23% on fourth quarter outlook.

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Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation
14.02.07 21:44 Uhr

15,9985 USD

+44,00 % [+4,8885]
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Breaking News: Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

Feb 14, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation (NASDAQ: KRSL) is a manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies for use in military and commercial aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. These products primarily include tube and manifold assemblies. The Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Kreisler Industrial Corporation located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and Kreisler Polska Sp. z o.o located in Krakow, Poland.
At the time of writing shares are up 33% to $14.82 with over 446,000 in volume. This momentum comes as Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation (Nasdaq: KRSL) announced sales and earnings for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006.

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Valentine's Day Downgrade Wilts Florist's Shares

By Will Swarts
February 14, 2007

1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS1)
Share price as of Tuesday's close: $7.51
Share price now: $6.91
Percent change: -8.0%
Volume: 972,500 shares, daily average 284,200


The News
Investors in 1-800-Flowers.com (FLWS2) got a thorny surprise Wednesday as shares plunged 8% on a Valentine's Day stock downgrade by Goldman Sachs.

Analyst Anthony Noto published a note saying the stock was overvalued, and changed his rating on the Carle Place, N.Y., seller of fresh flowers, plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods and plush stuffed animals to Sell from Neutral.

The negative shift, coming from a key Wall Street analyst on one of the company's busiest days of the year, may have a greater impact that the snow that blanketed the Northeast. Noto wrote that about a third of 1-800-Flowers' orders are based in the region, which could push up expenses and result in delivery delays.

Noto wrote that the stock was overvalued relative to guidance for fiscal 2007 and "might reflect an overly optimistic outlook for V-day, Easter and Mother's Day."

Joe Pitittio, vice president for investor relations at 1-800-Flowers.com, says Noto's concerns about the weather aren't particularly relevant. The timing of the holiday was particularly helpful, he says. Because Feb. 14 falls on a Wednesday this year, the company had a full weekend and two weekdays to get advance deliveries ready for its network of local florists, who actually bring the flowers to customers.

"Last year we had a huge snowstorm that closed everybody on Saturday and Sunday," he says. "Certainly this is no more relevant this year than any other year."

The company on Jan. 24 reported earnings of 26 cents a share for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31, in line with Wall Street estimates. Management reiterated full-year guidance of more than 12 cents a share, a 100% increase from fiscal 2006, when it earned 6 cents.

"We're quite confident going into the second half of the year and are quite frankly surprised by the contrarian view coming from Goldman," Pitittio says, calling the announcement's Valentine's Day release "cheeky."


The Analysis
The date of Goldman's downgrade isn't the only thing that might quash investors' romance with the stock, which climbed 25% in the first five weeks of the year before ebbing a bit to be up 22% as of Tuesday's close.

Any retailer will experience a high degree of seasonal volatility, and 1-800-Flowers is no exception. Over the last 52 weeks, shares have been up as much as 19% in peak periods after holidays, and down as much as 34% in the slow summer season.

"They're competing in a commodity-type category, and it's very challenging," says Kristine Koerber, an analyst at JMP Securities. "Competition is pretty fierce, online and offline."

She says some of its peripheral businesses, particularly its children's and home gift lines, are underperforming and haven't shown much improvement despite turnaround efforts.

"Quite frankly, given where they are, they should be much more profitable than they are," Koerber says. "The stock's not cheap, given its long-term growth rate."

Pitittio says the company is "very aggressively attacking" its laggard business segments, which he says showed weaker performance in the company's second quarter, and has put new management in to improve its performance.

If 1-800-Flowers succeeds in tightening up and improving performance, the Valentine's Day heartbreak is more of a buying opportunity, says Eric Beder, an analyst at Brean Murray Carret & Co.

"Over the last few years, they've acquired a lot of valuable companies, but they didn't really integrate them to raise its margin," he says. "Lots of costs that shouldn't have been there crept in."


The Bottom Line
Roses are red, but investors are blue, and it will take the rest of the quarter to decide what to do.

This is a critical three-month stretch for the petal pusher, in which it'll be able to prove that it's providing the high single-digit sales growth and double-digit profit growth that 1-800-Flowers fans such as Beder think it can deliver.

"The margins the Street has are below what management says they can do," he says.

Valentine's Day may hold little romance for the market, but that's not stopping Rick's Cabaret International (RICK3), a publicly traded chain of strip clubs whose shares dropped as much as 8% after it announced an acquisition in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, from making a thoughtful gesture.

"The 'Girls of Rick's Cabaret' — topless dancers at the publicly traded chain of gentlemen's clubs where Anna Nicole Smith was courted by J. Howard Marshall — will salute the late entertainer on Valentine's Day," the company announced. "At the stroke of midnight on February 14th dancers at the 13 gentlemen's clubs operated by Rick's Cabaret International will blow a kiss to Ms. Smith, who entertained oil billionaire Marshall when he visited her at the Rick's Cabaret in Houston in the early 1990s."

Romance and capitalism are a match made in heaven, it seems.

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The Fortress IPO Is a Good Contrarian Indicator


By Steven M. Sears Published: February 14, 2007


LATE LAST WEEK, most everyone who works in the securities industry was watching the initial public offering of Fortress Investment Group (FIG: 29.44, +0.54, +1.9%). At one point, the stock was up some 90%, as hordes of investors clamored after shares of a company that personifies two hot investment trends: hedge fund and private equity.

This was the first stock offering by a U.S. hedge fund, and the chance to buy Fortress shares was like associating with rock stars. The excitement over the offering — the financial press seems to have exhausted every superlative in the dictionary — was a strange juxtaposition to the measured tone that characterized much of the derivatives research that was issued during the week.

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Bandbreitenfresser: Cisco und Co. im Aufwind
VoIP und Videodownloads zwingen Telekomanbieter zum Aufrüsten


Harter Konkurrenzkampf in der Netzwerkbranche (Foto: cisco.com)

New York/Essen (pte/15.02.2007/06:20) - Nach Jahren der Flaute befindet sich die Netzwerkbranche nun wieder im Aufwärtstrend. Vor allem die stetig steigende Nachfrage nach VoIP oder Videodownloads, die für ein hohes Datenaufkommen sorgen, zwingt die Telekomprovider zum Aufrüsten ihrer Netze. "Es hat einen dramatischen Wandel in der Nutzung von Netzwerken gegeben. Die Verbraucher wollen immer umfangreicheren Content und noch schnellere Zugänge", zitiert das Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Claude Tolbert, der beim US-Telekomanbieter Covad für die Netzinfrastruktur verantwortlich zeichnet.

Allein in Nordamerika werden die Telekomunternehmen Prognosen von Infonetics Research http://www.infonetics.com zufolge in diesem Jahr rund 70 Mrd. Dollar für die Aufrüstung der Infrastruktur ausgeben. Weltweit wird bis 2008 ein Anschwellen der entsprechenden Investitionen auf 240 Mrd. Dollar vorhergesagt. Die Profiteure dieser Entwicklung sind naturgemäß Netzwerkausrüster wie Branchenriese Cisco. "Die Nachfrage ist derzeit enorm hoch. Das lässt sich auch daran ablesen, dass die Umsätze der Branchenvertreter anziehen und auch die Ausblicke sich immer mehr aufhellen", meint Nationalbank-Analyst Steffen Manske im pressetext-Gespräch.

Cisco etwa hat erst in der Vorwoche einen 40-prozentigen Anstieg seiner Quartalsgewinne und ein Plus von 27 Prozent beim Umsatz vermeldet. Darüber hinaus hob der Netzwerk-Spezialist seine Umsatzprognose für das laufende Quartal an. "Wir stehen definitiv am Anfang eines neuen Booms. Videos etwa benötigen sehr viel mehr Infrastruktur", so Kevin Denuccio, Chef von Redback Network. An die Rekordwerte des Jahres 2000 werden die Netzwerkinvestitionen dennoch nicht heranreichen. Laut WSJ hat die Konsolidierungswelle in den USA dafür gesorgt, dass von den einst über 300 Telekomunternehmen, die als Kunden für Router und Switches in Frage kämen, nur noch knapp 100 übrig geblieben sind.

Auch in Europa tobt ein harter Konkurrenzkampf, der für Konsolidierung sorgt. Bestes Beispiel sind die Elefantenhochzeiten von Alcatel und Lucent oder der Netzwerksparten von Siemens und Nokia. "Das bedeutet aber auch, dass die übrig gebliebenen Player bessere Margen erzielen könnten", streicht Branchenanalyst Manske einen Vorteil der Konsolidierungswelle heraus. Derweil profitieren von dem Boom auch die Aktienkurse der Branchenvertreter. Das Cisco-Papier etwa hat in den vergangenen sechs Monaten um 50 Prozent zugelegt. "Steigende Aktienkurse sind derzeit bei vielen Anbietern zu verzeichnen", sagt Manske gegenüber pressetext. Allgemein seien aber die großen Unternehmen besser für den Wettstreit um Kunden und Aufträge aufgestellt. (Ende)

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Spartan Motors, Inc.
15.02.07 17:56 Uhr

21,10 USD

+24,93 % [+4,21]
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Spartan Motors Reports Best-Ever Fourth Quarter and Year End Results Sales in All Segments Grow; Consolidated Backlog Increases 38.3 Percent

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Feb 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) today reported its earnings more than tripled for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2006, boosted by net sales gains of 63.8 percent.
Spartan had 2006 fourth quarter net earnings of $3.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with net earnings of $986,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2005. The 2006 fourth quarter net earnings included a non-cash charge of $2.1 million, or approximately $0.10 per share, related to a write-off of goodwill for Spartan's ambulance subsidiary, Road Rescue.

Net sales for the fourth quarter 2006 increased to a record $123.6 million, compared with net sales of $75.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2005. All financial information includes the adjustment for the Company's 3-for-2 stock split in Dec. 2006.

During its annual evaluation of subsidiary goodwill in the 2006 fourth quarter, it was concluded the goodwill for its Road Rescue subsidiary no longer had value. The write-off of the subsidiary's goodwill was a one-time charge to net earnings.

Spartan, a leading manufacturer of custom vehicle chassis and emergency- rescue vehicles, attributed its best-ever annual results to increased chassis sales to its RV, fire truck and specialty vehicle customers, as well as increased sales at its EVTeam companies.

"We had a strong fourth quarter and year in terms of improved execution across all our subsidiaries," said John Sztykiel, president and CEO of Spartan Motors. "In addition, the strength of our brands continues to increase and we are confident in our momentum based on our record-level sales and backlog.

"It is important to note our growth in 2006 increased without any new significant product introductions. We are in the process of introducing two new significant products to serve the fire apparatus market at Crimson Fire and Spartan Chassis in 2007, which we anticipate will make positive contributions into 2008. We are becoming a more disciplined group of people focused on becoming more effective and efficient."

For the year ended Dec. 31, 2006, Spartan's sales increased 29.8 percent and net earnings increased 102.9 percent compared to the same period last year. Spartan reported record net earnings of $16.8 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, on net sales of $445.4 million for 2006. Net earnings for the year ended 2006 include the non-cash charge related to the write-off of goodwill in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Spartan reported its gross margin improved to 16.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with 14.8 percent for the same period in 2005, reflecting higher sales and improved product mix, pricing, overhead utilization and labor efficiencies. Operating margin also improved to 5.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with 1.9 percent in the same quarter of 2005.

Spartan Motors' consolidated backlog at the end of 2006 increased 38.3 percent over last year's period to approximately $232.1 million. Spartan Motors anticipates filling the current backlog orders by the end of 2007.

On a consolidated basis, Spartan posted a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 12.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, a 200.0 percent increase compared to ROIC of 4.1 percent for the same quarter in 2005. (Spartan defines return on invested capital as operating income less taxes, on an annualized basis, divided by total shareholders' equity.) ROIC for 2006 was 15.7 percent compared to ROIC of 10.4 percent in 2005.

The company ended the quarter with $25.2 million in long-term debt, reflecting its investments in Spartan Chassis facilities and growth in working capital to support increased sales. Spartan reported $13.8 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2006.

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RealNetworks, Inc.
15.02.07 21:00 Uhr

9,13 USD

-14,43 % [-1,54]
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bellwetherreport.com: In-Depth Research on RealNetworks Inc.

Feb 15, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- RealNetworks has enjoyed real success in the world of digital media -- hundreds of millions of people have downloaded the company's RealPlayer product to stream audio, video, and other multimedia content. Its software and subscription services provide access to news, sports, and entertainment content (RealOne), downloadable games (RealArcade), and streaming and downloadable music (Rhapsody, RealPlayer Music Store, RadioPass). The company also serves the enterprise market with tools for creating, delivering, and licensing digital content. Founder and CEO Robert Glaser owns about 30% of the company.
Shares were down 9% as first quarter sales we be below Wall Street expectations.

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TRX, Inc.
15.02.07 21:28 Uhr

4,05 USD

-38,07 % [-2,49]
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NASDAQ

Aktuell
4,04 USD

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15.02.07 21:28

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Small Cap News: Analysis of TRX, Inc.

Feb 15, 2007 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- When you're ready for a vacation, TRX works behind the scenes to get you booked. The company provides transaction processing and data management services primarily to travel companies and financial institutions. TRX provides proprietary systems for online processing of ticket orders, customer support services, and travel data collection and analysis. TRX's clients include travel Web site Expedia (Expedia and its affiliates account for 51% of revenues), and American Airlines. WorldTravel BTI spun off TRX in 1997. Significant investors include Dutch holding company BCD Technology, Hogg Robinson, Sabre Holdings, and president and CEO Trip Davis.
Shares were down 36% falling on 2007 outlook.

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Micron Enviro Systems, Inc. has Increased Alberta Oil Sands Acreage Approximately 4,500% in 2007 MENV - OTCBB USA NDDA - Frankfurt Stock Exchange Symbol A0J3PY - WKN # Frankfurt Stock Exchange

VANCOUVER, Feb 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Micron Enviro Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: MENV) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: NDDA - WKN: A0J3PY - ISIN: US59510E2072) ("Micron") Micron has increased its net land holdings in the Alberta Oil Sands by approximately 4,500% in 2007. Micron acquired an impressive 50% interest in sixteen new Oil Sands sections in Alberta, Canada in 2007 which constitutes an increase of approximately 4,500% in our net acreage from Micron's 2006 total. These sixteen new sections are comprised of the following contiguous prospects:
Fort McMurray Prospect - Micron has acquired 50% of two new sections located within and contiguous to the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta. Fort McMurray is the primary city where most of the largest Oil Sands facilities are located including Syncrude, Suncor and Petro-Canada.

Peace River Prospect - Micron now has a 50% interest in eight contiguous sections in the Peace River Oil Sands Region in close proximity to the Shell/BlackRock Seal Project. Shell recently bought BlackRock Ventures for $24 per share. Shell has stated there is exposure to over one billion barrels of oil in place at the Seal property.

Western Athabasca Prospect - Micron has 50% interest in six contiguous sections bordered by Paramount Energy and is situated directly above the massive Oil Sands package that the Royal Dutch Shell paid approximately $450,000,000 for.

As well as the above mentioned prospects, Micron also has interests in three additional Alberta Oil Sands leases. Two of these other sections are located in close proximity to our existing Leismer Prospect that is currently being worked on. The other sections are located in close proximity to the Royal Dutch Shell's $450,000,000 recent purchase.

Please refer to the updated maps on the website for all of the Alberta Oil Sands lease locations. http://www.micronenviro.com/s/AlbertaOilSands.asp

Micron plans to acquire additional land in the Alberta Oil Sands in the near future.

Not only has Micron substantially increased its Alberta Oil Sands leases, Micron has just been notified by the operator of the Leismer Oil Sands Prospect that, "Interpretation of the seismic data, core hole data and log data has confirmed our initial evaluation of the data on the Leismer Prospect. With further drilling there may be more than one potential SAGD oil sand pod on the property. Based on our oil sands model it appears that the formation is similar to the Petrobank channel directly to the SE of our property. Based on this data, the thickness of the McMurray Oil Sands Formation could be 22 metres (72 gross feet)." A more intense work program is now being formulated with the ultimate goal of going into production on this prospect in the near future. This prospect lies directly between Petrobank and North American Oil Sands. Petrobank has stated a potential resource of 1.6 billion barrels and North American Oil Sands with a stated 4.09 billion potential barrels in ground.

Bernard McDougall, Micron's president stated, "Management is extremely excited about the recent news from the company. Not only has there been a net increase of 4,500% in Alberta Oil Sand acreage, but Micron has received very positive news from the Leismer Oil Sands Prospect in the past week. Management feels that the market may not understand the importance of the recent announcements, considering the shares are still below the high, despite adding substantially to the underlying assets and now achieving milestone type results on our Leismer Oil Sands Prospect so far. Considering Micron only has a market capitalization of approximately $25 million at the moment, we feel that 2007 should be a break out year and expect that when Micron's story is properly explained, especially at the upcoming trade shows, Micron shares should reflect the significant achievements made so far in 2007."

Micron has also confirmed that representatives from the company will be attending two significant financial trade shows, one in Toronto, Canada on March 4-7 2007, and the other in Stuttgart, Germany on March 16-18, 2007.

Micron is an emerging oil and gas company that now has exposure to seven separate leases consisting of intrest in 20.5 gross sections in the Oil Sands of Alberta, Canada, which is the largest Oil Sands region in the world, and has minor production from multiple conventional oil and gas wells. Micron's goal is to become a junior oil and gas producer that focuses on the exploration, discovery and delivery of gas and oil to the North American marketplace. Micron continues to look for additional projects that would contribute to building Micron's market capitalization, including additional Oil Sands projects.

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TSX Technology Announcements

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2007 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Ongoing Hardware Upgrades
TSX Group's incoming Chief Information Officer Brenda Hoffman today announced a plan to replace core trading engine hardware with new HP Integrity NonStop servers that use the Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor.

According to Ms. Hoffman, "Our current system will become more efficient as we expect to be able to increase order throughput and at the same time decrease order response times." This project is expected to go live in the summer 2007. TSX Group is acquiring the new trading technology hardware and software licences with a value in excess of $20 million. It will continue to enhance TSX Group's current trading platform while assisting in the transition to the next generation platform and continue to provide customers with speed and unparalleled system availability. The expenditures will occur over 36 months, replace existing leases and will be in line with current trading engine spending.

This is the latest phase of the TSXPress(TM) initiative which was launched in mid-2005 that is an innovative series of trading system enhancements aimed at optimizing execution speeds for algorithmic traders on our current platform. The new hardware will provide TSX Group's exchanges with faster messaging capabilities and greater overall computer processing power.

Work also continues on the scheduled implementation of TSX Group's next generation state-of-the-art trading platform. The platform, announced earlier this year, is based on new blade technology. It is expected to have leading messaging capabilities to be able to meet the ever-changing needs of the marketplace and have response times in the single digit millisecond range, equal to, or better than, any equities exchange group in the world. A phased transition from the current trading platform to new technology is expected to begin in Q4 2007.

TSX Markets President Rik Parkhill said, "Our technology provides us with a platform to acquire a larger share of the algorithmic trading that's growing both within Canada but also across the border." He added, "Our aggressive technology enhancements coupled with our long history of providing leadership in high-technology trading allows us to compete with the biggest and best markets in the world."

Certain statements constitute forward-looking statements and are not historical facts but are based on certain assumptions and reflect TSX Group's current expectations regarding future results or events. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially. Some of the risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations are outlined in TSX Group's Annual Report, Quarterly Reports and Annual Information Form filed with securities regulators from time to time.

About TSX Group Inc. (TSX-X)

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TSX Group operates Canada's two national stock exchanges, Toronto Stock Exchange serving the senior equity market and TSX Venture Exchange serving the public venture equity market, Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), a leading North American exchange for the trading and clearing of natural gas and electricity contracts and Shorcan Brokers Limited, the country's first fixed income inter-dealer broker. TSX are the initials attached to the core equity operations of TSX Group (www.tsx.com): Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Markets, TSX Datalinx, and TSX Technologies. TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

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AltaLink Adopts Decision Dynamics' Oncore Solution Oncore to Enhance Project and Cost Controls During Construction of 500 kV Transmission Line

CALGARY, Feb 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Decision Dynamics Technology Ltd. (TSX-V:DDY) announced today that its Oncore project control and cost management software is being deployed by AltaLink to track and control costs related to the construction of a 500 kV transmission line between Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Phase One of the contract, which included the optimization of AltaLink's data and project workflow processes and the initial set-up of Oncore, is complete. Phase Two, configuring and deploying Oncore for use on the 500 kV project, is now underway. AltaLink is also assessing Oncore for use on all projects across their organization.
Oncore will deliver the data capture, real-time cost visibility and analytical capabilities needed to identify cost and progress issues early so immediate corrective action can be taken. Additionally, Oncore will be integrated with AltaLink's accounting system to streamline financial reporting.

"Like other major infrastructure projects in Alberta, cost management is an important component of this project," said Stephen Kane, AltaLink's Project Director. "Oncore gives us real-time visibility to costs at a level of detail that is key to effectively manage a project of this size. The ability to perform detailed cost analysis across all project participants in alignment with our project work structure is fundamental to our project management philosophy."

"Oncore's flexible system configuration allows us to incorporate AltaLink's existing cost and project management structure into the system," said Steve Reece, Decision Dynamics' Vice President of Project Services. "This ensures that up-to-date, validated cost information is provided to the right decision makers at the right time."

Oncore tracks labor, equipment, materials and other costs for capital and operations projects by line item, provides robust analytics for complex calculations such as comparative contractor performance, and makes all information available in a central repository. The application provides real-time visibility into project status, reduces invoice disputes, helps prevent overcharges, flags cost or progress problems to allow timely corrective action, eliminates lengthy reconciliation of contractor invoices and timesheets to contract terms, and helps reduce post-project audit costs.

About AltaLink

AltaLink, Canada's only fully independent transmission provider, is responsible for the maintenance and operation of more than 11,600 kilometres of transmission lines and approximately 260 substations in Alberta. As Alberta's largest supplier of safe and reliable transmission, AltaLink is moving forward to provide a transmission system that will continue to meet the growing needs of Albertans. For more information, visit www.altalink.ca.

About Decision Dynamics Technology Ltd.

Decision Dynamics Technology Ltd. is a leading provider of innovative data collection, operations reporting, business analytics, decision optimization and workflow integration software solutions to the energy sector, including major oil and gas and electrical power companies. Its flagship products include Oncore, a project cost management solution that provides real-time cost information, contract validation and approvals for operations management and capital projects; and Wellcore, a well lifecycle management solution that provides oil and gas companies with operations visibility. The Company has also developed X-Core, a patent-pending, fully integrated, end-to-end data modeling and application development system. Decision Dynamics is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The Company's head office is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It operates wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries in the United States with offices in Houston, Texas. Decision Dynamics trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "DDY". For more information, visit www.ddytech.com.

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Genta Incorporated

Sedol: 2364577 Exch: NASDAQ Sym: GNTA.NAS
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Genta Cites Publication of Study Showing Improved Outcomes in CLL Patients Treated With Genasense(R) Plus Chemotherapy

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) today announced the publication of findings from a Phase 3 trial of the Company's lead anticancer drug, Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection, when used in combination with chemotherapy for treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The findings were published on-line this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, ahead of its tentatively scheduled print publication date of March 20, 2007.
Conducted at 100 centers in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia and South America, patients with relapsed or refractory CLL received fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide (Flu/Cy) chemotherapy with or without Genasense. This trial -- the first randomized study ever conducted in this population -- achieved its primary endpoint, which was a statistically significant increase in the proportion of patients who achieved a complete or nodular partial response (CR/nPR) (17% vs. 7%; P=0.025).

Patients who achieved CR/nPR experienced the disappearance of all predefined CLL symptoms, including fever, night sweats, fatigue, abdominal discomfort due to an enlarged spleen, and impaired mobility due to swollen lymph nodes.

The key secondary endpoint -- duration of CR/nPR -- was also significantly longer for patients treated with Genasense (median = not reached but will exceed 36+ months in the Genasense group vs. 22 months for patients treated with chemotherapy alone).

Among patients who achieved a CR/nPR with Genasense, 70 percent were alive at three years versus 38 percent for the control arm. Among patients who achieved a partial response, 45 percent who received Genasense were alive at three years compared to 33 percent for the control arm.

The lead and senior authors of the article are, respectively, Dr. Susan O'Brien, Professor of Medicine, Department of Leukemia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and Dr. Kanti R. Rai, Chief, Hematology and Oncology, North Shore/Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. An abstract of this article that addresses safety and efficacy in the trial can be accessed at: http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/abstract/JCO.2006.07.1191v1 About Genasense

Genasense inhibits production of Bcl-2, a protein made by cancer cells that is thought to block chemotherapy-induced apoptosis (programmed cell death). By reducing the amount of Bcl-2 in cancer cells, Genasense may enhance the effectiveness of current anticancer treatment. Genta is pursuing a broad clinical development program with Genasense evaluating its potential to treat various forms of cancer

About Genta

Genta Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company with a diversified product portfolio that is focused on delivering innovative products for the treatment of patients with cancer. The Company's research platform is anchored by two major programs that center on oligonucleotides (RNA- and DNA- based medicines) and small molecules. Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) Injection is the Company's lead compound from its oligonucleotide program. Genta has completed a pending Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for use of Genasense plus dacarbazine for treatment of patients with advanced melanoma. The leading drug in Genta's small molecule program is Ganite(R) (gallium nitrate injection), which the Company is exclusively marketing in the U.S. for treatment of symptomatic patients with cancer related hypercalcemia that is resistant to hydration. For more information about Genta, please visit our website at: www.genta.com.