July 2008 - Page 24 of 52

FridayJul 18, 2008 9:55 am

ON Semiconductor Corporation (ONNN) to Acquire Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (CATS)

In a press release on Thursday (July 17th), ON Semiconductor Corporation ("OSC") officially announced its intent to acquire Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. in an all-stock transaction with an equity value of around $115 million. Investors are to receive exactly 0.706 shares of OSC common stock for each of their existing shares of Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. The merger is expected to strengthen both companies, as iterated by OSC's CEO, Keith Jackson in this statement: "Catalyst Semiconductor's analog and mixed-signal business represented more than $11 million in sales as of their April 2008 fiscal year end - a business that grew more than…

FridayJul 18, 2008 9:53 am

Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) – Crisis Averted?

The past week has been simply brimming with new developments in the national mortgage crisis. On Sunday, industry giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received clearance from the government to tap into the Federal Reserve's discount lending window, a necessary measure for which few had ever anticipated the need. However, with the bottom having fallen out of the housing market, both government-sponsored entities were found to require immediate aid. Over the course of the week the action seemed, at least temporarily, to quell the potential for total meltdown. While many are opposed to government bailouts, the ramifications of allowing the…

FridayJul 18, 2008 8:00 am

MedeFile International, Inc. (MDFI.OB) Publicizes Memberships through API Marketing’s Retail Outlets

MedeFile International, Inc. (MDFI.OB) is pleased to announce that it recently signed an exclusive agreement with API Marketing and Advertising Company to market MedeFile memberships at more than 100,000 retail outlets located in the Continental U.S., Hawaii, and Canada. API, based in South Florida, has been in business for over 20 years. President and CEO Alex Papas recognized early on that almost 90 percent of all gas stations and convenience stores are independently owned. Since its inception, Papas and his team of over 500 independent sales representatives have built strong business relationships with gas stations, bodegas, convenience stores, independent pharmacies,…

FridayJul 18, 2008 7:36 am

Entercom Communications Corp. (ETM) Brings Aboard Michael Felger and Rob Bradford to Join WEEI.com

Entercom Communications Corp. (ETM), based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a radio broadcasting company with a nationwide portfolio of 110 stations in 23 markets. Though its radio stations are concentrated on the East coast, from Massachusetts to Florida, the company has markets in the Central (Illinois, Wisconsin and Kansas), Midwest (Texas, Colorado), and West Coast (California, Oregon and Washington) regions of the United States. Entercom, home to some of radio’s most compelling personalities, is also the radio broadcast partner of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Kansas City Royals, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Sabres. Entercom Boston announced this week that…

FridayJul 18, 2008 7:30 am

Baseline Oil & Gas Corp. (BOGA.OB) Adjusts 2008 Capital Drilling Expenditures to Maximize Profit Potential at Texas Acreage

Oil exploration and development companies are in a heck of a bind these days. Their dilemma is where to spend capital in order to get the most oil and gas out of the ground as fast as possible. Wells are being drilled and oil found in small respectable amounts, generating solid revenues for 100-150 bpd producing wells, but nearby well opportunities also exist, as do other lease options for that same company. Capital costs can only go so far when there are many possible profitable wells to be drilled, dictating the need for a well-managed capital plan. Finding a successful…

FridayJul 18, 2008 6:26 am

Electronic Game Card Inc. (EGMI.OB) is Granted Two Additional International Patents for Game Card Platform, Begins New Pre-school Educational Project

Sometimes, technological change gets moving so fast that new applications for a technology get passed by in the haste of offering the “next big thing.” It really doesn’t matter what technology it is, other than it is the next evolutionary step. In-between those “next big thing” steps, however, are little segments of that technology that get ignored in favor of the next large-scale score. An investor that can find a company working a step or two behind the advancing technology to exploit it fully is the investor that may profit. Electronic Game Card Inc., an electronic game software developer and…

FridayJul 18, 2008 5:49 am

Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. (SPKL.OB) – Serving Up Growth

Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. (SPKL.OB) is a casual dining restaurant chain. Spicy Pickle restaurants serve high quality meats and fine Italian artisan breads, a wide choice of ten cheeses and a variety of spreads and toppings to create healthy, tasty panini and sub sandwiches with flavors from around the world. Spicy Pickle offers menu items that are far beyond traditional fast food, but without the higher prices of most casual dining restaurants. The company is expanding rapidly, and recently opened their 42nd restaurant in Michigan. Michigan represents the 14th state that the company is now operating in. Spicy Pickle's goal…

FridayJul 18, 2008 5:14 am

Hyperdynamics Corp. (HDY) in Play in West Africa and at Home

Hyperdynamics Corp. (HDY) is an independent oil and gas company with corporate headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas. They also have a West African office in the Republic of Guinea, as well as a Louisiana office. The company trades on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) as part of the Oil & Gas Drilling and Exploration industry and has a market capitalization of $93.63M. Through their subsidiary, SCS Corporation, they own the rights to explore and develop 31,000 square miles of offshore territory in the Republic of Guinea. Hyperdynamics Corp. is also focusing on U.S. production in proven areas. The Production Sharing…

FridayJul 18, 2008 5:09 am

i2 Telecom International Inc. (ITUI) is Getting People Talking

Founded in February of 2002 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, i2 Telecom International Inc. provides telecommunications services employing voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology. i2Telecom's switching centers in Atlanta, Georgia provide full access to global telecommunications carriers. This enables micro-gateway users to complete calls to any phone around the globe inexpensively and with great quality. The company introduced MyGlobalTalk™ in January of this year. This product received the 2007 Product of the Year Award from Internet Telephony Magazine. MyGlobalTalk provides Internet telephone usage to every cell phone user, independent of wireless carrier technology, handset manufacturer, or type of wireless carrier…

FridayJul 18, 2008 4:02 am

How to Grow a Business & Stock Investment Mind – The Productive Week-End Series

A teacher from a famous business school has said words to the effect that a buyer and a seller of a stock cannot both be right at the same time. A win-win is extremely rare in stock exchange transactions. The rule that applies to most stock trades is that owners and holders see the future of an organization differently from an entity that disposes of any security. Industrial psychology dominates the stock market. How many stock brokers, credit rating agencies, and celebrated business analysts study the workings of human minds? Every stock investor has a choice: understand and use the…

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