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WednesdayJul 16, 2008 7:07 am

Stock Forum Destinations: The Motley Fool

Motley Fool is generally known for its lighthearted take on the stock market and investing, but the site also has a well-developed message board section. The message boards at Motley Fool contain a broad range of subjects in addition to the traditional individual stock message boards. Other boards include: photography, organic gardening and aviation. The message boards are generally well monitored so that profanity and personal attacks are kept to a minimum. You can also block users to further filter out unwanted noise when browsing through the message boards. The homepage provides a link to “hot topics,” which shows popular…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 7:01 am

PennyReview.com Featured Stock – KVH Industries Inc. (KVHI)

KVH Industries Inc. (KVHI:NASDAQ) is a premier manufacturer of systems to provide access to live mobile media ranging from satellite TV to telephone and high-speed Internet for vehicles, vessels, and planes. The company's products are also a leading source of navigation, pointing, and guidance solutions for maritime, defense, and commercial applications. KVH Industries' products are based on the company's proprietary mobile satellite antenna and fiber optic technologies. The company's range of products include both military and commercial products. In the military area, the company's guidance and stabilization products include tactical navigation systems used in a variety of military vehicles and…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 6:21 am

Echelon Corporation (ELON) Has the Connections

Headquartered in San Jose, California, Echelon Corporation (ELON) is a networking company that provides products and systems that connect everyday devices in utility, industrial, transportation, and home and building control systems. These connections can monitor and lower energy usage, as well as lower costs, improve productivity, and enhance service, quality, safety, and convenience. As part of the Networking and Communications Devices Industry, Echelon Corporation trades on the NASDAQ. In use globally today are tens of millions of smart devices based on Echelon's LonWorks® products and Networked Energy Services (NES) systems. Echelon invented modern control networks with the introduction of their…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 6:18 am

Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) Provides Solutions

Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) focuses, as a company, on electronic hardware and software design solutions for their customers. They provide products, consulting services, and support for some of the world's major electronics and semi-conductor companies. With approximately 4,200 employees, and as part of the Technical and Systems Software industry, Mentor Graphics trades on the NASDAQ. Mentor graphics is involved in world-class research and development through their 28 engineering sites around the world. As a leader in electronic design automation, they enable companies to develop better electronics products faster and in a more…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 6:13 am

LEV Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LEVP.OB) Stock Soars after ViroPharma $443 Million Offer

Timing is everything in the business world. Timing in the pharmaceutical business world is even more critical. Very little can be happening in the world of pharmaceuticals when, all of a sudden everybody is interested in a company’s work and time-to-market status. An investor who can see the timing in pharmaceutical product development will find profit arriving quickly and abundantly. LEV Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development stage biopharmaceuticals company, works to develop and commercialize biopharmaceuticals directed at inflammation and heart attack. The company’s primary work is related to the C1INH protein - which causes a genetically debilitating inflammation of certain areas…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 5:14 am

Axial Vector Energy Corp. (AXVC.PK) Announces QualityStocks.net Coverage

Axial Vector Energy Corp. will be featured in upcoming Daily Newsletters, Daily Blogs, Message Boards, and the Small Cap Daily Internet broadcasts put out by QualityStocks. QualityStocks has over 600,000 subscribers to The Daily Stock Newsletter, which is a free service that collects data from hundreds of Small-Cap and Micro-Cap online Investment Newsletters and puts it all into one Free Daily Newsletter Report. Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, President and CEO of Axial Vector Energy, has the company focused on developing and licensing innovative internal combustion engine and electric power generator technologies for use in automotive, power generation, appliance, and military applications.…

WednesdayJul 16, 2008 4:42 am

What to invest in this year?

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 17.36% year-to-date, folks are pretty jittery. They should be. Blue chip stocks such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are about as close to belly up as a company can be. Back in the old days, a person simply "sat tight" and waited for the market to rebound. Sitting tight might not work so well this time around. The Vanguard Index funds of the world aren't doing so well. Here is what I recommend. 1. Stay away from financials. Just because they're cheap does not mean they won't get cheaper. 2. I have…

TuesdayJul 15, 2008 5:13 pm

Chairman of The Parent Company Discusses $25 Million Financing Agreement with D.E. Shaw Group

The Parent Company (NASDAQ: KIDS), a leading online commerce, content and new media company for growing families, recently hosted a conference call to discuss the completion of a multi-year financing agreement with an entity in the D.E. Shaw Group. Under the terms of the agreement, D.E. Shaw Group will provide up to $25 million of junior-secured debt financing with $10 million made immediately available to The Parent Company. Additionally, none of the debt facility is convertible into equity and only the first portion of $10 million has an equity warrant component. Shaw, a major shareholder of The Parent Company, provided…

TuesdayJul 15, 2008 1:24 pm

Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS) Announces Availability of Ashable Hard Mask Process Technology to the VECTOR Extreme Platform

Novellus Systems, Inc. (NVLS), based in San Jose, California, is a provider of advanced process equipment for the global semiconductor industry. The company is a supplier of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), electrochemical deposition (ECD), chemical mechanical planarization (CMP), ultraviolet thermal processing (UVTP), and surface preparation equipment used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Products such as the CVD, PVD and ECD are used to deposit extremely thin films of insulating and conductive materials that are used to create the wiring on a chip. Novellus has announced the availability of an ashable hard mask (AHM) process configuration for…

TuesdayJul 15, 2008 9:02 am

ViroPharma Inc. (VPHM) and Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc. (LEVP.OB) Venture into a Multi-Million Merger to Expand Portfolios, Extend Market Reach

Biopharmaceutical companies ViroPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: VPHM) and Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: LEVP) today announced a definitive merger agreement potentially worth $617.5 million to further joint efforts for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Per the agreement, VioPharma will acquire Lev for $442.9 million, or $2.75 per Lev share, comprised of $2.25 per share in cash and 50 cents per share in ViroPharma common stock. The deal will be executed upon approval by the board of directors of both companies. The deal is scheduled to be completed in 2008, and specifies that ViroPharma will purchase $20 million of Lev common stock. “This…

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