MondayJun 09, 2008 5:50 pm

The Four HorseWomen of the Apocalypse – Part 1

The soaring prices of our everyday lives – oil, water, energy, and food - otherwise known as the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse. Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence have nothing over these chicks. You may not have heard of the HorseWomen, but their pull on your wallet is real. Let’s take an in depth look at each of these foul creatures and their impact on your life and mine. In a later article, I’ll give you tips and tricks on how to outsmart them and keep their hands out of your wallet. Part 1 – She Rode in a White…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 5:45 pm

American Claims Evaluation Inc. (AMCE) announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Business Catering to Children with Disabilities

Through its subsidiary RPM Rehabilitation & Associates Inc., American Claims Evaluation Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCE) provides a full range of vocational rehabilitation and disability management services. American Claims today announced its intentions to acquire all the assets and business of a privately held New York-based company that provides a wide range of services to children with developmental delays and disabilities. American Claims’ anticipates the purchase price of this entity at $1 million. The acquisition is subject to due diligence activities and a definitive asset purchase agreement, though approval of the shareholders is not required. In its most recently completed fiscal year,…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 3:42 pm

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (PARL) Releases First Quarter Financial Results

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (NASD: PARL) recently announced their financial figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Parlux is a manufacturer and international distributor of beauty products. They hold licenses for Paris Hilton fragrances, watches, cosmetics, sunglasses, handbags, and other beauty accessories, along with licenses to manufacture and distribute designer fragrance brands of GUESS?, Jessica Simpson, Nicole Miller, Natori, Queen Latifah, XOXO, Ocean Pacific, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, babyGund, and Fred Hayman Beverly Hills. Sales for the first quarter of 2008 totaled $153,696,374 compared to the year prior of $134,365,094, an increase of 14%. The company's income from continuing…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 3:41 pm

GREM USA (GRMU.OB) Begins Talks with Top Guitar Manufacturer

Preliminary talks have commenced between GREM USA (OTC BB: GRMU), a rapidly growing design and manufacturing company of custom hand-crafted electric guitars, and a renowned guitar manufacturer in regards to a possible merger. The name of the manufacturer will be announced on a later date following a formal agreement of a letter of intent. It has been confirmed that the manufacturer is a nationally recognized leader in producing guitars throughout the United States and internationally, with revenues in the tens of millions of dollars, and is believed to meet the requirements for listing on NASDAQ National Market. GREM watched their…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 8:42 am

E*Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC) Turning the Corner and Recapitalizing to the Tune of $69 Million

The current financial services melt-down has had differing effects on different companies. Dealing with the realities of the situation has become the only way that most can move forward. Some are assessing their situation while others are moving to right the issues. If there is one thing that most can agree upon, it would be that admitting to losses, making the needed moves now and working to move forward are the only ways to get back toward solid results. E*Trade Financial Corp., an online trading concern, works to facilitate the online trading of certain financial products. In a general sense,…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 8:16 am

MyECheck, Inc. (MYEC.OB) is “One to Watch”

We are again reiterating our “One to Watch” for MyECheck, Inc. (MYEC.OB) today. The stock is currently up 17.68% with extremely high volume. So far today 475,000 shares have traded compared to an average of 17,100. MyECheck offers online merchants, call centers, billers, retail POS and RDC/back office applications an array of comprehensive Check 21 imaging, processing and related solutions. The company was created to meet the demand for an alternative payment solution to credit cards when buying products and services online. The company has made great strides since its inception four years ago. MyEcheck has stayed committed to enhancing…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 8:13 am

Artificial Life, Inc. (ALIF.OB) Awarded Another Contract with Cartoon Network.

Artificial Life, a leading global full-service provider of award winning mobile technology and applications has signed another development agreement with Cartoon Network, Inc, owned by Turner Broadcasting Company, a Time Warner company (NYSE:TWX). Artificial Life is a pioneer in broadband mobile technology and the world's first full-service broadband mobile content and technology provider. The company’s services and products include: mobile TV, mobile entertainment, mobile business applications and mobile advertisement. In January of this year, Artificial Life signed on with Cartoon Network to develop a series of game applications for wireless platforms based on games published by Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 8:12 am

Savvis Inc. (SVVS)’s $315 Million Global Data Center Expansion

Flush with cash from the sale of two data facilities and its content delivery network assets, Savvis Inc. (SVVS) is on track to complete a $315 million data center expansion. Philip Koen, chief executive at Savvis, said the company plans to complete construction of a new data center in London and expand similar existing facilities in New Jersey and Singapore by the end of the year. Koen, speaking at an investor's conference organized by investment bank Lehman Bros., said the new data centers coming online later this year are part of the expansion program Savvis began last year in efforts…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 8:03 am

Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) Putting Brakes on HIV Drug Prices

Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) is freezing prices on most AIDS/HIV drugs it sells to government drug-assistance programs, and limiting even patients with private insurance to payments of $50 per month. In response to AIDS patient advocacy groups, the Foster City, CA developer and manufacturer of some of the best-selling treatments to suppress the AIDS virus said it will suspend price increases on its antiretroviral drugs to government payers through 2010. The decision came in a letter from Gregg Alton, Gilead's senior vice president and general counsel, to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles. Alton, who is also on the…

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MondayJun 09, 2008 6:29 am

Brown Shoe Co. Inc. (BWS) – These Shoes Are Made For Walking

Brown Shoe Co. Inc. is a company that began with one man's dream back in 1878. In that year, George Warren Brown invested all his life savings to open a small business that would manufacture and sell his shoes. It did just that, and today Brown Shoes is a multi-billion dollar corporation. With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, where George Brown first opened his business, Brown Shoe Co. Inc. is a global operation. They have 13,000 employees worldwide as part of the Textile: Apparel Footwear and Accessories industry. The company lists on the NYSE with a current market cap of…

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