NFE/1.0 Finance - StoxRox.com Finance - StoxRox.com http://www.stoxrox.com/ en webmaster@stoxrox.com ©2008 StoxRox.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:22:25 EDT Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:22:25 EDT Finance - StoxRox.com http://www.stoxrox.com/static/tpl/hlogo.png http://www.stoxrox.com/ SmarTrend(R) Opening Bell Comments -- June 12, 2008 http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/kqiVxZOUlpo=/SmarTrend(R) Opening Bell Comments -- June 12, 2008 8f8841eba6eec093fe1aae4705bf6341 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:01:00 EDT Last Updated: June 12, 2008: 6:55 AM ET---Today, U.S. stock futures are trading higher on news of a $46 billion takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch and hopes of better-than-expected May retail sales figures. Shares of Anheuser-Busch (NYSE:BUD) will receive active trade Thursday after Belgian Brewer InBev made an unsolicited all-cash bid of $65 a share. According to the Wall Street Journal, Citigroup (NYSE:C) will be closing down a $800 million hedge fund its CEO Vikram Pandit co-founded almost one year ago. In commodities news, light sweet crude for July delivery is down $2.14 to $134.24 a barrel in electronic trading. In addition to a government report on retail sales numbers for May, investors will be digesting reports on weekly jobless claims, business inventories and natural gas stocks. At the time of this report, S&P futures are up 7.40 points, Nasdaq futures are up 8.75 points and Dow futures are up 61.00 points. For more information on SmarTrend, Comtex News Network's revolutionary stock analysis application, please go to http://www.mysmartrend.com Fifth Third Bank Launches $250,000 Unlock Your Dreams Sweepstakes http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aX0pGXl5g=/Fifth Third Bank Launches $250,000 Unlock Your Dreams Sweepstakes b8910267b4ee86ff50cecde11e75670f Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:39:00 EDT Fifth Third Bank (Nasdaq: FITB) is pleased to announce the launch of its Unlock Your Dreams* sweepstakes, which will award nearly $900,000 in sweepstakes and scratch off prizes. To participate, customers and non-customers alike may visit any of Fifth Third Bank's nearly 1,300 branch locations between September 2, 2008 and October 31, 2008 to obtain a game piece. The game piece will reveal one of many instant offers including: Platinum Group Metals to Increase Its Interest in Project 1 Platinum Mine From 37% to 74% http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aX15iXk5Y=/Platinum Group Metals to Increase Its Interest in Project 1 Platinum Mine From 37% to 74% dd7deda2020021a3d3e999dbb2fd8262 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:38:29 EDT Platinum Group Metals Ltd. ("Platinum Group") (TSX: PTM)(AMEX: PLG) announces that it has agreed to a term sheet with Anglo Platinum Limited ("Anglo Platinum") and Wesizwe Platinum Limited ("Wesizwe") to consolidate and rationalize the Western Bushveld Joint Venture ("WBJV"). Under the terms Platinum Group will control 74% of the WBJV Projects 1 and 3 and Wesizwe will control 100% of Project 2 and 26% of Projects 1 and 3. The term sheet is subject to regulatory and other approvals and the completion of definitive agreements. Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. Announces Semi-Annual Dividend http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aX0pGXl5Q=/Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. Announces Semi-Annual Dividend 1c973771f4505cabc57a07478c406b84 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:38:00 EDT Richard F. Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gouverneur Bancorp, Inc. (Amex: GOV) (the "Company") and its subsidiary, Gouverneur Savings and Loan Association (the "Bank"), announced today that the Company's board of directors has declared a semi-annual dividend payment of $0.16 per share for all stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2008. This dividend will be paid on September 30, 2008. Accelera Solutions Named to Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aX0pGXl5Y=/Accelera Solutions Named to Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 4089f9731b29c5908a0ce85fa0676977 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:38:00 EDT Inc. magazine announced that it has ranked Accelera Solutions number 395 on its 27th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Among companies in the Washington, D.C. region, Accelera is ranked number 30. The annual list is the comprehensive look at America's most successful, fastest-growing companies. Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500. Leading Risk Analytics Provider, Measurisk, Joins J.P. Morgan's Alternative Investment Services http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aXxJeamJY=/Leading Risk Analytics Provider, Measurisk, Joins J.P. Morgan's Alternative Investment Services 95c42ab379cc2dd7b396b229c0224726 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:37:01 EDT J.P. Morgan's Investor Services announced today that leading risk analytics provider, Measurisk, LLC, has become an integral part of its alternative investment services. MASP: Vitaly Melnikov Named CFO; Jordan Shapiro Remains Director http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aXyZaXmZU=/MASP: Vitaly Melnikov Named CFO; Jordan Shapiro Remains Director 19908470e80fe389ab54147a0c866c11 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:36:14 EDT By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com Las Vegas Nutrition Centers Among the Growing List of Retail Locations Throughout Las Vegas Now Carrying Rudy Beverages http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aX15iXkpI=/Las Vegas Nutrition Centers Among the Growing List of Retail Locations Throughout Las Vegas Now Carrying Rudy Beverages e83da10883c99768faf9e7da8d2d5920 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:35:34 EDT Rudy Nutrition, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RUNU) is pleased to announce availability at Las Vegas Nutrition Centers ("LVNC") retail stores. The nutrition supplement specialists in the Las Vegas/Henderson area of Nevada are now selling the Rudy Beverage product line at all of their locations. AVXL: Successful Completion of Preclinical Studies on ANAVEX 2-73 http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aXyZaXmJY=/AVXL: Successful Completion of Preclinical Studies on ANAVEX 2-73 25eee566a134f74673eaef109bed98fd Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:34:13 EDT By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com AirInSpace appoints Thierry Peillon as Vice President, International Healthcare Business http://www.stoxrox.com/headline/k6aXxJeal5o=/AirInSpace appoints Thierry Peillon as Vice President, International Healthcare Business d7adc7e820ca323af5de2d38e86a2b91 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:33:01 EDT AirInSpace, the leading supplier of mobile devices with HEPA-MD(TM) technology that 'catch and inactivate' harmful and resistant biological particles from the air, announced today that Thierry Peillon has been appointed as Vice President, International Healthcare Business, effective immediately.