Press Releases on December 8, 2009 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on December 8, 2009 - 23:16 GMT

PremierWest Bancorp Announces Record Date For Common Stock Rights Offering

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — PremierWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PRWT), parent company of PremierWest Bank, announced that a record date of December 15, 2009 has been set for PremierWest’s previously announced proposed rights …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 23:15 GMT

Fundtech’s BBP And VocaLink Partner To Offer SWIFT Services Throughout Europe

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — BBP, the world’s largest SWIFT service bureau and a division of Fundtech Ltd. (NASDAQ: FNDT), has partnered with VocaLink, the international payments specialists, to deliver a comprehensive …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 23:14 GMT

Healthcare Stock Watch: EntreMed

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — EntreMed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENMD) (Approx. Market Cap: US$ 100.2 Million) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 greatest percentage winners, trading on volume of 109 …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 22:16 GMT

Real Estate Stock Watch: J.W. Mays

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — J.W. Mays, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAYS) (Approx. Market Cap: US$ 34.3 Million) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 greatest percentage winners, trading on volume of 4, …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 22:14 GMT

Pharma Stock Watch: Somaxon

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOMX) (Approx. Market Cap: US$ 31.9 Million) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 greatest percentage losers, trading on …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 22:14 GMT

Discretionary Sector Watch: Blyth

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH) (Approx. Market Cap: US$ 269.3 Million) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 greatest percentage losers, trading on volume of 79,400 …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 21:17 GMT

Communications & Media Stock Watch: Comcast

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 most actives, trading 24,805,849 shares closing at $17.27 (up 7.1%). …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 21:15 GMT

Bank Stock Watch: Citigroup

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 most actives, trading 29,503,000 shares closing at $4.03 (down 0.7%). …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 21:14 GMT

Bank Stock Watch: Bank of America

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was one of the top three stocks among yesterday’s combined NYSE-NASDAQ-AMEX 25 most actives, trading 49,812,100 shares closing at $15.89 (down 1.9%). <p…

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 20:17 GMT

Moving Markets: The Nasdaq

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 20:15 GMT

FirstAlert Money Index Synopsis

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 20:14 GMT

Liguori Named COO Of Discovery Communications

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Discovery Communications has appointed Peter Liguori as chief operating officer, reporting to president and CEO David Zaslav. He replaces Mark Hollinger, who last week assumed the role of president and …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 19:17 GMT

Continental Airlines To Offer $200 Million Of Senior Notes

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) said it plans to make a public offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2015. Continental plans to grant the …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 19:15 GMT

Aghili Named Europe Dana Holding President

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Auto parts maker Dana Holding Corp. (NYSE: DAN) said that Aziz Aghili has joined the company as president of Europe. In this role, Aghili will have responsibility for leading growth and activities …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 19:14 GMT

BioMed Realty Trust Ups Credit Line

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR ) said it has increased the borrowing capacity on its unsecured line of credit by an additional $55 million. The company said that, with a $65 …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 18:16 GMT

Ener1 Receives $20 Million From Itochu

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV) said it has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from Itochu, a Japanese commercial trading firm with ties in the automotive, …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 18:16 GMT

American Axle Agrees Plans Private Placement Of Senior Notes

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) said its wholly owned subsidiary, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., is planning an offering of senior secured notes. …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 18:14 GMT

China In-Focus: China Information Security Technology Wins $10 Million ID Card Contract

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — China Information Security Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ: CPBY), a provider of digital security, geographic information, and hospital information systems in China, said it has won a contract valued at …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 17:21 GMT

Complaint filed over treatment of asbestos-laden buildings

Libby, Montana is a city that is steeped in asbestos-related despair. Once home to a bustling mine operated by W.R. Grace & Co., it was later discovered that the mine released asbestos into the air and sickened thousands of area residents …

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Published on December 8, 2009 - 17:18 GMT

Radware Opens India R&D Center

December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a provider of integrated application delivery solutions for networking, has formally opened a new research and development center at Bangalore in India, making it one of the …

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