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Spin-Off Transaction Creates Two Strong Industry Leaders: Colliers International in Commercial Real Estate and New FirstService Corporation in Residential Property Management and Services FirstService Corporation (TSX:FSV) (Nasdaq:FSRV) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved, in principle, a plan to separate FirstService into two independent publicly-traded companies –...

Beijing Event Outlines Shared Goals and Strategy UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW), a global supply chain services and solutions provider, and Changjiu Logistics Co., Ltd., the largest independent automotive logistics company in China, officially launched their strategic partnership at a recent joint event in Beijing. The event was a symbolic grand opening and an introduction for […]

“Flexible and affordable platform for STM32 dramatically reduces time and cost to build systems certified to IEC 61508 functional-safety standard” STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor firm across the spectrum of electronics applications, and YOGITECH, a leader in providing functional safety solutions, have completed development of a flexible software-design support...

SMTP Deploys Core Relay Technology on Respective Platforms to Enhance Deliverability for Email and Marketing Automation Services SMTP, Inc. (Nasdaq:SMTP), a global provider of marketing technologies and email delivery services, today reported the successful integration of SMTP’s email delivery capabilities into the GraphicMail and SharpSpring sending platforms. SMTP has, the company said...

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) share price fell 1.35% today following release of its January earnings report. To say that it was the January lack of earnings that caused the decline may indicate that we are standing too close to the problem to see its full magnitude. The share price opened on the New York Exchange this morning […]

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT:RNN), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced the release of an online publication describing preclinical results for Supinoxin(RX-5902) in the peer reviewed medical journal, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. In an article titled, “A Novel Anti-Cancer Agent...

New facility ‘enhances calibration capabilities’ Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq:TRNS) announced today that it has relocated its Los Angeles laboratory from Anaheim to a larger, updated service facility in Fullerton, California. Transcat is a leading provider of accredited calibration and compliance services and distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control...

Abengoa Yield plc (Nasdaq:ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Abengoa, S.A. to dropdown a second set of assets for a total amount of approximately $142 million of equity value. The […]

Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has seen its share price (NYSE:PFE) increase by nearly 7% since the end of January, largely on the announcement that it has entered into “a definitive merger agreement” to acquire biosimilar manufacturer, Hospira (NYSE:HSP). Hospira shares have risen sharply from $64.80 on 04 February to $87.64 at market close yesterday. That’s a […]

Did they send you an email inviting you to see their results? LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network on the Internet, with more than 300 million members, reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. – Revenue for the fourth quarter was $643 million, an increase of 44% compared to […]