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Protection in the U.S. Novadaq Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:NVDQ) (TSX:NDQ), a developer and provider of clinically relevant fluorescence imaging solutions for use in surgical and diagnostic procedures, today announced the recent grant of United States Patent No. 8,892,190 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Performing Intra-Operative Angiography.” NOVADAQ’s most recent U.S...

++ BREAKING NEWS ++ Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (NYSE:MPO)announced today that the buyer in the transaction for the sale of the Company’s DeQuincy area assets in Louisiana has terminated the purchase and sale agreement. The DeQuincy assets continue to produce approximately 1,400 barrels of oil equivalent (70% oil) and generated in excess of $20 million […]

Expression of Genes Involved in T-cell Function and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engraftment Significantly Increased Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FATE), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of adult stem cell modulators to treat orphan diseases, released preclinical data today highlighting the pharmacological properties of ex vivo programmed hematopoietic cells...

I really did expect to write about something other than oil today, but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men. The mere mention of ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) in my article yesterday led me to think a bit more about the issue, especially as XOM makes for a good example […]

There is a human tendency – we all have it – to forget the bigger picture when a singular matter is making headlines. Whilst I obviously believe the recent news regarding oil production and pricing is BIG (this is my fourth  consecutive  article on the subject), I feel compelled to remind us all that it’s not […]

I am finding it difficult to stray too far from the subject of oil, post the OPEC conference. It’s absurd to think that the reactions, responses and fallout are going to stop just because the headlines point us to the next big story. The immediate aftermath was highly predictable as investors thought the sky was […]

Commences Self Tender Offer to Purchase Up to 640,000 Shares P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:PTSI) today announced the commencement of a modified “Dutch auction” tender offer to purchase up to 640,000 shares, or about 8.0%, of its outstanding common stock using available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, at a price of not less than […]

I warned on 26 November that the fallout from whatever decision OPEC made about maintain their oil production at its current levels would have a significant impact. At the time, I asked the question, “Economics or Evolution?” After further consideration, I think I forgot to begin that last word with an “R.” What’s Really Going […]

Who is the new MD of Hughes-Gibb Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global risk adviser, insurance and reinsurance broker, has “reinforced its position as one of the world’s leading bloodstock insurance brokers” with the appointment today of Sophie Chambers as Managing Director of Hughes-Gibb. Chambers joins Willis from Lycetts, one of the UK’s market leaders […]

Whatever announcement comes out of the OPEC meeting on Thursday , 27 November, may possibly be the biggest news story of 2014. Whatever the decision, it will have economic and geopolitical ramifications for some time to come, although much of the impact may not come until the alliance meets again in the Spring of 2015. […]