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What are the details? Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVC), a publicly traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and cleantech companies, disclosed today that its top five holdings as of July 31, 2015 were IntraOp, Pivotal, Turn, QMAT, and Wrightspeed. – IntraOp Medical Corp. is the manufacturer of the Mobetron, a medical device […]

New Licenses for Perry Ellis and Original Penguin Brands Perry Ellis International (Nasdaq:PERY) announced today that it has entered into license agreements with Itochu Prominent USA, LLC for men’s dress shirts under the Perry Ellis trademark and for men’s dress shirts and tailored clothing under the Original Penguin® trademark in the U.S. and Canada. The […]

SkyEdge II-c to Power First Ka-Band HTS Satellite Communications Network to Deliver Fixed and Mobile Services Across China Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT), a worldwide satellite networking technology, solutions and services firm, announced today that it is entering into a unique partnership with Space Star Technology Co Ltd (SSTC), in which SSTC and Gilat […]

Have you ever wondered what would happen if China decided to devalue it’s currency? Well, you don’t have to wonder any longer. Today the country’s central bank devalued its Yuan by 1.9% against the U.S. dollar – the most in two decades, and investors around the world headed for their cardiologists. The move “was partly […]

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASCMA) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. Ascent is a holding company that owns Monitronics International, Inc., the nation’s second largest home security alarm monitoring company. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Monitronics provides security alarm […]

Patiromer FOS to be Commercialized by the Largest Dedicated Renal and Heart Failure Sales Forces in Europe, If Approved Relypsa, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP), a biopharmaceutical company, and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. (VFMCRP), a common company of Galenica and Fresenius Medical Care, today announced they have entered into an exclusive partnership to commercialize Patiromer […]

Q2 Sales of $35.1 Million with Gross Margin up 80 Basis Points to 36.7% – Black Diamond, Inc. (NASDAQ:BDE), a global active outdoor performance equipment and apparel firm, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Second Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights vs. Same Year-Ago Quarter – Record sales of $35.1 million (up […]

What are the details? Relypsa Inc. (NASDAQ:RLYP), a biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has entered a two-year detailing agreement with Sanofi for Patiromer for Oral Suspension (Patiromer FOS). Patiromer FOS is Relypsa’s investigational medicine that is currently under review for the treatment of hyperkalemia with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with a Prescription...

Total net revenues of $25.4 million, access rights renewal revenues were $16.5 million magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (Nasdaq:CALL), a leading VoIP cloud-based communications company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. “Our second quarter results were driven by progress with all of our key strategic initiatives, highlighted by the lowest churn […]

Two Companies Merge Assets to Augment Global Footprint, and Extend Product Portfolio to Enable Future Digital Solutions Comverse, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNSI), a digital services firm, today announced it has completed the previously-announced acquisition of Acision, a privately-held leader in secure mobile messaging and engagement services. Comverse acquired all of the equity interests in Acision for a...