PR Newswire back issues from Thursday, September 4:
Duke Energy, MCN Energy Group to Build and Own Mobile Bay (Ala) Power Facility
Sep 04, 1997 ... HOUSTON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Power Services Inc., an affiliate of Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK), and MCNIC Power Company, an affiliate of MCN Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: MCN) today announced plans to construct, own and operate the Mobile Bay Energy Project, a 40 ...
Lear And Donnelly Form Global Joint Venture for Overhead Systems
Sep 04, 1997 ... SOUTHFIELD, MI, September 4, 1997 -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), based in Southfield, Michigan and Donnelly Corporation (NYSE: DON), based in Holland, Michigan, today announced that the two companies have agreed to form a joint venture for the design, development, marketing and ...
Health Communications, Inc. Recognizes International Literacy Day With Plans For New Children's Book Series: 'Chicken Soup For Little Souls'
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Publisher Teams Up With The America Reads Challenge To Help Children Discover The Power of Reading </Pre>DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of International Literacy Day (September 8), Health Communications, Inc. (HCI), ...
BVD(R) 'Extreme Bowling' Strikes Los Angeles On September 18, 1997
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Alley Cats Crowded Chicago and New York Events </Pre> BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fruit of the Loom's BVD(R) brand prepares to take Los Angeles by storm with a BVD(R) Extreme Bowling party, Thursday, September 18th, from 9pm until lam at the ...
ENCAD(R) Introduces New Media Products
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> --Seven New Offerings Expand QIS Line To 24 Different Media-- </Pre> SAN DIEGO, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -_ ENCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: ENCD) is expanding its Quality Imaging Supplies(TM) line of media with seven new materials, all of which have been designed for ENCAD's line of ...
RustNet, Inc. Files Suit Against Local Internet Spammers
Sep 04, 1997 ... LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- RustNet, Inc., a Southeastern Michigan Internet service provider (ISP) and member of the Verio group of Internet providers, announced that it has filed a complaint with the US Federal District Court against individuals from Utica, Michigan, ...
Triathletes Told, 'Dump the Sweet Tasting Drinks, and Focus on Osmolality!'
Sep 04, 1997 ...New MET-Rx Product (`ORS') Named the Official Rehydration Drink of the 1997 <Pre> Hawaii IRONMAN Triathlon World Championship </Pre> IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- By commercializing key medical learnings from a tandem of physicians at Johns ...
'Siskel & Ebert' Kicks Off the New Season with a Presidential Conversation
Sep 04, 1997 ... BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Siskel & Ebert," the Emmy- nominated movie review program hosted by esteemed film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, kicks off its 22nd season this weekend (September 6-7; check local listings) with an intimate conversation between Siskel and ...
New World Coffee Changes Name to New World Coffee & Bagels
Sep 04, 1997 ... NEW YORK, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Coffee, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWCI) has changed its name to New World Coffee & Bagels to spotlight its position as the only U.S. chain with a menu combining fresh-brewed coffee and espresso beverages, fresh-baked bagels, fresh prepared bagel sandwiches ...
S&P Assigns AA+ Local Currency Rating to ACTEW Corp.
Sep 04, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-plus long-term local currency issuer credit rating to ACTEW Corp. The local currency rating outlook is stable. At the same time, Standard & Poor's assigned its double-'A' long-term foreign ...
Candie's Banned Ads to Air; Video Music Awards Chosen for One-Time Only Run
Sep 04, 1997 ... PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Candie's infamous television spots featuring NBC rookie Jenny McCarthy will air ONE-TIME ONLY during Thursday's Video Music Awards on MTV. The ads were recently banned by networks including New York's WNBC and WCBS and censored by MTV to run only ...
Protogene Laboratories and Isis Pharmaceuticals Renew and Expand Combinatorial Chemistry Collaboration
Sep 04, 1997 ... PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Protogene Laboratories, Inc. announced today that it has renewed and expanded its collaboration with Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIP), in the automation of combinatorial chemistry for drug discovery. The companies have worked together ...
Krames Communications Acquired by Mosby Consumer Health
Sep 04, 1997 ... SAN BRUNO, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Krames Communications, the leading publisher of consumer-oriented medical, health promotion, and safety materials, has been acquired by Mosby Consumer Health, a division of Mosby-Year Book, Inc., a subsidiary of Times Mirror (NYSE: TMC). ...
BT Selects GPT And Siemens / Newbridge Alliance For Broadband Multiservice ATM
Sep 04, 1997 ...KANATA, Canada, MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 3 /CNW-PRN/ - BT has selected GPT and the Siemens / Newbridge Alliance as the supplier for its new Broadband Multiservice Platform. With this landmark decision, BT becomes the first major service provider to implement a strategy of a single ...
Goldcorp Inc.
Sep 04, 1997 ...TORONTO, Sept. 3 /CNW-PRN/ - GOLDCORP INC. (TSE/ME: G.A, G.B; NYSE: GG.A, GG.B) announced that Mr. Dalen B. Fairbairn has resigned from Goldcorp and its affiliates where he held the positions of Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robert R. McEwen, Chairman and Chief ...
New Mall V.I.P. Visa Card Offers Mall Patrons Rewards for Shopping Where They Want
Sep 04, 1997 ... PITTSBURGH, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ - Now, more than ever it pays to shop at the mall.Beginning today, shoppers nationwide will have more purchasing power with the introduction of the new Mall V.I.P.(sm) Visa(R) card, issued by PNC National Bank, that earns cardholders ...
Lowe's Announces August Sales Grew 18% To $774 Million Comparable Store Sales + 4% Large Comps + 5.0%
Sep 04, 1997 ... NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced its August sales totaled $773.6 million, an 18% increase over August 1996. <Pre> 4 Weeks Ended: Aug. 29, 1997 Aug. 30, 1996 Change ...
The Buckle, Inc. Reports 30.3 Percent Sales Increase for August 1997
Sep 04, 1997 ... KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) announced that sales for the four-week period ended August 30, 1997 increased 30.3 percent to $34.6 million from $26.6 million in the corresponding four- week period of fiscal 1996.Comparable store sales, ...
UNR Industries, Inc. Hires New Vice President of Operations and CFO
Sep 04, 1997 ... PEORIA, Ill., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -_ UNR Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNRI) announced the appointment of Jay R. Buehler as Vice President of Operations and David V. LaRusso as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Brian B. Pemberton, President and Chief Executive ...
The Limited, Inc. Reports August Sales
Sep 04, 1997 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Limited, Inc. (NYSE: LSE; LTD) reported net sales of $683.0 million for the four-week period ended August 30, 1997, an increase of 12%, compared to sales of $608.3 million for the comparable four-week period ended August 31, 1996. Sales of ...
JCPenney Reports August Sales
Sep 04, 1997 ... PLANO, Texas, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Total sales for J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP), for the four weeks ended August 30, 1997, increased 32.3 percent to $2,323 million from $1,757 million in the comparable 1996 period.Catalog sales for the month rose 4.2 percent, ...
Hayes Wheels Reports 35 Percent Earnings Increase in 2nd Quarter
Sep 04, 1997 ... ROMULUS, Mich., September 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayes Wheels International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYS) today reported net income of $4.7 million or $.20 per share on sales of $278 million for the second quarter ended July 31, 1997. Sales were 68 percent higher than second quarter 1996 sales of $165 ...
Rockwell Promotes Corporate Communications Executives
Sep 04, 1997 ... COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell announced today the promotion of William D. Mellon from director to vice president, Public Relations, and Helen E. Phillips from director to vice president, Business Communications and Advertising. Both Mellon and Phillips report to ...
Mac Frugal's Bargains * Close-outs Inc. Reports August Comparable Sales Increase
Sep 04, 1997 ... DOMINGUEZ, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mac Frugal's Bargains * Close- outs Inc. (NYSE: MFI) reported today that its sales for the four weeks ended August 31, 1997 were $51,586,000 up 4.1% from $49,551,000 in the prior year. Sales in comparable stores for the four weeks increased ...
iPrint Qualifies for Excite Certified Merchant Program Internet Discount Stationery Leader iPrint Participates in Launch
Sep 04, 1997 ... NASA Ames Research Center, MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- iPrint, inc., (http://www.iPrint.com), the Internet's leading discount printing and cyberstationery shop, announced today that it has qualified to participate in the launch of Excite's new Certified Merchant ...
Musicland's August Comp Sales Rise 14.0%
Sep 04, 1997 ...MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicland Stores Corporation (NYSE: MLG) today reported that companywide comparable-store sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 1997, increased 14.0 percent. Despite 104 fewer stores, the company's total sales for the four-week period grew by 5.5 ...
LTX Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 1997
Sep 04, 1997 ... WESTWOOD, Mass., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- LTX Corporation (Nasdaq: LTXX), today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended July 31, 1997. Sales were $53,397,000 compared to $67,285,000 in the fourth quarter last year. Net income was $1,795,000, or $0.05 per share, compared ...
PhyMatrix Exceeds Consensus Estimates for the Second Quarter And Six Months Ended July 31, 1997
Sep 04, 1997 ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- PhyMatrix Corp. (Nasdaq: PHMX), a multispecialty, integrated physician management company, today announced that revenues for the second quarter ended July 31, 1997, were $75,489,000, up 87% from the $40,424,000, as reported for the same ...
ShopKo August Sales Increased 4.3%
Sep 04, 1997 ... GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ShopKo Stores, Inc., (NYSE: SKO) reported consolidated sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 1997 increased 4.3 percent to $202.0 million from $193.6 million during the same period last year. Retail comparable sales for August increased 0.5 ...
Amway Asia Pacific Updates Fourth Quarter And Fiscal 1997 Outlook; Major China Expansion Completed
Sep 04, 1997 ... HONG KONG, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Amway Asia Pacific Ltd. (NYSE: AAP; ASX: AMW) today announced that net sales and net income for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 1997 are expected to decline as compared to the fourth quarter of last year, primarily due to weakness in China net sales ...
S&P Assigns AA- Rating to Mercury Energy Bonds
Sep 04, 1997 ... MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-minus long-term foreign currency rating to Mercury Energy Ltd.'s SFr100 million bonds due 2002. The rating outlook is stable.The rating on Mercury Energy reflects the natural ...
Fresh America Corp. Names Lawrence V. Jackson to Its Board of Directors
Sep 04, 1997 ... DALLAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh America Corp. (Nasdaq: FRES), a major national food distribution management company, today announced it has named Lawrence V. Jackson, to its Board of Directors. The election of Mr. Jackson, age 44, increases the size of the Company's Board of ...
Mothers Work, Inc. Reports August Sales
Sep 04, 1997 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Work, Inc. (Nasdaq: MWRK), the Real Time Retailer(TM), today announced that net sales for the month of August 1997 increased 22.9% to approximately $21.5 million from approximately $17.5 million for the month of August 1996. Comparable store ...
PDG Environmental, Inc. Announces Results of Operations for Second Quarter
Sep 04, 1997 ... MONROEVILLE, Pa., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- PDG Environmental, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PDGE) today announced consolidation results for the second quarter of fiscal year 1998 ended July 31, 1997. Revenue for the quarter increased 43% to $5,310,000 as compared to $3,715,000 during the ...
Cell Genesys Receives Broad Patent Allowance for AAV Gene Therapy
Sep 04, 1997 ... FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEGE) announced today that the company has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent Office for a broad patent covering all gene therapy products that utilize adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors ...
Malls Unite to Offer New Value to Mall Shoppers
Sep 04, 1997 ... New Mall V.I.P. Visa Card Designed to Build Loyalty Among Mall CustomersPITTSBURGH, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In a first-of-its-kind partnership, an alliance of the top mall owners in the country has joined forces with PNC National Bank and Visa in an effort to reward ...
University Hospital Consortium Amends Immucor's Preferred Supply Agreement to Include Biometric Imaging, Inc.'s Products
Sep 04, 1997 ... NORCROSS, Ga., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Immucor, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUD) today announced the signing of an amendment to its Preferred Supplier Agreement with the University Hospital Consortium (UHC), a member-driven alliance of 78 academic health centers and 37 associate hospitals. ...
European Regulatory Review Completed in Merger Of Dade International and Behring Diagnostics
Sep 04, 1997 ... DEERFIELD, Ill., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dade International said today that it has received regulatory clearance from the Commission of the European Communities for Dade's proposed merger with the Behring Diagnostics business unit of Hoechst AG. Clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade ...
S&K Famous Brands Announces August Sales
Sep 04, 1997 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKFB) today announced that total sales for the four-week period ended Aug. 23, 1997, were a record $9.1 million compared to $8.6 million last year. Sales for the month increased l2%, net of the volume in three former ...
Nextel's Wholly Owned Subsidiary Changes Name to Nextel International, Inc.
Sep 04, 1997 ... Increased ownership in Mexico, Forms Joint Venture in Indonesia; McCaw Family Exercises Two Million Additional Options from MotorolaMCLEAN, Va., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextel Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTL) today announced the name change of its ...
AE Goetze-South Bend Earns QS-9000 Certification
Sep 04, 1997 ... SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AE Goetze North America, part of the Piston Products Group of T&N plc, recently received QS-9000 certification at it's South Bend, Ind., piston manufacturing facility. AE Goetze-South Bend is the company's first North American piston ...
Tubby's Announces Michigan & Ontario, Canada Expansion
Sep 04, 1997 ... STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tubby's, Inc. (Nasdaq: TUBY), a specialty sandwich chain featuring grilled submarines, announced today expansion plans that call for the opening of a minimum 24 stores over the next six years in Michigan and Windsor, Ontario....
Jreck Subs Group, Inc. Acquires Giorgio's Subs
Sep 04, 1997 ... WATERTOWN, N.Y., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Jreck Subs Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JSUB), the company that brought fast food to small towns with its Jreck Sub Shops, today announced that it acquired Giorgio's Subs, a seven-unit chain based in Seattle, Washington.According ...
Record $11.7 Million Month Shatters Previous Mortgage Volume Standards For Westmark
Sep 04, 1997 ... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Westmark Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGHCD) continued on its record pace in August, shattering all previous company standards for loan production and loan sales to investors.Recently ranked among the nation's fastest-growing ...
Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Sales for August Up 8.3%
Sep 04, 1997 ... MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (NYSE: CRP) today reported that sales for the four weeks ended August 30, 1997 increased 8.3% to $79.0 million. On a comparable store basis sales increased 5.6%. <Pre> Sales Summary ...
Vivo Software Expands Leading Web Streaming Media Tools Family With VivoActive VideoNow
Sep 04, 1997 ... New, Low-Cost Tool Offers Easy Content Creation of High-Quality Streaming <Pre>Video to Developers of Low- to Moderate-Volume Web Sites </Pre> WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivo Software, Inc. today introduced VivoActive VideoNow 2.0, a low-cost, ...
Vivo Software Announces VivoActive Producer For NetShow
Sep 04, 1997 ... New NetShow Version of Popular Web Video Production Tool Makes It Easy to Create Content in Microsoft's ASF for Live and On-Demand StreamingWALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivo Software today introduced VivoActive Producer for NetShow(TM), the only ...
Presstek and Rampage Systems Proudly Announce the Connectivity of the Rampage 7.0 RIP to Presstek PEARL Imaging Systems
Sep 04, 1997 ... HUDSON, N.H., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Presstek, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRST) today announced that Presstek and Rampage will be offering connection to the Rampage Version 7.0 RIP with a unique combination of features for open computer-to- proof/plate/press workflows.Sandy Fuhs, ...
Candle Corporation Chooses RSA Data Encryption Technology To Develop Cryptography Tool
Sep 04, 1997 ... Candle's MQSecure(TM) Tool Enhances Security Within MQSeries Messaging <Pre>Middleware Environments </Pre> REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Data Security, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc ....
Trinity Biotech Receives FDA Approval for Rotavirus Test
Sep 04, 1997 ... DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Biotech plc (Nasdaq: TRIBY) today announced that it has received FDA clearance to market <Pre> its Rotavirus test kit. The test is an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) in microtitre plate format which detects the presence of Rotavirus in ...
Tarrant Apparel Group Does Not Receive Court Approval to Purchase B.U.M. International, Inc. Trademarks and Other Assets
Sep 04, 1997 ...LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarrant Apparel Group (Nasdaq: TAGS), a leading provider of private label casual apparel, today announced that despite its previously-announced agreement in principle, the unsecured creditors' committee of B.U.M. International objected to Tarrant ...
FDA Approves Use of Digene's Hybrid Capture(R) HPV DNA Assay With Cytyc's PreservCyt Specimen for ThinPrep(R) Pap Testing
Sep 04, 1997 ... BELTSVILLE, Md., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Digene Corporation (Nasdaq: DIGE) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Digene's Premarket Approval (PMA) Supplement enabling testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) directly from Cytyc Corporation's (Nasdaq: ...
CardioGenesis Announces Preliminary Results of Feasibility Study for PMR(TM) System in 'No Option' Patients
Sep 04, 1997 ... SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CardioGenesis Corporation (Nasdaq: CGCP), a leader in transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) technology, announced the preliminary results of a 21-patient feasibility study conducted in Europe of its Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization ...
Advanced Deposition Technologies Signs Licensing Agreement For Its High Energy Density Technology
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Company Adding Capacity to Accommodate Expanding Business </Pre> TAUNTON, Mass., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADTC; BSE) (A.D. Tech), announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement for its proprietary Pattern ...
Pittsburgh to be Site of 'Business Net' Pilot
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Nextel Service Uses New Technology to Link Businesses </Pre> PITTSBURGH, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextel Communications (Nasdaq: NXTL) today announced the roll-out of Pittsburgh Business Net, a new service that links Pittsburgh businesses via the company's fully ...
USN Communications Sells 100,000 Lines in First Year of Operation
Sep 04, 1997 ... CHICAGO, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- USN Communications, the fastest-growing independent competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), announced today that it has sold more than 100,000 local lines in its first year of operation. This 100,000 line sale came exactly one year after the sale of ...
FEN/PHEN Doctor Opens FEN/PHEN Crisis Center to Train Doctors and Help Patients: "Side effects are unnecessary"
Sep 04, 1997 ... BALTIMORE, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Asserting that arbitrary FEN/PHEN dosing is dangerous and bad medicine, Dr. Pietr Hitzig, who coined the term, expanded its usage, and explained its mode of action, opened a FEN/PHEN Crisis Center today.Dr. Hitzig, holder of two FEN/PHEN ...
CACI Awarded Prime Contract to Support Operations Research and Logistical Analysis Support Services for the Defense Logistics Agency
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Contract Award Value Estimated at $8.7 Million </Pre> ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CACI International Inc. (Nasdaq: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded one of nine prime contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Warfighting ...
Mikohn Wins $2.4 Million Contract for Progressive Jackpot System And Signs at Two Horseshoe Casinos in Southeast
Sep 04, 1997 ...Includes First MoneyTime(TM) Bonusing System Site Outside Las VegasLAS VEGAS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mikohn Gaming Corp. (Nasdaq: MIKN) has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from Las Vegas-based Horseshoe Gaming, LLC. The agreement calls for Mikohn to install its ...
Best Buy Reports Fiscal 1998 Second Quarter Sales
Sep 04, 1997 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today reported sales for the second quarter of the Company's fiscal 1998 year, ended August 30, 1997.According to Allen Lenzmeier, chief financial officer, sales for the second fiscal quarter (13 weeks) ...
Dr. Richard C. Fuisz, Chairman, Purchases Additional Shares
Sep 04, 1997 ... CHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuisz Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: FUSE) today announced an increase in shares directly owned by Dr. Richard C. Fuisz, Chairman. Dr. Fuisz purchased 100,000 shares of Fuisz Technologies Ltd. common stock in the open market at an average price of ...
The Hartford Agrees to Purchase 49% Share of The People's Insurance Co. Ltd. of Singapore
Sep 04, 1997 ... HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Advancing its strategy to expand its insurance operations into Asia, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) today announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Hwa Hong Corp. Ltd. of Singapore, to obtain 49 percent ...
E*TRADE Announces Launch of Comprehensive Advertising Campaign
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> Brand-Building Campaign Distinguishes E*TRADE from the Competition Martin Sheen Becomes Voice of E*TRADE </Pre> PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Declaring "Someday we'll all trade this way,(R)" E*TRADE Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGRP), a leading ...
Dow Jones Corners The BEAST
Sep 04, 1997 ...Real-Time Prices Plus Powerful Derivatives/Analytics Engine Combine <Pre> To Deliver Potent Package to Trading Community </Pre> NEW YORK, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones Markets announced today an exclusive partnership with CastleNet LLC to distribute ...
American Bio Medica Reports First Profitable Quarter
Sep 04, 1997 ... <Pre> FY1998 First Quarter Shows EPS of $.01 with a 549% Sequential Increase in Gross Profit </Pre> ANCRAMDALE, N.Y., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- American Bio Medica Corporation (OTC-Bulletin Board: ABMC) today announced profitable results for the ...