ProLogis (PLD), one of the leading global providers of distribution facilities, has recently announced its third new 4.8 megawatt solar project in Spain as part of its renewable energy program. The solar project would be installed on eight rooftops at ProLogis Park Sant Boi in Barcelona and ProLogis Park Alcala in Madrid. With these installations, ProLogis currently has solar projects on 20 buildings spanning 7.2 million square feet of roof space in the U.S., Japan, France, Germany and Spain. On completion of the new project, ProLogis would generate more than 11 megawatt of energy, which is equivalent to the power consumption in over 1,100 households per year. For the current solar project in Spain, ProLogis has leased 2 million square feet of roof space to Recurrent Energy, a leading provider of solar energy and power distribution company. Recurrent Energy will own and operate the project, and ...

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Monday September 14, 2009

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Blue Square-Israel Ltd. (NYSE: BSI) announced that it was served with a claim and a request for approval as a class action (the “Claim”), in which Blue Square is being sued regarding the sale of cosmetics and perfume products without marking the expiry date or the allowed use period after its opening, as is allegedly obligatory according to the 15 amendment of the Pharmacists directive [new edition] 1981 which is in effect since July 1st 2009.

InferX Corporation (Pink Sheets: NFRX) today announced that it has signed a Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) with KG Information Systems

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Friday September 11, 2009

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JAG Media Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: JAGH) has entered into an agreement with The Investor Relations Group, Inc. (”IRG”), pursuant to which IRG will provide various investor relations and public relations services for the Company in accordance with the terms of the agreement. As of Tuesday, September 15th, all stockholders should address any inquiries directly to IRG.

DARA BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:DARA), a development-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with several institutional investors to sell 6,578,947 units, with each unit consisting of one of the Company’s common shares

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Yesterday, AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) announced that Crestor, its cholesterol-lowering drug (statin) reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, artery-clearing procedures and death in elderly patients. The results from the JUPITER study (Justification for the Use of statins in Primary prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin), showed that Crestor 20mg reduced major cardiovascular events. The administration of the drug to a sub-set of 5,695 patients aged 70 years or above reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 39% compared to placebo. The study also revealed that Crestor reduced the risk of heart attack as well as stroke by 45% each in 17,802 patients (the total population of the study). The results were presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Results from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study were initially presented in November 2008. We feel that the analysis from the JUPITER ...

By Edward Hugh: Barcelona br /br /This was Angela Merkel's point wasn't it, if you remember, as she came out of the April EU summit she argued:br /br /“Saying that the situation is the same for all central and eastern European states, I don’t see that……you cannot compare the dire situation in Hungary with that of other countries.”br /br /The Economist made a similar point at the time:br /br /“Most other countries in the region are faring much better, though….Like Slovenia, which joined two years ago, Slovakia can enjoy the full protection of rich Europe’s currency union, rather than just the indirect benefit of being due to join it some day.”br /br /And basically, it is true, not all East Europe's economies are the same, though some of the differences between them might surprise you. There are, of course, many different ways in which to compare the economies of the ...

Highlights include Intersil Corporation (ISIL) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD).Intersil Corporation (ISIL) is an OEM of analog and mixed signal semiconductor ICs. Management expressed confidence that the bottom is behind it, and judging from the increasing order rates and growing backlog, we are inclined to agree.The High Performance Analog market is a key reason we are bullish on the shares.The basics of operating in the high-performance analog market include consistent introduction of new and innovative products that offer something more than that currently available in the market. The degree of innovation drives ASPs and margins for analog companies, and also serves as a general indicator of the life of the products. Intersil recently introduced several new products into the high-end consumer market.The new high frequency synchronous buck regulator is designed to power transmission power amps in cell phones. ...

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Chicago, IL - April 3, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW), Hana Bioscience (HNAB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Intel Corp. (INTC) and Amphenol Corp. (APH).

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Here are highlights from Thursday's Analyst Blog:

DOW Reels In Rohm & Haas Deal

The Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) announced that it completed the acquisition of Rohm and Haas.

Synergies are targeted to be $1.3 billion. Dow has decided to exercise its option to have the

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by Edward Hugh: Barcelona br /br /The number of unemployed in Spain was up again in March - by "only" 123,543. I say "only" since it is evidently less than the 154,508 increase registered in February, or the 198,538 registered in January. And indeed many of the newspaper stories have been full of arguments from Employment Minister Maravillas Rojo (would that she could work "Maravillas") about how Spain registered the weakest unemployment gain in six months in March (when compared to the previous month). However, as those who look into the economic analysis side of this a bit more (and who don't believe in either wonders or "miracles) point out, taking seasonal factors into account the monthly 3.55% rise in March shows a more or less steady trend, and no special sign of improvement, despite the large stimulus programme. Last March, for example, unemployment strongfell by 0.62%./strongbr /br /So when ...

Breaking Down the AMD Growth PlanOver the last few years, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has consistently churned out lower-cost alternatives to Intel Corp.'s (INTC) offerings. AMD was the first to introduce 64-bit Athlons and Opterons for desktops and servers, respectively. More recent introductions include the Phenom and Barcelona processor families for desktops and servers, respectively.The company has launched both quad-core and triple-core versions of these products. The triple-core products are expected to be a lower-cost alternatives for price-sensitive customers, although the quad-core products are also expected to do very well. The new technology is expected to provide a number of architectural advantages, including more efficient power usage.The company was also the first to discuss the possibility of Fusion, which will incorporate a graphics chip at the die level.The formation of a new company called GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the final ...

by Edward Hugh: Barcelona br /br /Data from the JPMorgan March Global PMI provide solid evidence that the speed of contraction in global manufacturing is lessening at the present time. Indexes tracking trends in output and new orders generally continued to rise across the globe, and are in general now up significantly from the series lows registered at the end of 2008. However, both the output and the new orders indexes remained at very low levels, all still signalling continuing contraction and well below those consistent with anything resembling a recovery in either component.br /br /The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI – which provides a single figure snapshot of operating conditions across the planet – posted 37.2 in March. Although substantially below the no-change mark of 50.0, the PMI was up for the third month in row and at its highest level since last October. The vast majority of the national ...