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Friday October 23, 2009

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PSFT, AKAM, PWRM, CSRH, ERTS, CVAT, CVS, AQNM, EXC

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AKAM, Akamai Technologies Inc.

AKAM provides services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the Internet.

AKAM, the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, announced today that it will host a Financial Analyst Day at The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, December 7, 2009.

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PSFT, Powersafe Technology Corp., PSFT.PK

Powersafe Technology Corp.’s (Other OTC: PSFT.PK) Subsidiary Amplification Technologies has just patented a revolutionary solution for low-level signal detection: multichannel Discrete Amplification (DA).

DA photodetectors could function in both

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Tuesday August 18, 2009

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Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN), announced today that it has signed agreements in the first half of 2009 with 11 new and seven existing franchisees for the development of 47 new Arby’s restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.

Electric Transmission America (ETA), a transmission joint venture of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, has joined with American Transmission Company, Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) and MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, to sponsor a comprehensive study of the transmission needed in the Upper Midwest to support

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Friday July 24, 2009

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Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLGD) today announced that PROXY Governance, Inc., one of the nation’s leading independent proxy advisory services, has issued a recommendation to its clients that shareholders withhold their votes for Scott C. Chandler who was nominated by Ramius LLC for election to Tollgrade’s Board of Directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 5, 2009. The governance firm’s clients include institutional investors, mutual funds, pension funds and other fiduciaries.

CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and development company engaged in the development of high-value human therapeutics, today announced that its lead

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SBAC) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary SBA Telecommunications, Inc., has priced an offering of $750 million of senior notes which was upsized from the previously announced $500 million, $375 million of which will be due 2016 and $375 million of which will be due 2019 , which will be guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by SBA. SBA expects the closing of the Notes to occur on July 24, 2009.

Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions to the midmarket and Global 1000 companies, today announced its Retail Software

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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SBA Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:SBAC) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary SBA Telecommunications, Inc., has priced an offering of $750 million of senior notes which was upsized from the previously announced $500 million, $375 million of which will be due 2016 and $375 million of which will be due 2019 , which will be guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by SBA. SBA expects the closing of the Notes to occur on July 24, 2009.

Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions to the midmarket and Global 1000 companies, today announced its Retail Software as a Service (SaaS) hosted solution has been awarded compliance status with the Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard

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Amidst this economic downturn, investors are consistently looking to invest in companies with the ability to “weather” the storm. A frequently mentioned characteristic of the companies deemed qualified to handle the current recession are size, in particular market cap. But how has size held up thus far in this market? The following is a snapshot of the largest stocks, by market cap, in each sector of the S&P 500. Included in this synopsis is their performance since the beginning of 2008, and the current state of each company’s operations. As a note, performance figures were calculated as of the market close on Monday March 23. Furthermore, for a relative perspective, the S&P 500 returned -39.58% in 2008.

Consumer Discretionary

McDonald’s Corporation [MCD: 55.01, -1.05 (-1.87%)]

2008 Consumer Discretionary Sector Return: -48.10% 2008 MCD Return: 8.58% 2009 MCD Return: -13.66% Market Cap: $61.43 Billion...

      As the fallout in the financial markets continues to unwind, a number of companies have bolted down balance sheets and insured some cash flows by cutting their once attractive dividends.  In the past month we have seen the likes of General Electric [GE: 10.32, +0.32 (+3.20%)], JP Morgan Chase [JPM: 27.11, +1.97 (+7.84%)], Bank of America [BAC: 7.67, +1.40 (+22.33%)], Pfizer [PFE: 14.25, -0.01 (-0.07%)] and Alcoa [AA: 5.48, -0.11 (-1.97%)] all cut these coveted yields, proving that this trend has extended into and beyond the financial sector.  However, one sector that has maintained their healthy yields has been the utilities sector.  While equity prices in the sector have been beaten down with the overall market, there is still a basket of companies that have the means to continue redistributing lucrative cash flows to investors.  By no means are

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It’s clear that 2009 is going to be grim in economic terms. Martin Denholm says investors should stick to sectors that fare better during recessions. The healthcare sector, discount retailers and utilities companies provide essential products and generate repeat business. Martin picks the strongest companies in these “safe haven” sectors.

This from Smart Profits Report

A Healthcare Haven

It stands to reason that the sectors and companies that traditionally fare better during economic recessions are those that garner essential repeat business.

As my colleague Marc Lichtenfeld has pointed out many times here before, that includes the healthcare and biotech sectors. And far from procrastinating, Marc just issued his “Five Predictions For The Healthcare Sector In 2009″ for Xcelerated Profits Report subscribers in the January issue. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be! You can get more information on that here.

No matter what happens with the broader economy, people will still

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Chicago the most populous city of Illinois is also home to the world’s second busiest airport, Chicago O’Hare. But this state’s economy does not depend on any particular city or industry. Read on to find out more:1. Illinois is the top producer of nuclear power in the country.2. The state offers several tax incentive programs for companies relocating to Illinois.3. Almost 12,000 manufacturing firms are headquartered in the state, and together they operate 19,000 plants within the state.4. The most important industries in Illinois are: food, chemicals machinery, and fabricated metals.5. Over 2,000 banks and 1,000 savings institutions are headquartered in Illinois.6. The agricultural industry produces more than $8 billion in income.7. Illinois is the number one producer of soybeans and a top producer of corn.8. More than 6,000 trucking companies call Illinois home.9. ...