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Consorteum Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CSRH) announced that it has proceeded to launch its consumer stored value rebate card. The consumer rebate card program will offer manufacturers and retailers a new way to process mail-in rebates that ensures increased customer loyalty and decreased overhead costs. Consorteum will work directly with manufactures and retailers to reduce the administration costs associated with mail-in rebate programs while providing a new way to increase consumer awareness. Additional revenue and cost-saving opportunities will be available

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Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is expanding its utility solar base. Its subsidiary Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for an additional $143 million for its ongoing solar loan program. This will help the company finance the installation of an additional 51MW of solar energy systems in homes, businesses and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area New Jersey.  PSE&G is a regulated public utility company primarily engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas in New Jersey. It serves approximately 2.1 million electricity customers and 1.7 million gas customers in the region.  Since the utility's initial Solar Loan Program was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in April 2008, customers have applied for loans totaling $105 million that would result in 30MW of installed solar capacity. In addition to the ...

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is expanding its utility solar base. Its subsidiary Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for an additional $143 million for its ongoing solar loan program. This will help the company finance the installation of an additional 51MW of solar energy systems in homes, businesses and municipal buildings throughout its electric service area New Jersey.  PSE&G is a regulated public utility company primarily engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas in New Jersey. It serves approximately 2.1 million electricity customers and 1.7 million gas customers in the region.  Since the utility's initial Solar Loan Program was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in April 2008, customers have applied for loans totaling $105 million that would result in 30MW of installed solar capacity. In addition to the ...

Oil refiner and marketer Sunoco Inc. (SUN) reported weaker-than-expected third quarter results as its refining and chemicals operations slipped in the red, pulled down by reduced margins and production. Loss per share, excluding special items, came in at 29 cents, significantly wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 9 cents. In the year-ago period, the Pennsylvania-based company earned $4.78 per share. Revenues were down 42.6% year over year to $8.7 billion.   Refining & Supply   The Refining & Supply segment lost $118 million during the quarter, as against a profit of $398 million in the year-earlier period, mainly on account of lower realized margins and lower production volumes, partly canceled by lower expenses. Realized margin averaged $2.72 per barrel, down 81.7% from the third quarter of 2008, reflecting a very weak East Coast refining margin environment. Total production was down approximately 17.2% year over year to 669.2 ...

Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) announced fiscal third quarter results with EPS of $1.16, which beat both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 and the year-ago profit of 98 cents.   New York City-based Consolidated Edison  is a diversified utility holding company with subsidiaries engaged in both regulated and unregulated businesses. Consolidated Edison’s regulated businesses operate through two subsidiaries — Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison of New York) and Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R).    Con Edison of New York is a regulated utility that provides electricity to roughly 3.3 million customers, natural gas to 1.1 million customers, and steam services to about 1,850 customers, primarily in New York City and Westchester County. O&R serves nearly 400,000 electric and gas customers in southeastern New York State, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania.   Consolidated Edison’s unregulated businesses operate through three subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Development (engaged in

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Strayer Education, Inc. (STRA) delivered a record third quarter. Earnings per share of $1.21 topped the year-prior 83 cents and outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4%. Revenues totaled $114.4 million, a 31% increase year-over-year. Fall enrollments jumped 22%.

"We are pleased with our solid financial results for the third quarter and our strong student enrollment for the fall term," said Robert S. Silberman, Chairman and CEO of Strayer Education, Inc. "We look forward to opening 13 new campuses in 2010. For the 2010 winter term, we will add three new Strayer markets with new campuses in New Brunswick and Lawrenceville, New Jersey and Little Rock, Arkansas."

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Strayer said based on the strong enrollment numbers and the planned investments in opening new campuses, it sees fourth-quarter earnings ranging between $2.28 to $2.30 per share. For 2009, the company is expecting earnings

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ANADIGICS Inc. (ANAD) recently reported revenues of $36.7 in the third quarter of 2009, down 36.8% year over year but up 16.7% sequentially. The reported revenue surpassed management guidance of revenue growth at 5%–10%.  The revenue growth was driven by a boost in the company’s 3G wireless products as well as an earlier than expected recovery in both cable TV and WLAN revenues. Cable set-top box products increased and wireless LAN products jumped 65% sequentially.  Gross margin improved significantly to 24.4% from 10.7% in the previous quarter primarily due to the increased revenue, higher factory utilization and improved yields. Operating expenses increased by $600,000 to $15 million from last quarter on higher R&D cost attributable to new products. Net loss per share came in at 10 cents better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents.  The company recently announced a foundry ...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 19, 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: Cognizant (CTSH), UBS AG (UBS), Infosys Technologies Ltd (INFY), Repsol YPF S.A. (REP) and Eni S.p.A. (E).

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Here are highlights from Friday’s AnalystBlog:

Cognizant Buys UBS ISC

Cognizant (CTSH) recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire UBS India Service Centre Private Limited for about $75 million. Based in India, UBS ISC is a captive service provider to UBS AG (UBS) and currently employs 2,000 associates.

Headquartered in Zurich

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Cognizant (CTSH) recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire UBS India Service Centre Private Limited for about $75 million. Based in India, UBS ISC is a captive service provider to UBS AG (UBS) and currently employs 2,000 associates. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS AG is a global firm providing services to private, corporate and institutional clients. New Jersey-based Cognizant is a leading provider of consulting, technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2009. As part of the transaction, UBS and Cognizant have entered into a multi-year service agreement under which Cognizant will provide a range of business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), IT, and remote infrastructure management services to UBS divisions around the globe. Cognizant aims to help these divisions to reduce time-to-market, expand service delivery, and improve productivity, operational efficiency ...

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Friday October 9, 2009

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MBRX, PWRM, CBS, CSRH, CVC, CVAT, NOC, AQNM, UTX

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MBRX, Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.

MBRX, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel drugs targeting the liver and liver pathways.

On September 15, 2009, MBRX received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”), notifying the Company that based upon the closing bid price of its common stock for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share or more that is required for continued listing

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