Cancer is a deadly killer that has been affecting families globally for far too long. Despite billions of dollars placed into research, there has not been a great amount of success in helping victim’s survive the tragic battle. One company in Maryland has developed a vaccine to stimulate a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer. That company is Northwest Biotherapeutics; their vaccine is the DCVaxA-Brain.

The DCVaxA-Brain is a groundbreaking vaccine because it is made up of the patient’s own “dendritic cells”, master cells that direct the immune system. The “dendritic cells” have been activated and educated to mobilize the whole immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells bearing the biomarkers of the patients own tumor.

Today, Northwest Biotherapeutics announced further long-term data for the period from January through September of 2009 from its prior Phase I and Phase I/II clinical trials conducted at UCLA with

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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it will voluntarily cease offering flash order types, effective September 1st, 2009.

Furmanite Corporation (NYSE:FRM), a worldwide technical services firm, will hold its conference call to discuss its second quarter results on August 7, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Central). The speakers’ audio will be supported by a slide presentation on the internet. The live dial in number is 800-291-9234, passcode 27313453. A replay of the conference call will be available until August 14, 2009. The replay number is 888-286-8010 using the access code 66612522. The replay will

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Understanding Earnings Surprises: What to Look For & Their Meaning For Investors

by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist

There have been many earnings announcements lately that have surprised investors and analysts. And this has resulted in some significant gains in stock prices.

But don’t take these quarterly results at face value.

Earnings and guidance are very conservative this year, so it shouldn’t come as a shock when a company beats its projections. Just because a company like Caterpillar crushes its estimates, it doesn’t mean the business is humming along. It just means they beat the estimate.

That said, at a time like this, it’s important to figure out why the earnings come in better than expected. Were sales higher than forecasted? Did margins improve? Was it due to a lower tax rate? Lower general and administrative costs (layoffs)?

There are a number of reasons why a company might spring a surprise. Let’s take a look

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner last week proposed a series of programs, totaling $1.5 trillion, to bail out the U.S. banking system. Of course, Geithner hasn’t told us precisely how he plans to spend the money, or identified which banks require such an enormous outlay. So I thought it was worth looking at the United States’ 12 largest banks to see where the problems might be and identify which banks might need big infusions of government cash. I perused the financial statements of all 12 banks, and also looked at their market valuations. Unlike when the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) was proposed in September - when the projections for potential losses were largely financial conjecture - we now have important concrete data on the banking system’s troubles; namely, each of the bank’s annual financial reports for ...

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Airline stocks are enjoying a sharp upswing today. The industry is recovering strongly as fuel prices tumble. And investors are also encouraged by the Delta (NYSE:DAL) and Northwest (NYSE:NWA) merger. But Andrew Snyder says this remains a high-risk sector for stock investors.

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After nearly a decade of getting kicked around by the nation’s investors, airlines are finally starting to get some positive attention. More importantly, the barrens of the friendly skies are finally starting to look like profitable ventures.

Notice, however, that I “starting” to “look” like profitable ventures. As of last quarter, the only major airline to post a profit was AMR Corp. (NYSE:AMR), the owner of American Airlines. And its earnings were a mere pittance of total revenues.

All the rest, companies like Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), and United Airlines (NYSE:UAUA), all lost significant

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Thursday October 30, 2008 Navivest

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. (NWA) completed their merger yesterday, after they got the go ahead from the justice department. The news that both companies were in merger talks first leaked on February 11, 2008.

Under the all-stock $2.6 billion dollar deal, Northwest Airlines (NWA) is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta. The merger creates the world’s largest airline.

Northwest Airlines (NWA) stockholders will receive 1.25 Delta (DAL) shares for each Northwest Airlines (NWA) share they own and based on Delta’s (DAL) closing stock price on Oct. 29, 2008, this exchange ratio works out to $9.99 for each Northwest Airlines (NWA) common share.

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Northwest Bancorp, Inc. (NWSB) shares have been holding their ground in higher territory since originally being featured as a Zacks momentum stock on Sep 9.

Northwest's estimates have also been holding up, an impressive feat in this environment. The current-year estimate stands at $1.21 per share, while the next-year estimate is pegged at $1.50, a 24% earnings growth projection.

With shares trading around the $28 level, this stock has a forward P/E multiple of 23X, a premium to the overall market.

With the higher valuations, Northwest will need to continue to grow its earnings to support more share appreciation. Take a look at the chart below.

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Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) just posted amazing third-quarter results. The company's share price is trading sharply lower on the year, creating an opportunity to purchase shares in

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Any natural resources company will admit that the permitting process to get activities underway is difficult and time-consuming. Given a solid plan of attack and good will with the permitting agencies, the process can move forward with a minimum amount of delay and expense. Solid management and a desire to work toward a common goal is the key to getting operations under way sooner rather than later. Timing an investment to when the process is nearing completion is the key.

Canadian Zinc Corp., an exploration and development mining company, works to find, develop and exploit mineral deposits primarily in Canada. The company is currently advancing mine permitting and development activities in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Although the permitting process for new or existing mines is generally a long and arduous one, Canadian Zinc is making significant progress in all areas. Its primary mining project, Prairie Creek, is a reclamation and enhancement

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Shares of Northwest Airlines Corp. (NWA) jumped 10.63% on Wednesday morning after chief executive Doug Steenland said that he expected the merger with Delta Airlines (DAL) to be wrapped up by the end of this year in spite of opposition from labor unions.

He added that Northwest can reap profit if crude oil price stabilizes near the $100-mark. According to Reuters, Steenland refuted any doubts that the credit crunch will cast a shadow on the merged airline as the entity would have $6 billion in cash on closing.

Delta is also up 11.14% a day after AP reported that airline stocks were some of the star performers in the third quarter, with most major carriers clocking double-digit percentage hikes.

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