GeoEye is focused on providing satellite and aerial imagery, geospatial information, geospatial products, and solutions to the national security community, strategic partners, and commercial customers. The information the company provides is a crucial asset to several industries including intelligence, defense and security, air and marine transportation, oil and gas, environmental monitoring, online mapping, insurance and risk management, urban planning and emergency preparedness.

In order to continue providing the best-in-class solutions, GeoEye is preparing for the launch of GeoEye-1, which has been designed to be the globe’s most accurate, highest-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite. This advanced satellite will be able to take images with a ground resolution of just 16 inches!

With such huge potential, and analysts saying things like, “The successful launch of the satellite should lead to a 170 percent rise in the company’s earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization on revenue growth of 50 percent in 2009,” one would

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Since exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were first introduced in 1993, interest in them has grown steadily. In one year alone, ETF assets increased by a staggering 49% to reach $588.2 billion.

Although ETFs resemble index mutual funds, they actually have a lot in common with individual shares of stock. ETFs can be purchased on margin, sold short, and traded any time the markets are open. If you are seeking an investment that can offer the benefits of both mutual funds and stocks, an ETF may be an option to consider.

An ETF is a passively managed portfolio of securities that is initially sold by an investment company and thereafter traded in individual shares on a stock exchange. The underlying securities may all be from a certain sector or country, or they may track a broad market index.

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ETF share prices are more likely to be based on the demand for the shares themselves

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Vision-Sciences, Inc is engaged in the development and manufacturing of advanced, video-based endoscopy equipment. The company’s digital endoscope lines are set apart from the competition in that they come with a built-in light source, unlike traditional scopes which must be fitted with a separate camera head and light cable. Perhaps the most significant product offered by Vision-Sciences is its patented Slide-On EndoSheath, a disposable endoscope cover which eliminates the patient’s chance of infection.

The company has had several breakthroughs in the way of product approvals by various organizations in recent weeks. Health Canada gave Vision-Sciences’ scopes the go-ahead, clearing the way for distribution throughout Canada and Europe. Underwriter’s Laboratories also provided its stamp of approval, enabling Vision-Science to affix the “CE” mark to its product. CEO Ron Hadani says his company’s products have created “overwhelming interest” in the medical community, which can be appeased, now that the proper certifications have

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Tercica, Inc. (NASD: TRCA) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement with Ipsen, S.A. (Euronext: IPN). The merger states an affiliate of Ipsen will acquire all of the shares of Tercica common stock that Ipsen doesn’t already own at a price of $9.00 per share in cash, valuing Tercica at approximately $663 million. The transaction still has to be approved by Tercica’s shareholders, who hold a majority of the company’s outstanding common stock, but the board of directors unanimously approved the deal.

As of now, Ipsen and their affiliates own approximately 25.3% of the outstanding Tercica common stock. Ipsen has agreed to exercise their outstanding Tercica warrant and convert their Tercica convertible notes promptly following today’s agreement. Following the conversion, Ispen and their affiliates have agreed to vote their Tercica shares in favor of the merger, as well as a number of

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Good article today in the PI about Jones Soda (NASDAQ:JSDA) who's share price is now at $2.90 and down 84% in the last year.  The big questions is -- can they make a comeback? Meryl Schenker / P-I His last name is just a coincidence: Jones Soda Co. CEO Steve Jones, shown at the company's operations center in Seattle, is a former executive at Coca-Cola. Jones Soda aims to revive fizz

By ANDREA JAMES P-I REPORTER

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On Friday, Rebecca Darst said options traders are looking at chips. What reason(s) did she cite?

Here’s the video.  It seems to me like she mentions Infineon’s (IFX) guidance cut, a recent Barron’s article and TI’s (TXN - Annual Report) lukewarm share price. In other words, all of the above.

Infineon doesn’t show up on my screens and Texas Instruments ranks pretty neutrally. I personally think the semiconductor industry should do well, and own the Semiconductor HOLDRs (SMH) and Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM.PK) - though the latter position is a little stub spun out from the SMH when the company was delisted.

 

 

 

Disclosure: William Trent has a long position in SMH.

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