AFAM has closed the second week of May 2008 at $21.60, which is tantalizingly close to the annual high of $25.38. The Price to Earnings Ratio continues to be below 15, even after this surge. Profits have jumped 47% during … Continue reading →

Gymboree Corp. (NASDAQ: GYMB), a specialty retailer offering unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and a 4% increase in same-store sales. Same-store sales, a key indicator of retailer performance, measures growth at … Continue reading →

Treehouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS), a food manufacturer primarily serving the retail grocery and foodservice channels, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings of $0.34 per share versus $0.24 per share on a 39% sales increase. Shares climbed by $2.20 per … Continue reading →

Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) posted a loss for the fiscal fourth quarter as costs to lay off workers and close properties ate into results, according to the marketing services company. Acxiom lost $58.3 million, or 76 cents per share, in the … Continue reading →

General Electric (GE) plans to auction off its appliance business for as much as $8 billion, ending the company’s long association with so-called “white goods”. With appliance sales getting hit by the slowing U.S. economy and the housing bust, jettisoning … Continue reading →

GeoEye, Inc. (GEOY) is a provider of space-based and aerial imagery, and geospatial information through both high and low resolution imagery, imagery-derived products, and image processing services to customers worldwide. The company operates a constellation of Earth imaging satellites, along … Continue reading →

VanceInfo Technologies Inc (NYSE: VIT) announced today that International Data Corporation, IDC, has ranked VanceInfo as #1 among Chinese offshore software development vendors for the North American and European markets, based on 2007 revenues. IDC generates global market intelligence for … Continue reading →

Coal is perhaps one of the most visible minerals used in today’s world. The average consumer or manufacturing giant may not actually see it in its black, raw form, but they are likely to experience its power when they flip … Continue reading →

4Kids Entertainment Inc. (KDE), a major provider of children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing, sees their job as helping to entertain and engage children during their leisure time. With this goal in mind, they have, through their wholly owned subsidiaries, developed … Continue reading →

At Amish Naturals (AMNT), wholesome organic food is their reason for being. The products they manufacture, distribute, and sell reflect the wholesome traditions of the Amish people and their culinary customs. Headquartered in Holmesville, Ohio, Amish Naturals focuses their selling … Continue reading →