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Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX) is a biotech with a very promising diabetes drug. After statistically significant results on October 7th, 2010, the stock spiked as high as $2.10. During the same day the company announced that institutional investors had purchased $5.25 million in convertible...

Two of the most maddeningly tardy elements of the recovery are finally showing signs of improvement.  Small Businesses and Consumers have been extremely slow to join the corporation-led rebound - so slow that their absence at the party has led many to conclude that a double dip was on the way. But...

We expect School Specialty Inc. (SCHS), an education company offering supplemental educational products and equipment, to Underperform and set a price target of $11.00. Earlier, we had a Neutral recommendation on the stock. The recent economic downturn has resulted in an uncertainty related to...

Hill International (NYSE: HIL) announced today that it has received a task order contract from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration to provide project management oversight services in connection with transit projects nationally that receive funding pursuant to the American Recovery and...

J.P. Morgan reiterates its Overweight rating on EnerNOC Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC). In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "The pullback in ENOC stock presents long-term investors with an opportunity to build positions in this growth stock at a reasonable price in our view. ENOC has traded down 23.2%...

We expect School Specialty Inc. (SCHS), an education company offering supplemental educational products and equipment, to Underperform and set a price target of $11.00. Earlier, we had a Neutral recommendation on the stock. The recent economic downturn has resulted in an uncertainty related to...

The recent economic downturn has resulted in uncertainty related to state budget funding levels in school districts, subsequently leading to a cautious spending approach. Consequently, School Specialty (SCHS) has been registering a persistent decline in the top line. Softness in demand still...

FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN), the global business advisory firm, projected a 3% increase in holiday sales in its recently-released 2010 Retail Report. The upside is expected to come on the back of year-over-year improvements in income growth and household wealth. Another reason for the uptick in...

FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN), the global business advisory firm, projected a 3% increase in holiday sales in its recently-released 2010 Retail Report. The upside is expected to come on the back of year-over-year improvements in income growth and household wealth. Another reason for the uptick in...

Below are the top information & delivery service stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of operating cash flow. The trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow at Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE: DNB) is $345.60 million. DNB's gross profit for the same period is $1.69 billion. The trailing...

School Specialty Inc. (SCHS) recently posted second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 96 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23, and tumbled 38.9% from $1.57 earned in the prior-year quarter. Revenue Still Falling, Margins under Pressure Greenville, Wisconsin...

School Specialty Inc. (SCHS) recently posted second-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 96 cents a share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23, and tumbled 38.9% from $1.57 earned in the prior-year quarter. Revenue Still Falling, Margins under Pressure Greenville, Wisconsin...

Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer Stocks dip as China forces banks to raise reserves Stocks retreat a day after a big rally as China raises bank reserve requirements NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks dipped Friday after China moved to curb inflation after days of speculation. The Dow Jones industrial...

There is a specific reason I do not buy falling knives, but every so often I make an attempt at one just to remind myself of why I don't like this strategy.  I tried to buy EnerNOC (ENOC) at the bottom of a range it has traded at the past 12 months a week and a half ago.  Today it broke below those...

Shares of School Specialty, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCHS) are trading down 6.2% at $12.99 per share during the Thursday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of School Specialty, Inc has been between a 52-week low of $12.16 and $13.43 per share. Analysts covering the company's stock...