Technology

Indian Consumers Will Now Have Easier Access to Digital Gift Codes Through Unique Bank Availability Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:EEFT), a leading global electronic payments provider and distributor, today announced a strategic partnership with Flipkart, India’s favorite on-line shopping destination and the leading e-commerce market-place in the country, to distribute Flipkart digital...

Long retention EEPROM semiconductor device Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed initial testing of a new nonvolatile memory semiconductor device that could be of significant benefit to the oil exploration field and other industries that require semiconductor devices capable of operating for long periods at high temperatures. The company’s new semiconductor...

++Breaking News++ LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2019 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. LinkedIn also expects to grant […]

How did they do? Codexis, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDXS), a developer of biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014. “I am pleased with the solid progress we are making towards our goals for 2014. All of our revenue categories showed significant […]

Both MasterCard (NYSE:MA) and Visa (NYSE:V), the world’s largest processor of debit and credit card payments, released their quarterly earnings reports in the last 48 hours. I was tempted to write about Visa as its shares tried to carry the load on Wall Street on the same day as the Federal Reserve posted its latest, […]

Xoom Corporation (Nasdaq:XOOM), a digital money transfer provider, will be introducing Xoom Bill Pay, a “cutting edge technology platform that facilitates cross-border bill payments, allowing people to pay their loved one’s bills online”. Xoom Bill Pay is scheduled to launch in November with cross-border bill pay to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and the Dominican...

Two global companies to collaborate on R&D to take offshore industry’s subsea imaging capability to the next level. BP and CGG today announced an agreement for collaborative research and development in the field of new types of marine vibratory seismic sources. The agreement combines the companies’ research efforts and expertise to develop and deploy innovative […]

For the Treatment of Glucose Transporter Type-1 Deficiency Syndrome Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced that the FDA Office of Orphan Products Development has granted orphan drug designation for triheptanoin (UX007) for the treatment of glucose transporter...

SPAR Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGRP), a supplier of retail merchandising and other marketing services throughout the United States and internationally, today announced the expansion of its service offerings with Koodo and its parent company TELUS Communications Company in Canada. In a statement the company said: “Koodo is the smart and affordable Canadian mobile alternative. Launched in...

Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx will “Identify More Patients for Treatment With PARP Inhibitors” Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) today announced it has established a Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx laboratory in Europe. Myriad’s next-generation Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test is a companion diagnostic that will identify up to 50 percent more patients with BRAC mutations who may benefit from...