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HellermanTyton’s (LSE:HTY) share price busted out of the doldrums of 52 weeks of trading between 273.00 (14 October 2014) and 375.00 (28 May 2015), opening at 470.00 this morning. The boost came from an announcement that Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has agreed to acquire HTY for $1.7 billion (£1.67 billion). The offer was accepted […]

Shimanek Well Update Magnolia Petroleum Plc, the AIM quoted US focused oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced that the Shimanek #2 vertical well in Oklahoma reached total depth of 5,300 feet on 24 July 2015. The Well encountered hydrocarbons in the targeted conventional zones, including the Lower Skinner, Redfork Sand and Mississippi […]

Shares of BP (LSE:BP.) closed UP 1.38% today to 392.65 on the day it reported the largest quarterly loss in the history of the company. The $6.3 BILLION loss, however, comes along with a sigh of relief that should end five years of holding its corporate breath in hopes that it might suffer minimally from […]

Multimillion-dollar savings from 2014 efforts; software efficiency to benefit hundreds of MDA users The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have achieved nearly $7 million savings through the Modeling and Operations Software Affordability Initiative during 2014, exceeding the $5 million savings targeted. In collaboration with the MDA, Northrop Grumman...

$772,000 net income, or $0.13 per Share, in 2Q15 From 1Q15 State Bank Corp. (OTCQB:SBAZ), the holding company for Mohave State Bank, today announced net income increased 13.4% to $772,000, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to $681,000, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the first quarter […]

Revenue stays the same as Q1 with $1.1m BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN), a leading provider of e-business and engagement management solutions, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Revenues for the second quarter were $2.2 million, compared with revenues of $2.5 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 and […]

Amazon’s share price (NASDAQ:AMZN) hit an all-time high of 580.57 today following its Q2 results for the period ending 30 June. The report indicated a 20% year-on-year increase in revenues to $23.18 for the quarter. Opinion on the street was that Amazon would report a second-quarter loss. Instead, it announced a $92 million net profit.  The […]

It has been only 18 days since ADVFN published “The Obamacare Effect Starts U.S. Merger Frenzy” on 06 July, in which we reported that U.S.-based healthcare insurer, Aetna (NYSE:AET), announced that it would be acquiring all outstanding shares in Humana (NYSE:HUM). At that time,  the New York Times and others had forecasted that that acquisition would be merely the first ripple...

Result of Open Offer Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas company with a combination of producing and exploration assets in Europe, announced on 6 July 2015 that it had raised £1.4 million by the issue of 20,000,000 New Ordinary Shares pursuant to a Firm Placing and 2,630,000 New Ordinary […]

Shares in ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) slipped by more than 6.6% today to 970.0, despite “a strong quarter” that produced revenues of £229 million  and a net profit of £77.1 million. That is a 22% increase in revenue and a 34% increase in net profit. Even the board’s recommendation to increase its interim dividend by 25% […]