US News

What are the details? Financial Institutions (Nasdaq:FISI) announced today the pricing of its public underwritten offering of $40 million of its fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). Due to market demand, the Company increased the aggregate offering amount of the Notes to $40 million from the previously announced amount of $35 […]

What are the details? Avid (Nasdaq:AVID) today introduced the Avid Artist | DNxIO, a hardware interface designed to accelerate high-resolution video production. When combined with the industry’s preeminent Media Composer video editing software, the Avid Artist | DNxIO delivers best-in-class high-res video ingest, editing, monitoring, and output, giving video professionals the flexible...

New CEO to get $1 salary Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a provider of social game services, today announced that current Chief Executive Officer Don Mattrick will depart the Company and the Board of Directors effective April 8, 2015. Mark Pincus, Zynga’s founder and chairman, will return to the role of Chief Executive Officer. “Don joined us […]

Agreement “Strengthens Intellectual Property Estate Around TRC102 and Provides Opportunity for Development of Additional Predictive Biomarkers” TRACON Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:TCON), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel targeted therapeutics for cancer, age-related macular degeneration and fibrotic diseases, announced...

For $134 million Epiq Systems (Nasdaq:EPIQ), a global provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession, announced today that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held, Kansas City-based Iris Data Services, the market leading provider of managed services for electronic discovery (eDiscovery). The total consideration for the acquisition is $134...

Quarterly Operations Update for the Period Ended 31 March 2015 Magnolia Petroleum Plc, the AIM quoted US focused oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced a quarterly update on its operations across proven and producing US onshore hydrocarbon formations, including the Bakken/Three Forks Sanish in North Dakota and Montana, and the Woodford, Mississippi […]

Royal Dutch Shell (LSE:RDSA) (LSE:RDSB) pushed other world news off the front page this morning, announcing that it has agreed to buy BG Group (LSE:BG.) for $70 billion dollars (£47 billion) at a premium of 50% on BG’s closing price yesterday, which was 910.40. That would price BG shares at 1,365.60. BG shares jumped to […]

Who is the new at the top? Endocyte, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECYT) a biopharmaceutical company and leader in developing targeted small molecule drug conjugates (SMDCs) and companion imaging agents for personalized therapy in cancer and other serious diseases, today announced that P. David Mozley, M.D. has been appointed as vice president of imaging. Dr. Mozley will provide […]

On 10 October 2013 I wrote an ADVFN article about “3D Printing: A Sleeping Giant for Investors.” The basis for that article was grounded and personal experience with 3D prototyping and a familiarity with the commercialization of the technology, making it available to consumers. What followed, in terms of consumerisation, has been somewhat demoralizing as […]

Macquarie Bank Facility Re-finance and drawdown Empyrean Energy, aprofitable US onshore oil, gas and condensate exploration, development and production company with assets in Texas and California, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Macquarie Bank Limited for additional debt funding under Tranche B of its facility. The further proceeds from the Facility will […]