ATLANTA, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The boom in federal securities class action litigation continued in the first quarter of 2003 with 65 unique actions and 364 total cases filed. Over 100 different law firms throughout the United States filed at least one case during the period, according to the latest issue of Securities Class Action: Plaintiffs' Counsel Watch. The report found that three plaintiffs' firms: Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP; Schiffrin & Barroway LLP; and Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP were the most active filers during the period.
Sandvik Annual General Meeting 2003
SANDVIKEN, Sweden, May 05, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sandvik AB's Annual General Meeting in Sandviken on 5 May approved the Board's proposed dividend of SEK 10.00 per share for the 2002 fiscal year. The record date to receive the dividend was set at Thursday 8 May. Payment is expected through VPC on Tuesday 13 May.
Stockwinners.com Option Picks Average Ninety-Six Percent Gains
AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The following is an investment opinion issued by Stockwinners.com. Selections featured in recent Stockwinners.com http://www.STOCKWINNERS.com Option Picks postings registered an average short-term gain of 96 percent. In the three months ending May 2nd, the equities research firm addressed the upward price potential of 253 publicly traded stock options. On average, the entire group was up 96 percent in nine days. The postings included one hundred thirty-eight calls and one hundred fifteen puts.
Hail, Caesar! -- New Novel Tells Fascinating, Intimate Story of One of History's Greatest Leaders
FLEETWOOD, United Kingdom, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The volume of material written about Gaius Julius Caesar is plentiful, but few authors have captured his essence as Pat Hunter has done in Immortal Caesar (now available through 1stBooks).
ALLEN, Texas, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Jack Weston is known as a sort of gypsy type, a drifter of the skies. Flying from job to job, Jack hasn't exactly set the world on fire, but his fortune is about to change when he stumbles on a treasure of gold lost in the jungles of Venezuela. An exciting adventure is about to take flight in the new novel, Midnight Jungle Flights (now available through 1stBooks Library), by Cole Banner.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- For any woman going through a divorce or struggling to reclaim her own identity after a loss, poet Beverly Jenai offers a collection of poems describing her own rebirth that almost all women can relate to. In Kin'lin for the Soul: For Those Who've Loved, and Dare to Love Again (now available through 1stBooks Library), Jenai's poems serve as a voice for women.
Someone's Picking the Daisies -- Novel Reveals a Tender Love Story Amid Suspense and Intrigue
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Set within the worlds of the FBI and the Mafia, Someone's Picking the Daisies (now available through 1stBooks) combines the intrigue of a murder mystery and the romance of a love story, with a bizarre look into the disturbed psyche of a madman. It will horrify at time and charm at others.
Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP
BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP:
LONDON, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In his new book, Frank Sikapa draws on his extensive experience as a dialysis technician to develop a guide for technicians, engineers and managers to improve skills and identity and remedy problems.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Middle East still remains a powder keg even with the ousting of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq as America's eyes have recently refocused on neighboring Syria and Iran. With Ret. Lt. Gen. Jay Garner stepping into Baghdad to help the interim peace process, Richard P. Robison contends that America must keep its foothold in the region as the war on terrorism still rages. His new book, The Middle East War Process: The Truth Behind America's Middle East Challenge: A Book of Answers (now available through 1stBooks Library), explains the real reasons for America's presence in the cradle of civilization.
