Pan American Silver Reports Record Q4 and Year-End Earnings
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq:PAAS) (TSX:PAA) today reported unaudited financial and operating results for the full year and fourth quarter 2006, and provided production guidance for 2007.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that its board of directors approved a 23 percent increase of the common stock quarterly dividend to $0.37 per share from $0.30 per share. The company also announced that it has entered into a $600 million accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Credit Suisse, New York Branch.
CDMA Industry Witnesses Record-Breaking Growth
COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The CDMA Development Group (CDG) today announced that there were 100 million new CDMA2000(r) subscriber adds in 2006. Currently, there are more than 325 million CDMA2000 subscribers, including 55 million CDMA2000 1xEV-DO broadband subscribers, representing a 125% increase in EV-DO subscribers from the previous year. Including cdmaOne, there are now more than 370 million CDMA subscribers worldwide. Most of the growth came from the Asia Pacific region, followed by North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, and then Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Charles H. Johnson & Associates
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Charles H. Johnson & Associates announces that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of New Century Financial Corp. ("New Century") (NYSE:NEW) publicly traded securities during the period May 4, 2006 through February 7, 2007 (the "Class Period).
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
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COON RAPIDS, Minn., Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Get ready to embark on an extraterrestrial adventure of a lifetime as Xlibris announced today the release of The Amulet, a captivating fantasy novel featuring the imagination of author M.M. Beryk.
Gevity Announces 25th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
BRADENTON, Fla., Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gevity (Nasdaq:GVHR), which serves as the full-service human resources department for small and mid-sized businesses, declared a dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock, payable on April 30, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2007.
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Ronald Hirsch, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nord Resources Corporation ("Nord") (Pink Sheets:NRDS) announced today that Platinum Diversified Mining, Inc. ("Platinum") has failed to pay the $2,000,000 termination fee demanded by Nord in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement respecting the proposed acquisition of Nord by Platinum (the "Merger"). In its Notice of Termination dated February 15, 2007, Nord demanded payment of the termination fee no later than the close of business on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, and placed Platinum on notice that it has reserved all of its rights to pursue Platinum for damages.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNOV) (Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange: Code Number: 4875), a biopharmaceutical company focused on accelerating the global development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products, today announced that one of its clinical investigators will present data from a Phase II clinical study of MN-001, MediciNova's investigational oral treatment for bronchial asthma. As previously announced, MN-001 was well tolerated and significantly improved measures of respiratory function in asthma patients compared to placebo in this trial.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Dow Jones & Company (NYSE:DJ) today announced that its board of directors intends to name M. Peter McPherson, 66, chairman of the board on April 18, 2007, when Dow Jones holds its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. McPherson has served as an independent director of Dow Jones since 1998.
