Nov 16, 2009 09:05 American International Industries, Inc. Signs LOI With Water Desalination Technology Company
Mr. Daniel Dror, Chairman and CEO of American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN), announced that AMIN has signed a Letter of Intent with Centriforce Technology Corp., a technology company that has developed a revolutionary water desalination system. This new desalination system can save 50% to 75% of the cost to desalinate seawater when compared to current technologies installed globally. This announcement follows the press release from Nov. 6, 2009 in which AMIN stated its "Plans to Expand into (the) Water Purification and Desalination Business."   continued...

Nov 13, 2009 17:20 American International Industries, Inc. Reports Significant Improvement in Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN) reported that its loss from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) significantly improved by $2,673,490 to $284,524, or $0.03 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to EBITDA from continuing operations, excluding special items, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, which reflected a loss of $2,958,014, or $0.39 per share. Our loss from continuing operations improved by $465,639 to $1,914,343, or $0.19 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $2,379,982, or $0.34 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Our loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 included interest expense, taxes, and depreciation and amortization of $705,264, $38,613, and $885,942, respectively. Our loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 included interest expense, a tax benefit, and depreciation and amortization of $586,632, $30,489, and $360,958, respectively. Special items included in our loss from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $1,450,000 from the Delta lawsuit settlement and a $2,945,133 gain on the Hammonds' property dividend distribution.   continued...

Nov 6, 2009 16:05 American International Industries, Inc. Plans to Expand Into Water Purification and Desalination Business
American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN) Chairman and CEO Mr. Daniel Dror announced that AMIN is aggressively studying new potential business opportunities through mergers, acquisitions and/or investments to expand and diversify its present business segments and increase profitably. This growth and expansion plan will have as its priority new, next generation businesses and technologies.   continued...

Oct 9, 2009 09:17 American International Industries, Inc. Announces the Reverse Merger of Its Subsidiary, Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc., Into Hammonds Industries, Inc.
On August 13, 2009, American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN), Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc. (Delta), Hammonds Industries, Inc. (Hammonds) (Pink Sheets:HMDI), and the minority interest owners of Delta entered into an agreement to effect a reverse merger of 100% of Delta into Hammonds. The parties anticipate closing this transaction within the next 30 days, but no later than the end of the year. Hammonds is a publicly traded company under the symbol HMDI.PK. Delta will be 100% owned by the public company. The name of Hammonds will be changed to Delta Seaboard International, Inc. and a new symbol will be obtained. Also, Delta will pursue listing on the OTCBB. Management believes that placing Delta in a separate publicly traded company will unlock the company's value apart from American's other subsidiaries and provide value to Hammonds' shareholders. American will maintain its controlling interest in Delta and will continue to consolidate Delta with its other subsidiaries.   continued...

Sep 29, 2009 08:00 M.S. Howells & Co. Announces the Official Launch of the "mshPRIME" Platform
M.S. Howells & Co., an institutional broker-dealer, announces the official launch of its mshPRIME platform for use by hedge fund managers and registered investment advisors. The mshPRIME platform focuses on providing its users operational efficiency that includes a robust set of reporting tools. The all-encompassing platform consists of a "multi-prime" portfolio system that can be seamlessly integrated into the ATWeb accounting system with full partnership accounting capabilities. The platform allows a manager to more efficiently track attribution, custom develop portfolio themes and contains a risk module to assist in monitoring portfolio risk. mshPRIME is a secure web-enabled platform that can be accessed from any internet connection. The all encompassing structure of mshPRIME allows for multi-custodian portfolio reporting with the same ease and accuracy as single custodian portfolio reporting.   continued...

Aug 14, 2009 15:16 American International Industries, Inc. Reports Increase in Revenues and Profitable EBITDA for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 and Update On the Sale of 287 Acres of Waterfront Property
American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN) reported revenues from continuing operations of $12,427,129 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to $10,586,195 for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of $1,840,934, or 17%. The increase in revenues was due to the inclusion of Shumate Energy Technologies, Inc. (SET) revenues of $3,994,317, increased revenues at NPI of $304,290, or 9%, partially offset by decreased revenues at Delta of $2,457,673, or 34%.   continued...

Aug 10, 2009 16:04 Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend J. Allen Fine, Chairman of the Board of Investors Title Company (Nasdaq:ITIC), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $.07 per share to shareholders of record September 1, 2009, payable September 15, 2009.   continued...

Aug 4, 2009 20:07 WorldCommodity Fund Announces New Trading Symbol -- WCOMX
WorldCommodity Fund Announces New Trading Symbol -- WCOMX WorldCommodity Fund (tm) (Nasdaq:WCOMX), a no-load, open-end mutual fund, announces the issuance of its trading symbol WCOMX. Net asset values are computed at market close and distributed daily to the public and financial market data vendors via NASDAQ's Mutual Fund Quotation Service. Shareholders should find the new trading symbol allows them to track daily closing prices as well as to more easily compare WCOMX's performance with the other 9,000 mutual funds available to U.S. investors at a variety of broker-dealer websites and financial portals.   continued...

Jul 31, 2009 08:32 Investors Title Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
Investors Title Company Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results J. Allen Fine, Chairman of Investors Title Company (Nasdaq:ITIC), announced that for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company reported net income of $2,115,473 compared with a net loss of $273,934 for the same three-month period in 2008. Net income per diluted share equaled $0.92 compared with a net loss per diluted share of $0.11 in the same period last year. Net premiums written increased 4.3% to $18,912,388, investment income decreased 13.7% to $960,454 and total revenues increased 6.2% to $21,620,559 compared with the prior year period.   continued...

Jun 8, 2009 09:00 Latest Site Enhancements From optionsXpress Focus On Delivering Greater Value and More Control to Investors
Latest Site Enhancements From optionsXpress Focus On Delivering Greater Value and More Control to Investors Continuing to improve on the customer experience for self-directed investors, optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OXPS) today revealed a number of enhancements to its award-winning trading platform for stocks, options, futures, ETFs, bonds and mutual funds.   continued...

May 20, 2009 15:48 Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
Investors Title Company Declares Quarterly Dividend J. Allen Fine, Chairman of the Board of Investors Title Company (Nasdaq:ITIC), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $.07 per share to shareholders of record June 15, 2009, payable June 30, 2009.   continued...

May 11, 2009 13:11 American International Industries, Inc. Reports 76% Increase in Quarterly Revenues and Profitable EBITDA for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
American International Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMIN) reported revenues from continuing operations of $6,195,014 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $3,510,905 for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of $2,684,109, or 76%. The increase in revenues was due to the inclusion of Shumate Energy Technologies, Inc. (SET) revenues of $2,086,821, increased revenues at Delta of $380,962, or 18%, and increased revenues at NPI of $216,326, or 15%.   continued...

May 7, 2009 13:00 Employment Numbers Show Signs of Recovery -- But Also Show Current Rally Won't Last, Says Trading Expert
Employment numbers are the best predictor of an economic recovery. The latest employment figures show that the economy is still weak. In spite of the current market rally, a real recovery is months away, says trading expert Wayne McDonell.   continued...

May 4, 2009 16:31 Investors Title Company Announces First Quarter 2009 Results
Investors Title Company Announces First Quarter 2009 Results J. Allen Fine, Chairman of Investors Title Company (Nasdaq:ITIC), announced that for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company reported net income of $1,434,963, a decrease of 32.5% compared with $2,124,380 for the prior year period. Net income per diluted share equaled $0.62, a decrease of 28.7% compared with $0.87 per diluted share in the same period last year. Net premiums written decreased 7.9% to $16,409,820 and total revenues decreased 10.4% to $18,682,409 compared with the prior year period. Operating expenses decreased 6.3% to $16,903,446 compared with the prior year.   continued...

Apr 30, 2009 16:00 Nicholas-Applegate Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund Reports Results for the Fiscal Quarter and Six Months Ended February 28, 2009
Nicholas-Applegate Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:NGZ), a diversified closed-end management investment company which seeks total return comprised of capital appreciation, current income and gains announced its results for the fiscal quarter and six months ended February 28,2009.   continued...

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