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Delcath Systems share offering raises $32 million

Delcath Systems Inc., a developer of a cancer-drug delivery device, said Wednesday it raised $32.4 million in net proceeds from a public stock offering.

RehabCare prices share offering at $24 apiece

RehabCare Group Inc., a provider of physical therapy services, said Friday it has priced its public offering of 5.4 million shares of common stock at $24 each.

Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share

Metabolix Inc., a plastics and chemicals company, said Wednesday it has priced a public offering of three million common shares at $9 each, for net proceeds of $27 million before underwriting discounts and expenses.

Entertainment Properties prices share offering

Entertainment Properties Trust on Tuesday priced its offering of 5.5 million shares and an additional 825,000 shares to be bought by underwriters at $173.3 million.

Hyatt underwriters buy additional 5.7M shares

Hyatt Hotels Corp. said Friday that underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised their option to buy 5.7 million more shares of common stock at $25 apiece.

Continental Airlines inks more deals with partners

Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it signed two new partnerships with airlines, a day after it joined the world's largest carrier alliance.

ReneSola prices share offering at $4.75

Chinese solar product maker ReneSola Ltd. said Wednesday that its public offering of 15.5 million American depositary shares has been priced at $4.75 per share. The news sent the company's stock tumbling by nearly 8 percent.

Glimcher Realty to sell $80M in common shares

Glimcher Realty Trust said Monday it has commenced an offer to sell $80 million worth of its common shares in a public sale.

West Coast fishermen embark on new wave of fishing

The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling gear.

Immunocor expands stock buyback authorization

Immucor Inc., which makes products used in blood transfusions, said Tuesday that its board has authorized the company to repurchase an additional 2 million shares of its common stock under its current buyback program.

Bing rings up search gains, dinging Google, Yahoo

Microsoft Corp.'s souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground on industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in July, according to data released late Monday.

After Bing's first month, Microsoft still No. 3

Microsoft Corp.'s redesigned search site remains a distant third to Google and Yahoo despite getting a slight boost in its first month.

Store closings may send customers to survivors

Retailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. They're using aggressive mailers, accepting dead stores' gift cards and stocking the items that were once their rivals' best sellers.

‘Face of Facebook’ defends site’s policies

The face of Facebook, the burgeoning social networking site, was supposedly in damage-control mode, but you wouldn’t have known it from looking at the site’s 24-year-old founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial to raise 1 trillion yen

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. said Monday it will raise up to 990 billion yen ($10.6 billion) by issuing new shares over the next year, shoring up its balance sheet in the wake of a massive investment in Morgan Stanley.

Nokia warns 3Q market share will fall; shares dive

Shares in Nokia Corp. tumbled Friday after the leading cell phone maker said its third-quarter global market share will decline from second-quarter levels because of aggressive price cuts by its rivals.

iPhone market share at 19 percent in 1Q, IDC says

Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a new model of which is widely expected this summer, took 19.2 percent of the U.S. market for "smart" phones in the first quarter of 2008, according to research firm IDC's vendor survey.

Firefox Share Gains Slightly in Study

Mozilla's Firefox Web browser edged up slightly in usage at the expense of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, commanding nearly 11 percent of the U.S. market on a typical weekday, according to research by WebSideStory.

The Vine
Google Sells Back Its Stake in AOL. There Goes $700 Million.
Source: TechCrunch

Google finally sold back its 5 percent stake in AOL to Time Warner. Originally valued at $1 billion in 2005, Google ended up getting back only $283 million, including some cash distributions.

Writing.Com: Cool Links
Source: Writing.com

I love to share people, places, websites, etc. I find both in Cyberspace and in real life with others, so I'm making up a list of links that will take you places where you can learn more about what's out there!

Google Health lets users share their online records
Source: CNET.com

Google Health has introduced a new feature that lets users share their online health records with designated doctors, friends, and family members.

Grip on Bank Would Tighten If Deal Is Set -
Source: Wall Street Journal

The government, which now owns 7.8% of Citigroup, already is pushing the company to unload some of its businesses, has veto power over its executive-pay packages, and has urged the company's board to shake up its ranks.

10 reasons why Satyam fiasco will not effect Indian IT Corp!
Source: counterreport.com

Though it went much deeper than the usual window dressing, essentially this doesn't speak anything negative about the Indian software industry's delivery model or capabilities..

Wanted: More Long Island ghost stories (Video)
Source: Newsday.com

---Main Link is Video. Print Story link below.--- Calling all ghosts.

MySpace Adds Easy Video Integration To Bulletins
Source: Times of the Internet

Here's another reason to spend even more time at Myspace. The popular social networking website recently added a feature that allows members to send out their favorite video clips via a quick bulletin.

'Auditude' gives MySpace a way to welcome pirated videos
Source: Times of the Internet

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- MySpace and Auditude have rolled out an innovative solution to the problem of people posting pirated television show snippets on the Internet.

That Wealth Spreader
Source: TIME

In the 1943 movie Tender Comrade, Ginger Rogers utters the words "Share and share alike--that's democracy." Nobody objected at the time, but four years later, Rogers' mother complained to the House Un-American Activities Committee that her daughter had been forced to express a co …

Eyeless in Wall Street
Source: www.nosle.com

Share trading can be done by anyone who is wary and not greedy

"Socialist" the NEW tagline for Obama?

There is a lot to do about nothing as usual in the media. Over the past couple of days, it came to light that Obama wants to spread the wealth. Hello? This is not a new concept. Out entire tax system is based on one simple premise, those that make more should contribute more.

Brew 2.0, Molson's Special Night for Bloggers
Source:

A night of sharing for beer loverts and bloggers

Yahoo Shareholders Steaming As Share Price Hits 5-Year Low
Source: Portfolio.com: Top 5

Yahoo shareholders are stewing, considering the company's board rejected a $33 per share offer by Microsoft, only to come crawling back at that number after Microsoft had walked away. At the time, Yahoo's chief executive Jerry Yang said Microsoft's offer undervalued Yahoo.

Copyright law in Canada would turn millions into criminals
Source: Canada.com

There are at least 400 movies and an uncountable number of television shows on about 200 VHS tapes stored in my den.

Financial Nirvana through Virtual Capital

Just like the title suggests, i am (and also most people I know) in search of Financial Nirvana. Being a curious finance learner/trader I am all the time looking out for free information and opportunities available to get to the stage of nirvana.

Cup PC concept
Source: dvice.com

Sure, we're all about the futuristic designs around these parts, but the Cup PC concept take futuristic design to a completely new level. This idea takes the average PC and tries to make it as simple as drinking a cup of tea.

Adobe Share Launches (Free)
Source: http://terrywhite.com/techblog/

Adobe SHARE makes it easy for you share large files for free.

We're Getting There

I consider myself an incredibly-optimistic person, and I am very grateful for that attitude. Even so, I must admit there are times when I find myself feeling a bit cynical about the state of our world.

How long should copyright last?
Source: Guardian Unlimited

In 1735 William Hogarth, after a lively public campaign, helped to pass an act giving engravers the rights to their work for 14 years from publication.

The wonderful horrible life of Facebook users and their data (or, "data hogs get slaughtered")
Source: calacanis.com

Doc has an important post today that reflects on data and privacy. The post comes back to Marc Cantor's "but it's our daaaaaatttttaaaaaa dudeeeeeeeessss riggggggggghhhhttt?!?!?!!!!!!" question that we've been hearing at tech conferences going on three years now.

Introduce free share pictures website.

Free Referral Contest The referral contest has officially started! We hope to hold this contest every month from here on out. All you have to do is use the banners and links below to refer new users to Shareapic. The prizes for this month are...

Why Pownce is Useful
Source: gearfire.net

You may or may not have heard of Pownce, Kevin Rose's web start-up which makes it easy to share links, photos, videos, or files with friends.

Points of view from France

Hi, I'm French (sorry?). Appealed by newsvine and the opportunity to share with US earthmates, I open my space. Hope we could have exchange about your points of view. Greg

chips in the future
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this is the summary of a business article !

MxPlay Launches A Browser Plug-In Music Widget
Source: Mashable!

This widget really kicks ass! I've used a bunch of online free software and I have to say that it is the best. As a university student it also makes me feel like the RIAA isn't breathing down my neck. Can't wait for the IM feature! This is going to blow up for sure i my opinion.

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