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Stocks to Fulfill Those New Year's Resolutions (BusinessWeek) and International Stem Cell Corporation Discusses Recent Funding (Business Wire)
City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 01/05/2009 - Earnings industry news provided by Financial News USA. As 2008 becomes a bitter and fading memory, it's fair to assume U.S. consumers are doing what they usually do as they ring in a New Year: make yet another round of resolutions that range from losing weight to eating more healthfully, and to spending more quality time with their families. This year there's a catch. Most lifestyle changes call for discretionary spending, and with the recession expected to deepen and bring more job losses, people tend to forego changes until they feel more financially secure.
Losing weight is usually the top priority when it comes to making New Year's resolutions. Over the long term the weight loss industry has been benefiting from increasing obesity both in the U.S. and abroad. [Read the full article]
OCEANSIDE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO) announced on December 30 that it had received the first $1 million tranche of an anticipated private equity financing of up to $5 million to be funded over the next several months. Officials of the Company commented today on the significance of that funding. "This is a first major step toward the Company's goal of becoming financially self-sufficient," said Kenneth Aldrich, CEO of the Company. Mr. [Read the full article]
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acme Packet, Inc. (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 on Thursday, February 5, 2009 after the market closes. The Company's management team plans to host a live conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. eastern time on that day
to discuss the financial results as well as management's outlook for the business. The conference call may be accessed in the United States by dialing (800) 230-1096 and using access code "APKT". The conference call may be accessed outside of the United States by dialing (612) 332-0226 and using access code "APKT." The conference call will be simultaneously webcast on the Company's investor relations website, which can be accessed at www.ir.acmepacket.com. [Read the full article]
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CRA International (NASDAQ: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing economic, financial, and management consulting services, today announced that the Company plans to webcast its fourth-quarter fiscal 2008 financial results conference call on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. ET. CRA's fourth-quarter fiscal 2008 conference call will be hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Burrows and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wayne D. Mackie. To listen to a live webcast of the call, please visit the Company's website at www.crai.com prior to the event's broadcast. To listen to the call via telephone, dial (201) 689-8328 or (877) 407-5790. [Read the full article]
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