North American Scientific News

In the first half of 2011, the Big Four benefited from tight supply-demand conditions for many key services, as frenzied drilling activity in North American shale oil and gas plays strained the industry's capacity to meet these needs.

Following a monthly look into the handset industry, Canaccord Genuity technology analyst Michael Walkley released a note to investors for the following companies: Apple : We have increased our C2012 iPhone estimates from 140M to 148M units, as we believe Apple will continue its strong iPhone momentum and capture market share during C2012.

Diamond Foods, Inc. : Proctor & Gamble issued the following Pringles transaction update: "Diamond Foods issued a news release announcing that its financial statements for 2010 and 2011 could not be relied on and would need to be restated.

Singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt is preparing for the spring start of her nationwide tour in support of "Slipstream," her first studio set in seven years.

Madonna's world tour will start in Israel. Live Nation Entertainment announced Tuesday that the Material Girl's first tour since 2009 will start May 29 in Tel Aviv.

True Religion Apparel Inc. : Benchmark Co. raised its price target for True Religion citing management's strong execution ahead of the company's earnings on February 9. The firm keeps a Buy rating on the stock.

Predictive modeling continues to gain momentum among North American property & casualty insurers, according to findings from global professional services company third predictive modeling survey .

Dorin Spivey has been written off more times than lunch at the Four Seasons. Less than three months shy of his 39th birthday, he's well past the career expiration date for a lightweight boxer.

Cummins Westport Inc. , a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, announced today that Navistar will offer the Cummins Westport ISL G in the InternationalA TranStar and WorkStar trucks.

NASDAQ was the leader, jumping 8.0% in the month. It was followed by the S&P 500 , the Toronto Stock Exchange and Dow Jones Industrials .

Carson City February 1, 2012 - Carson City, NV - Today, Stockpick.pro reports on Sunbelt International and RAYSTREAM, INC , Legend Oil and Gas Ltd , Treaty Energy Corporation , NORTH SPRINGS RESOUR Sunbelt International the progressive growing clean energy company that provides clean, renewable sources of power generation is looking to make a real ... (more)

Exxon will sell its Japanese refining and marketing business to TonenGeneral Sekiyu for $3.9 billion, in a deal that underscores a larger trend of oil companies shedding refining businesses and turning to exploration in hopes of boosting profits.

Ford Motor CompanyA reported its results for the fourth quarter.A Net income for the auto manufacturer rose to $13.6 billion vs.

S&P 500 component Ford Motor Company reported its results for the fourth quarter.

Park Electrochemical Corp. announced that its Park Advanced Composite Materials, Inc.

S&P 500 component Varian Medical Systems Inc. reported higher profit for the first quarter as revenue showed growth.

Equity markets spent the majority of the day paring early losses amid a lackluster trading session with the majors narrowly mixed at the close of North American trade.

Joint venture with New Video seen providing opportunities for indie filmmakers to get their movies into theaters, on home video and out through digital distribution.

The question here is: will one or both of the post-spin-off companies be fiscally healthy and competitive enough for the stock price to subsequently rise? The two post-spin-off stocks will represent Sara Lee's international coffee and tea business in one company, and North American operations in another company, which includes Jimmy Dean, Ball Park ... (more)

Provident, a natural-gas-liquids-focused midstream company, has assets in three of the most important North American energy plays: the Alberta oil sands, the Bakken shale, and the Marcellus shale.