RTI International Metals News

Although it went in the opposite direction of the market today, the ETF tracked closer to the overall market today than over the past week.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF where we have detected an approximate $65.6 million dollar outflow - that's a 11.1% decrease week over week .

Researchers at RTI International and at UNC-Chapel Hill have secured $3.8 million in federal funding to create a cell culture combining human cells and chip technology that will emulate a human lung.

Right now, scientists investigate treatments using cell culture assays and animal models.

A planned pilot survey of patients on devices for obesity treatment is one of FDA's first forays into studying how to consider patients' feelings on risk and benefits, CDRH chief of general surgical devices Telba Irony told a session in Washington in May.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel , one standout is the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF where we have detected an approximate $47.8 million dollar inflow - that's a 8.7% increase week over week in outstanding units .

The study, published in the June issue of Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies , used eight years of county-level data to assess the effects of No Child Left Behind on student performance in Alabama's rural schools.

Newswise - RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Allowing developers and communities to buy "credits" for pollution reductions made by others has the potential to significantly reduce the projected costs of cleaning up Chesapeake Bay, an economic analysis conducted by RTI International suggests.

Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study.

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice.

The firm currently has a $24.50 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $20.00. The analysts wrote, "We are upgrading shares of RTI to Neutral from Underweight and raising our price target to $24.50 from $20 as fewer downside risks to 2012 merit a greater focus on 2013 earnings growth.

Trading pollution credits could cut costs of restoring the Chesapeake Bay by as much as 80 percent, according to a new study.

RTI International Metals Inc. on Thursday delivered an upbeat outlook of its titanium business for the second half of the year and 2013 as it blew past analysts' earnings forecast in its first quarter.

TMS International Corp. shares jumped 5.16 percent and RTI International Metals was up 4.4 percent on a day that saw many other local companies ending the day down slightly.

Newswise - RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - Certified nursing assistants are an essential part of the long-term care workforce, but more than 60 percent of CNAs working in nursing homes experience work-related injuries, according to a study conducted by researchers at RTI International.

Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals saw sharply higher earnings in the first quarter with net income of $5.6 million thanks to strength in its aerospace, defense and medical device business.

RTI International Metals, which supplies titanium products, posted a first-quarter profit that handily beat analysts' expectations on growth at its aerospace, defense and medical device markets.

Newswise - RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - In a time of tightening budgets, government investment in prison-based drug treatment programs could help reduce overall criminal justice system costs, according to a study by researchers from RTI International and Temple University.

The American Chemistry Council , Washington, D.C., has released a study showing that emerging technologies designed to convert plastics into fuels or raw materials could offer environmental benefits and cost savings compared with landfill disposal.