LONDON -- The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE ) isn't doing much today. The index of top U.K. shares is up a meager 12 points, or 0.19%, as of 9:25 a.m. EDT. Recent economic news has failed to clarify the medium-term outlook, and many are waiting for the next moves from central banks -- although the formation of a government in Italy has at least eliminated one bit of uncertainty.
News for companies is not all good today, either, with profit warnings taking some of the shine off recent upbeat earnings reports. Here are three companies slipping today.
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty shares have slumped 10.2% this morning after the construction company issued its second profit warning in six months. The firm's U.K. construction business is now "expected to deliver significantly lower profits from operations for 2013 than management's expectations at the time of the full-year results announcement in March," as tough market conditions over the second half of 2012 are continuing.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Ever-Glory International Group Inc.(EVK)
Ever-Glory International Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of apparel for women, men, and children. Its products include coats, jackets, slacks, skirts, shirts, trousers, vests, skiwear, down jackets, knitwear, and jeans. The company offers its products to the casual wear, sportswear, and outerwear brands, as well as retailers, such as department stores, flagship stores, stores-within-a-store, and specialty stores primarily in Europe, the United States, Japan, and the People?s Republic of China. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 293 retail stores in the People?s Republic of China. The company is based in West Covina, California.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: China Coal Corporation (CKO.V)
China Coal Corporation, a development stage company, engages in identifying, acquiring, and developing coal mines in the People�s Republic of China. The company holds interests in a coal bed methane property covering a net area of approximately 1,941 square kilometers in the eastern Dananhu Coalfield, Hami Prefecture, Xinjiang Province. It also has an agreement to acquire a 60% interest in the Mei Feng coal mine located west of Urumqi, Xinjiang. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Top 10 Casino Companies To Watch In Right Now: Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ENZN)
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the research and development of therapeutics for cancer patients with unmet medical needs. The company?s drug-development programs utilize two platforms-Customized PEGylation Linker Technology and third-generation mRNA-targeting agents utilizing the Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) technology. It currently holds four compounds in clinical development and multiple novel LNA targets in preclinical research. The company?s development product pipeline consists of PEG-SN38 compound that utilizes Customized Linker Technology, which is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic colorectal and breast cancer, as well as a Phase I trial for pediatric patients with cancer; and the Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 alpha antagonist in Phase I studies for the treatment of solid tumors and lymphoma. Its product line also comprises Survivin antagonist in Phase I study in pediatric patients with recurrent acute lymphoblas tic leukemia; Androgen Receptor antagonist, a validated target for the treatment of prostate cancer that is in a Phase I study in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer; and rights to five compounds, including AR, HER3, beta-catenin, PI3KCA, and Gli2. Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: American Strategic Income Portfolio II (BSP)
American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc. II is a close-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. It is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc. and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets. It invests in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in whole-loan mortgages. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Lehman Brothers Mutual Fund Government/Mortgage Index. American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc. II was formed on July 30, 1992 and is domiciled in the United States.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Unilever PLC(UL)
Unilever PLC operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. It offers personal care products, including skin care and hair care products, deodorants, and oral care products under the brand names of Axe, Brylcreem, Dove, Fissan, Lifebuoy, Lux, Pond's, Radox, Rexona, Signal & Close Up, Simple, St Ives, Sunsilk, TRESemm� Vaseline, and VO5. The company also provides home care products comprising laundry tablets, powders and liquids, soap bars, and a range of cleaning products under the Cif, Comfort, Domestos, Omo, Radiant, Sunlight, and Surf brand names. In addition, it offers food products consisting of soups, bouillons, sauces, snacks, mayonnaise, salad dressings, margarines and spreads, as well as cooking products, such as liquid margarines. The company markets its food products under the brand names of Becel/Flora, Bertolli, Blue Band, Rama, Hellmann?s, Amora, and Knorr. Further, it provides refreshment products, which includ e ice cream, tea-based beverages, weight-management products, and nutritionally enhanced staples under the brand names of Heartbrand, Lipton, and Slim Fast. Unilever sells its products through its own sales force, as well as through independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain, wholesale, co-operative and independent grocery accounts, food service distributors, and institutions. The company, formerly known as Lever Brothers Limited, was founded in 1885 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Unilever PLC is a subsidiary of The Unilever Group.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: (NVDL)
NovaDel Pharma Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops oral spray formulations for marketed pharmaceuticals. The company?s proprietary technology enables delivery of drugs into the bloodstream leading to onset of action and patient benefits. Its oral spray candidates target angina, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, and nausea. NovaDel Pharma?s marketed products include NitroMist for acute relief of an attack of angina pectoris, or acute prophylaxis of angina pectoris, due to coronary artery disease; and ZolpiMist for short-term treatment of insomnia. The company?s product candidates comprise Duromist, which is in preclinical development for erectile dysfunction; Zensana, which is in preclinical development for nausea; NVD-201, an oral spray formulation of sumatriptan in Phase 2/3 clinical trial to treat migraine headache; NVD-301, an oral spray formulation of midazolam in preclinical stage for the treatment of sedation during diagnostic, therap eutic, and endoscopic procedures; and ZolpiMist in Phase 1 clinical trial to treat middle of the night awakening. It has strategic license agreements with Talon Therapeutics, Inc., Kwang Dong Pharmaceuticals, and BioAlliance Pharma SA to develop and market Zensana; Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the company?s oral spray technology to deliver propofol for pre-procedural sedation; and Velcera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for veterinary applications for marketed veterinary drugs. NovaDel Pharma also has agreements with Mist Acquisition, LLC, for the manufacturing and commercialization of the NitroMist lingual spray version of nitroglycerine; and ECR Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc. to manufacture and commercialize ZolpiMist. The company was formerly known as Flemington Pharmaceutical Corporation and changed its name to NovaDel Pharma Inc. in October 2002. NovaDel Pharma Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
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Shares of Novadel Pharma Inc. (OTCBB:NVDL) are up 63% in midday trading at $0.08 with an intraday high of $0.11. NVDL has traded nearly 5 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of around 800 thousand shares. Novadel released their financials on April 2.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: United Fire & Casualty Company(UFCS)
United Fire Group, Inc. engages in the writing of property, casualty, and life insurances. It sells annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company?s property and casualty insurance segment comprises commercial lines insurance products, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance, and assumed insurance. Its life insurance segment consists of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products, and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Strategic Diagnostics Inc.(SDIX)
Strategic Diagnostics Inc., a biotechnology company, develops, commercializes, and markets proprietary products, services, and solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, food safety, and environmental markets. Its life science portfolio includes products and custom services that supply critical reagents used across the life science research and development markets. These products and services include custom antibodies, in-vitro diagnostic-grade antibodies, proprietary critical reagent products, associated bio-processing services, and custom assay design and development services that are sold to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostic companies, as well as to biomedical research centers. The company also provides Kit products, including immunoassays, which represent advanced technology for the detection of food pathogens and soil contaminants. Its detection technologies allow industrial customers to identify the presence of adulterants, such as chem ical toxins, biological pathogens, and other contaminants, which can compromise human or environmental safety, and/or impact efficiencies of production processes. These products are used in various applications, including food and beverage manufacturing, environmental management, and agriculture and agro-science. The company markets and sells its products in the life sciences, and food safety product categories through a direct sales force, Internet, and a network of distributors, as well as through its corporate partners in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Strategic Diagnostics Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: La Doria(LDO.MI)
La Doria SpA engages in the production and marketing of food products in the vegetable and juices processing sector primarily in Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Scandinavian countries. Its products include tomato-based products, fruit juices, and canned vegetables and pasta. The company offers peeled, chopped, and cherry tomatoes; tomato puree; traditional and mixed fruit juices; pulses, such as beans, chick peas, and lentils; minestrones and soups; and carrots and legumes. It also markets canned tomatoes, fruits, fishes, shrimps, pet food, and other products. The company sells its products under the La Doria, LA ROMANELLA, VIVI G, and VIVI G BIO brand names. La Doria SpA was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Angri, Italy.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Mid Penn Bancorp(MPB)
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Mid Penn Bank that provides a range of commercial banking and trust services to small and middle market businesses, high net worth individuals, and retail consumers in Pennsylvania. The company?s deposit products include various time and demand deposits, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, clubs, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises installment loans, personal loans, mortgage and home equity loans, secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans, lines of credit, construction financing, farm loans, community development and local government loans, and loans to non-profit entities. The company also provides trust services; and other services, such as Internet banking, telephone banking, cash management, and automated teller services, as well as safe deposit boxes. It operates 14 full service banking facilities loca ted in Dauphin, southern Northumberland, western Schuylkill, and eastern Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
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