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Shares of BioNitrogen Corp. (PINK: BION), a company focused on building fully operational, turnkey manufacturing facilities in the global marketplace to produce urea.

At last check, the penny stock of BioNitrogen was trading at $1.45, with volume up from daily average of 75,683 to 332,097. In the last three trading sessions, BioNitrogen shares have gained 23.53%.

BioNitrogen on Thursday announced that it entered into a letter of intent with United Suppliers Inc. for the purchase of up to 300,000 short tons of urea annually. The LOI specifies that United Suppliers will purchase up to 300,000 short tons annually of urea in granular or prilled grade form. The company said that the binding agreement to be entered into will be for an initial term of three years.

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Shares of Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ: DNDN), a biotechnology company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics that may improve cancer treatment options for patients, rose sharply in Wednesday’s trading session after the company announced CEO and chairman succession plan.

Dendreon shares rose 4.93% to finish the day at $14.25. The stock has extended its gains in pre-market trading today, gaining another 0.35%.

Dendreon announced that its board elected John H. Johnson to the position of president and CEO. Johnson will take charge from Mitchell H. Gold, MD, who has been president and CEO for nearly a decade. Gold has been elected executive chairmen and will serve in that role until June 30, 2012, after which he will continue to serve as a director, while Johnson will become chairman.

Gold said that as Dendreon continues its evolution into a global oncology company, he is pleased to hand over the reins to Johnson, whose drive and significant global oncology expertise will advance the company’s continued growth as a leading biotechnology company, benefiting customers, employees, shareholders and most importantly patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Johnson said that he is honored to take on the important role to help lead Dendreon into the next chapter of growth. He said that with the important progress that has been made with the commercial launch of PROVENGE, he is invigorated by the challenge of taking Dendreon to the next level.

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Shares of Atrinsic Inc. (PINK: ATRN) fell sharply in Tuesday’s trading session. The penny stock of Atrinsic ended the day 9.88% lower at $0.073.

Despite the sharp decline in Tuesday’s trading session, Atrinisic shares have gained 52.08% in the last three trading sessions. In the last five trading sessions the stock gained 97.3%.

Atrinsic shares have gained 729.55% in the last one month. Despite recent gains, the penny stock is down nearly 96% in the last three months.

Atrinsic is a New York City-based marketer of direct-to-consumer subscription products and an Internet search marketing agency. The company is engaged in the sale of entertainment and lifestyle subscription products directly to consumers and Internet marketing services to corporate and advertising clients.

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Shares of Mustang Alliances Inc. (OTC: MSTG), a mining company engaged in the exploration of mineral properties in Honduras, are climbing in today’s trading. At last check, the penny stock of Mustang Alliances was trading 3.85% higher at $1.08, with volume up from daily average of 69,183 to 1.39 million. Mustang Alliances shares have risen 17.39% in the last three trading sessions.

Mustang Alliances on Monday announced the completion of its 2011 exploration program on the Potosi property in Honduras.

Mustang Alliances said that its recent efforts have been directed toward acquiring and compiling the historic information, and initiating reconnaissance sampling and geologic mapping over the property. The company also said that it is currently finalizing the details of an extensive 2012 work program that will follow up on the 2011 sample results. The company expects 2012 work program to begin in mid-to-late February.

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Shares of RadioShack Corp. (NYSE: RSH), a Fort Worth, Texas-based company engaged in the retail sale of consumer electronic goods and services through its RadioShack store chain, are sinking in today’s trading. At last check, RadioShack stock was trading 29.03% lower at $7.26, with volume up from daily average of 2.77 million to 23.54 million. The stock fell to a new 52-week low of $7.15 in today’s trading.

RadioShack shares are falling in today’s trading after the company announced its preliminary fourth-quarter financial results. The company said that total net sales and operating revenues from continuing operations rose approximately 6% to $1.39 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The company’s comparable store sales rose nearly 2% during the fourth quarter of 2011. Its consolidated gross margin is expected to be approximately 35%, down from 41% reported for the same period in the previous year. The company noted that the decline in gross margin reflects a shift in mix within mobility sales towards certain lower margin smartphones and mobile devices, a higher percentage of mobility sales in the overall revenue mix and the impact of a more promotional holiday season.

Jim Gooch, president and CEO of RadioShack, said that the company’s transition continues as it works to maximize its mobility business opportunities, particularly now that the company’s assortment includes the top three national wireless carriers.

Gooch also said that the company recognizes that certain smartphones and other mobile devices, mainly tablets and e-readers are a growing mainstay of consumer electronics purchases, and are significantly changing the margin profile of the company’s mobility business.

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Shares of Eastman Kodak Company (PINK: EKDKQ) are marginally lower in today’s trading. At last check, the penny stock of Eastman Kodak was trading 0.15% lower at $0.340, with volume at 4.05 million. In the last three trading sessions Eastman Kodak shares have fallen 6.16%.

Eastman Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy last week, in a surprise move earlier this week replaced its chief restructuring officer.

The Rochester, New York-based company announced earlier this week that James Mesterharm of AlixPartners will be its new chief restructuring officer, replacing Dominic DiNapoil of FTI Consulting Inc. DiNapoli was appointed as Eastman Kodak’s chief restructuring officer only last week after the company had filed for bankruptcy.

Kodak said that there was no disagreement or difference of opinion with DiNapoli. However, the company did not provide any further explanation for the change.

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Shares of US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE: LCC) are soaring in today’s trading after the airline announced its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results.

At last check, US Airways Group shares were trading 14.66% higher at $7.35, with volume up from daily average of 6.87 million to 10.31 million.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, US Airways reported net profit, excluding net special charges, of $21 million, or $0.13 per share, compared with $28 million, or $0.13 per share reported for the same period in the previous year. On a GAAP basis, the company reported net profit of $18 million, or $0.11 per share, compared with $28 million, or $0.17 per share reported for the same period in 2010.

For the full year 2011, US Airways Group reported net profit of $111 million, or $0.68 per share, compared with $447 million, or $2.34 per share reported in 2010. On a GAAP basis, the company’s net profit for the year was $71 million, or $0.44 per share, compared with $502 million, or $2.61 per share reported in 2010.

Doug Parker, Chairman and CEO of US Airways Group, said that the company is very pleased to report a profit for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2011, particularly given the extraordinarily high cost of jet fuel.

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Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX), a marketer and producer of low carbon renewable fuels in the Western U.S., dropped in Tuesday’s trading session. The small-cap stock of Pacific Ethanol ended the day 1.61% lower at $1.22 on Tuesday. Despite the drop, Pacific Ethanol shares are up more than 44% in the last one month.

In its most recent quarter (Q3), Pacific Ethanol reported net sales of $271.6 million, a record. For the same period in the previous year, the company had reported net sales of $46 million. The company sold 122.6 million gallons in the third quarter of 2011, representing an increase of 22% on a sequential basis and 71% on a year-over-year basis.

Pacific Ethanol’s gross profit for third quarter of 2011 was $8.2 million, compared with $4 million reported in the same period in the previous year.

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Shares of YOU On Demand Holdings Inc. (OTC: CBBD), the leading national Pay-Per-View and Video On Demand platform in China, rallied in Monday’s trading session. The penny stock of YOU On Demand Holdings ended the day 18.52% higher at $0.0800, with volume up from daily average of 677,999 to 3.45 million.

YOU On Demand recently announced that it signed an agreement with Jilin Cable in Jilin province to promote VOD content. The company said that in support of Jilin Cable’s annual content promotion that will last throughout the current quarter, it will make select Hollywood blockbusters as well Chinese film hits available through Jilin Cable’s Transactional Video on Demand (TVOD) service.

Shane McMahon, chairman and CEO of YOU On Demand, said that Spring Festival is the perfect time for YOU On Demand to partner with Jilin Cable. McMahon said that the company is excited to be bringing the best in home entertainment to Jilin subscribers during this very special time of year.

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Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has announced that its co-CEOs, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, have stepped down. Lazaridis and Balsillie have been replaced by RIM’s COO Thorsten Heins.

RIM shares have opened lower in today’s trading following the departure of its co-CEOs. At last check, RIM shares were down 4.94% to $16.16.

In a conference call earlier today, Heins said that he was sticking to the company’s strategy. Peter Misek, analyst at Jefferies & Co., said that while the departure of co-CEOs does not necessarily change anything overnight, it does create a fresh chapter and open doors and possibilities. Misek said that among other things, the change of CEO provides a chance for companies who were considering partnering with RIM.

Lazaridis and Balsillie stepped down amid growing worries about RIM’s future. RIM has struggled to compete against the likes of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and the Android-based smartphones. The company has consistently lost market share and has also been hurt by product delays.

RIM’s shares have fallen nearly 75% in the last one year, reflecting the problems the company faces.

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Shares of Mammoth Energy Group Inc. (PINK: MMTE), a company engaged in the acquisition, development and operation of strategic mining reserves in locations throughout the world, saw a huge rally in Thursday’s trading session.

The penny stock of Mammoth Energy ended the day 40% higher at $0.0007, with volume up from daily average of 33.69 million to 67.79 million. In the last three trading sessions, Mammoth Energy Group shares have gained 75%.

Back in November Mammoth Energy announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Compania Lithium Investments Limitada of Chile’s concessions located at Laguna Lagunilla are next to one of the leading mining companies in the world.

William Lieberman, president of Mammoth Energy Group, had said back in November that at Laguna Lagunilla, the company’s concessions are located next to one of the leading global mining players in the world. Lieberman, however, said that due to legal restrictions on press release, the company is unable to publicly announce their name.

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Shares of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are climbing in today’s trading after the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank reported its fourth-quarter financial results.

Bank of America shares rose to an intra-day high of $7.29 in today’s trading, and at last check, the stock was up 4.71% to $7.12, with volume at 213.23 million.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, Bank of America reported net income of $2 billion, or $0.15 per share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $0.16 per share reported for the same period in the previous year. The bank’s revenue, net of interest expense, rose 11% to $25.1 billion in the fourth quarter.

For the full year 2011, Bank of America reported net income of $1.4 billion, or $0.01 per share, compared with a net loss of $2.2 billion, or $0.37 per share reported in 2010. The bank’s revenue, net of interest expense, for 2011 dropped 15% to $94.4 billion.

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, said that the bank enters 2012 stronger and more efficient after two years of simplifying and streamlining. Moynihan said that the bank built its capital ratios to record levels during 2011 on the strength of its core businesses and by shedding those that are not core to serving customers and clients.

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Shares of Genon Energy Inc. (NYSE: GEN), a provider of energy, capacity, ancillary and other energy services to wholesale customers in energy markets in the U.S., plunged in Wednesday’s trading session.

Genon Energy shares dropped 9.32% to finish the day at $2.14. The stock fell to a new 52-week low of $2.12 on Wednesday.

Genon Energy shares plunged on Wednesday following a downgrade from UBS.

Genon Energy recently announced that it board of directors appointed Spencer Abraham, former Secretary of Energy, and Betsy Moler, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chair and Deputy Secretary of Energy, to serve as directors.

Edward R. Muller, chairman and CEO of Genon Energy, said last week that the company is extremely pleased to have the two outstanding leaders in the energy sector join its board. Muller said that both Spencer and Betsy bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives that will complement the existing expertise on the board.

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Shares of Denison Mines Corp. (AMEX: DNN), a mining company engaged in uranium exploration, development, mining and milling, are soaring in today’s trading.

At last check, Denison Mines shares were trading 2.92% higher at $1.76, with volume up from daily average of 862,244 to 1.12 million. In the last three trading sessions Denison Mines shares gained 23%.

Denison Mines shares are soaring in today’s trading after the company announced its final 2011 production and sales volumes and outlines 2012 operating plans.

In 2011, Denison’s uranium and vanadium production was approximately 1 million pounds U3O8 and 1.3 million pounds V2O5 from its White Mesa mill in Utah. The company’s uranium sales in 2011 totaled 1.1 million pounds U3O8 at an average realized price of $58.04 per pound U3O8. Vanadium sales in 2011 were 1.8 million pounds V2O5 equivalent at an average realized price of $6.21 per pound V2O5.

Denison announced that its 2012 operating plan forecast production of 1.4 million pounds U3O8 and 0.6 million pounds V2O5 from its operations in the U.S.

Ron Hochstein, President and CEO of Denison Mines, said that the 2012 plan is focused on increasing uranium production, lowering operating costs and growing its resource base through exploration, in particular in the Athabasca Basin Canada on the Wheeler River project and in Zambia on the 100% owned Mutanga project.

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Shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), a satellite radio company engaged in broadcasting music, sports, news, talks, entertainment, traffic and weather channels in the U.S., rose in Friday’s trading session.

Sirius shares rose to an intra-day high of $2.17 on Friday before finishing the day 1.42% higher at $2.14. In the last three trading sessions, Sirius shares have gained 4.39%.

Sirius XM Radio announced earlier this month at a conference call that it ended 2011with approximately 21.9 million subscribers. Sirius, which broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels, reported that it added approximately 540,000 net new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2011.

For the full year, 2011 the company added approximately 1.7 million net new subscribers. Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius XM, said that based on preliminary subscriber data, the company is very pleased to announce that it exceeded its subscriber guidance for the year.

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China GrenTech Corp. Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRRF), a provider of wireless coverage products and services in China, on Thursday announced that it signed an agreement and a plan of merger with Talenthome Management Ltd., a British Virgin Islands exempted company, and Xing Sheng Corp. Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company wholly owned by Talenthome Management.

Talenthome is indirectly jointly owned by Yingjie Gao, China GrenTech’s chairman and CEO, Rong Yu, the company’s director and CFO, and Yin Huang.

Gao, Yu and Huang are part of the buyer group, which collectively beneficially owns nearly 41.9% of China GrenTech’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares and plans to fund the merger and the other transactions under the merger agreement through proceeds from a loan facility in the amount of HK$320 million from Guotai Junan Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Under the terms of the agreement, Xing Sheng Corp. will be merged with and into China GrenTech and the merged company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Talenthome. As per the terms of the agreement, each ordinary share of China GrenTech, including ordinary shares represented by American Depository Shares (ADSS), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive $0.126 per share of $3.15 per ADSs in cash.

Following the transaction, China GrenTech will become a privately owned company.

China GrenTech shares surged in Thursday’s trading session following the announcement of the merger. The ADS ended the day 17.6% higher at $2.94.

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ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL), a manufacturer of solar wafers and producer of solar power products, surged in Wednesday’s trading session. ReneSola shares rose to an intra-day high of $2.31 on Wednesday before finishing the day 30.81% higher at $2.25.

ReneSola today announced the appointment of Jijun Shi as president of European region and Stephen Huang, who is currently the Vice President of wafer sales, as President of the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, Zhidong Zheng, who is the company’s Vice President of wafer technology, has been promoted to Senior Vice President.

ReneSola also said that Dr. Paul Li, who is the company’s President of JC Solar and Senior Vice President, has retired, however, he will continue with the company in a consulting role until June 30, 2012.

Xianshou Li, ReneSola CEO, said that the company is very pleased to appoint new leaders for the European and Asia Pacific regions. Li said that Jijun Shi’s extensive experience with European solar companies should help the company in driving business through the region, while Stephen Huang has proven himself as an excellent Vice President and will serve well as President of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Shares of CytoSorbents Corp. (OTC: CTSO), a critical-care focused therapeutic device company using blood purification to treat life-threatening illnesses, are soaring in today’s trading. At last check, the OTC stock was trading 7.14% higher at $0.180, with volume up from daily average of 566,377 to 1.08 million.

CytoSorbents shares are soaring in today’s trading after the company issued a letter to its shareholders focusing on the company’s achievements in 2011.

Phillip Chan, MD, PhD, CEO of CytoSorbents, noted in the letter that 2011 was an outstanding year for the company, marked by the achievement of several major milestones, which led to the first ever product revenue for the company. Chan said that the company is pleased with the progress it has made in the initial marketing and awareness program for CytoSorb™ and continues to prepare for a broader launch in Germany this year.

Chan also noted that in 2011, the company completed its European Sepsis trial that successfully met its primary endpoint. The company’s CytoSorb also achieved EU regulatory CE Mark approval as a first-in-class extracorporeal cytokine filter to be used in any situation where cytokines are elevated.

Chan also said that in 2011 the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) notified it that it has chosen the company’s technology proposal for funding part of its Dialysis-Like Therapeutics program for the development of a blood purification device to treat sepsis, pending successful contract negotiations.

Looking ahead to 2012-2013, the company has set out a number of goals, including generating more clinical data by conducting new trials, publishing the results of its European Sepsis Trial and advancing discussions with the FDA on a U.S. trial.

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Shares of Auric Mining Company (PINK: AUMY), an investment and management company focusing on mining and natural resources projects, are sinking in today’s trading. At last check, the penny stock of Auric Mining was trading 16.84% lower at $0.0079, with volume up from daily average of 2.07 million to 6.36 million. In the last three trading sessions, Auric Mining shares have fallen more than 60%.

Auric Mining earlier this week announced that it paid the initial deposit for the Greenstone property and is now starting the legal process to close the purchase and sale agreement.

Auric believes that the Greenstone property is strategically situated to benefit from results of nearby operators. The property is located approximately halfway between the Main Break and the Larder Break/Bidgood Trend and north of the Larder Lake Fault.

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Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD), a supplier of networking equipment, are continuing to rise amid rumors that the company has made progress on potential sale. In pre-market trading today Brocade shares are up 3.12% to $5.95.

Brocade shares have been rising since Monday after Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the company has held talks with a number of potential buyers for a possible sale.

According to people familiar with the matter, Brocade has been working with Frank P. Quattrone’s Qatalyst Partners for the past several months for a potential sale. On Tuesday Brocade shares rose as much as 10% on takeover speculation before finishing the day flat. Although takeover rumors continue, investors are cautious as Brocade has a history of failed sales talks.

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