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SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGA), a company specializing in the development of pharmaceutical agents to combat bio-warfare pathogens, reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced HHS's intention to make an award to SIGA of a contract to deliver 1.7 million courses of its smallpox antiviral for the Strategic National Stockpile, pending resolution of issues relating to SIGA's status with the Small Business Administration.

The award relates to a Request for Proposal issued by HHS's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (RFP-BARDA-09-35).

The base contract, if finalized, is expected to generate revenues of approximately $500 million, and the entire contract, if all options are exercised, is expected to generate revenues of approximately $2.8 billion.

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CRWE, Crown Equity Holdings Inc., CRWE.OB

CRWE is a consulting organization which provides and assists small business owners with the knowledge required in taking their company public, and has re-focused its primary vision with its aligned group of independent website divisions to providing media advertising services, as a worldwide online media advertising publisher, dedicated to the distribution of quality branding information, as well as search engine optimization for its clients.

** CRWE recently reported that its sales this year have already surpassed $1,000,000. This compares to $232,510 for the three quarters ending September 30, 2009 and $ 659,907 total sales for the year 2009.

CRWE launched its crwenewswire.fr website to provide news in France’s native language. CRWE had previously launched its German website crwenewswire.de and is launching its Canadian website crwenewswire.ca shortly.

More about CRWE at www.crownequityholdings.com.

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CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) At CBS, a network that unashamedly embraces the supposedly dying notion of being a broadcaster, something close to serenity has settled in. So far, CBS has managed to avoid, on every night, across every hour of prime time, the kind of failure that has visited all of its main competitors. CBS has always been known for being strong with older viewers, but weak — and often last — with viewers in the category that ABC, NBC, and Fox prize, viewers ages 18 to 49.

Many advertisers pay a premium to reach that group. CBS has missed out on those premiums in that past; but this season looks different. CBS has won that category each week so far.
But then CBS is winning everywhere. Since the Nielsen Company introduced the People Meter rating system in 1987, CBS had never before won the first two weeks of a prime-time season in all the big ratings categories: viewers 18 to 49, viewers 25 to 54 and total viewers.

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Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) recorded the strongest Tuesday October 12, 2010 among local stocks. Regions Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for the Regions Bank that provides a range of commercial, retail, and mortgage banking services in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

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Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) will release its third quarter 2010 earnings results on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, after market close. A conference call will be held Wednesday, October 27, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the third quarter results.

Established in 1891, HL has distinguished itself as the largest and lowest cash cost silver producer in the U.S. The company has two operating mines and exploration properties in four world-class silver mining districts in the U.S. and Mexico. With a solid asset base, a strong cash position and no debt, Hecla is poised for growth.

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