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Is the Airline Industry in Dire Straits?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 11:56am | 428American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning and also announced new changes to its board of directors. The company claims that the moves will ultimately benefit the company and will return it to profitability, but is there any legitimacy to...
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American Superconductor Slashes Workforce by More than 20%
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 9:47am | 259On Tuesday, American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC) announced it will cut more than 80 employees of its 400-plus workforce, which equates to more than 20%. This is part of the company's broader actions to reduce costs in order to return to profitability. The company also reaffirmed its 2011 guidance...
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Is Arena Pharma Going to Cure Obesity?
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 5:57pm | 980Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARNA) is one of a host of small-cap pharmaceutical companies that hope to make it big in American health care. As is the case with small pharmaceuticals, Arena is constantly fighting to increase the size of its patent portfolio, either to develop its own drugs or...
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Manhattan Associates: This Year's Great. What About 2012?
Friday, November 25, 2011 - 12:32pm | 762Price: $42.50Forward P/E: 18Earnings Growth: 61%Projected Sales Growth: 12%Market Cap: $880 million Why It's Featured: Earnings should be up by more than 60% this year; zero debt; high return on equity.Danger Zones: Nearing full valuation. Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) develops and provides...
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Five Education Stocks that Destroyed Your Career
Friday, November 25, 2011 - 11:57am | 637Needless to say, it has been a disgusting year for for-profit education. Here are five for-profit education stocks that may have destroyed your career by annihilating your life savings this year: CECO, COCO, STRA, LOPE, and DV. After reaching record highs in 2008 and 2009, the for-profit education...
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3 Small-Cap Utility Companies Worth Taking a Look at
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 5:12pm | 336The investors are scratching their heads, as the equity markets are red for the third day in a row and down as much as six percent in the past four weeks. Quality investments are extremely difficult to find, as majority of the U.S. companies are negatively impacted by the turmoil in Europe....
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UPDATE: TheStreeSweeper Announces Short Position in RAYSTREAM
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 3:03pm | 37TheStreeSweeper announces a short position in RAYSTREAM (OTC: RAYS). According to the email, "TheStreetSweeper has shorted a total of 20,000 shares of RAYS at an average price of $1.38 a share."
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John F Kennedy and the Firearms Industry
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 9:27am | 1041John F Kennedy was the United States' 35th president, serving from 1961 to 1963, until his tragic assassination in Dallas, Texas. His legacy helped form the basis for modern liberalism in the United States. On the 48th anniversary of his death, it is important to remember Kennedy's impact on...
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Are Internet-Based Businesses the Way of the Future?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 2:38pm | 1224During the 1990s, the internet started to gain mainstream appeal amongst many facets of the American public. SInce then, the internet has become a staple for many people, integrating itself into the lives of millions of Americans and other people worldwide. Since its introduction into the...
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5 Small-Cap Stocks That Might Be Oversold
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 11:52am | 525Benzinga took a look at small-cap companies that have been under a heavy pressure to find five companies that might currently be oversold. The relative strength index was used to determine whether the company is oversold. The following is a list of five small-caps with the RSI below 30. 1. Great...
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Sitoa Global to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives
Monday, November 21, 2011 - 9:02am | 51Sitoa Global Inc. (OTC:STOA) announced today that its Board of Directors has initiated the process of evaluating Strategic Alternatives to enhance shareholder value. A number of options that can leverage the Company's marketplace e-commerce platform are being evaluated and may include a merger,...
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Live Nation Entertainment: More Than Fun....Maybe Profits, Too
Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 7:05pm | 926Price: $9.18 Earnings Growth: 200% Projected Sales Growth: 7% Market Cap:$1.7 billion Why It's Featured:Profits for the first time in 3 years in the second quarter; over $780 million in cash. Danger Zones:In the red since public in 2006; economic relapse into recession. Live Nation Entertainment...
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How to Invest in Arabian Black Gold
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 4:55pm | 412Oil, sometimes referred to black gold, is a commodity that is essentially necessary for the world to turn. It is so important that geopolitical dynamics are heavily influenced by each country's oil reserves. As many people are aware, the Middle East is full of oil. While many families and dynasties...
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5 Small-Cap Tech Companies Trading at 52-Lows
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 4:33pm | 409The fourth quarter has historically been good for the technology sector, but some of the companies are lagging their peers. Benzinga took a look at five small-cap tech companies that are trading at new 52-week lows. 1. Bruker Corp (NASDAQ: BRKR) Market Cap $2.0B P/E Ratio 25.52 Bruker...
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Should You Be Bullish on the LED Industry?
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:17am | 472Early Friday morning, Goldman Sachs initiated analyst coverage on Cree (NASDAQ: CREE). Cree was initiated at "Buy" with a $40 price target, or nearly 50% higher than Thursday's closing price of about $27. Goldman also said that Cree was its "best LED buy idea". So should you also be bullish? Well...