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On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Lithia Motors Inc (NYSE: LAD) is “way too speculative for you. I'd go with Carmax (NYSE: KMX) or with AutoNation (NYSE: AN)." For Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), Jim said, "People didn't like the secondary. I say that'...

Now you can follow me on Stocktwits and Twitter! Below are 10 small cap stocks with a positive earnings trend and priced reasonably based on price to earnings growth. I use  stockscreen123 as the tool for this particular screen. Last month I featured Kadant (KAI) and it remains on this month's...

Deutsche Bank has a Hold rating and a $13.50 price target on shares of American Axle & Mfg. (NYSE: AXL). In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "American Axle's presentation at the Deutsche Bank Industrials Conference carried an optimistic tone, based the company's medium-term growth...

Deutsche Bank provided updates a number of companies in a research report published today. Dana Corporation (NYSE: DAN) had its rating maintained at Buy and its price target was left unchanged at $22 after a meeting with the company's management. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "Dana...

High beta stocks have large price fluctuations, and thus, have big potential for profits. On the other hand, they also have big potential for losses. Traders love stocks with high beta values since it is, in essence, a way to maximize leverage and garner higher returns. Beta is a calculation of a...

CNBC Fast Money's Tim Seymour suggested on the show that investors should consider a long position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (NYSE: EEM) tomorrow. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ETF) (EEM) gained 1.51% today, and it closed at $47.09. Karen Finerman thinks that Fox Chase...

The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session: 1) Greif (NYSE: GEF): Shares of Greif hit a 52-week high of $67.36 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $67.04. The year-to-date performance of Greif has been a gain of 9%. 2) Raptor Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: RPTP...

Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) and MAC S.A. have launched their joint venture in Colombia to produce and sell lead-acid batteries in the Central and South American regions. The companies announced their plan to join forces in October 2010 in order to better serve customers as market leaders in...

June 13, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com a leader in cleantech investor research, reports on trading for green and electric car stocks for June 13th. A123 Systems, Inc. (NasdaqGM: AONE) is trading up at $ 5.19, UP 0.67 (14.82%), trading as high as $5.27...

Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) announced earlier today that it is expanding steering wheel capacity at its location in Taubaté near Sao Paulo. The expansion will allow Autoliv, which already commands a leading market position in South America, to double its steering wheel molding and assembly capacity...

Quanex Building Products Corp (NYSE: NX) is expected to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.11 on revenue of $195.96 million. Motorcar Parts of America Inc (NASDAQ: MPAA) is projected to post its Q4 EPS at $0.25 on revenue of $40.42 million. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.

Citi is maintaining its Buy rating and its $64 price target on Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) after an investor meeting with the company's senior management. In the report, Citi states, “While acknowledging recent signs of slowing macro conditions, Lear appeared confident in its own trajectory, reminding...

Rodman & Renshaw terminated its coverage of China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ: CAAS). In a research report published today, Rodman & Renshaw states, "Effective immediately, we are terminating coverage on China Automotive Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) to better allocate resources within our...

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) today provided an update on the capabilities of the Company's Rear Camera Display Mirrors, which exceed certain requirements of the December 7, 2010, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promulgated related to the...

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW) today announced that on June 7, 2011 certain of the Company's Occupant Safety Systems business unit locations in Germany received requests for information from European antitrust authorities in connection with an investigation. A related request was made...