Archive: October 2008

2008

October

31 - Friday

• Article: Strong seasonal, bullish pattern into huge data event risk week
• Article: Small caps close up 4.5%; WINS, MTG and GKK lead gainers
• Article: Small caps finish off historic down month with a four-day rally
• Article: Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. rallied 29%, also trying to make a comeback from 52-week lows set earlier this week.
• Article: Crude oil prices rallied in the final 30 minutes of trading today, but gains in the commodity arena were hampered by a firm tone in the U.S. dollar, which gained about 1.3% against the euro.
• Article: Small- and mid-cap banks and financial institutions were noted all along the top percentage movers today on various exchanges.
• Article: The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund rose 3.3%.
• Article: Financial stocks played a key role in the rally today, after lagging on some bounce attempts earlier in the week.
• Article: The Russell is now down 30% for the year. The Dow is down 30% for 2008, while the S&P 500 is off 34%.
• Article: In an ironic twist, small-cap stocks finished off one of the worst months in history with a four-day rally. The Russell closed up 4.53%.
• Article: LHC Group, Almost Family and Allegiant Travel among 52-week highs
• Article: Hallwood Group, AMN Healthcare Services and Summit Financial Group among 52-week lows
• Article: Group 1 Automotive up 25% today after reporting less-than-stellar Q3 results Tuesday, when it announced it would step up cost-cuts.
• Article: American Axle posts deep Q3 loss amid restructuring, aims for profits in 2009. Shares are up 30%.
• Article: OfficeMax soars 15% after Lehman liability update.
• Article: B&G Foods reports Q3 EPS in line with estimates, approves $10M stock buyback program. Shares pop 25%.
• Article: CVR Energy climbs over 35% today ahead of Q3 earnings release on Thursday.
• Article: Radian Group down 28% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Gramercy Capital reports 34% Q3 rise in funds from operations, halts dividends. Shares 83%.
• Article: Sonic Automotive reports losses in Q3 but shares are up a whopping 48%.
• Article: Wisconsin Energy to replace MGIC Investment in S&P 500. MGIC shares are flying high at +45%.
• Article: Phoenix Companies down 12% as it slips to a loss in Q3.
• Article: GMAC's bonds tumble after plan to exchange debt, shares dive over 10%.
• Article: Television company LIN TV Corp.'s Q3 profit soars on political ads, yet shares are down 14%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks rally in midday trading; DPTR, LCC, and CEA lead gainers
• Article: AMN Healthcare Services reports Q3 earnings, guides below for FY 08. Shares slump 13%.
• Article: Cincinnati Bell down 15% after reporting sales growth in Q3, lowering guidance.
• Article: Compton Petroleum retracts decision to put itself up for sale; shares careen 23%.
• Article: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises down 20% after it amends credit terms, suspends dividend.
• Article: Protective Life Corp. down 20% on higher-than-average volume.
• Article: CommScope Q3 profit rises; sees Q4 revenue below consensus; cuts FY08 revenue outlook. Shares are slumping 26%.
• Article: Flagstar Bancorp clocks a loss in 2008 Q3 results; shares dive 26%.
• Article: Delta Petroleum up 10% on Kerkorian Plan to increase holdings.
• Article: Penson Worldwide, Buckle and Protective Life lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: October going out like a lamb as bargain hunters swoop in
• Article: US Airways Group Inc. is rallying 11% and hit the highest price since March.
• Article: China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. gapped higher and soared 27%.
• Article: On the radar screen for this afternoon’s trading is an appearance by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who will talk about the mortgage market and the economy.
• Article: Looking ahead to next week, the market will get a douse of several key economic indicators, including the big employment report a week from today.
• Article: Today's reports on personal income, the employment cost index and consumer sentiment were rather tame and clearly overshadowed by enthusiasm that October is coming to an end.
• Article: Inter-bank lending rates have tumbled to the 3% zone, down some 14 consecutive trading sessions, and well off the peak above 5% at the beginning of October.
• Article: On the downside, photo products, hotels, agriculture products, metal and mining stocks and gold shares were out of favor.
• Article: The top-performing sector so far today has been casinos, followed up by homebuilders, semiconductor equipment, airlines, insurance brokers, construction materials and wireless telecoms.
• Article: Small-cap stocks staged an impressive rally into midday trading and are currently up nearly 3%.
• Article: Sunrise Senior Living announces transaction has been terminated. Shares are down 34%.
• Article: SM&A, First Regional and Ardea Biosciences lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: United Stationers Q3 profit rises on higher sales, one-time gains. Shares are treading 17% higher.
• Article: Idenix Pharmaceuticals up 24.4% after topping Q3 EPS By $0.04.
• Article: MTR Gaming announces impressive Q3 results; shares are trading up 25%.
• Article: Bankrate shares up 25% after Q3 profit beats the Street, analyst upgrades stock to "buy."
• Article: Span-America reports Q4 and FY 08 results; shares pop 24%.
• Article: Sussex Bancorp up 32% on low volume.
• Article: First Regional Bancorp up 35% on profitable Q3 results.
• Article: SM&A shares surging 137% after company agrees to be acquired by Odyssey Investment Partners.
• Article: Fitch downgrades Dillard's IDR to "B;" outlook negative. DDS shares up 10%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks open in the lows; RTLX, PWAV, and DivX lead gainers
• Article: Economy worries stall upside push for small caps
• Article: Retalix Ltd. jumped 31% as the software provider for food distributors and retailers gapped higher on the open.
• Article: Bare Escentuals Inc. gapped lower and shed some 38% on soft earnings news.
• Article: Penson Worldwide Inc. is down 32% on news that a subsidiary has incurred a $15.5M unsecured receivable from a firm that has ceased operations.
• Article: Crude oil prices were slumping today, down about $2 a barrel amid a resurgent U.S. dollar overnight.
• Article: Today’s trading will not only close the books on a dreadful month for the stock market, but also represents the final week of trading before voters decide on a new president next week.
• Article: The yield on benchmark 10-year notes was down 2.7%, which reflects strong demand for Treasury notes as the yield moves inverse to price.
• Article: As the stock market lurched toward the end of a historic month investors seemed reluctant to extend a 3-day buying spree in small caps and money was moving back into Treasury markets.
• Article: Japan’s Nikkei stock index slumped 5% overnight, even though the Bank of Japan delivered its first rate cut in seven years.
• Article: The Russell opened down 1.17%, pulled down by lingering worries about the economy, a dip in stock markets around the world overnight and a renewed safe-haven mentality ahead of the weekend.
• Article: Solarfun Power Holdings, Bare Escentuals and DryShips lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Conexant Systems seats With Q4, guides below Street. Shares down 16% in pre-market.
• Article: Morningstar shares nearly 5% lower in after hours after Q3 results miss estimates.
• Article: Factoid: Since 1900, the Dow has rallied about 10% in the 12-month period following a change of a Democratic transition into the White House.
• Article: The chart picture for the Russell 2000 sports some short-term promise, but a sharp decline today would sour the chances for a bullish pattern on weekly charts.
• Article: Dollar Thrifty cutting 6% of workforce; shares down 5% in after hours.
• Article: Traders will still get a chance to react to data on Midwest manufacturing at 9:45 a.m. ET and on consumer sentiment at 10:00 a.m. ET.
• Article: Consumer spending declined in the month of September for the first time in two years, according to the Commerce Department.
• Article: Meanwhile, the employment cost index was up 0.7%, which was in line with the forecast.
• Article: The personal income report came in at 0.2%, which was slightly better than the forecast for a meager gain of 0.1%.
• Article: Stock index futures were off about 1.5%, which suggests a Russell 2000 opening near 507.00.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to start out on a weak note, pulled down by a wave of selling in equity markets around the globe overnight.
• Article: Lower open on tap following slide in Europe, Asia stocks
• Article: First Commonwealth sells 10M shares at $10/share. FCF is sliding 6% in pre-market.
• Article: New molecular test for C. Difficile from Meridian Bioscience expected in 2009; shares up 3% in after hours.
• Article: DivX Q3 results top expectations, guides in line to above Street. DivX shares were up 8% overnight.
• Article: Powerwave Technologies Up 11% in after-hours; Q3 results beat estimates by $0.03.
• Article: Air T boosted 5% in pre-market trading; Q2 results up sharply pver year-ago levels
• Article: Allegiant Travel: Take the A Plane

30 - Thursday

• Article: Russell closes in the green; FR, HRZ and CPTS lead gainers
• Article: Buyer confidence climbs; small caps lead market rally
• Article: Small caps show bottoming promise on daily studies, but will need a strong close Friday to suggest any decent reversal formation on weekly time frames.
• Article: Horizon Lines Inc. shares up 43%, trying to mount a comeback after sinking to 52-week lows a few days ago.
• Article: Conceptus, Inc. rallies 47%, also getting an earnings boost as the birth control firm saw net sales up 62%.
• Article: First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. soars 54% on solid quarterly earnings
• Article: Sectors doing well today included airlines, homebuilders and consumer staples.
• Article: Insurance, merchandise stores, casinos and leisure products companies all struggled today.
• Article: Crude oil prices were actually off $1.54 to $65.96 and the Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was down 2.8%.
• Article: Gas utilities, oil and gas storage and oil and gas drilling stocks were among the best-performing broad market sectors.
• Article: The market continues to nod with approval at the string of declines on inter-bank lending rates, which suggest that confidence is growing between banks on the lending front.
• Article: Economists are unanimously calling for things to get quite a bit worse in the fourth quarter.
• Article: The GDP report released today marked the steepest contraction in seven years and reflected the first quarterly decline in consumer spending since 1991.
• Article: The fact that small caps aggressively paced today’s rally reflected a more open investor stance on risk, as small-caps were pummeled relative to the Dow on the way down in recent weeks.
• Article: Looking ahead to Friday, the market hasn’t closed higher four consecutive trading sessions since May 30.
• Article: This marked the third consecutive higher close for the Russell 2000, which has not happened since Sep. 12, or before the entire collapse took place.
• Article: The Russell 2000 is now down 33% for the year. The Dow is off 31% for 2008 and the S&P 500 is down 35%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher Thursday, benefiting from money flow out of debt instruments and into equities. The Russell closed up 4.75%.
• Article: NL Industries, Vascular Solutions and 99 Cents Only Stores among 52-week highs
• Article: Polypore International , OSI Systems and Pathfinder Bancorp among 52-week lows
• Article: WSJ: Dillards Cap's directors respond to critics seeking CEO ouster. Shares ascend 28%.
• Article: Heckmann stockholders approve merger with China Water and Drinks, shares drop over 8%.
• Article: Protective Life Corp. careens 16% on higher-than-average volume.
• Article: Automotive supplier Lear Corp. swings to Q3 loss amid lower N. America, Europe auto output. Announces it will make more salaried job cuts. Shares down 16%.
• Article: Mobile equipment maker Sauer-Danfoss sees a rise in Q3 profit, cuts FY08 earnings guidance. Shares are down 23%.
• Article: Polypore International reports Q3 results, company downgraded to "neutral." Shares plummet over 37%.
• Article: Research firm says bankruptcy is “probable” for Pilgrim's Pride. Shares plunge 25%.
• Article: Atlas Energy plans to drill more than 100 well in New Albany Shale by end of 2009.
• Article: Vitro debt rating downgraded by Fitch to “B;” and remains on watch for downgrade to negative.
• Article: Hill International issues third-quarter outlook below Street. Shares down 9%.
• Article: Polypore International, IRIS International and Sauer Danfoss lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Conceptus, OfficeMax and Federal Mogul lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Community Health Systems reports a rise in Q3 profit, shares rise 23%.
• Article: Brazilian airline operator Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes up 18% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Shares of Oil States International are up 18% after the small cap announces record Q3 earnings of $1.70 per share.
• Article: RehabCare Group on Wednesday posted a rise in Q3 profits; shares currently up 19.4%.
• Article: Brazilian pulp and paper product company Votorantim Siderurgia maintains expansion plans, shares rise 21%.
• Article: Associated Estates Realty upgraded to "outperform," stock price pops 20%.
• Article: Fitch downgrades credit ratings of Aracruz, a producer of bleached hardwood kraft market pulp. Aracruz shares are up 22%.
• Article: Container leasing and management company CAI International up 21% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Genco Shipping Q3 profit beats market view; shares pop 24%.
• Article: Small caps continue in the green; HRZ, FR, and SAH lead gainers
• Article: Standard Motor shares trading up 25% after reporting a 3Q loss on tax rate.
• Article: Office Depot reports loss in Q3; shares are up over 38%.
• Article: Small caps power on after GDP reading
• Article: Shares of shipping company Horizon Lines are up 51%. Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock on Monday to "sell" from "neutral."
• Article: Napster to expand reach to more than 25 AT&T smartphones, equivalent of 13 million customers.
• Article: Sonic Automotive shares up 24% as it reports losses in Q3.
• Article: Auto parts supplier Tenneco to cut 1,100 jobs as global auto sales slide. Shares are up 20%.
• Article: Sauer-Danfoss misses on Q3 earnings, issues cautious outlook.
• Article: Shares of First Industrial Realty Trust are up 27% as it reports Q3 profit drop and cuts dividend.
• Article: Officemax delays full Q3 results to study Lehman impact. Shares are up 47%.
• Article: Gramercy Capital reports stellar Q3 results, shares skyrocket 104%.
• Article: Astronics sticks to lower end of revenue guidance for 2008, $175M vs. Street’s $177.85M.
• Article: Astronics posts decline in bottom-line on higher engineering, development spending, higher manufacturing costs.
• Article: Advancers were leading decliners by nearly 6 to 1 on the Russell 2000 after the first hour of trading.
• Article: Perry Ellis renews bank credit facility.
• Article: Polypore International beats on Q3 results, guides full year revenues below the Street, EPS straddle consensus.
• Article: Russell riding high in the green; LHCG, RAIL, and BMTI lead gainers
• Article: Rally still has legs after GDP tops forecast
• Article: Brush Engineered Materials Inc. got an earnings lift this morning, climbing 13%.
• Article: LHC Group shares jumped 29% as the home nursing services provider reported a quarterly increase in revenue.
• Article: Norway also joined in on the rate cut fervor as countries around the world toss cheap money at businesses in a drive to thaw frozen credit lines.
• Article: Hong Kong shot up some 10% and Taiwan was up 6%, as those countries announced rate cuts following the Fed’s rate cut Thursday.
• Article: Stock markets around the world were in rally mode overnight, with the world stock index up 2.5%, powered by steep gains in some Asian markets.
• Article: Crude oil futures trimmed overnight gains and were hovering near steady levels on the stock market opening.
• Article: The energy sector should be a focal point today following Exxon Mobil Corp.’s quarterly earnings figure, which topped the forecast.
• Article: Consumer spending tumbled 3.1% in the third quarter, marking the first decline in 17 years, and the economy has been struggling even more since then.
• Article: Small-cap stocks stormed out of the gate with a flourish this morning, and are up a current 3.42%.
• Article: Forbes.com Wed. named small-cap TeleCommunication Systems its "stock of the week." Q3 earnings are set for release after the close today. Shares up 4.6% to $6.64.
• Article: VNUS Medical swung to a net profit in Q3, guides Q4 sales below to inline, full-year revenue guidance straddles consensus.
• Article: Freightcar reported robust third-quarter results that crushed analysts’ estimates. Results were owed to cost controls. Shares up 27%.
• Article: Brocade and Foundry Networks to amend merger terms: Foundry's shareholders to receive $16.50 in cash for each share.
• Article: Iris International Q3 results miss Street, guides full year below consensus.
• Article: JDS Uniphase Q1 EPS beat Street: $0.11 vs. $0.09. On GAAP basis, narrows loss.
• Article: Blackboard Q3 revs miss Street, EPS inline. Guides Q4 below consensus, guides full year sales below estimates, EPS inline to above.
• Article: Cognex gross margins edge down in Q3, guides Q4 revenues below the Street.
• Article: JDS Uniphase, Solarfun Power Holdings and Canadian Solar lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Steep gains seen for open after GDP slide in line with forecast
• Article: Looking at the chart picture, small-cap stocks appear poised to vault through key “figure” resistance at 500 on the opening.
• Article: Commodities are on firm footing again today after a big rally Wednesday that provided a lift to small-cap stocks.
• Article: Stock markets around the world were in rally mode overnight, with the world stock index up 2.5%, powered by steep gains in some Asian markets.
• Article: The GDP report came in at minus 0.3%, slightly better than the forecast for a decline of 0.5%.
• Article: Stock index futures were up about 2.8% before and after the GDP release, which suggests a Russell 2000 opening near 505.50.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open sharply higher, boosted by gains in global equities overnight, an improved tone in commodities and a tame GDP report.
• Article: Neogen: Safety first

29 - Wednesday

• Article: Small caps close in the green; SVNT, SVVS and HERO lead gainers
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Wednesday's session.
• Article: Small caps climb with rate cut, commodity bounce
• Article: Today’s rally was a nice show of validation for the bullish outside reversal on daily charts notched Tuesday.
• Article: Copper has collapsed in recent weeks, but a stabilization in that market would be a positive sign for the global economy.
• Article: Copper has soared some 14%, which is particularly interesting because copper is often seen as a proxy for economic activity around the globe.
• Article: Big rallies were seen Wednesday in grains, softs (i.e. markets like coffee, sugar, cocoa) and in copper.
• Article: Crude oil prices jumped some 9%, or more than $5 a barrel, bolstered by oversold conditions and a slide in the U.S. dollar, which tumbled some 1.4% against the euro.
• Article: Commodities were a key part of the story today, which may explain some of the relative strength in small caps, which have shown a tendency to more closely track commodity trends in recent weeks.
• Article: It’s possible that the bulls were corralled a little bit today, leery to take a big bullish stand ahead of Thursday’s GDP report.
• Article: Even in Japan, where low rates have persisted forever, central bankers are expected to cut rates.
• Article: The rate cut by the Fed coincides with global easing; just last night, central bank officials in China cut rates by 0.27% and European leaders hinted that further rate cuts are possible.
• Article: Atlas Pipeline Holdings, VistaPrint and CTS among 52-week lows
• Article: BioMimetic Therapeutics reports promising clinical results using injectable bone graft. Shares up over 27%.
• Article: Tessera Technologies shares surge 27% after arbitration ruling.
• Article: Savient Pharmaceuticals announces data in treatment-failure gout patients; shares up 38% on heavy volume.
• Article: Rocky Brands doubles Q3 profit on higher margins, shares skyrocket 28%.
• Article: Silver Standard Resources reported Q3 results Tuesday, stock price currently up almost 30% today.
• Article: Arris Group shares surge 27% after Q3 results, outlook.
• Article: Hercules Offshore profit falls in Q3. Shares are rallying 35%.
• Article: Atlas pipeline slumps 24% on no fresh news.
• Article: Vocus continues to give up ground this afternoon, falling 20% in late trading.
• Article: Clean Energy to raise $35M in direct offering of common stock and warrants with select institutional investors.
• Article: Challenger Energy cements casing string in endeavour well offshore Trinidad; shares up 22%
• Article: Savvis reported a narrower-than-expected loss in Q3, affirmed full-year revenue guidance. Shares up 44%.
• Article: Small caps continue to trade sideways; SPPI, DENN, and ARD lead gainers
• Article: Wasserman & Associates initiates coverage on Geo Group with “hold” rating.
• Article: GEO Group expands borrowing capacity under senior credit facility by $85 million.
• Article: Geo Group signs Rome’s Telespazio as new commercial regional affiliate for Europe and North Africa.
• Article: Denny's said after Tuesday’s close that third-quarter earnings more than doubled.
• Article: Denny's has vaulted 32% after being upgraded by a Merriman Curhan Ford to buy from neutral on good cost management in Q3
• Article: State Bancorp misses on Q3 earnings, yet shares are marginally higher.
• Article: CTS, Wright Express and VistaPrint lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Minefinders, Tessera Technologies and Hercules Offshore lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small caps trade in narrow range after Fed rate cut
• Article: Small-cap stocks chop back and forth; SLAB, SVVS, and ODSY lead gainers
• Article: Spectrum Pharma soars after announcing collaboration with Allergan on drug for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
• Article: Arena Resources gains after stating it will cut its cap-EX budget by 23% in 2008.
• Article: Wright Express substantially lowers Q4 and full year guidance below the Street on fuel-price-related derivatives.
• Article: CTS Corp. posts lower Q3 EPS, but EPS still beat the Street. Revenues declined from last year and missed estimates.
• Article: A tame open for a change awaiting FOMC news
• Article: SAVVIS Inc. jumped 26% as the IT infrastructure services provider reported a 15% rise in revenue and a net loss of $0.01 a share.
• Article: KeyBanc Capital and Needham downgrade Ultimate Software to hold from buy.
• Article: Ultimate Software swings to loss in of $0.09 per share in Q3, while the Street was expecting a profit of $0.09 per share.
• Article: Odyessey HealthCare Inc. is up 24% as net patient service revenue jumped 65%.
• Article: Part of the rally in commodities was tied to a pullback in the U.S. dollar, as higher dollar values can hinder demand for goods priced in dollar terms.
• Article: Also on the commodities front, copper was sharply higher, sugar and coffee were up, grains were called sharply higher, and gold and silver were up overnight.
• Article: Energy shares were a big part of Wednesday’s epic stock market rally and could be a firm element in play again today.
• Article: Crude oil futures were in rally mode this morning, climbing some $4 a barrel on hopes that all these global rate cuts would bolster demand and put a foundation on sinking prices.
• Article: Small-cap stocks chopped back and forth near steady levels in a relatively calm open, in anticipation of the upcoming FOMC news
• Article: VistaPrint plunges after cutting 2009 outlook, ThinkPanmure cuts rating to accumulate from buy.
• Article: Jones Apparel posts lower Q3 results, but bests the Street. Expects full year EPS inline to above the Street.
• Article: MF Global appoints current COO to CEO position immediately.
• Article: MF Global expects lower Q2 revenues; but estimate is inline with Street. Expects lower EPS, slipping below the Street.
• Article: Silicon Labs guides for Q4 revenue flat to down 5%, slipping below the consensus.
• Article: Williams-Sonoma lowers Q4 revenue and earnings guidance below mean estimates.
• Article: About 120 small and mid-caps could see funding for their pension plans fall below legal limits as declines in the U.S. stock market eat away at their holdings, an analyst said Tues.
• Article: Williams-Sonoma says it will now post a loss in Q3, down from a profit. Street was expecting break-even. Lowered revenue outlook too.
• Article: Office Depot swung to a loss in Q3, while the Street was expecting a profit. Q3 sales slipped 7% and fell short of the consensus.
• Article: Silicon Labs said Q3 revenue rose 29%, but was a shade lower than the Street. EPS jumped 50% and clocked in above Street.
• Article: ClickSoftware reports global reseller agreement with SAP.
• Article: ClickSoftware reported Q3 non-gaap results above the Street, reaffirmed revenue guidance—also above estimates.
• Article: Hercules Offshore jumps 16% after reporting third-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates.
• Article: DryShips, Hercules Offshore and Tessera Technologies lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: The Russell 2000 formed an impressive outside bullish reversal on daily charts Tuesday and the pattern gains status because the bullish action rejected fresh move lows.
• Article: Commodities were in rally mode early this morning, partly in response to a decline in the U.S. dollar, which was off about 0.7% against the euro.
• Article: Durable goods came in at plus 0.8%, which was better than expectations for a decline of 1.1%, but was countered somewhat by a downward revision to the previous month’s number.
• Article: Earlier this morning, the MBA Mortgage Application Index jumped 16.8% after tumbling to 8-year lows the previous week.
• Article: Seen higher on global rally, rate cut optimism
• Article: Small-caps are seen opening higher on stronger stock markets in Asia and Europe, another decline in Libor rates, a rate cut in China and optimism for an aggressive rate cut later today by the Fed.
• Article: TowneBank: Ruby slippers

28 - Tuesday

• Article: Small caps soar 7.6% at close; DIN, SYUT and QELP lead gainers
• Article: Small caps soar as bargain-hunters load up before FOMC
• Article: Dineequity Inc. soared some 81% and has now charged some 192% off the lows from Monday.
• Article: Despite the rise in energy shares, crude oil prices were skittish to join the buying party and closed down about $0.50 a barrel.
• Article: Energy stocks were a clear source of strength for the stock market today, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund jumping some 9%.
• Article: The only areas of pronounced weakness today were household appliances, building products, health care facilities and homebuilders.
• Article: Inter-bank rates slipped again overnight for the twelfth straight trading day, which many hope is a sign that things are getting better in the ongoing credit crisis.
• Article: Some of the renewed faith in the market could very well be tied to optimism ahead of the Federal Reserve’s announcement on interest rates Wednesday afternoon.
• Article: With two-thirds of the U.S. economy driven by consumer spending, a retrenched mood into peak holiday season purchasing activity is a troubling sign.
• Article: The Conference Board reported today that consumer confidence plunged to 41-year lows.
• Article: The Russell is now down 37% for 2008, while the Dow is off 32% and the S&P 500 down 36%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed sharply higher Tuesday, closing up 7.6%.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs among Tuesday's session.
• Article: Parexel International, Kendle International and Convergys among 52-week lows
• Article: Digital River is higher ahead of its third-quarter earnings due out after the close.
• Article: Silicon Labs is gaining ahead of its third-quarter results due out Wednesday morning pre-bell.
• Article: VIST Financial Insurance Subsidiary ranked in top 10 nationwide; shares are climbing 23%.
• Article: Quest Energy Partners declares cash distribution for Q3 2008. Stock price jumps 25%.
• Article: Harrington West Financial Group shares up 28% on light volume.
• Article: Cynosure slides 29% after Q3 EPS miss the Street on greater expenses and lower gross margins.
• Article: Convergys swings to loss in Q3, issues Q4 outlook below the Street.
• Article: Meritage Homes skids 34% in afternoon hours after reporting a wider loss in Q3 on the dismal housing market.
• Article: Shares of ARM Holdings are up 21% after the tech company reported mixed Q3 results this morning.
• Article: Synutra International, Inc. up over 25% on lighter-than-average volume.
• Article: The Bankcorp, Inc. up 21% after reporting Q3 results on Thursday.
• Article: Lithia Motors sells Wenatchee, Washington Chrysler/Dodge store; shares pop 13%.
• Article: Parexel International, Meritage Homes and Rent-A-Center lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: L.B. Foster to purchase $15 million in additional stock.
• Article: Airline stocks, such as Continental Airlines, rose after being upgraded by a Calyon Securities airline analyst.
• Article: New lows as consumer confidence plunges to historic lows
• Article: AmeriCredit Corp. is down 32% as the company cautioned on debt load issues while reporting earnings.
• Article: Meritage Homes Corp. is off 37%, sinking to the lowest point since January.
• Article: Clinical Data to acquire Avalon Pharmaceuticals for $10 million in stock.
• Article: Parexel International Corp. is down 45% following soft earnings results.
• Article: Ampco-Pittsburgh shares slip, expects significant reduction in demand for rolling-mill rolls in Q4 as steel companies cut back.
• Article: Rigel Pharma skids after mid-stage arthritis drug trial showed some patients developed high blood pressure.
• Article: Temple-Inland topples after reporting 92% drop in profit on weak demand from the housing market and hurricanes.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are in the red, unable to sustain the opening drive higher against bearish headwinds stirred by glum consumer confidence readings.
• Article: Advancers and decliners on the Russell 2000 were about evenly split at 11:00 a.m. ET.
• Article: Baby clothes maker Carter's to replace Captaris in S&P’s smallcap 600 Index; shares rally.
• Article: Parexel International slumps after lowering Q2 and fiscal 2009 guidance on strengthening in U.S. dollar and marketplace headwinds.
• Article: RBC Capital downgrades Rigel Pharma to “sector perform” from “outperform.”
• Article: Credit Suisse cuts Ralcorp to “neutral” from “outperform.”
• Article: Small caps in the green; AHG, SYMS, and SMSI lead gainers
• Article: Solid rally despite dour consumer confidence report
• Article: Syms Corp. is up 18%, trying to reverse Monday’s decline to fresh closing lows.
• Article: Apria Healthcare Group Inc. is rallying 45%. Its stock will cease to trade publicly when a merger with The Blackstone Group is completed; shares will be converted into $21 cash.
• Article: Crude oil prices were up about $1 a barrel this morning, helped along by a mild dip in the U.S. dollar against the euro.
• Article: European energy stocks also were in rally mode today, which should provide a lift to U.S. energy stocks as well.
• Article: After a global rout in equities Monday, investors came in today with relief that stocks in Asia and Europe were in rally mode instead of deepening the slide.
• Article: The dip in Libor rates also corresponds with the FOMC meeting, which began today and which should result in a rate cut Wednesday afternoon.
• Article: Libor, or inter-bank lending rates continue to pull back, which investors see as a sign that credit lines are starting to unclog and that banks are developing trust in one another again.
• Article: Small-cap stocks were in rally mode Tuesday morning, currently up 2% and taking flight in response to signs of a thaw in the credit market freeze.
• Article: Rent-A-Center’s revenues edged down in Q3, but still beat the Street, EPS missed by $0.04 due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
• Article: The nation’s largest rent-to-own operator Rent-A-Center reduces Q4 outlook on severity of financial crisis.
• Article: Dell Selects Smith Micro Software to Deliver Universal Connection Management Software.
• Article: Boyd Gaming up despite reporting Q3 results that declined from a year ago and missed the Street.
• Article: Taser International says Q3 revenue declined 20%, but still managed to beat the Street. EPS plunged 88% but still beat estimates.
• Article: Martha Stewart misses analysts estimate by penny, issues Q4 and 08 revenue below Street.
• Article: Black Box to buy privately held Network Communications Technologies for undisclosed amount.
• Article: Buffalo Wild Wings’ EPS fall short of Street view, expects sales and EPS growth in 25% range for full year, just shy of the Street.
• Article: Ceradyne reports Q3 net income tumbles 40%, guides 2008 below the Street.
• Article: DryShips, Rigel Pharmaceuticals and Atheros Communications lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Schnitzer Steel cautioned markets in early F09 have significantly weakened and it is uncertain when improvements may be seen.
• Article: Schnitzer Steel posted robust Q4 results that handily beat the Street.
• Article: Apria Healthcare to be acquired by affiliate of The Blackstone Group in a cash deal.
• Article: Big opening surge seen on Libor dip, Europe, Asia stock rally
• Article: If the Russell 2000 can’t sustain the morning rally, things get really spooky because the next big downside support doesn’t come into play until 430.
• Article: The chart picture for the Russell 2000 is oversold on momentum readings, but otherwise sports no bullish patterns of note.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to leap on the opening, spurred by oversold conditions, bargain-hunting, a rally in overseas stock markets and another decline on inter-bank lending rates.
• Article: Syniverse Holdings: When in roam

27 - Monday

• Article: Russell dives nearly 5% at closing; DIN, PENN and RVBD lead gainers
• Article: Small caps tumble to fresh bear market lows despite housing surprise
• Article: Horizon Lines Inc. slumped 33% following earnings news from last week.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Monday's session.
• Article: Sunrise Senior Living Inc. tumbled 32% to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: Savient Pharmaceuticals paced the decliners, sinking some 73% and gapping lower on heavy volume.
• Article: FCStone Group, Polypore International and Amicus Therapeutics among 52-week lows
• Article: Commodities have already been tanking in recent weeks, putting commodity sensitive economies like those in South America and Russia in a dire position.
• Article: The dollar stormed to fresh highs against the euro today, reaching the highest point since April 2006.
• Article: There really hasn’t been a safe-haven on the planet for equities in recent weeks, with emerging markets in a tailspin that far outpace the U.S. stock market implosion.
• Article: when the market does find a bottom, it will probably take place first in the large-cap universe, then small caps will likely once again start to outperform on the way back up.
• Article: Just a few weeks ago, the percentage spread favored the Russell over the Dow by more than 10 percentage points, but when the market went into collapse mode small caps suffered.
• Article: The Russell 2000 is now down 41% for 2008, while the Dow is off 38% and the S&P 500 is down 42%.
• Article: Small caps continue to be punished relative to their large-cap brethren as the bear market incites a “bigger is better” mentality.
• Article: Small caps collapsed today, setting fresh intraday and closing lows. The Russell closed down 5%, the lowest daily close since Aug. 2003.
• Article: Rubicon Technology continues to trade lower late in the session, down 21%.
• Article: Thoratec Corporation recalls heart devices, shares sink 12%.
• Article: Calgon Carbon, Silicon Graphics and Oneida Financial lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: DineEquity, HSN and Motorcar Parts of America lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Recession fears counter home sales data as small caps still in red
• Article: Dineequity Inc. is up 40% on surprisingly stout earnings news.
• Article: Telefonica De Argentina is off 26% as South American ADRs continue to struggle amid pension fund troubles in Argentina and worries about the sharp drop in commodity values.
• Article: Calgon Carbon Corp. is down 24%, sinking to fresh 52-week lows
• Article: Agriculture products, regional banks, education services, telecoms, general merchandise and department stores are the top draws.
• Article: Insurance companies, tire and rubber stocks, coal, investment banks, office electronics, home furnishings, steel and oil exploration shares are among the worst performers.
• Article: Technology shares continued to lag the Dow and S&P 500, but not to the same extent as the Russell 2000.
• Article: Small-cap stocks retained modest losses into midday trading, unable to join large-cap indices in positive territory. The Russell is currently down about 1%.
• Article: Comtech says sub inks $8.8M in orders from domestic prime contractor to supply amplifiers and switches.
• Article: Celanese proclaims force majeure on specialty polymers after a fire broke out at its Canadian facility, Reuters reports.
• Article: CenturyTel slips after stating that it will acquire Embarq, a larger competitor, for $5.8B.
• Article: Silicon Graphics slides 19% on no fresh news.
• Article: Centennial Communications’ debt rating upgraded to “B,” or stable, by Fitch—yet shares slip.
• Article: Small-cap stocks tumbled; PENN, PPC, and ATPG lead gainers
• Article: Reverse early slide as home sales data top forecast
• Article: Seanergy Maritime Corp. is off about 27%, also on a light volume opening slide.
• Article: Natures Sunshine Products Inc. is down 36%, gapping lower, but on light volume.
• Article: Commodities in general were taking a hit this morning, pulled down by a strong tone in the U.S. dollar, which rose to the highest point versus the euro since April 2006.
• Article: Small caps tumbled to fresh move lows early Monday, slipping to the lowest point on intraday charts since August 2003, but mounted a nice recovery on a stronger-than-forecast new home sales release.
• Article: Ariba slides 20% despite an upgrade by Cowen and actions to streamline its sourcing and contract management processes.
• Article: Bolt Technology skids 28% on no fresh news.
• Article: Timken sinks 30% on no fresh news.
• Article: Sohu.com posts Q3 above the Street, guides Q4 above estimates, initiates $150M share repurchase program.
• Article: ATP Oil & Gas to buyback 10% of shares outstanding, shares gain 11%.
• Article: Penn National Gaming up 12% after Q3 EPS vaulted on settlement payment, raises 2008 earnings guidance.
• Article: Thoratec initiates correction on heart medical devices that could results in serious injury or death over time. Shares down 14%.
• Article: Savient Pharmaceuticals extends clinical trial for treatment-failure gout by one year or more. Shares tank 57%.
• Article: Ariba, DryShips and ViroPharma lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: UBS cuts Nortel to neutral from buy on liquidity and end-market concerns.
• Article: Sharp opening slide seen after global stock drop overnight
• Article: Looking at the chart picture, if the Russell quickly cascades through Friday’s low this morning, then it opens the door to another leg down.
• Article: KongZhong to buyback up to $10 million in shares.
• Article: A story in The Wall Street Journal saying that loan defaults on financing for technology spending have risen dramatically could hurt technology stocks on the opening.
• Article: The strong dollar and fears of a global recession took a toll on commodities, with crude oil down more than $2 a barrel.
• Article: Pilgrim's Pride gets extension on temporary waiver under its credit facilities through November 26.
• Article: Global stock markets were on fire sale, with Japan’s Nikkei sinking 6% to the lowest close since 1982, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index collapsed 12.7%, the largest 1-day drop in 9 years.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to take another tailspin on the opening today, pulled down by a global rout in equities overnight.
• Article: iRobot inks $3.7 million order with Naval Sea Systems Command.
• Article: UBS raises Riverbed Technology to neutral from sell.

25 - Saturday

• Article: 'tis the season for a bottom, but buyer beware!

24 - Friday

• Article: There were no 52-week highs on Friday's session.
• Article: Small caps sink at Friday's close; HNSN, RBCN and IPCR lead gainers
• Article: Small caps extend rout; five-year weekly lows
• Article: Ariba Inc. closed down 22% on sloppy earnings results.
• Article: Technitrol Inc. tumbled some 35% on sloppy earnings news.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets collapsed to the lowest point since January 2004 and is down more than 50% from the spring highs.
• Article: Crude oil prices plunged again today, sinking 5% to 17-month lows at $64.15 a barrel.
• Article: Also, Argentinean officials are pondering taking over billions in pension funds, Asian equities and European bourses are at five-year lows and even commodity markets are in a scary freefall.
• Article: This morning, data in Great Britain revealed that the U.K. economy contracted for the first time in 16 years, which ignited the largest one-day slide in the pound since 1992.
• Article: Today’s slump underscored the fact that the credit crisis and economic crunch we’ve been feeling in America is also very much a global problem.
• Article: The Dow is off 37% this year, while the S&P 500 is down 40%.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 18.80, or 3.84%, at 471.12 and is now down 38% for 2008.
• Article: Hooker Furniture, Casella Waste Systems and Amer Land Lease among 52-week lows
• Article: IPC Holdings gains 18% on no fresh news.
• Article: Rubicon Technology gains 16% in late afternoon trading.
• Article: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings is pushing higher, despite no fresh news.
• Article: Hansen Medical is up 18% after its bottom-line beat estimates and revenues soared in Q3.
• Article: Hooker Furniture, Bolt Technology and Ariba lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Heritage Commerce is up 16% after declaring $0.08 quarterly cash dividend.
• Article: New York Times dropped to its lowest level since 1995 after S&P lowered its debt ratings to junk status.
• Article: XL Capital is sliding after Moody’s put the insurer on watch for downgrade on posting a Q3 loss due to bailing out Syncora Holdings.
• Article: Compuware Q2 earnings skidded 38%, but managed to beat the Street by a penny.
• Article: Hansen Medical, Heritage Commerce and Insituform Technology lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small caps yo-yo in the red
• Article: Netgear misses on Q3 earnings and is downgraded to “sell” by Deutsch Securities.
• Article: Stamps up after reporting third-quarter earnings that trumped the Street.
• Article: Decliners are leading advancers 17 to 1 on the Russell 2000.
• Article: Insituform Tech posted a 66% spike in Q3 EPS that beat the Street, as it made progress in its N. Am sewer rehabilitation operations.
• Article: Align Technology will cut 111 jobs; shares surge 20%.
• Article: American River Bankshares tumble 22% on no fresh news.
• Article: New lows for Russell, but not as bad as feared
• Article: China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. is down 17% and is another example of a firm that has collapsed from triple-digit stock values a year ago.
• Article: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. is off 22%, sinking to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: Avid Technology Inc. is down 25% following soft earnings news
• Article: We are heading toward one of the worst months in stock market history and while everyone seems to be trying to peg the bottom, there are no signs yet that one is in place.
• Article: The yield on benchmark 10-year notes was down more than 4%.
• Article: The yield on 30-year bonds tumbled to the lowest in history since the product issuance began back in 1977.
• Article: With equity markets in panic liquidation mode and investors scrambling for a safe-haven outlet, demand for Treasury products has been extreme.
• Article: WJB Capital's Scott Fullman: "We would not be surprised to see VIX above the 90 level and even above 100 level, setting new all-time highs as risk perceptions rise to levels not witnessed."
• Article: Fear and dread ahead of today’s opening was heightened by limit-down losses and the activation of trading halt circuit breakers overnight in stock index futures.
• Article: In one of the more jarring and widely anticipated stock market openings in history, small-cap stocks plummeted to fresh bear market lows while hitting the lowest point since August 2003.
• Article: Vimpelcom skids 21%, as rumors swirl that the CEO will resign.
• Article: IDEXX Laboratories beats on Q3, but lowers revenue guidance for 2008. Shares off 14%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks plummeted; INSU, ALGN, and HITT lead gainers
• Article: Private equity firm Blackstone to pay less for a bigger stake in a Shanghai commercial property, Reuters says.
• Article: Force Protection receives additional order under $26.2M contract for delivery of A2 route-clearance vehicles.
• Article: Pre-market trading has been halted on the S&P 500.The Dow and Nasdaq are also approaching the limits at which pre-market trading would be stopped.
• Article: Hittite Microwave up marginally ahead of the bell: posted Q3 EPS above the Street.
• Article: Gannett, publisher of USA Today, posted a 32% drop in Q3 profit; earnings missed the Street by penny.
• Article: Two Canadian small-cap specialists are quoted as saying they have been selectively adding to the portfolios they manage.
• Article: Agria lowers full year revenue outlook, expects Q3 revenue at the high end of prior outlook.
• Article: DryShips, Solarfun Power Holdings and Skyworks Solutions lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Jackson Hewitt Chief Operating Officer to leave company.
• Article: Liz Claiborne lowers full year guidance, expects Q3 sales below estimates.
• Article: Almost Family sinks after CEO says he will sell 17% of his current holdings.
• Article: Smallcaps across the U.S. are starting to show the same signs of pinched purse strings as larger rivals.
• Article: Bucyrus International skids 20% after posting Q3 results that fell short of the Street.
• Article: Opening collapse seen as worldwide markets in freefall
• Article: Crude down 5% even with OPEC announcing production cuts.
• Article: With the sharp decline expected this morning, Thursday's promising double bottom on daily charts in the Russell 2000 will not get a chance to work.
• Article: Asian markets collapsed overnight on profit warnings.
• Article: Money was moving rapidly into Treasury markets this morning. The yield on benchmark 10s, which moves inversely to price, was off 5.4%, reflecting huge demand for safe-haven credit products.
• Article: Stock index futures triggered circuit breakers overnight and were halted altogether earlier this morning when the market hit the maximum loss of 5%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to collapse to fresh 5-year-plus lows on the opening as stock markets around the world went into a freefall overnight.
• Article: Take-Two Interactive soaring 110% in pre-market trading, yet no fresh news.
• Article: Diamond Foods: A diamond in the rough (economy)

23 - Thursday

• Article: Among individual funds in Morningstar Canada's database, PCJ Canadian Small Cap posted Q3's worst overall return with a loss of 37.4%.
• Article: Morningstar Canada said 90% of the pooled funds in its database lost money in Q3. The biggest losers: natural resource funds.
• Article: Russell dives 2.4% at close; AGP, VDSI, and EGBN lead gainers
• Article: Small caps notch five-year closing low; financials slump
• Article: Vasco Data Security International Inc. gapped higher and rallied some 28% as quarterly revenue and income set records for the firm.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Thursday's session.
• Article: Landamerica Financial Group Inc. closed down 28% as title insurers continue to sink along with the housing crisis.
• Article: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. tumbled 35%, also tied to sloppy earnings news.
• Article: Belden Inc. shed nearly 36% as the specialty electronics maker announced earnings that didn’t enthuse investors.
• Article: Energy stocks were a source of solid support today for equities, underpinned by a $1-a-barrel bounce in crude oil prices ahead of this week’s OPEC meeting in Vienna.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilders Index was down 9% following a study by RealtyTrac this morning saying that foreclosures were up 21% from September 2007 and up a jarring 71% from the third-quarter of last year.
• Article: Amer Land Lease, Belden and Air Methods among 52-week lows
• Article: Financial stocks, homebuilders, airlines and retailers also took a hit on Thursday.
• Article: AIG CEO Edward Liddy said that the $112.8 billion bailout by the government “may not be enough” and the firm may need to tap into additional capital.
• Article: The Dow actually rallied 2% today, and even though the Russell was down more than 2%, it was still more than 4% above the intraday low.
• Article: It should be noted that the market staged an impressive recovery move off the lows late in the session.
• Article: The Russell is down 36% for the year, while the Dow is off 34% and the S&P 500 is down 38%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained in a tailspin Thursday, pulled down 2.4%.
• Article: Duncan Energy off 5% after posting Q3 results shy of Wall Street.
• Article: Amerigroup up 12% after health insurer reported a 26% increase in Q3 earnings on strong revenues.
• Article: Eagle Bancorp posts 17% increase in net, earnings beat sole analyst estimate.
• Article: Chipotle Mexican Grille up after CNBC’s Matt Nesto touts restaurant chain.
• Article: Centex Corp. also tumbling in the wake of the sell off of title insurers.
• Article: Land America Financial skids, as title insurers plunge on expectations for soft demand for homeowner’s insurance.
• Article: Pulte Homes tumbles 25% after homebuilder's revenue plunged in Q3.
• Article: Belden’s Q3 EPS miss estimates, lowers 2008 guidance.
• Article: US Airways Group swung to a Q3 loss, but was narrower that the Street expected on a non-gaap basis. Sales were inline.
• Article: Suncor Energy approves $6 billion capital spending plan for 2009.
• Article: Smithfield Foods finishes $565M sale of beef processing and cattle feeding operations to JBS.
• Article: Trailer Bridge, United Security Bancshares and Eagle Bancorp lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Russell slips back into red midday
• Article: Advancers overtook decliners on the Russell 2000 within the last hour, and now lead 976 to 873.
• Article: Russell slightly down; VDSI, FFIV, and WVCM lead gainers
• Article: Decliners were leading advancers 1,127 to 710 on the Russell 2000 at 10:48 a.m. ET.
• Article: Russell back below 500 as economy, job fears counter bargain hunting
• Article: F5 Networks up after fiscal fourth-quarter earnings beat the Street.
• Article: Braskem SA tumbled 23% on light volume, as the Brazilian petrochemical company joined other Latin American ADRs in the recent tailspin.
• Article: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. gapped lower and was down some 27% as the systems software firm released unimpressive quarterly results.
• Article: The U.S. dollar was on firm footing this morning, which should continue to exert pressure on many commodities markets.
• Article: Crude oil prices turned up about $1 a barrel awaiting news from the OPEC meeting, where oil ministers are expected to slash production to offset sinking prices and soft demand.
• Article: RealtyTrac estimated that 1 in every 475 homes received a foreclosure filing in September.
• Article: RealtyTrac released a report early this morning saying that foreclosures were up 21% from September 2007 and up a whopping 71% from the third-quarter of last year.
• Article: Most analysts are predicting a sharp rise in unemployment levels in coming months. Greenspan said earlier today that there will be a significant rise in layoffs and unemployment still to come.
• Article: Small caps opened up 1.17%.
• Article: inSIM Technology said it will ensure reliable cellular connections for machine-to-machine devices in Brazil.
• Article: Ethan Allen down after reporting results that tumbled from a year ago and missed the Street.
• Article: Itron gains after JP Morgan upgraded the power meter maker to overweight from neutral on attractive valuation.
• Article: GSI Commerce gains after posting a third-quarter net loss that was narrower than expected.
• Article: VASCO Data Security International surges 30% after reporting third-quarter results that topped Wall Street by a large margin.
• Article: JA Solar Holdings, Zhongpin and GSI Commerce lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: RadioShack reports third-quarter earnings and revenues above the Street.
• Article: Ticketing company Ticketmaster said it would acquire a controlling equity interest in Front Line Management Group.
• Article: Exelixis said GlaxoSmithKline will not exercise its option to license XL184, which inhibits tumor growth drivers.
• Article: The Corporate Executive Board slips after lowering full year revenue and earnings guidance.
• Article: JetBlue swings to loss in Q3, which was wider than the Street’s expectations. Revenues beat.
• Article: The weekly claims report came in at 478,000, which was above the forecast of 465,000.
• Article: The latest data on the jobs front were dour, which will weigh on the market psyche.
• Article: Lower open seen with weak claims, ongoing econ worries
• Article: For today’s trading, look for support in the Russell 2000 at 485, 477 and 468. On the upside, resistance is at 514 and 525.
• Article: The chart picture hints at a downside breakout through trendline support off the recent lows.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open lower, pulled down by worries about the economy and the impact global slowing will have on corporate profits.
• Article: Bank of the Ozarks: Don't feed the alligators

22 - Wednesday

• Article: Small caps dive at closing; CRI, VASC and BGH lead gainers
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Wednesday's session
• Article: Another collapse as earnings disappoint, commodities tank
• Article: Looking ahead to Thursday, the market remains in the throes of heavy earnings season, but we’ll also get a glimpse of weekly unemployment claims ahead of the opening.
• Article: Titan Machinery Inc. slumped 21%, making new lows for the move along with the rest of the market.
• Article: The headline news on the commodity front was clearly crude oil, which collapsed 7.5%, or more than $5 a barrel and is now back below $67 — down some 54% from the summer peak.
• Article: The Russell is now down 33.4% for 2008, while the Dow is off 36.36% and the S&P 500 is down 38%.
• Article: The slide in commodities was reflected by a huge decline in the Commodity Research Bureau Index, which tumbled 4.5% to the lowest point since August 2004.
• Article: On a depressing side note, there wasn’t even one broad S&P sector group in the plus column late this afternoon.
• Article: Other sectors taking a body blow today included motorcycle manufacturers, restaurants, tobacco companies and internet retail stocks.
• Article: Commodity firms dominated the list of worst performing sectors today, paced by metal and mining shares, coal stocks, oil and gas drillers, aluminum and gold.
• Article: Concerns that consumer spending and a global growth stall will pinch corporate profits even more in the months to come clearly had a negative impact on stocks.
• Article: Small caps closed down 5.43% today, the second-lowest close in five years.
• Article: Developers Diversified Realty, Telecom Argentina ADR and Kindred Healthcare among 52-week lows
• Article: Oilsands Quest closes down 14% as the price of oil nosedives today.
• Article: Court denies RJ Reynolds rehearing request in Star Scientific patent suit; shares up 4%.
• Article: Hill International acquires Chitester Management Systems; financial terms not disclosed. Hill shares close down 8%.
• Article: Tupperware up 14% after posting Q3 profit that nearly quadrupled and stating plans to buy back $50 million in shares.
• Article: Vascular jumped 15% after Q3 EPS beat the Street by 57%, as the medical device company reported double digit sales growth.
• Article: Small caps sinking toward trendline test as earnings fail to inspire
• Article: NTL’s main business is owning stock in Telecom Argentina SA, whose stock was hammered Tuesday and was down another 32% today.
• Article: Nortel Inversora SA is off 34%, sinking to new 52-week lows in a continuation of the slide we saw Tuesday from ADRs.
• Article: Lincoln Bancorp clocks third-quarter loss due to merger related charges with First Merchants Corp.
• Article: As for crude oil, that market is down again today, sinking to 16-month lows as inventories rise and demand slumps.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was down 3.2% into mid-session, sinking to fresh move lows and the lowest point since September 2004.
• Article: The biggest declining sectors today came from coal, motorcycle manufacturers, metal and mining stocks, oil and gas drillers, aluminum, gold stocks and casinos.
• Article: Susquehanna Bancshares third-quarter earnings miss the Street. Shares slide 9%.
• Article: Even the bullish earnings surprises seem tainted by worries that a prolonged recession will pull down corporate profitability for some time.
• Article: Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa S.A. craters 23% on no fresh news.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are down 2.39% into midday trading, pressured by concerns that the latest batch of quarterly earnings were painting a difficult canvas moving toward 2009.
• Article: Columbia Sportswear installs 100 kilowatt solar energy system at its head-quarters.
• Article: Kinetic Concepts lowered its 2008 revenue outlook, but said it will buy back up to $100 million in shares.
• Article: Fulton Financial reports 13% drop in net after significant increase in loan loss provisions and write downs in investment portfolio.
• Article: Primeenergy, Kindred Healthcare and Merrill Lynch Canada lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Buckeye Gp Holdings, Vascular Solutions and Cascade Financial lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: United States Oil slides after reporting distillate inventories are up 2.2 million, more than the expected 600,000.
• Article: Patriot Coal topples 16% after FBR Capital Markets downgrades coal company to market perform from market outperform.
• Article: Telecom Argentina skids 19% in the wake of Argentine government’s nationalization of pension plans.
• Article: Foundation Coal Holdings swings to net loss in Q3, reduces 2008 EBITDA guidance.
• Article: Compellent Technologies generates profit in Q3 2008. Shares up 10%.
• Article: Children's apparel market Carter's Inc. raised to "buy" from "hold;" reports solid Q3 results. Shares up over 15%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks fell hard; BGH, CRI, AND CML lead gainers
• Article: JDA Software, i2 merger vote nears. JDA shares down over 5%.
• Article: United Airlines' parent company UAL Corp. recorded a $779 million 3Q loss on fuel Tuesday. Shares are up 12% today.
• Article: Hancock Holding Co. off 16% after posting lower earnings that missed the Street by 24%.
• Article: Recession worries, global slide powers opening downside push
• Article: Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. is down 21% after releasing quarterly earnings.
• Article: Kindred Healthcare slips 32% after lowering Q4 and 2008 guidance, reflecting softer hospital operating results.
• Article: The U.S. dollar continues to soar against the euro, climbing some 1.6% this morning to the highest point in about two years.
• Article: European and Asian equity markets were in a tailspin overnight, with Japan’s Nikkei sinking 6.8%, Singapore tumbling 5.2% to four-year lows and India shares off 4.8%.
• Article: Northern Trust's Paul Kasriel: "Theory suggests very sluggish growth in the broad money supply. As a result, the odds of a "V"-shaped economic recovery are low."
• Article: A “V” shape would imply a relatively quick bounce out of the lull, while a “U” shape would imply a more prolonged slump.
• Article: Debates are already underway in the economic analysis community about whether or not the U.S. economy will see a “V” or “U” shaped recovery out of the recession.
• Article: Cascade Bank posted a wider-than expected on government’s nationalization of Fannie and Freddie.
• Article: Small-cap stocks fell hard on the opening, currently down 2%.
• Article: BGH GP Holdings up 17% after stating that it made a buyout offer for Buckeye GP’s remaining shares for $17 per share.
• Article: Medivation says waiting period for alliance with Pfizer on Alzheimer's and Huntington's a drug ended, triggering an up-front payment.
• Article: Amylin Pharmaceuticals posts a Q3 loss that widened from a year ago, but beat the Street.
• Article: Knight Capital said its Q3 profit more than doubled, topping the consensus, as revenue rose on heightened market volatility.
• Article: Federal-Mogul reports increase in revenues, maintains gross margins and posts lower net income on one time tax benefit.
• Article: Endologix says it received FDA approval for its “IntuiTrak Delivery System,” used to repair weakening in the wall of the aorta.
• Article: BluePhoenix Solutions said it renewed a $6 million partnership agreement with a global supplier of banking solutions.
• Article: DryShips, A Power Energy Generation Systems and Solarfun Power Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Dollar Thrifty Automotive up 23% in pre-market after issuing liquidity update.
• Article: The Medicines Company swings to loss in Q3, revises revenue guidance below the Street.
• Article: Steep opening slide seen with global stock rout
• Article: There are no major economic reports or speakers on tap the rest of today.
• Article: The MBA Mortgage Application Index fell sharply this morning, sinking 16.6% to the lowest point in nearly eight years.
• Article: The global commodities slide that helped fuel declines Tuesday was still in the air today, with crude oil prices tumbling more than $3 a barrel heading toward the open
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open sharply lower, pressured by a global rout in equities overnight and concerns that a recession in the United States will hurt corporate profits moving forward.
• Article: Usana Health Sciences: A direct sell

21 - Tuesday

• Article: Small caps close down 3%; RVSB, JAKK and OXPS lead gainers
• Article: Decliners outnumber advancers by almost six-to-one in the Russell 2000 today
• Article: Weak commodities, cautious earnings, techs weigh down small caps
• Article: While it’s disconcerting that the market can’t sustain rallies for more than a day at a time, it certainly beats the relentless collapse that was in play for the previous three weeks.
• Article: While earnings were a big part of today’s action, it seemed like the market overlooked many of the results to focus in on worries in the tech sector.
• Article: Banco Macro, 4 Kids Entertainment and Blue Nile among 52-week lows
• Article: This tug-of-war between valuation and the economy is always in play for the stock market, but is center stage as investors decide whether stocks are cheap enough to warrant the risk.
• Article: Crude oil futures plunged some 4% and quickly took some of the shine off Monday’s energy-led rally.
• Article: Life Partners Holdings, Questcor Pharmaceuticals and Gehl among 52-week highs
• Article: Highlighting the bruised demand is copper, which today crumbled to the lowest point since Dec. 2005 and is now 50% from the spring highs.
• Article: From a global standpoint, a recession in the United States and a sharp downturn around the world will hurt demand for commodity goods, a theme that played out today.
• Article: If Monday’s big rally was primarily about energy, then the main theme in motion today was about the economy and whether or not global slowing would continue to get in the way of the stock market.
• Article: The Russell is now down 31% for the year.
• Article: Small caps closed down 2.96%, pulled down by slumping commodity markets, a cautious tone amid peak earnings season and lagging performance in the tech sector.
• Article: Terex Corp. downgraded by Banc of America Securities; shares tumbled 18% at closing.
• Article: Argentinian electric company Edenor S.A. closed down 27% on higher-than-average volume.
• Article: Rental car company Avis is plunging 32%. Last week an analyst downgraded the small cap, citing the U.S. market.
• Article: AK Steel Q3 earnings surge, topping Street. Shares are currently down nearly 7%.
• Article: Cree Inc. down 11%, at the lower end of day's range ahead of earnings.
• Article: QLogic Q2 results expected in evening trade; shares down 7%.
• Article: Penns Woods Bancorp gained 13% in late afternoon trading on no fresh news.
• Article: Medifast has gained 14% in late afternoon trading on no fresh news.
• Article: Fushi Copperweld has gained 14% in late afternoon trading on no fresh news.
• Article: Riverview Bancorp posted a loss for fiscal Q2 on an investment security a charge, but said its liquidity position remains strong.
• Article: Cheesecake Factory slips after Cowen cuts rating to neutral from outperform, noting that sales aren't likely to turn around in Q4.
• Article: Home nursing services provider LHC Group said it will acquire Maryland-based HomeCall.
• Article: UMB Financial slips after earnings fall short of the Street.
• Article: MedAssets says Hawaii Pacific Health extends12-year GPO relationship with company until 2014, adds supply chain management.
• Article: Small caps sink; commodities unravel on global econ jitters
• Article: ENGlobal, Banco Macro and Nortel Inversora lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Dolan Media Co. is off about 20%, also at 52-week lows and down about 85% from the highs.
• Article: Telecom Argentina SA is tumbling 28%, sinking to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: The worst performing broad market sectors at midday included metals and mining stocks, steel, gold, integrated oil and gas firms and coal shares.
• Article: Copper is important to monitor because it's considered a key benchmark of economic growth around the world. If copper is struggling, the global economy is struggling.
• Article: Amid the economic worries, the price of copper tumbled to near three-year lows and has collapsed more than 50% since May.
• Article: The global economic fears were stirred by a pullback in China factory output to six-year lows.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the morning swoon into midday trading, and are currently down almost 3%.
• Article: Riverview Bancorp, JDA Software Group and Culp lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Southern First Bancshares swings to Q3 loss on non-cash impairment charge of $1.2 million on FNMA preferred stock.
• Article: Anixter International slumps 19% after posting third-quarter earnings that substantially missed the Street.
• Article: Ambac Financial Group slips after appointing new chief executive officer.
• Article: At 11:00 a.m. ET decliners were leading advancers two-to-one on the Russell 2000
• Article: Calvium Networks gains after third-quarter earnings meet analyst estimates.
• Article: Navios Maritime gains after declaring increased cash distribution of $0.385 per unit for the third quarter.
• Article: United Air reported a narrower-than-forecasted Q3 loss. Shares jump 9%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks down; HXL, JAKK, and OCNF lead gainers
• Article: Small caps open lower on earnings worries
• Article: Highveld Steel & Vanadium Corporation Ltd. is down 15% to fresh move lows.
• Article: Pharma could be one of the better-performing sectors to watch today, and has seen a few strong performers in the small-cap arena in recent days as well.
• Article: Commodities in general were likely to be on the defensive as the U.S. dollar was soaring against the euro, climbing 1.25%.
• Article: The lift small caps enjoyed Monday from the energy sector appeared on the wane today, with crude oil prices slipping on concerns about demand.
• Article: With no economic reports on tap today, the market will focus on the wave of quarterly earnings coming in.
• Article: Small-cap stocks gave back a sizable chunk of Monday’s big rally early on today, and are currently down 1.55%.
• Article: Hexcel reported third-quarter profit that surged 91% on sales for defense programs and wind turbine blades.
• Article: Avigen plunges 70% after intermediate trial for treatment of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis failed.
• Article: Net Servicos de Comunicacao saw the top-line increase on lower subscription rates, operating costs jumped 26%, SG&A increased 37%.
• Article: ENGlobal expects to report Q3 results below the consensus on Wall Street.
• Article: Jakks Pacific reports 14% increase in Q3 bottom-line on tax benefit and higher sales, reaffirmed full-year guidance.
• Article: A Power Energy Generation Systems, Canadian Solar and JDA Software Group lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: OptionsXpress posts Q3 net income that beat the Street, but edged down from a year-ago.
• Article: JDA Software Group posts third-quarter results that handily beat the Street.
• Article: Small-cap stocks on Hong Kong's main index have fallen 63% this yr, exceeding the 52% decline for mid-caps and the 38% fall for large caps.
• Article: Drybulk shipper OceanFreight declares $0.77 dividend for Q3, shares jump 21%.
• Article: Twin Disc said fiscal Q1 earnings plunged due to lower volumes, unfavorable product mix and higher material costs.
• Article: Early slip on cautious tone amid flood of earnings
• Article: Energy stocks were a big part of Monday’s rally, but that sector could see some profit-taking today as crude oil futures were down more than $1 dollar a barrel.
• Article: Stock index futures were down about 1.3% overnight, which suggests an opening for the Russell 2000 near 540.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open lower, pulled down by a cautious tone amid a sea of earnings releases.
• Article: National City slips after posting a wider third-quarter loss.
• Article: Tellabs Q3 earnings top Wall Street’s view, but expects Q4 revenues below the consensus.
• Article: Linn Energy to make cash distribution in Q3 of $0.63 per unit, or $2.52 per unit on an annualized basis.
• Article: Amedisys: The right medicine

20 - Monday

• Article: The average gain for large caps in the year after the end of a bear market is 38.7%, while the median for small caps is 41.4%, according to Merrill Lynch. Via WSJ MarketBeat blog.
• Article: The Russell closes up nearly 4%; LNY, WBMD and MMR lead gainers
• Article: The performance of funds tied to the Russell 2000 is hamstrung by the removal each year of stocks that outgrow the index and by the fact that many of each year’s additions are IPOs.
• Article: Small caps soar; energy shares, Bernanke in the spotlight
• Article: Landrys Restaurants Inc. jumped 31% on news that the company’s CEO would buy the firm at a 49% premium to its close on Friday.
• Article: Techs lagged throughout the day. If the money to invest in tech is choked off, then the risk appetite for smaller-cap stocks is likely to suffer as well.
• Article: Crude oil futures climbed 3.3% today as energy traders anticipate OPEC will cut production to counter soft demand and sinking prices.
• Article: Small caps lagged large caps today even on the rally, which is a little bit of concern as the same pattern was evident on the recent collapse.
• Article: The Russell is now down 29% for the year, while the Dow is off 30% and the S&P 500 is down 33%.
• Article: The Russell closed up 3.88% today.
• Article: Hallwood Group, Quixote and Penns Woods Bancorp among 52-week lows
• Article: Life Partners Holdings, Emergent BioSolutions and Unifi among 52-week highs
• Article: Moody's cuts boat-maker Brunswick Corp. into "junk" territory; shares collapse 23%.
• Article: Developers Diversified tumbles 13.3% on debt disclosure.
• Article: Allied World Assurance said it completed its acquisition of Darwin Professional Underwriters, a specialty insurer.
• Article: FreightCar America gains 13% after KeyBanc raises rating to "buy" from "hold."
• Article: Basic Energy gains after reporting preliminary Q3 results that trump the Street.
• Article: Holly Energy gains 15% as oil rises.
• Article: Quest Energy Partners up 40% on no fresh news.
• Article: Superior Bancorp down 10.5% on no fresh news.
• Article: Mercantile Bancorp slips 11% on no fresh news.
• Article: Thermadyne Holdings slips 13% on no fresh news.
• Article: Chinese insurance agency Cninsure is up after insurers gain on heels of Netherlands’ cash injection into insurance juggernaut ING.
• Article: Targanta Therapeutics leaps 23% on no fresh news.
• Article: Tortoise Energy Capital says it’s in compliance with all its coverage covenants for its senior notes and preferred stock.
• Article: Seabridge Gold vaults 29% midday on no fresh news.
• Article: Landry's Restaurants jumped 30% after the company’s CEO bought out the company for a 49% premium over Friday’s closing price.
• Article: Modest rise; lagging techs pare energy gains
• Article: Technology shares have been lagging the overall market this morning, and have been a mild drag on small caps.
• Article: Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. was up about 17%, trying to recapture huge losses suffered the last couple of weeks.
• Article: Researchers at Oppenheimer & Co. raised their forecasts on a raft of oil companies, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund was up about 5.5% into mid-session.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained higher into midday trading, up 1.16%.
• Article: Quest Energy Partners, Seabridge Gold and Landrys Restaurants lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small caps opened strong; WBMD, MPEL, and MMR lead gainers
• Article: Women’s retailer Talbots slips, as retail sector slides.
• Article: United Air slips, as oil futures gain.
• Article: General Growth Properties attempts to sell $2 billion in preferred shares to private-equity firms to lower its debt, WSJ says.
• Article: WSJ says Circuit City is considering closing at least 150 stores and cutting jobs, instead of filing for bankruptcy.
• Article: Strong opening rally powered by energy stocks
• Article: Prime Energy Corp. is up nearly 19%, riding the wave with a host of energy-tied companies.
• Article: McMoRan Exploration Co. jumped some 22% on earnings news.
• Article: Blackrock Ecosolutions Investment Trust is up 19% back to levels last seen in June.
• Article: On the downside, broadcast and cable TV stocks were lower, as were life health insurers and leisure product stocks.
• Article: Sectors on the rise today include coal stocks, oil equipment and oil services, oil exploration, oil and gas storage, steel, oil refiners, gas utilities, industrial gases and power products.
• Article: About one-third of the S&P 500 slated to release results this week.
• Article: Crude oil futures were up about $1.50 a barrel, providing a lift to energy-sensitive stocks and also to commodities in general.
• Article: The leading indicators report came in at 0.3%, which was quite a bit better than the forecast for a dip of 0.2%. This marked the first monthly rise on indicators since April.
• Article: Small caps opened up an encouraging 1.96%.
• Article: WebMD surges 30% on shares purchase by HLTH Corp.
• Article: Casino operator Melco Crown reiterated its City of Dreams plan on Friday. Shares are up 24%.
• Article: Hedge fund manager tells Barron's on Sunday that solar-power co. Emcore's new tech could boost shares several-fold in the next few months. Emcore's shares up 18%.
• Article: Fushi Copperweld up nearly 9% on low volume.
• Article: Intraware to be acquired by Acresso Software for $4/share; Intraware shares up 19%.
• Article: Equity One closes $227 million unsecured revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank.
• Article: Pacific Sunwear soars 58% after retailer Adrenalina makes buyout offer for firm at $4.50 per share.
• Article: Radware up after rolling out application delivery platform with throughput of up to 16 gbps and new version of AppDirector.
• Article: AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Zhongpin and DryShips lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: HLTH Corp. plunges after announcement to terminate merger with WebMD.
• Article: AMAG Pharma down 8% after FDA requests additional data for marketing approval for anemia drug in kidney disease patients.
• Article: Syneron Medical slips 12% after the company warns for lower revenues in Q3.
• Article: Higher start on tap as Libor rates ease
• Article: The chart picture for the Russell is at an interesting crossroads where the market needs to either provide support this week for the bottoming argument or sink into another leg down.
• Article: Econ indicators, Bernanke slated for 10 am ET.
• Article: Energy shares seen getting a lift from higher crude.
• Article: Small caps 2% rally in pre-market as Libor rates ease.
• Article: Ralcorp Holdings: Stock the pantry

18 - Saturday

• Article: Morningstar analyst John Coumarianos refers to the small-cap Greenspring fund as “probably the best fund nobody has ever heard of."

17 - Friday

• Article: Russell 2000: At a crossroads
• Article: Small caps down 1.89% at close, CIT, USAP and ABK lead gainers
• Article: Late slide as economy worries counter solid tech earnings
• Article: Universal Stainless & Alloy Products jumped some 33% ahead of earnings slated for release next week.
• Article: This week’s recovery move simply looks like an inside session bounce amid oversold conditions.
• Article: Seanergy Maritime Corp. was off 26% and was on target for the lowest daily close in more than a year.
• Article: Universal Stainless & Alloy Products jumped some 33% ahead of earnings slated for release next week.
• Article: Gladstone Commercial Corp. rallied some 24% and is now up about 70% over the last few days.
• Article: Airlines remained impressive, with the AMEX Airline Index rising another 4% after leaping 21% Thursday.
• Article: Crude oil jumped some $4 a barrel today as the market anticipates OPEC will cut production at its meeting next week.
• Article: Energy shares clearly had a rare day in the sun today and provided a lift to several index products.
• Article: The Russell also closed above opening levels on weekly charts for the first time since the market unraveled some four weeks ago.
• Article: For the week, the Russell was up 3.95, or 0.76%, the first weekly gain since mid-September.
• Article: Small-cap stocks slipped Friday, closing down 1.89%.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Friday's session
• Article: Pozen, Xyratex and LeCroy among 52-week lows
• Article: NYSE specialist firm LaBranche swung to a Q3 loss, marking its third straight loss.
• Article: ArvinMeritor wins patent infringement case on transmission system, yet shares down.
• Article: Books-A-Million opens new stores in TX, GA, VA and AR.
• Article: Penns Woods Bancorp higher on increase in Q3 net income year-over-year.
• Article: GEO Group gains after subsidiary receives $75 million contract extension for the management of the Fulham Correctional Center.
• Article: Foot Locker gains after Citigroup upgrades retailer on probability of increasing sales.
• Article: LaBranche swings to Q3 loss; shares down 9%.
• Article: Russell slightly lower; UAUA, CIT and AKT lead gainers
• Article: Small caps trim losses; tech stocks rising
• Article: PPC said it doesn’t plan to file bankruptcy, but clearly it's facing difficult times as shares have crumbled from a high of $27.15 back in late May to today’s price near $2.50.
• Article: Pilgrims Pride Corp. is off some 22% as the company is facing deadlines on credit payments.
• Article: The expiration of options on stocks today likely played a role in some of the market’s struggles as the directional bias into expiration is clearly toward lower prices.
• Article: On the downside, anything tied to housing was struggling, including home furnishing stocks and homebuilder shares. Bank stocks and financial shares were also lagging the general market.
• Article: Outside of the gold market, commodity stocks were doing well today, with coal, steel, gas utilities, oil exploration, gas storage and agriculture products all up.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained lower into mid-session trading, but well off the morning lows as gains in the technology arena spilled over into the broad market.
• Article: ICU Medical posts results that trump the Street and raises guidance for the full year. Shares jump 18% midday.
• Article: Pozen, Central Bancorp and Healthways lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Targanta Therapeutics up 24% midday.
• Article: Ambac Financial Group, United Community Bancorp and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Ambac Financial Group is soaring nearly 30%.
• Article: Jeffries and Piper cut price targets on Healthways due to near-term contract risk and Medicare Advantage plans risk.
• Article: Synthesis Energy Systems down 12.5% on no fresh news.
• Article: Gushan Environmental Energy up 12% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Goodrich Petroleum Corp. up 15.3% after CEO buys 10k shares earlier this week.
• Article: Cash distribution announced by Mesabi Trust. Shares pop 17%.
• Article: CIT loss widens; vendor finance write-down hurts. Shares of the finance company are soaring 39%.
• Article: Power Medical Interventions down 10.7% on light volume.
• Article: Light, sweet crude for November delivery is up $1.66 to $71.51 a barrel. On Thursday, it sank to a 14-month low on worries about a deep global recession obliterating fuel demand.
• Article: Libbey preliminary Q3 net income declines marginally; issues Q4 revenue outlook, lowers FY08 revenue view. Shares down 36%.
• Article: ICU Medical rises 16% on stellar Q3 results that beat estimates.
• Article: Sutor Technology Group announces patent approval; shares climb over 7%.
• Article: Republic Airways Holdings up nearly 10% after announcing on Wed. plans to operate Embraer 170 regional jets for Hawaii's Mokulele Airlines.
• Article: SIG lowers 2009 estimates and target price on Ceragon Networks.
• Article: UAL Corp. is up 15% today, extending its rise from Thursday.
• Article: Ambac, bond insurers to present Treasury with plan. Ambac shares up 5.6%.
• Article: Early slide on housing slump, recession, expiry worries
• Article: Ardea Biosciences Inc. is off nearly 23%, giving back some of the big gains from Thursday.
• Article: Pozen Inc. is off some 33% as the firm was informed by the FDA of an internal review for ulcer trials.
• Article: Today marks expirations for stock options, which could add some volatility into the mix.
• Article: The housing starts report came in woefully weak, down 6.3% with the annual rate at 817,000 units, which was well below the forecast of 875,000.
• Article: Thirty minutes into the session decliners were leading advancers on the Russell 2000 by a greater than 8-to-1 margin.
• Article: Sucampo Pharmaceuticals slumps 21%.
• Article: Small caps are leading the way down in equities, a troubling signal ahead of the weekend.
• Article: Sonic Corp. posts Q4 revenues just shy of Street, EPS inline.
• Article: Stocks slide at the open, with the Russell down 3%.
• Article: Spartech Corp. soars 72% on no fresh news.
• Article: BMO Capital's Andy Busch to SCI: "There is a serious need to educate the banking sector participants on the changes in the Treasury programs the Fed programs directed at easing the credit crunch."
• Article: Pozen down 20% after FDA said it’s reviewing the acceptability of using endoscopic gastric ulcers in clinical studies.
• Article: EMS Technologies says it expects Q3 EPS within range of the Street, reaffirms full-year guidance.
• Article: S&P's Small-Cap Regional Banks Index has been strong recently, partly in response to the U.S. bank rescue plan, Boomberg reports.
• Article: DryShips, A Power Energy Generation Systems and Dendreon lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Integral Systems to replace Fleetwood Enterprises in the S&P SmallCap 600.
• Article: EMS Technologies to replace Radio One in the S&P SmallCap 600.
• Article: Evergreen Solar off 16% after reporting a wider net loss in Q3 and a sharp decline in margins.
• Article: Lower start seen on weak data, expiration jitters before weekend
• Article: If the market can stage a strong rally today, it could put some meat on weekly charts, which is important to show that current bottoming action isn’t just a short-term head fake.
• Article: Warren Buffett to NYT: The market will likely move higher "perhaps substantially so, well before either sentiment of the economy turns up."
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open lower, pulled down by sloppy housing data, recession fears and profit-taking from Thursday's move.
• Article: Steve Madden: Baby steps

16 - Thursday

• Article: Small caps close up nearly 7%; UAUA, TTGT and MIPI lead gainers
• Article: Choppy day ends with big rally as investors bet on bottom
• Article: Coleman Cable Inc. rises 30% on earnings news.
• Article: TechTarget Inc. rallied about 34%, closing above the 20-day moving average for the first time since late September.
• Article: The index had a decent test of the recent lows without violating the bottom, then closed strong, which is a positive signal.
• Article: Chartist Kevin Pendley: Today marked the most solid chart action we have seen since this whole collapse kicked into gear in late September.
• Article: Cell Genesys crashes after ending its cancer drug test; shares crash 75%.
• Article: Winnebago Industries,Badger Meter and Seabridge Gold among 52-week lows
• Article: The Russell 2000 traded more than 3% on both sides of the ledger before closing with nearly a 7% gain on the day
• Article: Analyst downgrades FalconStor; shares tumble 12.2% at closing.
• Article: Electro Scientific to buy Zygo for $173.6M in stock. Zygo shares close up 16%.
• Article: At the close advancers outnumbered decliners 1,631 to 243 in the Russell 2000
• Article: Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (Nasdaq:EBS) and Unifi Inc. (Nasdaq:UFI) are the 52-week highs
• Article: Engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp. up 9.8% after it trims Q3 loss and beats the Street.
• Article: Behrman Capital sells ACS Communications to Black Box Corp. Shares of BBOX are up 6.1%.
• Article: Reliance Steel & Aluminum's Q3 results top forecasts; shares pop 13%.
• Article: Restaurant operator Sonic Corp.'s Q4 results due in evening session; shares up 7%.
• Article: PMC-Sierra up 6.3% ahead of Q3 results in evening session.
• Article: Evergreen Solar Q3 results due in evening session; shares up 7%.
• Article: United Air’s parent is up 27%. SIG reports one investor bought 1,750 January 7 calls vs. selling 3,500 December 15 calls.
• Article: After completing a strategic review Red Lion Hotels not receive a definitive proposal from any party.
• Article: Small caps up 0.77%; EAC, TARG and CNTF lead gainers
• Article: Teledyne Tech acquires UK’s Cormon, maker of subsea sensors and flow monitoring systems for oil/gas production. Shares down 7%.
• Article: Encore Acquisition jumps 24% on Q3 operating results and authorization for the repurchase of an additional $40 million in stock.
• Article: iRobot inks repeat order for $2.1 million with the U.S. Army.
• Article: Crude oil extends slide after inventory data, dips below $70.
• Article: Johnson Outdoors entered a short-term, interim agreement that modifies the company's existing debt agreements. Shares down 3%.
• Article: Seabridge Gold, Sunrise Senior Living and Winnebago Industries lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Targanta Therapeutics, Aladdin Knowledge Systems and Republic Airways Holdings lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Russell down as dour manufacturing data attract selling
• Article: Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. is up 20%, gapping higher from an earnings-related lift.
• Article: Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. is rallying 15% in a big bounce after making new lows Wednesday.
• Article: Silver Standard Resources Inc. is down about 17%, sinking to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: Amcore Financial Inc. is off about 23% after reporting a wider-than-expected loss for the quarter.
• Article: On the downside, life health insurers, gold, paper products, auto manufacturers, asset mngt. firms, and Internet retail stocks were all taking a hit.
• Article: The best performing areas today are coal, education services, agriculture products, footwear companies, food retail firms, airlines, gas utilities and steel stocks.
• Article: Small caps resumed the slide into midday trading, currently down 0.73%. Trading remains volatile, with the market popping back off a 3% mid-morning slide fairly quickly.
• Article: Western Goldfields down 20% on light volume.
• Article: Endeavour Silver Corp. production up 21% in Q3. Shares diving 19%.
• Article: Hecla Mining Co. reduces bridge loan to $40M from $200M, extends final maturity date. Shares down 8%.
• Article: At 11:15 decliners were outpacing advancers two-to-one on the Russell 2000, an almost exact reversal of the trend 30 minutes earlier.
• Article: The CBOE Volatility Index (a good indicator of the level of fear in the markets) hits a record high of 77.72, up over 11%.
• Article: SCI.com's Benson George: "The market continues to slide after the Philly Fed diffusion index fell to -37.5 in Oct. from +3.8 in Sept., its largest 1-month decline ever."
• Article: Steel Dynamics is the volume leader so far this morning among companies with market caps <$2B following bullish earnings.
• Article: CNBC: EIA numbers could push oil prices down into the $60-range.
• Article: Breaking News: EIA releasing oil inventory numbers; crude oil inventories up 5.6M barrels, U.S. gas supply up 7M barrels.
• Article: Winnebago Industries swung to a Q4 loss and suspended its quarterly dividend due to volatile gas prices and tight credit. Shares down 24%.
• Article: At 10:55 a.m. ET decliners were leading advancers 953 to 883 on the Russell 2000. Forty stocks were unchanged.
• Article: Steel Dynamics is up 15% on high volume after posting a higher Q3 profit on Thursday.
• Article: Thomson SA shares tumble 8% on Q3 sales drop, debt concern.
• Article: Mindray Medical International has skidded 18% to a new 52-week low of $21 on no fresh news.
• Article: Regional bank Arrow Financial said Q3 earnings grew 12% and increased its cash dividend by 8%.
• Article: Solid rise on Libor dip despite sour manufacturing data
• Article: Deltek Inc. announced preliminary results and is up 20%.
• Article: Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Inc. is up 35%, basically trying to recover losses from Wednesday’s big decline.
• Article: China Finance Inc. is up 22% and has been climbing steadily since August, but on very light volume.
• Article: Targanta Therapeutics Corp. is up 49% on light volume, bouncing off a test of move lows.
• Article: The output slide represented the biggest decline in nearly 34 years. Hurricane Gustav and a strike at Boeing exaggerated the decline.
• Article: The industrial production report released this morning pegged output down 2.8%; the forecast was for -0.8%.
• Article: Small caps were up 2.23% at the opening, powered by a decent corrective bounce in the wake of Wednesday’s epic collapse.
• Article: Tech company Cohu Inc. up 7.4% after it announced late Thursday it will release its Q3 2008 results on Oct. 23.
• Article: Sterling Construction Co. up over 8% today. Earlier this week, the small cap announced a share repurchase program.
• Article: Badger Meter skids 23% on disappointing third-quarter earnings.
• Article: Susquehanna Financial cuts price target on Sykes Enterprises to $20 from $23 ahead of earnings, but maintains positive rating.
• Article: Build-A-Bear Workshop posts loss penny wider than street, revenues disappoint.
• Article: CIT swings to Q3 loss but said it is taking steps to increase liquidity and expects to meet obligations for next year.
• Article: Internet stocks are mixed in pre-market on disappointing eBay outlook.
• Article: China TechFaith jumps 40% to 1.20 in pre-market, raises Q3 revenue guidance.
• Article: Continental Airlines is set to swoon after swinging to a loss in Q3 on higher fuel costs and Hurricane Ike.
• Article: WSJ: BP eyes potential deal to buy Chesapeake Energy properties. Shares of Chesapeake pop over 5% in pre-market.
• Article: Looking at the chart picture for the Russell 2000, the market remains in the clutches of a steep bear market after a violent upside correction on Friday and Monday.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open modestly higher, underpinned by a dip in bank lending rates and tame economic data.
• Article: Cypress Semiconductor reports Q3 revenue above analysts’ mean estimate, EPS were inline.
• Article: Deerfield Capital soars 122% on no fresh news.
• Article: Adtran, Delta Petroleum and UAL lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Cell Genesys craters 34% in pre-market on failure of late-stage trial for prostate cancer.
• Article: Higher open seen after tame data, dip in bank lending rate
• Article: Vishay Intertechnology lowers third-quarter revenue and gross margin outlook.
• Article: Steel Dynamics pops after reporting a 92% surge in Q3 EPS from a year ago, despite a sharp decline in ferrous scrap prices.
• Article: Chip-equipment maker Novellus Systems is down 3.3% to $14.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a sharp drop in Q3 profit after the close Wednesday.
• Article: Aladdin Knowledge Systems posts Q3 results above the Street and raises full-year guidance above the Street.
• Article: The credit crisis is forcing many European firms valued at >$1.5B to end their publicly traded status, Bloomberg reports.

15 - Wednesday

• Article: Russell careens 9.5%; TFCO, BBX and RMCF lead gainers
• Article: Economy worries ignite historic slide
• Article: Emerald Dairy Inc., a Chinese baby formula company and a stock that never trades, suddenly collapsed 89% on 11,000 trades.
• Article: SemGroup Energy Partners LP closed down some 23%, sinking with other energy stocks amid the commodity rout today.
• Article: Insight Economics' Steve Wood: "The [beige book] report suggests that the FOMC may be poised for a further rate cut at month's end."
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets got hammered again today, losing nearly 4.5% while sinking to the lowest level since February 2005.
• Article: Copper prices shed some 8% today.
• Article: The retail sales report out today marked the third consecutive negative reading for retail sales — something that has not happened in some 17 years.
• Article: Today’s freefall represented the largest one-day decline of the year for small caps, just two days after the market put together the biggest one-day advance of 2008.
• Article: The Russell is now down 34% for the year, while the Dow is off 35% and the S&P 500 is down 38%.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 9.47%, the second-lowest close in more than five years.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Wednesday's market
• Article: AP: Overall yields remain low, showing that demand is so high that investors are willing to earn meager returns as long as their principal is preserved.
• Article: Jones Apparel Group, Switch & Data Facilities Co and Temple-Inland among 52-week lows
• Article: Channel Capital Research's Doug Roberts to AP: "Even though banking sector may be returning to normal, economy still isn't. We're in for a tough ride."
• Article: Crude drops 5% today, settling under $75 for the first time since Sept. 2007.
• Article: Tufco Technologies doubles stock buyback program to 200,000 shares; stock soars 40%.
• Article: Novellus Systems down 8% ahead of Q3 earnings release.
• Article: Spansion Inc. down 9.45% with Q3 results on tap.
• Article: CNBC: S&P and Dow have advanced on only one day so far this month.
• Article: The Dow and Nasdaq have fallen 6% each, while the Russell 2000 is currently down 6.4%. The S&P 500 is off over 7%.
• Article: Cadence Design Systems plummets over 12% following executive shakeup, CEO resignation.
• Article: Mack-Cali Realty Corp. down 10% after announcing lease extensions at suburban Philadelphia office center.
• Article: General Communication boots Ketchikan Internet speeds after $33M fiber optic cable investment. Shares down nearly 5%.
• Article: DiamondRock Hospitality Company skids 6% as economic concerns outweigh firm guidance.
• Article: Crude slips below $75/barrel; United States Oil Fund down 6%.
• Article: With a little more than a half-hour to go in today's session, decliners are leading advancers in the Russell 2000 by a 15 to 1 ratio
• Article: Epicor Software to review Elliott Associates' tender offer. Shares of Epicor are up 3%.
• Article: Rocky Mountain Chocolate, Cold Stone to test co-branded stores. Rocky Mountain up 7%.
• Article: Small caps down 6%; BBX, TSL and CMM lead gainers
• Article: Retail roundtable: The Grinch who stole retail sales (Part 1 of 3)
• Article: Bernanke confident that economy will emerge with renewed vigor.
• Article: Russell plunges 6%, as recession fears grip small caps
• Article: BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. up 16% as regional banks are seeing a boost today.
• Article: China Mass Media Intl Adv Corp. up nearly 7% on light volume.
• Article: Goldman Sachs cut its Q3 profit outlook on small and mid-sized brokers and investment banks, Reuters reports.
• Article: iStar Financial's shares tumble 30%. Last week Fitch gave a negative outlook on the small cap.
• Article: The central bank chair said the government has acted quickly in the face of the credit crisis, and will be able to restore system more quickly and lower costs than during the Great Depression.
• Article: Bernanke: “We are well positioned to move forward strategy will continue to evolve we will not step down until we repair our financial system."
• Article: Fortress Investment Group LLC, Century Aluminum and Jones Apparel Group lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Targanta Therapeutics, Westport Innovations and Superior Bancorp lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Retail roundtable: The Grinch who stole retail sales (Part 2 of 3)
• Article: Retail roundtable: The Grinch who stole retail sales (Part 3 of 3)
• Article: Cadence Design Systems acquires the verification IP assets from providers Yogitech, IntelliProp, and HDL Design House.
• Article: Cadence says CEO resigns, creates interim CEO office. Shares fall 9%.
• Article: Callaway Golf slips 16% after Stephens Inc. analyst cut earnings estimates for companies in the sports and leisure sector.
• Article: Hi-Shear slips 8% after reporting flat fiscal first-quarter earnings year-over-year.
• Article: Ardea Biosciences shares skid 25% on no fresh news.
• Article: Jones Apparel shares tumble 25% to lowest level since 1995, after the retailer cut its forecast on soft consumer spending.
• Article: Retail sales at three-year low, spark opening slide in small caps
• Article: Looking at the chart picture for small caps, the market appears to be consolidating after a breathtaking bounce off the lows.
• Article: Nearly an hour into the session, decliners were leading advancers 1,639 to 215 among the stocks that make up the Russell 2000.
• Article: Sectors bucking the early decline were few and far between, but soft drink makers, airlines and biotechs attracted some buyers.
• Article: Other sectors on the decline included construction and farm machinery and consumer finance.
• Article: Commodity themes slid early today, with metal and mining stocks, coal, oil and gas drillers, steel, oil exploration and aluminum all taking a hit.
• Article: The NY Manufacturing Survey is down 24.6% to the lowest reading in some seven years, adding to the bleak tone from the retail sales figure.
• Article: Small-cap stocks dove 2.93% on the opening.
• Article: U.S. crude falls to $75.62 a barrel, the lowest price since September 2007.
• Article: European and Asian markets are falling fast today amid concerns that a deep recession is imminent.
• Article: Mortgage rates climb to 6.47% from 5.99%.
• Article: Six of seven regional banks are seeing double-digit gains today from upgrades on banking plan.
• Article: Bulk shippers set to open lower.
• Article: Opening slip seen after economic data, mixed earnings
• Article: UAL, Canadian Solar and A Power Energy Generation Systems lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Trina Solar jumps 16% after raising third-quarter revenue guidance and reaffirmed full year guidance.
• Article: This morning's retail sales report came in at minus 1.2%, which was well below the forecast for a dip of 0.6%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks will open solidly lower, on weak retail sales last month and heightened concerns about the recession moving forward.
• Article: A majority shareholder of Epicor Software has made a bid for ownership of the entire company. Shares gain 10%.
• Article: IMAX inks theatre deal with Europe's largest exhibitor, Odeon.
• Article: Schiff Nutrition: Taking stock in life's latter years

14 - Tuesday

• Article: Small caps tumble 2.84%; BWEN, HEP and FBSS lead gainers
• Article: Bank stocks soar, but small caps still swoon
• Article: Looking ahead to Wednesday, the market will get its first glimpse of economic data in several days, with retail sales and PPI on tap ahead of the opening.
• Article: La-Z-Boy Inc. closed down about 17%, giving back a sizable chunk of the recovery off last week’s lows.
• Article: Homebuilders took a hit today, as did airlines and restaurants.
• Article: Crude oil futures turned lower, slipping about 2% back below $80 a barrel on concerns that a recession will demolish demand.
• Article: Despite the inability to sustain this morning’s strong opening, Kalivas said that he believes the market is carving out a bottom.
• Article: Domino's Pizza stock hit an all-time low and slumped about 27% -- a harsh reminder that domestic demand is weak.
• Article: Kalivas: The higher open today was a “kiss of death” that invited selling because the bailout does not change immediate economic conditions.
• Article: MF Global's Nick Kalivas: “Part of today’s sell-off looked to be the market taking protection against profit numbers."
• Article: Large-cap banks and financial institutions were the best performers today.
• Article: For the year, the Russell is down 27.5%.
• Article: At one point in the afternoon, the Russell was flirting with the 3rd largest one-day decline of 2008.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Tuesday's market
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 16.24, or 2.84% at 554.65. Losers outnumbered gainers by nearly four to one.
• Article: Shiloh Industries, Domino's Pizza and Unitil among 52-week lows
• Article: Holly Energy up 22% on favorable Deutsche Bank note, citing refiners that operate in the Mid-Conn will get crude cheaper.
• Article: Fauquier Bankshares jump 25% to $15.68, as banks see a green day.
• Article: Homex Development said a controlling shareholder reduced its stake in the company to meet a margin call. Shares flop 10%.
• Article: Russell dips into the red; NCC, AEG and DGLY lead gainers
• Article: LogicVision says CFO and two other management members leaving, affirms guidance. Shares up 8%.
• Article: Shiloh Industries craters 35% on no fresh news.
• Article: JDS Uniphase down 11% on target price cut to $8 from $9.25 by Thomas Weisel analyst.
• Article: First South Bancorp posts third-quarter earnings below the Street. Shares edge down 3%.
• Article: LandAmerica to participate in treasury department's $700 billion rescue program, shares edge down 2%.
• Article: The dollar is mixed against the euro and the yen midday and gold is off $2 per troy ounce to $839.
• Article: Arrow Financial to acquire Upstate Agency, an independent property and casualty insurance agency. Shares edge down 3%.
• Article: BMO Capital's Andy Busch: "Don't get too excited by the upmove. The Z factor will cap this rally as will the terrible economic numbers that will come out over the next 6 weeks.”
• Article: At midday, small caps have slipped 1.23% on profit-taking.
• Article: Small Caps slip into red on profit-taking
• Article: Energy Solutions, Domino's Pizza and NewStar Financial lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Protherics Depository, C&F Financial and Fauquier Bankshares lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company up over 11% as it narrows Q3 Loss on higher sales.
• Article: Domino's Pizza is down 23.4% to $7.66 on weaker-than-expected earnings and economic considerations.
• Article: California-based communications equipment maker JDS Uniphase is the day's most active small cap. Shares are down 12.4% to $6.36.
• Article: Canadian Solar down almost 12%. Last week, an analyst commented solar cells could exceed demand in 2009.
• Article: Rackable Systems currently down 13% on lowered fiscal 2008 view.
• Article: YRC Worldwide's long-term IDR rating cut to 'B' by Fitch; shares slip 15%.
• Article: Intellicheck Mobilisa expects to announce profitable Q3; shares up 14.3%.
• Article: The weakest sectors in today's trading are iron & steel and real estate operations/services. Insurance is one of the day's strongest.
• Article: Harry Winston Diamond Corp. down 11.3% to $9.50. Harry Winston has a 52-week high of $44.95.
• Article: Downey Financial Corp. down 13% to $2.33. Its 52-week high is $51.22.
• Article: Decliners are outnumbering advancers on the Russell 2000 by a slight margin of 935 to 902. About 30 stocks are unchanged an hour-and-a-half into the session.
• Article: Western Asset Managed High Income Fund down 24%, or $1.35 to $4.25 on no apparent news.
• Article: Aegon China Insurance up 26.3% on Monday's approval to open Tianjin unit.
• Article: YRC Worldwide is down 6% after Fitch cut the trucker's long term issuer default rating to B from BB.
• Article: Maiden Holdings Ltd. is off about 11%, giving back a chunk of Monday’s big rally.
• Article: Exactech lowers third-quarter EPS guidance on higher than expected legal expenses. Shares slip 9%.
• Article: Layne Christensen Co. is up over 20% and continues to build on the rally built off move lows from Friday.
• Article: EnergySolutions skids 27% after reporting it expects lower-than-anticipated EPS for ’08 on delayed nuclear plant decommissioning.
• Article: Broadwind Energy Inc. soared some 103% on a huge gap move.
• Article: Tepid rise as small-caps, techs lag big bank rally
• Article: Crude oil prices were higher this morning, which should help support energy shares.
• Article: Treasury markets were falling hard as the safe-haven push dulled amid strong gains in equities.
• Article: Tech stocks were lagging the early rally, as were small caps, as the focal point of the move was on big banks.
• Article: China TransInfo Technology has leaped 30%, after reaffirming robust guidance for the year.
• Article: Commercial bank National City Corp. jumps 30%, as financials lead the way.
• Article: MSSR up 20% after restaurant says it expects a 13% increase in Q3 sales, but a shade lower than the Street’s estimate.
• Article: MarineMax expects to swing to loss in Q4 on soft economy and summer hurricanes.
• Article: Domino's Pizza posts third-quarter results that declined from the year-ago period and fall short of the consensus on Wall Street.
• Article: XL Capital expects to report a deep net loss in Q3, compared with net income in the same quarter of 07.
• Article: Polaris Industries posts Q3 results above the Street, raises full year EPS guidance.
• Article: Varian raises fiscal year revenue and earnings outlook above the Street.
• Article: Digital Ally jumps 25% on renewed statewide contract with West Virginia State Police.
• Article: DryShips, A Power Energy Generation Systems and UAL lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Banks will be in the spotlight early today, benefiting from the latest govt. freebie.
• Article: The projected opening value for the Russell means the market would fly right through the next logical testing zone on charts at 570-577
• Article: U.S. to buy stock in big banks; big opening rise to follow
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open as much as 3% higher on news the U.S. government will spend some $250B buying equity in various major banks
• Article: Small cap bulk shippers jump in pre-market trading after healthy gains on Monday.
• Article: Rackable Systems is down 10% in premarket trading after cutting fiscal 2008 guidance after Monday's close.
• Article: Hercules Offshore says Q3 results adversely impacted by hurricane in Gulf; yet guides Q3 EPS basically inline with the Street.
• Article: Fuel Systems Solutions: Tools for a more fuel-efficient future

13 - Monday

• Article: Russell 2000 closes up 9.26%; NGLS, GTXI, APWR lead gainers
• Article: Epic rally as bargain hunters rush back in
• Article: Today’s rise was on somewhat lighter volume given the bank holiday in the United States, so it will need to see further proof on Tuesday when the market is at full trading strength.
• Article: Along that commodity theme, metal and mining shares were strong today, as were fertilizer stocks, steel and aluminum firms.
• Article: The dollar slipped against the euro today, which provided some relief on the commodity front.
• Article: Oil and gas storage stocks were strong performers today, after slumping to 13-month lows on Friday.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed up 9.26%, generating the largest one-day advance of the year.
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Monday's session
• Article: SI Financial Group, Premier Financial Bancorp and Columbus Acquisition among 52-week lows
• Article: Goldman Sachs downgraded Barnes & Noble to sell from neutral and cut its 12-month price target to $24 from $28. Shares slip 5%.
• Article: First Reserve buys $350 million of Reliant Energy’s convertible preferred stock. Shares rocket 90%.
• Article: Radian Guaranty shares jump 22% on establishment of a new program aimed at keeping more homeowners in their homes.
• Article: Moody's Investors Service lowers its rating on Smithfield Foods to B1 from Ba2; yet shares rally 8%.
• Article: Roth Capital Vice Chairman, Don Straszheim, says equities have bottomed. “The next issue is the severity of the hit to the economy and EPS.”
• Article: Media General, First Financial Service and BCB Bancorp lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: American Independence, A Power Energy Generation Systems and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small caps continue rally; NGLS, GTXI, TSO lead gainers
• Article: Investors rush in, hoping bottom is in place amid rescue jubilee
• Article: The poorest performers were real estate investment trusts, homebuilders and regional banks.
• Article: Best performers today: automobile manufactuers, invst. banks, coal, managed healthcare and oil and gas.
• Article: In addition, much of the hope for a bottom is tied to a thaw in lending practices and the credit market is closed today for the Columbus Day holiday.
• Article: There is still some concern that today’s rally is being driven more by oversold conditions than a true sense that clogged credit lines were starting to pry open.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the rally into midday trading, currently up 6.18%.
• Article: Crude oil prices 40% off July record highs.
• Article: Oil refiner Tesoro Corp is the most active small cap after issuing stronger-than-expected Q3 guidance this morning
• Article: Advancers are leading decliners on the Russell 2000 by a greater than five-to-one margin
• Article: Job hunting? The New York City Retirement systems is looking for managers for its $1B small-cap equity portfolio
• Article: Internet media company Internet Brands continues to cede ground. Shares off 14% late morning.
• Article: Peapack-Gladstone Financial continues skid on no fresh news and despite a wide-spread market rally. Shares down 17% late morning.
• Article: Targa Resources Partners shares spiked 30% after the natural gas company said it will buy back $50 million in shares.
• Article: King Pharmaceuticals extends buyout offer for Alpharma until Nov 21. Shares gain 6%.
• Article: FBR Capital Markets upgrades Waste Connections to outperform from market perform. Shares gain 7%.
• Article: Coeur d'Alene Mines slips 8% on expectations for lower revenue and a net loss in the third quarter due to lower silver prices.
• Article: Year to date the Russell index is off 31.8%, seven percentage points less than the S&P 500's 38.8% decline.
• Article: Sharp opening rally as investors hope for credit lines to thaw
• Article: Financial stocks were among the best performers this morning.
• Article: Crude oil prices are up nearly $4 a barrel this morning, gaining a lift from the rally in equity markets around the world.
• Article: The market is hopeful that a push by governments to guarantee bank lending will rapidly thaw interest rates on the interbank level.
• Article: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said this morning that money was available for any bank that needs it and that the government will guarantee bank lending.
• Article: The Russell is up 3.4%, emphatically embracing the latest batch of emergency measures from governments around the world.
• Article: Susquehanna Financial analyst raises Q3 and FY08 EPS projections on Buckle due to stronger-than-expected Sept. same-store sales.
• Article: Susquehanna Financial raises estimates on VanceInfo Technologies due to expected strong demand in company’s end market.
• Article: SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst cuts rating on New York & Co. to neutral from buy on retailer’s expectations for loss in Q3.
• Article: Drybulk shipper OceanFreight said late Friday it acquired a crude oil tanker for $40 million. Shares gain 14%.
• Article: Looking at overnight action, European shares soared some 6% ahead of the U.S. open. Stock markets in Singapore and Thailand were up more than 5%, while Hong Kong shot up some 10%.
• Article: The S&P 500 lost $1.8T in session trading last week.
• Article: Shares of GTx soar 30% after biopharma firm says phase II clinical trial for cancer induced muscle loss succeeded.
• Article: UAL, DryShips and Solarfun Power Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: World Fuel Services said this morning it will buy back $50 million in shares.
• Article: Affymetrix expects Q3 revenues below the Street due to more competition for research funding and soft industrial spending.
• Article: Early nod of approval for emergency measures; steep rise on tap
• Article: The Russell 2000 is expected to open as much as 3% higher in response to additional measures over the weekend to free up clogged credit lines
• Article: NGP Capital Resources Co. careens 25% on no fresh news.
• Article: Bulk shippers are gaining ground after a horrific week last week.
• Article: Tesoro issues third-quarter earnings guidance above the Street. Shares surge 22%.
• Article: A-Power Energy jumps 24% on reaffirmed third-quarter earnings guidance Friday night.
• Article: B/E Aerospace lowers guidance for 2008 through 2010 due to significantly deteriorated near-term outlook. Shares gain 7%.
• Article: Solar stocks are higher ahead of a solar industry conference that begins this week.

12 - Sunday

• Article: Looking for a small-cap natural resources play? Consider the coal-heavy BlackRock Global Resources fund.

11 - Saturday

• Article: The spread between the Russell 2000 and Dow was 12.5% three week ago. By Thurs it narrowed to <1%.
• Article: Chartist Kevin Pendley: "I like the area we bounced from, but the patterns were not convincing enough to suggest a retest won’t take place."
• Article: Bottoming theory picks up support, but...

10 - Friday

• Article: Russell stages comeback; DORM, ALK and RDEA lead gainers
• Article: There were no new 52-week highs on Friday's session
• Article: Dramatic small-cap recovery rally caps historic week
• Article: Alaska Air Group closed up about 30% on momentum from the decline in energy prices, late day small-cap recovery move
• Article: Ardea Biosciences Inc. jumped some 39%, recovering from new move lows set Thursday.
• Article: As we’ve seen in recent weeks, actions to crimp liquidity (such as banning short-selling) won’t necessarily stop the market from going lower.
• Article: Market pundits are calling investor fears a “panic” and new buzzwords like “irrational pessimism” are making the rounds.
• Article: If small caps start to show a leadership role in the coming days, it could be a sign that a bottom, or at least stabilization is nearby.
• Article: From a charting and index perspective, the late recovery move in stocks today was paced by small caps, which was an encouraging sign.
• Article: For the year, the Russell is now down 31.7%, while the Dow is off 36.2% and the S&P 500 is down 38.7%.
• Article: In what will be forever remembered as a historic week for the stock market, small caps shed 15.6% in an unprecedented collapse this week.
• Article: Russell closes up 4.64%, erasing deep drops.
• Article: Dow up over 2% after erasing 8% drop; stocks surging to day's highs, erasing steep declines.
• Article: The Russell has turned positive, up 2.64%, or 13 points, to 512.
• Article: SmallCapInvestor analyst Benson George: "Late-day buying is always a postive sign, esp. when it's on higher-than-usual volume."
• Article: Tortoise Energy Capital, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure and NL Industries lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Dorman Products, XL Capital and Prospect Capital lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Material Sciences Corp. up 25.2% on slight increase in Q2 earnings reported Thursday.
• Article: Small caps poised to set wider losses into last trading hour
• Article: NL Industries down 39.3%, although TheStreet.com upgraded the stock to "hold" from "sell" on Thursday.
• Article: Corus Banshares up 16.7% on realignment of officers earlier this week.
• Article: Cogent Communications shares down 9.3% after analyst cuts estimates.
• Article: Quanta Capital Holdings up 16.25% on news its acquirement has been completed.
• Article: Willis Lease Finance up 26% after $63M sale of 10 engines completed on Thursday.
• Article: Biopharmaceutical company Targacept Inc. up a stunning 44% on no apparent news.
• Article: Automotive replacement part dealer Dorman Products up 50% on light volume.
• Article: Kelly Haughton, the brains behind the growth of Russell Indexes (including the Russell 2000), is retiring.
• Article: Charming Shoppes down 20%, hit new 52-wk low after guiding lower on sales profits.
• Article: Small-cap trivia: What $558M restaurant owner and franchiser traces its success to a batch of misdelivered chicken parts?
• Article: Stocks remain lower; PSEC, UBSH and VOXX lead gainers
• Article: Dixie Group is down some 27% to fresh 52-week lows as the small cap warned that earnings would miss the forecast.
• Article: Medtox Scientific down nearly 35% to 52-week lows ahead of a conference call slated for next week to discuss earnings.
• Article: Russell off lows, no immediate relief from Bush speech
• Article: Broad sectors on the rise today include diverse financial services firms, automobile manufactures and IT consultants.
• Article: Gold is off a whopping 10%.
• Article: After multi-year highs a few months ago, cattle/hog prices are down on fears that meat consumption will suffer in a global recession.
• Article: The distrust of equity markets has also spread into other asset classes, with Treasury markets sinking at the same time that commodity prices are tanking.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained sharply lower into midday, down 4.05%.
• Article: Gold/silver stocks and oil/energy stocks are the weakest sectors in today's trading. Footwear and retail home improvement are up fractionally
• Article: AgFeed Industries approved share buyback, affirmed 2008 guidance earlier this week. Shares soaring 7%.
• Article: Oil exploration company Oilsands Quest drops 19% to $1.23 on collapsed energy prices.
• Article: AMR Corp, Delta and Continental Airlines are among the most actively traded small caps today amid falling oil prices
• Article: Stocks lose short-lived gains after results of Lehman CDS auction.
• Article: Oil prices plunge, dip below $80/barrel for first time in one year.
• Article: Chesapeake Energy down nearly 30% as it scrambles to sell assets, cut costs in face of falling energy prices, tightened credit.
• Article: Audiovox swings to Q2 loss. Shares of the electronic products distributor shoot up 16%.
• Article: WSJ reports today that we are in a secular bear market. We reported that we were in that type of market in July.
• Article: At the 90-minute mark, Russell 2000 decliners were leading advancers 1,429 to 427
• Article: Met-Pro Corp. repurchases about 540,000 shares; stock up 9.3%.
• Article: S&P on track for worst weekly loss on record.
• Article: James River Coal gains 13%, or $2.04, to $18 on no fresh news.
• Article: Jinpan International gains 13%, or $1.94, to $17.25 on no fresh news.
• Article: SIG initiates coverage on TeleTech with neutral rating on concerns business requires more capital to maintain growth.
• Article: WebMD expects Q3 results, Q4 sales at low-end of prior guidance; shares down 11%
• Article: Online jewelry retailer BIDZ.com is up 12%, or $0.71, to $6.61.
• Article: Jefferies' Art Hogan to CNBC: "Today will mark a market bottom"
• Article: Union Bankshares upgraded by Robert W. Baird. Shares surge 17%.
• Article: Provident Bankshares up 18%, or $1.20, to $7.92 on no fresh news.
• Article: Bush: "FDIC increase in insurance should boost confidence."
• Article: Pres. Bush: "U.S. govt is acting to resolve this crisis and restore stability to our markets."
• Article: Sectors on the decline are investment banks, publishing firms, oil refiners, oil exploration, casinos, steel, coal, and homebuilders
• Article: Internet Brands up 19%, or $0.93, to $5.73 on no fresh news.
• Article: Until these clogged credit lines open up, it will be difficult for the stock market to embrace a recovery frame of mind
• Article: Lending between banks remains frozen, with rates moving higher despite global rate cuts this week
• Article: Stifel Nicolaus initiates coverage on Umpqua Holdings with a hold rating. Shares jump 21%.
• Article: Airline small-cap UAL Corp. announced Thursday it will lay off 414 mechanics; stock is currently up 8.4%.
• Article: Private equity firm Prospect Capital to repurchase up to $20 million in stock. Shares soar 30%.
• Article: A half-hour into the session declining stocks were leading advancing issues 1,627 to 193 among those companies that make up the Russell 2000
• Article: DineEquity expects lower sales at its restaurants in 2008. Shares down 23%.
• Article: Linn Energy down over 4% on news it will sell its Okla. land for $229M.
• Article: InterOil says it’s on track to meet third-quarter guidance. Yet, shares tumble 27%.
• Article: SMH Capital downgrades Brinker International to sell from buy. Shares plunge 27%.
• Article: Pharmaceutical co. Biovail Corp. faces lawsuit over depression drug; stock is down 4.76%.
• Article: Momentum readings on daily charts are now at the lowest point in more than a year, and below levels that corresponded with tradable bottoms on several occasions over that yearly span
• Article: Opening freefall as recession fears drive push for cash
• Article: At 9:38 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 was down 25.52, or 5.11% at 473.68, the lowest intraday point since August 2003.
• Article: Lazard Capital raises Q3 EPS estimate for Deckers Outdoor. Shares up 2%.
• Article: Residential construction co. Centex suspends $0.04 quarterly dividend, shares down 10%.
• Article: Charming Shoppes substantially lowered revenue and earnings guidance due to lackluster consumer environment. Shares down 11%.
• Article: Crude oil losses accelerate, down $6.57 to $80.06, a fresh one-year low
• Article: Insurance provider XL Capital Ltd. said its book value is projected to be in the range of $21.00 to $22.50 per share as of Sept. 30, 2008.
• Article: The chart structure for the Russell 2000 resembles that of a runaway bearish freight train and shows no sign of an immediate bottom
• Article: Lower open seen as global pandemic sparks rush for cash, not investments
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open solidly lower, pulled down by a global stock market rout that has spread to all asset classes
• Article: Sun Healthcare Group, Linn Energy and UAL lead small-cap volume in pre-market

09 - Thursday

• Article: In the last 10 days, small caps have collapsed 29.2% in one of the most relentless and powerful bearish displays in market history
• Article: Small-cap stocks collapsed nearly 9% on Thursday, unable to shrug off fears of an economic recession amid a global credit contagion
• Article: Of the nearly 2,000 companies in the Russell 2000, only 82 were showing gains at the close, for an incredible loser/gainer ratio of 22-1
• Article: Lipper: small-cap value funds lost 2% in Q3, the smallest loss of any broad-focused U.S. equity fund group.
• Article: Today on SmallCapInvestor.com: Finish Line finds solid footing during shaky times.
• Article: Small-cap trivia: Which Wis.-based company sells everything from SaladShooters to "real" shooters (ammunition)?
• Article: DXP Enterprises was #2 on the Forbes list, while Team Inc. came in at #3.
• Article: GeoResources topped Forbes' list of "The 200 Best Small Companies."
• Article: Canada's small-cap TSX Venture Exchange index is down more than 40% since the end of Aug.
• Article: Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Beach First National Bancshares was Thursday's biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq, rising 28.5% to $5.
• Article: Footwear co. Deckers Outdoor is up 8% in after-hours trading after issuing stronger-than-expected Q3 guidance.
• Article: Quest Software is up 11% to $11.77 after naming a new CEO and announcing after the close Wed. a $400M share buyback.
• Article: Irrigation systems provider Lindsay Corp is up nearly 12% to $58.10 on positive earnings after Wed.'s close.
• Article: Greek energy shipping co. StealthGas is up 20% after an analyst said shares fell to an
• Article: Greenfield Online sole 52-week high
• Article: Protective Life, Student Loan and Horace Mann Educators among 52-week lows
• Article: Protective Life Corp. has fallen 28.5% to $13.15 amid concerns about capital needs for insurers in general.
• Article: Worst daily loss of 2008; five-year lows as recession fears escalate
• Article: Eye-care products maker Advanced Medical Optics is nearly 29% lower at $9.75 after cutting 2008 profit guidance.
• Article: Brookdale Senior Living, an operator of sr. living facilities in the U.S., is down nearly 29% to $12.46.
• Article: Omrix Biopharma is down 34% on news that a trial was suspended to investigate an incident of post-op bleeding.
• Article: Student Loan Corp. is down 43.5% to $47 a share. The market cap is now under $1B.
• Article: Dow under 9,000 for first time since 2003
• Article: S&P collapses 8%, below 950. Nasdaq falls below 1700. Voltaility near all-time high
• Article: Small caps reversed course midday, sinking 1.34% as worries about the economy and credit crisis overwhelmed optimism about spending on technology
• Article: Small caps have closely tracked tech stocks lately. If spending frees up to invest in tech, it would be a good sign for small companies
• Article: The tech-laden Nasdaq 100 was up 2.3%
• Article: Erase morning gains; sink to new lows on economy fears
• Article: Horace Mann Educators, Advanced Medical Optics and Mid Penn Bancorp lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Alto Palermo, Oceanaut Units and Imergent lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Solid opening as tech stocks provide leadership
• Article: Seen higher with techs; weekly claims near forecast
• Article: DryShips, UAL and Solarfun Power Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: National City jumps on possible sale
• Article: Canadian Solar secures sales contract with Germany’s Systaic
• Article: Quest Software jumps on new CEO appointment, $400M buyback
• Article: Ceradyne inks $73 million order for body armor plates
• Article: The Cato Corp. posts 3% decline in September same store sales
• Article: Downturn continues to plague China
• Article: The Finish Line: Footwear giant has extra bounce in its step

08 - Wednesday

• Article: There are no new 52-week highs
• Article: StealthGas, Independence Holding and Providence Service among 52-week lows
• Article: Late slide erases intraday recovery bounce; clouds rate cut glow
• Article: The Children's Place gains 4.5% on flat September sales
• Article: The Bon-Ton Stores tumble to new 52-week low as borrowing increases
• Article: Bears not ready for hibernation despite rate cut
• Article: StealthGas, RMR Hospitality & Real Estate and CombiMatrix lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Starrett LS, Union Bankshares and PeopleSupport lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Liz Claiborne slides 3.7% on partnership end
• Article: Lindsay Corp. tumbles 5.4% on uncertain outlook despite strong Q4
• Article: Netgear hits new 52-week low on lower Q3 forecast
• Article: Stewart Enterprises plunges to new 52-week low as SCI pulls plug on acquisition
• Article: TEL Offshore Trust plummets to new 52-week low on Hurricane Ike impact
• Article: The Wet Seal climbs 5% on Q3 guidance despite lower sales
• Article: Stein Mart dips to new 52-week low on decreased September sales
• Article: LDK Solar rises 9% on improved Q3 guidance
• Article: Rate cut euphoria offset by recession fears
• Article: UAL, DryShips and Solarfun Power Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Global coordinated rate cuts to spark opening rise
• Article: TreeHouse Foods: Out on a limb...where the good fruit is
• Article: Sector Watch: Healthcare REITS

07 - Tuesday

• Article: Gloom, followed by doom; fresh four-year lows served up
• Article: CBL & Associates, Starrett LS and Morgans Hotel Group among 52-week lows
• Article: Greenfield Online is the sole 52-week high
• Article: F5 Networks up 3.6% on higher Q4 earning target
• Article: Hardinge tumbles 12% on analyst downgrade
• Article: Landry's Restaurants down 12% as CEO buyout in question
• Article: China Medical Technologies rises 8.5% on buy of HPV detection system
• Article: G&K Services sinks to new 52-week low on lowered Q1 guidance
• Article: Converted Organics rises 11% on order from Puerto Rican firm
• Article: Sonus slips 10% due to projected drop in Q3, '08 revenue
• Article: PeopleSupport plunges 19% as Essar asks to push out merger
• Article: Taleo dips 8% to new 52-week low on analyst downgrade
• Article: Sellers making noise again as financials sink
• Article: Ameristar Casinos, Seanergy Maritime and PeopleSupport lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: NB&T Financial Group, Elbit Imaging and Silicon Graphics lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Up, then down as cautious tone prevails despite Fed news
• Article: Fred's posts 1.1% uptick in comparable store sales, lowers Q3 earnings outlook
• Article: Cautious open seen; oversold market tempts bargain hunters
• Article: Palomar Medical Technologies, Dendreon and UAL lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: IMAX to install three theaters in Austria
• Article: SCBT Financial: The other B-word

06 - Monday

• Article: Inergy Holdings, North American Energy Partners and Hiland Holdings among 52-week lows
• Article: Fresh three-year lows, but late bounce helps tone
• Article: Diamond Foods is the sole 52-week high
• Article: Salix Pharma up 18% on positive trial results
• Article: Wavecom gains 45% on news of buyout offer
• Article: Double-Take Software falls 19.4% on lowered Q3 guidance
• Article: CombinatoRx tumbles 74% on setback of drug candidate
• Article: Netflix dips on revised Q4 guidance
• Article: DryShips sinks to new 52-week low on expansion plans
• Article: RightNow Technologies slides to new 52-week low on revised '08 guidance
• Article: Small caps snap 600, Dow violates 10,000 as commodities tank
• Article: North American Energy Partners, Calumet Specialty Products Partners and EZchip Semiconductor lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Wavecom Depository, Dendreon and Salix Pharmaceuticals lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Slide extended as global financial contagion spreads
• Article: Canadian Solar, A Power Energy Generation Systems and Solarfun Power Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Steep opening slide projected as global equities plunge
• Article: Websense: Staving off attacks

04 - Saturday

• Article: Three-year lows amid breathtaking volatility; 650 now upside key

03 - Friday

• Article: There are no new 52-week highs
• Article: Small caps sink to three-year lows; collapse 12% for week
• Article: YRC Worldwide, AgFeed Industries and A Power Energy Generation Systems among 52-week lows
• Article: House passes bailout bill, Russell slips into red
• Article: House passes bailout bill, Russell remains flat
• Article: Fairpoint Communications, Isle of Capri Casinos and KVH Industries lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Federal Agricultural Mortgage, Macatawa Bank and Banner lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Xyratex hits new 52-week low on analyst downgrade
• Article: Dice Holdings slips 3% on analyst downgrade
• Article: KVH Industries drops 10% on lowered Q3 guidance
• Article: Resources Connection slides by 11% despite higher Q1 sales, profits
• Article: Penn National sinks to new 52-week low on analyst downgrade, revised Q3 guidance
• Article: Compass Minerals rises 13% on analyst upgrade
• Article: M&A news, expected House rescue OK overshadow weak jobs
• Article: Lawson Software swings to loss in Q1, revenues miss the Street
• Article: Cheesecake Factory, Evergreen Solar and Mentor Graphics lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Corel Corp. posts Q3 results above the Street
• Article: Higher open set despite sloppy jobs data
• Article: National Health Investors: Shelter from the hurricane

02 - Thursday

• Article: Agilysys, PHH and Danaos among 52-week lows
• Article: Recession, deflation fears spark freefall ahead of jobs, House rescue vote
• Article: TreeHouse Foods and Diamond Foods are the new 52-week highs
• Article: Matrix Service,Gevity HR and PHH lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: NewBridge Bancorp, Pzena Investment Management and Alto Palermo lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Russell extends morning swoon amid dreadful econ data
• Article: GLG Partners says exposure to Lehman is less than 1% of assets
• Article: Small caps sink as economy woes back in spotlight
• Article: Con-way skids on lowered guidance and analyst downgrade
• Article: Celldex Therapeutics receives $10M milestone payment
• Article: Oppenheimer initiates “perform” rating on DryShips
• Article: Canadian Solar updates wafer capacity outlook and reiterated GM guidance
• Article: ICO, Alloy and Animal Health International lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: iRobot inks $3.75M R&D contract from U.S. Army
• Article: Opening slide on tap after dour weekly jobs data
• Article: NovaMed: Taking care of business
• Article: The bailout and China: The potential impact extends well beyond U.S. borders

01 - Wednesday

• Article: Listless down day on weak econ data awaiting rescue vote
• Article: American Equity Investment Life Holding, Crosstex Energy and Crosstex Energy among 52-week lows
• Article: Diamond Foods, Unifi and TreeHouse Foods among 52-week highs
• Article: Crosstex Energy sinks to new 52-week low on analyst downgrade
• Article: Greenlight Capital sinks to new 52-week low on preliminary Q3 results
• Article: Phoenix Co, Greenlight Capital Re and Delta Apparel lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: EDCI Holdings, Federal Agricultural Mortgage and FirstFed Financial lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small caps weighed down by bailout bill uncertainty
• Article: ICx Technologies climbs 16% on $711 million U.S. Army contract
• Article: Gateway Financial Holdings up 13% on stock sale
• Article: Profit-taking, rescue vote jitters, soft data tug down small caps
• Article: Wolverine World Wide posts mixed Q3 earnings report, raises full-year guidance
• Article: Iconix Brand Group, Salix Pharmaceuticals and Human Genome Sciences most actively traded companies
• Article: Seen lower on jitters ahead of Senate rescue vote
• Article: Actuant posts Q4 revenues below the Street, guides for FY09 revenues below consensus view
• Article: Xyratex slips on disappointing Q3 and lackluster Q4 guidance
• Article: SXC Health Solutions: A clean bill of health
• Article: Sector Watch: Lender stocks