Archive: December 2008

2008

December

31 - Wednesday

• Article: At the close, advancers led decliners 1,557 to 239 on the Russell 2000.
• Article: Investors looking for signs that a recovery is on the horizon will likely keep a close eye on homebuilders and shipping firms – sectors that were strong today.
• Article: Energy stocks gained traction again today with crude oil prices staging an afternoon surge. Crude oil futures shot up 14.2%, gaining $5.57 dollars a barrel to $44.60.
• Article: This has generally been conceded as one of the worst holiday shopping seasons in decades, but retail stocks were solid performers today.
• Article: The worst performers were automobile manufacturers, oil and gas drillers, home entertainment software companies, consumer finance firms and regional banks.
• Article: For the final month of 2008, the best performing sectors were home furnishing retailers, steel companies, managed health care, gold, broadcasting firms and distillers.
• Article: For the year, the Russell shed 35%, while the Dow lost 34% and the S&P 500 fell 39%.
• Article: The Russell 2000 notched the lowest yearly close since 2002, but for today the index gained 16.68, or 3.46% to 499.45.
• Article: Small-cap stocks closed out one of the worst years in history today with a solid rally, underpinned by gains in energy, retail, technology and homebuilder shares.
• Article: Russell 2000 closes with rally
• Article: California First National Bancorp, Princeton National Bancorp and Peoples Financial among 52-week lows
• Article: Ocwen Financial, Optimer Pharmaceuticals and Life Partners Holdings among 52-week highs
• Article: Russell remains high into midday; LOPE, CHG, and GNK lead gainers
• Article: Small caps hold gains
• Article: VeriFone Holdings, Eastern Insurance Holdings and Secure America Acquisition Units lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Maxwell Technologies, Genco Shipping & Trading and DryShips lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Advancers are leading decliners on the Russell 2000 by 1,261 to 496. Nearly 60 companies are unchanged.
• Article: Jones Apparel Group is up 12.2% to $6.06 in a continuing rebound from a big drop Monday.
• Article: InterOil Corp. is up 11% to $13.06 after announcing that gas has flowed from its Angelope 1 well, confirming hydrocarbons in the Antelope Reef.
• Article: In-theater advertising seller National CineMedia Inc. is up 12% to $10.11.
• Article: Synta Pharma continued to rise after Tuesday's announcement that it entered into a pact with Roche. Shares are up 13% to $6.45.
• Article: Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd is up 16.4% to $14.72. On Tuesday the company said it has taken delivery of a new ship chartered by Cargill International.
• Article: Good Morning!
• Article: Ceradyne Inc. is down 5.7% to $19.43 after Morgan Joseph downgraded the technical ceramics products maker to "Hold" from "Buy."
• Article: Trina Solar Limited is down 6.8% to $9.41 after posting a 12.1% gain Tuesday.
• Article: Tenn.-based Green Bankshares late Tuesday said it expects a Q4 loss of $14-$16 million. Shares this morning are down 7.7% to $13.25.
• Article: Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. is down 8% to $26.27 after reporting late Tuesday it is likely to take a material impairment charge in Q4.
• Article: VeriFone Holdings is down 10% to $5.02. After Tuesday's close, the company said it will file its annual report with the SEC late as it assesses changes.
• Article: Nalco Holding Co. is down 20% to $11.21 after topping the list of biggest percentage gainers on the NYSE at the close Tuesday.
• Article: Small-caps edged higher in early trading, lifted in very light pre-holiday activity by the bullish surprise on weekly claims and mild support from gains in overseas trading.
• Article: Higher in light trading
• Article: DryShips, Solarfun Power Holdings and USANA Health Sciences lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: The Russell 2000 chart reflects a market stuck in a consolidation range, but the quick bounce off key short-term support near 461 was a promising development.
• Article: Stock index futures had a brief, mild upside pop on the claims report, but the move seemed muted relative to the surprise element of the news.
• Article: The weekly unemployment claims report came in at 492,000, better than the forecast of 565,000. However, the number of continuing claims rose to 4.5 million, the highest since December 1982.
• Article: Stocks seen modestly higher
• Article: Good Morning!
• Article: The early expectation is for the Dow to open about 30 points higher, while the Russell 2000 is called 0.3% higher, near 484.00.
• Article: Commodity and telecom shares were leading the way up overseas, but trading was extremely light into the New Year’s holiday.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open modestly higher, lifted by gains in Europe and Asia.
• Article: Good Morning!

30 - Tuesday

• Article: Russell closes high; LOPE, CHG, and FRPT lead gainers
• Article: For now, volume is thinned out by the holiday, and it is best not to make too much of the tame price action.
• Article: However, if the market starts to trade sideways for too long without managing a push through upside resistance, then it will simply look like a new lower ceiling.
• Article: For the most part, the sideways action is consistent with a bottoming process off the massive bear market collapse.
• Article: The chart picture remains stuck in a sideways consolidation pattern.
• Article: The market started out on a firm note tied to an extension of the Treasury’s automaker bailout, and never looked back.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher Tuesday, recapturing all of Monday’s decline as the market continues to gyrate in a sideways consolidation range on light holiday volume.
• Article: Recovery bounce
• Article: Skilled Healthcare Group, Blue Square-Israel and WNS Holdings among 52-week lows
• Article: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Ocwen Financial and Force Protection among 52-week highs
• Article: Small-caps push higher into midday; LOPE, CHG, and FRPT lead gainers
• Article: Retailer shares were on the rise today, with the S&P Retail Index up 2.0%.
• Article: Homebuilders were once again attracting buyers after several days of setbacks. The ISE Homebuilder Index was up 3.7%, handily outpacing the overall market advance.
• Article: The best performers: commercial printers, auto parts suppliers, chemical companies, office electronics firms, wireless telecoms, motorcycle manufacturers, life health insurers and tire companies.
• Article: A better-than-expected showing on Midwest manufacturing kept all the fresh economic news from being awful, and even that number was still historically low.
• Article: The market was able to weather another batch of troubling data on the economy, with home prices generating the largest decline on record and consumer confidence sinking to a record low.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher into mid-session, lifted by gains in technology stocks, retailers, homebuilders and insurers, which more than countered weakness in commodity names.
• Article: Matrix Service, Lacrosse Footwear and Enterprise Bancorp lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Still in the black
• Article: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, WHX and Savient Pharmaceuticals lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: At 11:00 a.m. ET advancers were leading decliners on the Russell 2000 by 1,384 to 389.
• Article: Among today's small-cap 52-wk highs: Grand Canyon Education, CH Energy Group, Force Protection, Rochester Medical and South Jersey Industries.
• Article: Russell opens higher; SVNT, FSP, and RDEN lead gainers
• Article: Among today's small-cap 52-wk lows: Skilled Healthcare Group, Blue Square Israel Ltd, and Take-Two Interactive Software.
• Article: Boutique investment banking firm Evercore Partners is down 8.7% to $12.05 after Keefe Bruyette downgrade to "Market Perform" from "Outperform."
• Article: Even though crude oil prices were lower, commodities in general were holding together fairly well, underpinned by a drop in the U.S. dollar against the euro.
• Article: The Consumer Confidence report came in at 38.0, which was below the forecast of 45.2. Today’s reading marked a record low for consumer confidence as unemployment is on the rise.
• Article: The Chicago Purchasing Manager’s Survey came in at 34.1, which was better than the forecast and which marked the first rise since August.
• Article: The Case-Shiller Home Price Index came in at minus 18% in October vs. year-ago levels, which reflects a record annual price decline. However, traders noted the data is dated.
• Article: In other developments, a better-than-feared reading on Midwest manufacturing helped soothe the pain from a weak consumer confidence figure.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher in early trading, lifted by news that General Motors Corp. will receive an additional $6 billion in rescue funds.
• Article: Higher on GM news
• Article: Biopharma company Maxygen, Inc., which focuses on developing improved versions of protein drugs, is down 10.4% to $8.11.
• Article: Franklin Street Properties Corp is up 9.2% after news late Monday it will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 after Wednesday's close.
• Article: Beauty products company Elizabeth Arden Inc. is up 9.1% to $11.71 after Wedbush Morgan upgrade to "Buy" from "Hold," with a $15 price target.
• Article: Savient Pharma is up 11% to $5.47 after news late Mon. that the FDA is giving fast review to its gout drug.
• Article: Center Bancorp, Retalix and DryShips lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Auto supplier Gentex is down 4% in pre-market trading to $7.99 a share.
• Article: Looking at today’s action in the Russell 2000, resistance is at 473, 481 and 491. On the downside, support is at 461 and 452.50.
• Article: The Russell 2000 chart remains in a sideways consolidation and needs to push through 491 on the upside or 450 on the downside to suggest a more meaningful breakout move is at hand.
• Article: The U.S. dollar is down about 1.2% against the euro, which could provide some support to commodities early today.
• Article: Crude oil prices edged lower overnight despite ongoing military action in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces have rejected truce and Hamas leaders have said they will continue with rocket launches.
• Article: On the downside, China was off 1.1%, Hong Kong down 0.6% and Singapore down 0.5%.
• Article: In overseas trading, Europe shares were flirting with a 1% advance heading into the U.S. open. In Asia, Japan was up 1.2%, Taiwan up 3.9%, Australia up 0.9% and India was up 1.9%.
• Article: Higher opening seen on overseas gains
• Article: The Finish Line, Inc. is one of the biggest small-cap losers in pre-market trading this morning, down 6.7% to $5.00.
• Article: Good Morning!
• Article: AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is up 8.8% in pre-market, to $12.19.
• Article: DryShips, Inc. is the most actively traded small cap in pre-market trading so far this morning, with shares up 2.7% to $9.23.
• Article: Good Morning!
• Article: The market still will have to navigate a series of economic reports this morning, including information on home prices, manufacturing and consumer confidence.
• Article: The Dow was expected to open 75 points higher, while the Russell 2000 was seen up 0.6%, near 469.00.
• Article: Automakers were climbing in pre-market trading on news that the rescue package for General Motors Corp. has been increased.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open higher, lifted by gains in Europe and Asia, where tech stocks, steel companies and oil shares were on the rise despite a dip in oil prices.
• Article: Good Morning!

29 - Monday

• Article: Russell closes somber; LINE, NWPX, and BPZ lead gainers
• Article: Yields on six-month bills were going for about 5% back in August 2007; today’s high yield was 0.25%.
• Article: The Treasury auctioned off $27 billion in six-month bills Monday, and the result was the lowest yield in history on auctions that date back to the 1930s.
• Article: Much of the rise in commodities was fueled by safe-haven and risk bid flows—and not by improved fundamentals.
• Article: A decline in financial, retail and homebuilder shares was more than enough to cancel out gains for commodity stocks.
• Article: The Russell 2000 shed 10.61, or 2.23% to 466.15, and is now down 39% for 2008. Meanwhile, the Dow is off 36% and the S&P 500 is down 41%.
• Article: Grand Canyon Education, Media & Entertainment Holdings and CH Energy Group among 52-week highs
• Article: Hampton Roads Bankshares, ATC Technology and Central Valley Community among 52-week lows
• Article: Small caps slump on familiar themes
• Article: The SmallCapInvestor.com Top 25 Composite
• Article: At the close, losers were outnumbering gainers by five to one on the Russell 2000.
• Article: Ocean Power Technologies, Cabela's and Global Sources lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Northwest Pipe, United Security Bancshares and Harris Stratex Networks lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small-cap extend morning slide; LINE, NWPX, and BMI lead gainers
• Article: Although today’s slide in small caps looks ugly from a performance standpoint, it really does very little to alter a relatively tame, sideways chart structure.
• Article: Technology shares failed to gain traction, even though tech stocks were decent performers overnight in Asia on a burst of M&A activity.
• Article: Ongoing concerns about the economy and credit crunch weighed on financial and bank stocks, with small banks and financial firms dominating the list of percentage losers.
• Article: Losses in financial, homebuilder, technology and retail stocks were more than offsetting gains in energy and mining shares.
• Article: At 12:17 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 was down 11.57, or 2.43% at 465.19, with small-caps pacing the overall stock market declines.
• Article: Slide continues
• Article: Riverbed Technology, Inc. down 13% to $9.93 after Wedbush Morgan downgrade to "Hold" from "Buy"
• Article: Real estate investment trust Macerich Company down 15% to $17.23.
• Article: At 11:51 ET losers were outnumbering gainers on the Russell 2000 by more than five to one.
• Article: Among today's other 52-wk lows: Skilled Healthcare Group, Minerals Technologies Inc and Dionex Corp.
• Article: ATC Technology Corp., a vehicle remanufacturing and logistics company, hit a new year-low of $12.37.
• Article: Russell slumps lower; LINE and NWPX lead gainers
• Article: Hong Kong-based Global Sources LTD is down 17% to $6.27. Global Sources is a business-to-business media company and marketing company.
• Article: Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. down 19% to $10.74. Consolidated operates water desalination plants.
• Article: Flow-measurement product maker Badger Meter up 11% to $33.64.
• Article: BPZ Resources, formerly known as BPZ Energy, up 10.5% to $5.39 after announcing increases in oil reserves at the Corvina Field.
• Article: Northwest Pipe Co., which makes welded steel pipes, was up 13.2% to $37.65.
• Article: Linn Energy LLC gapped higher and was showing a gain of 19% after a bullish article in Barron’s.
• Article: Looking at the short-term picture for today, resistance comes in at 481, then at 491. On the downside, support is at 464, then down at 452.50.
• Article: On the charts, the Russell 2000 will need a breakout through 491 on the upside or 416 on the downside to suggest a dramatic new move is on tap.
• Article: Gold prices were on a roll, climbing to 11-week highs in European action, which could provide a lift to gold stocks and mining shares if the trend remains in play.
• Article: Losses were limited by a firm tone in the commodities arena, which helped support overseas markets in overnight trading.
• Article: Small-cap stocks edged lower in early trading, pressured by ongoing worries about sluggish economic conditions, slumping corporate profits and soft holiday retail sales.
• Article: Small caps edge lower in early trading
• Article: Comverge, Inc., which makes equipment for improving electric capacity, is down 16.7% to $5.00.
• Article: Jones Apparel Group Inc. down 12.7% after late Friday report that it cut back its revolving credit facilities.
• Article: Good Morning!
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• Article: DryShips, Silver Standard Resources and DrdGold lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: The Russell 2000 chart picture retains a flat, consolidation structure after last week’s range was the tightest since the collapse began in mid-September.
• Article: Stock markets in Europe and Asia were up modestly overnight.
• Article: Grain futures markets were called sharply higher, and the U.S. dollar was off a whopping 1.75% against the euro ahead of the stock market opening.
• Article: Merger activity in Asia lifted insurers and tech stocks, while automakers were firm in Europe.
• Article: Energy markets were lifted by geopolitical tension in the Middle East following three days of air strikes in Gaza by Israeli forces.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open flat to slightly higher, underpinned by gains in commodity stocks following overnight advances in crude oil and gold.
• Article: Good Morning!
• Article: Stocks seen flat to up slightly

27 - Saturday

• Article: Consolidation process still in play; waiting for a breakout move

26 - Friday

• Article: Small caps close up; JNY, HNSN and SEH lead gainers
• Article: Commodities pace light volume post-holiday rise
• Article: From a charting standpoint, this week’s tight range action simply fits with the ongoing sideways consolidation.
• Article: Destination Maternity continues to struggle, slipping 12% to fresh 52-week lows today.
• Article: Telefonica De Argentina did not join in on the South American rally, sinking nearly 15% on extremely light volume.
• Article: Hansen Medical Inc. rallied 14% as the medical products specialist tried to recover after slipping to move lows on Wednesday – well after the general market bottomed back in mid-November.
• Article: Lumber Liquidators Inc. rose 10% as the specialty hardwood flooring retailer pushes higher off a double bottom on daily charts from Wednesday’s lows.
• Article: Gold prices were up 2.7% to a weekly high, and grain markets took flight amid concerns about dry crop conditions in South America.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index was up about 1.3% on the day, with energy, grains and metals leading the way.
• Article: The U.S. dollar was down against the euro, but this was more a push for commodity markets than simply a value play based on forex movement.
• Article: Metals and mining firms, gold stocks, aluminum, and oil and gas drillers among the best performers.
• Article: Volume was extremely light Friday as many market participants took advantage of Thursday’s Christmas holiday to carve out a four-day weekend.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher Friday, lifted by a rise in commodity markets, which in turn provided a lift to commodity-themed stocks.
• Article: Spartech Corporation up 12% after declaring a quarterly cash dividend last week.
• Article: Stillwater Mining Company up 17% as commodities are seeing a boost today.
• Article: China Distance Education climbs 25% after board authorizes share buyback.
• Article: Apogee Technology, Stoneridge, Inc. and Dice Holdings lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Small caps retain tame, sleepy advance
• Article: Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. was off 12%, but the move took place on very light volume.
• Article: Gamco Investors Inc. was off 6.5%, reversing course from a nice gain Wednesday.
• Article: RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. fell nearly 9% to the lowest point since May.
• Article: Precision Drilling Trust was up 8% after announcing plans for a special year-end distribution of $0.15 per trust unit.
• Article: James River Coal Co. was up 11% in line with gains for commodity companies.
• Article: Integral Systems Inc. gapped higher and was up 15% after the firm announced results of an audit for fiscal year 2008.
• Article: Both mining companies and energy names were solid gainers within the Brazilian Bovespa Index on the Sao Paulo stock exchange.
• Article: There was a sizable rally in grains markets today, which were bolstered by dry weather in South America, the upside pop in energy and a soft tone in the U.S. dollar.
• Article: The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund was up about 1%, with crude oil climbing back above $36 a barrel.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained slightly higher into midday trading as the market was on track to eclipse Wednesday’s tame affair as the new “sleepiest” market day of the season.
• Article: Jones Apparel Group, Inc. completes $600 million amended and restated bank credit facility; shares pop 38%.
• Article: GM shares jump 14% after GMAC wins bank holding status.
• Article: Worthington Industries sells share of Aegis Metal Framing joint venture on Wednesday; shares fall 5.6% today.
• Article: Live Nation begins to roll out its new ticketing operation; shares fall 4.4%.
• Article: Dillard's down 8% on no fresh news.
• Article: CryoLife up 6% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Russell opens higher; BELFB, RUSHB and CTRN lead gainers
• Article: Genesco down 4.5% after coverage was initiated on the small cap with a "neutral."
• Article: Retailer Citi Trends is up over 8% on light volume.
• Article: Mild early rise as firm energy, GM news counter shopping woes
• Article: Credo Petroleum Corp. was down 6% on light volume.
• Article: Shoe Carnival Inc. fell 6% without any apparent fresh news.
• Article: Rush Enterprises Inc. rallied 10% as the heavy duty truck retailer also gapped up on thin turnover.
• Article: Bel Fuse Inc. gapped higher on very thin volume as the stock continues to climb off the Nov. 21 bottom, and has nearly doubled in value from that low.
• Article: Crude oil prices were on the rise this morning, up about $0.50 a barrel on the U.S. stock market open following news that United Arab Emirates would cut output to comply with OPEC reductions.
• Article: MasterCard Advisors said that holiday spending from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 shapes up as one of the worst holiday seasons in decades.
• Article: Rambus Inc. up 1.6% on very light volume in pre-market trading.
• Article: Liberty Media up 3% in pre-market after news Wednesday that the director bought stock.
• Article: Nash Finch acquires distribution centers; shares up 7% in pre-market.
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• Article: Nash-Finch Company, Palm, Inc. and Liberty Media Corp. lead small-cap percentage gainers in pre-market
• Article: Modest rise with Asia gains; GMAC bank approval
• Article: The U.S. dollar was down against the euro, which could be a supportive element to commodities in general.
• Article: Crude oil futures rose about $0.85 a barrel heading into the U.S. stock market open, which could provide a lift to energy stocks.
• Article: GMAC LLC, which operates the finance arm for General Motors Corp. was approved to become a bank holding company by the Federal Reserve.
• Article: It should be noted that many markets in Europe, plus exchanges in Australia and Hong Kong were closed for the Christmas holiday.
• Article: In overseas trading, Japan shares were up 1.6%, despite the largest drop in factory output in 55 years.
• Article: Today's gains should be limited by worries over sluggish holiday spending as the economy limps into year-end and the recession deepens.
• Article: Good morning!

24 - Wednesday

• Article: Russell ekes out tiny pre-Christmas gain; 52-wk highs for OPTR, SINT, AGNC
• Article: Green close before Christmas in a rare tight range
• Article: Looking at the chart picture, the market is basically waffling along in a sideways consolidation path.
• Article: The worst performers: coal, homebuilders, aluminum companies, insurance firms, industrial conglomerates, construction materials, real estate investment trusts and real estate services firms.
• Article: The best performing groups were airlines, brewers, footwear companies, department stores, electronic components, diverse financial firms and general merchandise stores.
• Article: A mixed bag of economic data failed to spark trading fervor in either direction, while slumping energy and commodity markets acted as a mild drag on the market.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed up 1.85, or 0.4% at 470.49, snapping a 2-day losing streak in an abbreviated session before the Christmas holiday.
• Article: Small-cap stocks edged higher Wednesday in an exceptionally quiet, tight-range pre-holiday session.
• Article: American Physicians Capital, Bowne & Co. and Alamo Group top small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Seacoast Banking Corp., HSN, Inc. and Elbit Imaging Ltd. among the day's leading small-cap losers
• Article: At 12:12 ET, advancers were leading decliners 985 to 758 on the Russell 2000. Sixty-five issues were unchanged.
• Article: Allegiant Travel Company rose to a new 52-week high of $48.48 before easing back to $47.75, up 1.6% on the day.
• Article: Specialty materials and chemicals maker Ferro Corp is down 6.5% to $5.65.
• Article: Oilfield products and services company T-3 Energy is down 6% to $8.85, near the 52-week low of $8.08. The year-high is $84.80.
• Article: Latin America Equity Fund is down nearly 10% to $17.25. The 52-week range is $15.53 to $58.09.
• Article: More 52-week lows: China Fund Inc, Johnson Outdoors Inc and Learning Tree International Inc.
• Article: Among today's 52-week lows: Atlas Pipeline, Synaptics and Hansen Medical.
• Article: Intermec Inc., which makes electronic devices for tracking inventory, will replace SI International in the S&P SmallCap 600 on a date to be announced, S&P said. Intermec shares up 8.7% to $12.68.
• Article: Insurer Amerisafe is up nearly 9% to $20.30 after news it replaced FirstFed Financial in the S&P SmallCap 600.
• Article: Semiconductor maker Supertex Inc was upgraded to "Buy" from "Hold" by Lazard Capital this morning. Shares up 11% to $22.76.
• Article: Probiotics developer China-Biotics is up 11% to $8.00.
• Article: Mild slip on claims report
• Article: DryShips, SI International and JetBlue lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: The chart picture reflects a market that is in consolidation mode.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled more than $1.50 dollars a barrel ahead of the U.S. open, which could weigh not only energy stocks, but on broad commodity names as well.
• Article: A better-than-expected figure on durable goods orders will help offset a sobering rise in weekly unemployment claims.
• Article: Pressure from losses in Europe and Asia will be countered by a jump in mortgage activity.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are now expected to open mixed to slightly higher.
• Article: Russell 2000 seen mixed to higher
• Article: Good Morning!
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• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open slightly lower, pulled down by losses in Europe and Asia.
• Article: Good Morning!

23 - Tuesday

• Article: Russell closes down 1.35%; SCOP, SPAR and UNAM lead gainers
• Article: Small caps slip again as home sales data disappoints
• Article: Today marked one of the lowest daily closes for GM in decades as investors continue to fret that the firm is on the brink of bankruptcy.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled to a contract low today and eventually settled down $0.93 a barrel at $38.98, losing about 2.3% on the session
• Article: The S&P Retail Index slipped 1.4% today, and big department stores were among the weakest performers on the session.
• Article: On the docket Wednesday, market watchers will get a chance to react to personal income data, durable goods and weekly claims.
• Article: With a short trading week in tow, the market is getting force-fed a sizable batch of economic data into just a two-day window.
• Article: Retailer shares also were a drag on the market as stores are getting a chilly reception this holiday season from consumers.
• Article: Small caps struggled again on Tues., unable to shrug off awful data on home sales, so bad they defied claims that housing has bottomed.
• Article: American Greetings, Savannah Bancorp and Berry Petroleum among 52-week lows
• Article: Optimer Pharmaceuticals is the sole 52-week high
• Article: American Axle & Manufact. Holdings slides another 14% today, extending its slide from Monday.
• Article: India's Satyam barred from World Bank business; shares fall 14%.
• Article: GM tumbles 16% as investors bet lifeline from U.S. government won’t Be enough for struggling automaker.
• Article: S&P lowers ratings on Liz Claiborne; shares tumble 20%.
• Article: Russell falls lower into midday; IPCS, SPAR, and UNAM lead gainers
• Article: Ocean Shore Holding, Inc. announces completion of subscription offering and plans for syndicated community offering. Shares pop 13%.
• Article: Unico American Corporation up 13.3% today after announcing on Monday that it would repurchase an additional 500,000 shares.
• Article: Spartan Chassis has reached an agreement with the U.S. government in connection with an investigation of military contracting in South Carolina. Shares climb 14%.
• Article: Spring Nextel affiliate iPCS up 18% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Small caps lower as homebuilder, retailers, autos slide
• Article: Scopus Video Networks Ltd. jumped 40%, gapping higher on unusually heavy volume on news that the digital video networking firm would be purchased by Harmonic Inc. for $5.62 a share in cash.
• Article: AsiaInfo Holdings Inc. was down 17% as the telecom software firm announced filings to offer stock.
• Article: Jones Apparel Group Inc. was off 16% adding to the sizable decline incurred Monday.
• Article: K-V Pharmaceutical Co. tumbled 39% to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: The top performing sector groups today included industrial real estate investment trusts, health care facilities, aluminum companies, Internet retail stocks and hotels.
• Article: Financial shares were holding up reasonably well, but banks were a noticeable source of strain in the financial arena.
• Article: The ongoing fretting about the economy pulled down crude oil prices, which slipped below $39 a barrel, off about 3.7% at midday.
• Article: The worst performers so far today have been the automakers.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilders Index tumbled 3%, outpacing the overall market slide by a wide margin.
• Article: Homebuilders are among the hardest hit stocks so far, with retailers, banks and auto manufacturers also acting as a drag on the market.
• Article: American Greetings, AsiaInfo Holdings and inVentiv Health lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Scopus Video Networks, Lacrosse Footwear and iPCS lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Small-cap stocks push high; HSVLY, TTGT, and SNCR lead gainers
• Article: Up on confidence rise despite horrid home sales data
• Article: American Greetings Corp. slumped 21% as the greeting card company took an earnings-related hit.
• Article: TechTarget Inc. was up nearly 10% as the IT media firm tries to sustain a nice rally off the November lows.
• Article: Loral Space and Communications Inc. was up 2.8% trying to recoup some of the big slide Monday.
• Article: Highland Steel & Vanadium Corp. Ltd. jumped 12% and shows promising bottoming action on daily charts as the South African steel maker struggles to recover off the November lows.
• Article: In overnight trading, European shares were slightly firm, but Asia stocks took a hit, with car makers still in the spotlight.
• Article: Despite the gloomy home news, consumer confidence as seen in the Michigan sentiment survey rose to 60.1, better than the forecast of 58.6.
• Article: The truly scary news came from the existing home sales data, which showed sales at an annual rate of 4.49M units, off the 4.93M forecast.
• Article: The new home sales report came in at an annualized rate of 407,000 units, which was below the forecast for 415,000.
• Article: Synchronoss Technologies up 5% following a raised price target last week.
• Article: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts dips on light volume, hovering near a 52-week low of $1.76.
• Article: AgFeed Industries dips over 3% on very light volume.
• Article: The Men's Wearhouse declines 3%, extending Monday's dramatic fall.
• Article: AMAG Pharmaceuticals declines 10% in pre-market on FDA response on anemia drug.
• Article: AMAG Pharmaceuticals, DryShips and Acergy ADR lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: If Sina deal closes, Piper Jaffray thinks Focus Media will be worth $13 to $14/share. FMCN climbs 6% in pre-market on the news.
• Article: Array BioPharma up 20% in pre-market after receiving $40 million from Deerfield.
• Article: Mild opening rise; awaiting more econ data after tame GDP
• Article: There will be data on home sales and consumer sentiment later this morning that could set the tone for trading.
• Article: The final revision to Q3 GDP was unchanged, hit forecast on the nose at a decline of 0.5%, consistent with an economy that is in recession.
• Article: Overseas trends were mixed, with Europe firm and Asia lower.
• Article: U.S. stocks to open slightly higher after a tame GDP report and will now wait on a raft of numbers slated for a 10:00 a.m. ET release.
• Article: Tibco Software rises 4.17% in pre-market ahead of its Q4 earnings release.
• Article: Zacks maintains "buy" recommendation on Acergy, cuts price target to $10 from $19. Shares rise nearly 6% in pre-market.
• Article: Good morning!
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22 - Monday

• Article: Russell closes down 2.3%; MAPP, PALM and CBAN lead gainers
• Article: Retail, tech stocks power selling fury
• Article: Grey Wolf Inc. shed 52% as the firm that is in a merger process with Precision Drilling went so far as to release a statement saying they did not know a reason for the sudden drop in GW share values
• Article: Clearwater Paper Corp. continued to unravel, losing 29% today and down 59% over the past five trading sessions.
• Article: Crude oil prices lost almost 6% in U.S. trading, slipping back below $40 a barrel on the close.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled again today, pulled down by worries not just about the demand picture from the United States, but also from China.
• Article: The theme of giving back big individual moves from Friday reverberated throughout the small-cap universe today.
• Article: As for small-cap shops on the move today, Charming Shoppes Inc. collapsed 20%, basically giving back most of Friday’s dramatic surge.
• Article: The S&P Retail Index tumbled more than 4% today.
• Article: The International Council of Shopping Centers is anticipating holiday sales to drop as much as 1%, the largest decline since at least 1969.
• Article: Despite the soft tone in equities, Treasury markets were relatively tame and actually were lower into the final hour of trading.
• Article: Risk appetite on the equity side of things was also an issue today, with small caps noticeably underperforming large caps most of the day.
• Article: Savannah Bancorp, Take Two Interactive Software and MarkWest Energy Partners among 52-week lows
• Article: American Capital Agency and Maxygen are the new 52-week highs
• Article: Russell extends decline into midday; MAPP, PALM, and CBAN lead gainers
• Article: Brown Shoe Company, Bowne & Co and Worthington Industries lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Colony Bankcorp, MAP Pharmaceuticals and PAM Transportation Services lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: The grinch hits retailer stocks, paces midday decline
• Article: Oxford Industries Inc. is down 14% as the apparel maker turned south along with other apparel and retail names after a strong performance last week.
• Article: Browne & Co. Inc. is down 15% as the marketing communications firm gave back a huge chunk of Friday’s rally.
• Article: Among small-cap movers, eatery chain Lubys Inc. is down 17%.
• Article: Restaurants were a hot item on Friday, but were a little cool this morning, perhaps tied to profit-taking and also from the ongoing worries about the economy.
• Article: Credit Suisse analysts lowered its rating on GM to “underperform” and cut their price target to $1.
• Article: Automakers were finding out that the glow from Friday’s $13.4 billion dollar White House bailout had a short shelf-life among investors.
• Article: Crude oil was off more than 3%, slipping back below $41 a barrel as Chinese imports tumbled to the lowest level of the year in November.
• Article: The S&P Retail Index was off some 4% at mid-session.
• Article: Analysts at DA Davidson today said that this shopping season could be the poorest in some 25 years, since the recession back in the early 1980s.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the morning decline into midday trading, with retailer stocks leading the way down.
• Article: Maguire Properties down 22% after suspending dividend on Friday.
• Article: Benihana awarded Xanadu liquor permit by state; shares pop 12%.
• Article: Palm gets $100 million investement, shares rally 20%.
• Article: Colony Bankcorp up 28% after declaring a fourth quarter dividend on Friday.
• Article: MAP Pharmaceuticals up 30% after announcing a worldwide collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop and commercialize a new drug.
• Article: Tidelands Bancshares up 30%, paring some of the losses seen on Friday when the stock plummeted after withdrawing its share offering.
• Article: Russell opens lower; FSYS, AGNC, and FLOW lead gainers
• Article: Small caps slip on profit worries, holiday sales jitters
• Article: Brown Shoe Company Inc. fell 10%, giving part of a huge rally from Friday.
• Article: Grey Wolf Inc. gapped lower and tumbled 40% to 52-week lows.
• Article: Rackspace Hosting Inc. opened higher on light volume after taking a big hit Friday.
• Article: Even though chipmakers were higher in European trading, tech stocks were underperforming both the Dow and small caps.
• Article: Citigroup analysts said that they remain underweight on utilities, autos and real estate investment trusts.
• Article: The greenback remained down against the euro, which could underpin various commodity markets today.
• Article: Copper prices rose 4% in London trading, bolstered by a dip in the U.S. dollar vs. the euro & by news of a jump in China imports during November.
• Article: The market is hoping that Obama’s stimulus plans will help spark an economic recovery as 2009 progresses.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed lower, pressured by concerns about corporate profits and worries about late holiday spending results.
• Article: Ruby Tuesday announces multiple store closures and $70 million anticipated loss in 2009; shares dip 4.4%.
• Article: Flow International 2% higher today after an analyst last week upgraded the small cap from "buy" to "strong buy," citing new 10Q financial reports.
• Article: Accuray down 7% after swinging to a Q1 loss on Friday.
• Article: Charming Shoppes down over 6% on heavy short interest.
• Article: DryShips, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and USANA Health Sciences lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Eagle Bulk Shipping down another 5% in pre-market today following the stock's fall Friday on news the dividend would be suspended.
• Article: SINA Corp. to acquire all assets of Focus Media's digital out-of-home advertising networks; SINA shares fall over 8% in pre-market.
• Article: Fuel Systems Solutions up 5.13% in pre-market after analysts initiate coverage on Friday of the small cap with a "buy."
• Article: American Capital Agency up 3% in pre-market after declaring a $1.20 Q4 dividend.
• Article: Mild opening dip in line with overseas weakness
• Article: Crude oil prices were up about $0.50 a barrel heading toward the open, and the U.S. dollar was off about 0.5% against the euro.
• Article: Asia stocks were lower, but did trim losses on news that China, the world’s fourth-largest economy, cut interest rates for a fifth time.
• Article: Much of the news overnight from overseas trading was bleak, with carmaker and financial stocks taking a hit.
• Article: Losses should be limited by news that Obama has increased the employment target on his stimulus package 500k jobs to a total of 3 million.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open flat to slightly lower, pulled down by losses in equities markets overseas that could hamper buying interest.
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20 - Saturday

• Article: Baby steps

19 - Friday

• Article: Russell closes up 1.48%; PBKS, MAPP and RBCN lead gainers
• Article: Bank M&A, eatery enthusiasm, auto deal lift small caps
• Article: Looking ahead to next week’s action, the market will be facing what is historically one of the slowest weeks of the year.
• Article: Retailer shares were a source of weakness for stocks today, a gloomy note into what has been billed as the busiest shopping weekend of the entire year.
• Article: Crude oil futures eventually closed down $2.35 a barrel, or 6%, at $33.87, the lowest close for a nearby contract since February 2004.
• Article: Energy and commodity physical markets struggled today, weighed down by concerns about demand amid slumping economic conditions.
• Article: Tech stocks were a noteworthy source of strength Friday.
• Article: Small caps were noticeably strong relative to large caps, fueled by M&A activity in the banking area.
• Article: Arthrocare, WNS Holdings and CFS Bancorp among 52-week lows
• Article: California Water Service Group, Answers and Maxygen among 52-week highs
• Article: Brinker International completes sale of Romano's Macaroni Grill to Golden Gate Capital. Shares of Brinker are up 26%.
• Article: Small-caps steady stay high into midday; MAPP, ABH, and CEA lead gainers
• Article: Gabelli & Co. downgrades Tennant to "sell;" shares fall 10%.
• Article: FirstFed Financial is down 15% on heavy short interest.
• Article: Gushan Environmental Energy down 12% as energy stocks are on the slide today.
• Article: W Holding Company down 28% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Unifi plunges 32% after cutting outlook.
• Article: Still up, but well off highs; 491 still a difficult test
• Article: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. gapped lower and tumbled 26% as the owner of dry bulk vessels suspended dividends and announced financing details.
• Article: Bottomline Technologies Inc. rose 17% as the payment solution firm continues to rally off the late November lows.
• Article: Midas Inc. jumped 24% as the Canadian life sciences company appears to be breaking out to the upside after an extended bottoming process.
• Article: Alamo Group Inc. jumped 22% as the snow removal and tractor equipment product maker has seen unusually wide price swings this week.
• Article: The poorest performers so far included forest products, steel companies, home improvement retailers, footwear manufacturers and dept stores
• Article: The market could be vulnerable to a “buy-the-rumor, sell-the-fact” response to the automaker bailout now that the package is a known event.
• Article: Energy stocks are up about 1% even though crude oil prices are down about $0.70 a barrel and tumbled to fresh 4 ½-year lows earlier today.
• Article: The best performers are industrial REITs, automobile manufacturers, IT consulting firms, gas utilities companies, managed healthcare firms.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained higher into the midday time frame, but the market did pull back well off the morning highs.
• Article: Provident Bankshares, MAP Pharmaceuticals and Midas lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Bottomline Technologies rises 18% after announcing a partnership with QAD earlier this week.
• Article: Arthrocare, Eagle Bulk Shipping and PDL BioPharma lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Shiloh Industries up 27% today after reporting FY 2008 earnings on Thursday.
• Article: M&T Bank Corporation to qcquire Provident Bankshares Corp.; shares of PBKS are up a whopping 57%.
• Article: Russell opens high; MAPP, ABH, and CEA lead gainers
• Article: Opening rally on auto rescue; energy still slumping
• Article: China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. rose 12%, jumping in response to news out of China overnight that jet fuel prices were cut by the Chinese government.
• Article: MAP Pharmaceuticals gapped higher and gained 47% on news of a deal with AstraZeneca to develop a pediatric asthma drug.
• Article: Obscured by this morning’s auto enthusiasm was news that credit ratings agencies were downgrading financial and bank companies overnight.
• Article: As for crude oil, the market on “black gold” was down $1.50 a barrel into the stock market open, which could weigh on energy shares again.
• Article: With the U.S. dollar in rally mode this morning (up about 2% against the euro), it’s likely that commodity markets in general will struggle.
• Article: Heading into today’s action, stock markets overseas were on the defensive, with Asian equities slipping about 0.6%.
• Article: Speaking of TARP issues, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said this morning that he will go to Congress to ask for the second half of the TARP funding.
• Article: The White House this morning announced plans to extend a bridge loan to automakers, tapping TARP funds for $13.4 billion.
• Article: Commodities are on weak footing this morning and credit ratings for a bevy of financial firms were lowered overnight.
• Article: Small-cap stocks opened higher, bolstered by news that the White House extended a rescue loan to beleaguered automakers.
• Article: Gardner Denver to cut 9% of salaried workforce; slashes forecast. Shares fall 5.3%.
• Article: Intrepid Potash, Inc. falls over 12% after lowering FY 2008 production guidance.
• Article: PDL spins off biotech assets, moves headquarters to Tahoe; shares plummet 26%.
• Article: GeoMet up 12% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: AbitibiBowater addresses NYSE listing standards; shares rise 27%.
• Article: Ceradyne down 20% in pre-market on very light volume, giving back some of the immense gains the stock saw over the last week.
• Article: DryShips, Provident Bankshares and Arthrocare lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: ArQule dips slightly in pre-market after providing an update on early-stage pipeline.
• Article: Celldex Therapeutics and Pfizer Inc. today announced plans to amend their ongoing ACT III clinical trial. Shares of CLDX tumble 14% in pre-market.
• Article: Stewart Enterprises reports results for fiscal year 2008; shares tumble over 15%.
• Article: ArthroCare plummets 38% in pre-market after reporting that its CFO has resigned over accounting issues.
• Article: Joy Global slightly in the green in pre-market, despite being cut to "underweight" by JP Morgan.
• Article: UAL sees fourth-quarter unit revenue gain; shares rise nearly 4% in pre-market.
• Article: QLT Inc. up another 6% in pre-market, extending Thursday's rally.
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• Article: Flat to higher open anticipating auto news; 'witching' day on tap
• Article: The U.S. dollar staged a huge rally against the euro into the open, rising some 2.2%, or more than 300 basis points.
• Article: Energy and mining stocks took a lump of coal in Europe and Asia trading overnight.
• Article: Today is quadruple witching expiration day for stocks, which could provide extra volatility.
• Article: U.S. stocks to open flat to slightly higher, underpinned by optimism that the White House will roll out an auto bailout package.
• Article: Good morning!

18 - Thursday

• Article: Small caps dip at closing; GIII, ESC and BSTC lead gainers
• Article: Late swoon; energy slide, safe-haven push hurts equities
• Article: The Einstein Noah Restaurant Group fell 16% without any apparent fresh news to power the move.
• Article: Energy stocks paced the market’s afternoon slide, losing some 5%.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled 9%, or $3.84 a barrel today, slipping to fresh four-year lows during the session.
• Article: The 10-year yield (which moves inverse to price) was off a whopping 4% to 2.08%, while the bond yield was down 3.6% to 2.54%.
• Article: Integral System, Stone Energy and SVB Financial Group among 52-week lows
• Article: The yield on benchmark 10-year notes approached 2% today, reaching the lowest point in 50 years.
• Article: The market tried to stand tall through another batch of dreary economic data, but came up empty in the afternoon.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 1.53% and is now down 37% for the year.
• Article: Grand Canyon Ed is the sole 52-week high on Thursday's session.
• Article: Morgan Joseph downgrades Callaway Golf Company to "hold;" shares slide 15%.
• Article: Copper Fox down 20% after announcing the resignation of a director.
• Article: Stone Energy Corp. lowers Q4 2008 production guidance; shares fall 25%.
• Article: CPY shares plunge 27% on Q3 results; CFO comments on outlook.
• Article: Cytokinetics stock is seeing a 14% rise today after reporting positive top-line drug trial results.
• Article: Piper Jaffray Resumes Coverage on Acorda Therapeutics with a "buy;" shares rise 13%.
• Article: Formula Systems Ltd. pops 12% after announcing distribution of $30 million cash dividend to its shareholders.
• Article: Wireline telephone services provider Otelco rises over 16% on higher-than-average volume.
• Article: Booksamillion.com offers free 2-day shipping upgrade; shares climb 17%.
• Article: Russell rises slowly into midday; BSTC, GIII, and ESC lead gainers
• Article: G-III Apparel Group, Emeritus and Chindex International lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Modest rise; financial, airlines counter weak energy
• Article: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. tumbled 17% as the eastern European network gave back impressive gains from Wednesday in quick fashion.
• Article: Chindex International Inc. rose 19% as the provider of health care products in China announced an executive pay freeze for 2009.
• Article: Emeritus Corporation rose 20%, as the senior facilities living operator climbed above $10 for the first time since early November.
• Article: G III Apparel Group Ltd. jumped 21%, rising above the 20-day moving average for the first time since the third week of October.
• Article: Financial shares were on the mend today, and there were plenty of small banks near the top of the percentage movers list.
• Article: One immediate beneficiary of the energy price slide should be the airline group; sure enough airlines were among the best performers today.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was down 1.7% at midday, clearly one of the weakest asset classes in the mix.
• Article: The U.S. dollar staged a big comeback against the euro today, not only wiping out overnight losses, but rising 0.9%.
• Article: Oil and gas drillers & oil equipment services firms are among the worst performers today; the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund is down 2.6%.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled some 4% so far today, sinking below $38 a barrel at one point for the first time since July 2004.
• Article: Small-cap stocks edged modestly higher into midday, with support from financial, insurance, airline and homebuilder stocks.
• Article: Take Two Interactive Software, Tennant and Integral System lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Russell opens low; BSTC, APOG, and TTMI lead gainers
• Article: Mild drop on weak profits; crude at four-year lows
• Article: Tennant Co. slumped 19% as the safety solutions firm announced restructuring plans amid slower sales.
• Article: BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. jumped 41% as the biopharma firm announced a licensing agreement with Pfizer Inc.
• Article: TTM Tech Inc. rose 8% as the circuit board manufacturer continues to climb off the November lows.
• Article: Apogee Enterprises Inc. rose 12% as the glass maker received an earnings-related lift.
• Article: The dollar rallied into positive territory against the euro after taking a hit overnight, which could weigh on various commodity markets.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled to four-year lows Wednesday and extended that slide today, off some $1.50 a barrel this morning.
• Article: The energy market was on the mend overnight, but started sinking fast into the stock market open.
• Article: FedEx Corp. met the current forecast, but warned that 2009 looked quite weak and said they would cut costs to prepare.
• Article: This morning, analysts at UBS lowered their forecast for 2009 profit estimates for the S&P 500.
• Article: Bullish traders will say that all the dreadful economic news is a known factor and is already priced into the market.
• Article: The overall employment picture in the U.S. is expected to get worse over the next couple of months.
• Article: The leading indicators report was down 0.4%, which was in line with projections.
• Article: The Philly Fed report came in at 39.3, which was up from last month’s reading, but still slightly below the consensus forecast.
• Article: Actuant earnings slashed in first quarter, shares tumble 7%.
• Article: Flow International is up 4%, extending its Wednesday rally.
• Article: DryShips, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals and Take Two Interactive Software lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: JP Morgan cuts Bucyrus to "neutral;" shares down 4% in pre-market.
• Article: Atheros Communications falls 9.3% in pre-market after being cut to "hold" by Deutsche Bank.
• Article: Scholastic Corporation lowers FY 2009 EPS outlook; shares careen 23%.
• Article: Ligand is up over 18% in pre-market after entering into an exclusive licensing agreement with GlaxoSmithKline.
• Article: Steel Dynamics announces Q4 cash dividend; shares climb 5.6% in pre-market.
• Article: Novellus Systems up 6% on very light volume in pre-market.
• Article: Mild rise as market ponders Obama plan; Asia up again
• Article: There were reports this morning that General Motors and Chrysler are back in merger discussions.
• Article: MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. lowered its revenue forecast, which sparked a drop in the solar silicon wafer maker. Shares are down 8% in pre-market.
• Article: Take Two Interactive Software Inc. missed the forecast and fell hard in pre-market trading, down about 21%.
• Article: The four-week moving average on claims rose to 543,750, which is the highest point since December 1982.
• Article: The weekly claims report came in at 554,000, which was down from 575,000 last week, but basically in line with market expectations.
• Article: Profit news remains mostly abysmal, and the latest jobs numbers were predictably awful, which could stall upside progress.
• Article: U.S. stocks were set for a modest advance on the opening amid speculation that Obama’s stimulus package could be as big as $850 billion.
• Article: DryShips Inc. is up 8% in pre-market, extending its rally that has persevered throughout the week.
• Article: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals is up 17% in pre-market after entering into an agreement with Pfizer to develop and commercialize Xiaflex in Europe.
• Article: Good morning!
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17 - Wednesday

• Article: Russell 2000 ekes out a gain; HWD, MAC and SAY lead gainers
• Article: Small caps build on FOMC rally; large caps stall
• Article: Coleman Cable Inc. climbed 31% without any apparent fresh news behind the impressive rally.
• Article: Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped 32%, gapping higher and rising on unusually heavy volume
• Article: Within the retail sector, Macerich Co., which is one of the largest regional shopping market operators, jumped 20% as well.
• Article: Harry Winston Diamond Corp. rallied 20% as the firm has both retail and mining assets in play on a day when retail and mining stocks were solid performers.
• Article: Financials were a drag on stocks much of the day, but trimmed losses when analysts seemingly had an upbeat take on Morgan Stanley.
• Article: Gibraltar Industries, MWI Veterinary Supply and Integral System lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Even though crude oil prices slumped to four-year lows, energy stocks were actually slightly higher on the day.
• Article: Crude oil prices plunged this afternoon, sinking some 8% to the lowest level in more than four years.
• Article: Commodities provided support to the market today, with metals, mining, gold and steel companies counted among the top performing sectors.
• Article: Action today was noticeably calm after the big rate cut rally Tuesday.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed up 3.75, or 0.78%, at 486.59 and is now down 36% for the 2008.
• Article: Tuesday’s FOMC rise was powered by financial and homebuilder stocks, today’s climb branched out to retailer, commodity and telecom names.
• Article: Safe Bulkers, Oneida Financial and Coleman Cable lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: SVB Financial, Penns Woods Bancorp and Eagle Rock Energy Partners among 52-week lows
• Article: Allegiant Travel, Wausau Paper and California Water Service Group among 52-week highs
• Article: Pennsylvania R.E.I.T. up another 16% today, extending Tuesday's rally on news the company had completed a financing deal.
• Article: Kansas City Southern unit sells $190 million five-year notes; shares pop over 20%.
• Article: Small-caps positive into midday; SAY, SB, and PAY lead gainers
• Article: Small caps hover near steady levels; FOMC “breather”
• Article: Price action so far today in small caps has been pretty tame, with volume light and trading ranges tight.
• Article: MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. tumbled 19% as the distributor of animal health products erased a huge chunk of a recent rally in one fail swoop.
• Article: VeriFone Inc. rose 24% as the electronic payment technology firm reported earnings in line with expectations and forecast profits above the projection.
• Article: Safe Bulkers Inc. jumped 25% and is now up 165% from the November lows.
• Article: Satyam on Tuesday said it would spend $1.6 billion to purchase family-owned infrastructure companies; shareholders revolted, stock plunged 55%. Satyam's chairman backed away from the deal overnight, stock is now up 41%.
• Article: Top performers today are health care facilities, coal stocks, commercial printers, railroads, mining and metal stocks and steel companies.
• Article: Crude oil prices held relatively steady despite a hefty 2.2 million barrel a day output cut pushed through by OPEC members.
• Article: Real estate investment trusts (REITS) were among the poorest performers so far today, as were houseware and home furnishing stocks.
• Article: Today’s profit reports were lackluster & pretty much anything tied to homes, homebuilders, home furnishings or real estate was struggling.
• Article: Small-cap stocks edged into positive ground into midday trading on support from commodity names.
• Article: MarineMax secures amendment of credit agreement; shares topple 8%.
• Article: Russell opens steady in the morning; PCH, TLVT, and JOYG lead gainers
• Article: Northstar Realty Finance Corp. down 8% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Leggett & Platt down 10% after it cuts Q4 guidance.
• Article: QBE Insurance Group Limited completes PMI Asia acquisition. Shares of PMI are down 10% on the news.
• Article: Soleil Securities initiates coverage on Ducommun with a "sell;" shares fall 13%.
• Article: Energy Conversion Devices is climbing above 10% despite a maintained "sell" rating by Citi.
• Article: FOMC surge pauses on profit news, econ worries
• Article: Joy Global up 11% after Q4 profit rises on strong demand.
• Article: Telvent Oversees Lan-Zheng-Chang liquid pipeline operation, the largest liquid pipeline in China. Shares rise 13%.
• Article: Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped 48% on news of a positive trial for a post-surgery abdominal pain drug.
• Article: Gibraltar Steel Corp. gapped lower and shed 26% building products manufacturer updated guidance and announced the closure of a manufacturing facility.
• Article: This morning, the yield on benchmark 10-year notes was down a whopping 6%, indicating strong demand for underlying Treasury securities.
• Article: The only physical product making huge waves right now is the cocoa market, which rose to 22-year highs in London trading.
• Article: Commodities should find underlying support from the recent slide in the U.S. dollar, which tumbled to 13 ½-year lows against the yen today.
• Article: Emerging market stocks found support overnight, with Hungary’s beaten down stock market climbing 6% amid gains in oil and gas stocks.
• Article: Crude oil prices drifted back and forth between positive and negative territory into the stock market open today.
• Article: Small-cap homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. missed the earnings forecast and HOV shares were off 7.5% shortly after the open.
• Article: The rise in activity was powered by a slide in mortgage rates, which hit the lowest point last week since June 2003.
• Article: The weekly MBA Mortgage Application Index rose 2.9%, bolstered by a pickup in refinancing, with the MBA’s refinance sub-index climbing 6.5%.
• Article: Ahead of the opening, Morgan Stanley announced a larger-than-expected quarterly loss, which could weigh on financial shares early today.
• Article: Small-cap stocks opened lower but battled back to steady levels, pressured by profit-taking after Tuesday’s big FOMC rally.
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• Article: DryShips, DrdGold and Gibraltar Industries lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Small caps seen lower on the opening

16 - Tuesday

• Article: Small caps lead bullish post-FOMC charge after rate stunner
• Article: Russell closes up nearly 7%; GNW, PEI and TRA lead gainers
• Article: Wausau Paper and Allegiant Travel are the new 52-week highs
• Article: Penns Woods Bancorp, American Pacific and K-Fed Bancorp among 52-week lows
• Article: S&P puts Atlas Pipeline rating on CreditWatch; shares topple 15%.
• Article: Bowne & Co., Inc. is climbing 21% after announcing today it has extended and deepened its strategic marketing alliance with BMC Group.
• Article: The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation raises $50 million of new capital, declares quarterly common stock dividend. Shares rise 32%.
• Article: Accuray attains CyberKnife system milestone; shares climb over 6%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remain high; GNW, TRA, and MFB lead gainers
• Article: Small caps in rally mode ahead of FOMC
• Article: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. tumbled 56% on unusually heavy volume as the Indian software firm said it will invest $1.6 billion on two infrastructure firms.
• Article: Terra Industries Inc. rallied 13% as the fertilizer company also mounted a big bounce off Monday’s pullback.
• Article: Maidenform Brands Inc. rallied 15% as the intimate apparel maker mounted a recovery off Monday’s big decline.
• Article: The market now will go into a waiting mode for the 2:15 p.m. ET FOMC policy announcement.
• Article: Small-cap firm Genworth Financial Inc. soared some 40%, climbing to the highest point since early November.
• Article: Another clear source of strength today came from insurance stocks, with the S&P Insurance Index climbing 4.2%.
• Article: It was interesting to see homebuilder shares doing so well today despite a terrible report on housing starts, which tumbled to a record lows and were off 18.9%.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilder Index was up 5.6%, with small-cap firm KB Home (NYSE:KBH) rising 7.1%.
• Article: Homebuilder shares retain a potential bottom on long-term charts and were back on an upside tilt today after sinking on Monday.
• Article: The Securities Broker Dealer Index was up 5.6% and the PHLX KBW Banking Index was up 3.6%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the rally into mid-session trading, boosted by a bounce in the financial arena.
• Article: Spartech, Lacrosse Footwear and Cabot lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Stream Global Services, Maidenform Brands and Presidential Life lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Novatel Wireless Inc. names new VP of sales and general manager; shares rise 13%.
• Article: Russell opens high; PEI, TRA, and BDN lead gainers
• Article: Solid rise on Goldman results, FOMC optimism
• Article: The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust jumped 12.1% on news that the company completed a financing deal.
• Article: Crude oil prices were on the rise this morning, up about $1.30 per barrel ahead of the open, which should provide a boost to energy stocks.
• Article: It is widely expected that the Fed will slash another 50 basis points off the Fed funds rate today, lowering the rate to 0.50%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks opened solidly higher, boosted by a positive reaction to key profit reports and optimism ahead of the FOMC meeting this afternoon.
• Article: Cabot Corporation "repositioning" in light of weaker demand; shares tumble 10%.
• Article: Brandywine Realty Trust up 7% after announcing a Q4 2008 dividend last week.
• Article: Macerich inks Mervyns tenants, lands $250M loan; shares climb 6%.
• Article: Merrill Lynch upgrades a bevy of fertilizer stocks including Terra Industries, which is 10% higher on the news.
• Article: FactSet Research Systems up 11% after 1Q profit rises 21%.
• Article: Tech company Stec lowers Q4 revenue view, shares fall 15% in pre-market.
• Article: DryShips, Titan Machinery and Ciena lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Monolithic Power Systems lowers guidance below estimates; shares dip 4% in pre-market.
• Article: Heelys down 4% in pre-market on very light volume.
• Article: Smith & Wesson posts Q2 loss, sees weakness in hunting. Shares tumble 20% in pre-market.
• Article: OceanFreight up 5% in pre-market despite being downgraded to "hold" by analysts.
• Article: Trimeris up nearly 5% in pre-market following news last week that the company declared a special $1 dividend.
• Article: Titan Machinery up 13% in pre-market after Q3 results beat Street and it ups its FY09 view.
• Article: Higher open on tap after positive earnings reaction despite sloppy econ data
• Article: Even though energy markets were on firm footing this morning, industrial metals were lower, including copper, lead, tin and nickel.
• Article: Energy shares were higher in Europe in line with a rise in crude oil prices as the market braces for another output cut from OPEC members this week.
• Article: The CPI came in at -1.7%, which was even lower than the -1.2% projection, but not a surprise given steep declines in energy costs.
• Article: Housing starts tumbled 18.9%, the largest drop since March 1984 and the lowest unit rate on record.
• Article: The housing starts report came out at an annualized rate of 625,000 units, which was well below the forecast of 730,000.
• Article: A Treasury-led bailout of the auto industry appears set for either today or Wednesday, also providing support.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open higher, underpinned by gains in European shares and optimism ahead of this afternoon’s FOMC meeting, where the Fed is expected to slash rates once again.
• Article: DryShips up 7% in pre-market, contuining its ascent from a bottom seen in drybulk shipping stocks in late November.
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15 - Monday

• Article: Small caps start the week with a whimper; ABNJ, SGLP and CLSN lead gainers
• Article: Small caps tumble amid financial, homebuilder slump
• Article: Safe Bulkers Inc. rallied 17% as the marine drybulk carrier continues to show upside promise after bottoming out in late November.
• Article: Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. tumbled 19% to fresh 52-week lows.
• Article: Developers Diversified Realty Corp. plunged 21% as the shopping center management firm said that a deal they had to sell off assets would not close in December as previously hoped.
• Article: Huntsman Corp. collapsed 49% on unusually heavy volume as the chemical company’s deal to be acquired by Apollo Management fell through.
• Article: The greenback tumbled a whopping 2.5% against the euro, more than 300 basis points on the day, providing a lift to commodity markets.
• Article: Crude oil prices actually reversed a morning rise of some $3 a barrel to close down $1.77, or 3.82%, at $44.51, a sloppy performance.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilder Index tumbled 5.7% and a raft of small-caps homebuilder stocks tumbled.
• Article: Homebuilder stocks took it in the chin today, pulled down as Fitch lowered a large batch of homebuilder debt ratings.
• Article: Treasury market yields tumbled some 2% on the day, indicating that money was moving toward safe-haven outlets in concert with the weak tone in equities.
• Article: The big news on the banking front today was an analyst downgrade on JP Morgan, which pulled down the rest of the financial universe.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 3.39%, and is now down 41% for the year, while the Dow is off 35% and the S&P 500 down 41%.
• Article: Small caps started out the week with a whimper as bleak manufacturing data, sinking financial and homebuilder shares took a toll on stocks.
• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Monday's session
• Article: RC2 Corp, Arbitron and Analogic among 52-week lows
• Article: Russell slips further into midday;MTN, EXM, and TCK lead gainers
• Article: Morning slide extended
• Article: Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Brookfield Homes and Methode Electronics lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Gaylord Entertainment, Vail Resorts and Ticketmaster Entertainment lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Sims Metal Management climbs 8% after the small cap signed a 20-year deal with New York City to process the city's recyclables, with a 20-year renewal clause.
• Article: Wachovia Securities upgrades Vail Resorts to "outperform;" shares pop 15%.
• Article: Teck Cominco up 12% after reporting it will suspend operations at its Pend Oreille zinc mine.
• Article: Excel Maritime Carriers up 13% on heavier-than-average volume.
• Article: Real-estate developer Forest City Enterprises is down 12% after saying it will halt new projects, focus on reducing debt and managing existing real-estate portfolio.
• Article: Fitch downgrades M/I Homes' IDR to 'B'; outlook negative. Shares of MHO are trading over 11% lower.
• Article: Developers Diversified Realty says asset deal not closed, will not close in December as it had previously hoped. Shares tumble 15%.
• Article: Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. announces termination of merger with Huntsman Corp.; shares of HUN collapse 43%.
• Article: Celsion Corporation is up 10% after announcing an exclusive Japanese license agreement with Yakult Honsha Co. for ThermoDox drug.
• Article: SemGroup Energy up 28% on light volume, buoyed by the rise in energy stocks overall today.
• Article: Investors Bancorp to acquire American Bancorp of New Jersey; shares of ABNJ rise 28%.
• Article: Mild dip; energy up, but financials down
• Article: Universal Truckload Services Inc. slumped 18% giving back a nice rally from last week in one quick downside swoon.
• Article: Huntsman Corp. tumbled 32% on news that the company terminated a takeover deal from a chemical firm.
• Article: Clearwire Corp. rose 17% without any apparent fresh news behind the move.
• Article: Gaylord Entertainment Co. jumped 37% following a bullish article in Barron’s.
• Article: Crude oil prices were up some $3/barrel into the open, pushing back above the key $50 level ahead of an OPEC meeting later this week.
• Article: Energy markets were on firm footing this morning, which should provide a lift to energy-related stocks.
• Article: European shares were basically flat heading into the U.S. open, but Asian markets were in rally mode overnight.
• Article: Small-cap stocks shift from high to low; GET, CLWRD, and CIEN lead gainers
• Article: Hopes for a quick package to keep U.S. carmakers away from bankruptcy played a big role in overnight gains in Asian trading.
• Article: The market is waiting for news today on the bailout proposal by White House officials for the beleaguered auto sector.
• Article: Small caps opened higher, slipped into negative territory as the market juggles positive input from commodities vs. soft financial shares.
• Article: UAL Corp., parent company of United Airlines, is down over 3% in pre-market, despite raising $150 million on sale leaseback agreement.
• Article: DryShips, Ciena and Franklin Electric lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: China Sunergy to supply 22MW solar cells to Solarwatt; shares rise 7% in pre-market.
• Article: Ciena Corporation is up 8.5% in pre-market, recouping some of the drastic losses the stock saw last week after posting an unexpected Q4 loss.
• Article: Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. falls 12% in pre-market after lowering Q1 2009 revenue guidance.
• Article: OceanFreight to suspend dividend, cut charter rates; shares tumble 17% in pre-market.
• Article: TBS International Ltd. up 11% in pre-market after its CEO bought 50,000 shares last week.
• Article: Exelixis is up 8.3% in pre-market following news last week that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and the firm would form a global alliance for two cancer programs.
• Article: Eagle Bulk Shipping is also climbing again, up 10% in pre-market after being a top gainer last week.
• Article: DryShips is on the rise again, up 11% in pre-market despite dipping last week on news the small cap would cancel acquisition of four Panamas drybulk carriers.
• Article: BT taps communications provider Tellabs as a preferred strategic partner; TLAB shares rise 15% in pre-market.
• Article: Flat to mild rise; Europe, Asia up; commodities firm
• Article: The chart picture for the Russell is basically range-bound after a relatively tight weekly range last week (in fact, the tightest since the collapse began back in September).
• Article: The U.S. dollar was falling fast against the euro overnight, losing some 1%, which makes commodity markets more attractive.
• Article: The New York Manufacturing Survey came in at minus 25.8, which was a little better than the projection for a slide of 27.5.
• Article: A firm tone in commodity markets, highlighted by a rise in copper and crude oil should provide underlying support to the market.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open flat to slightly higher Monday following gains overseas in Europe and Asia.
• Article: Good morning!
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13 - Saturday

• Article: Boring = Breakout?

12 - Friday

• Article: Small caps end the day higher; PLD, EXEL and MAC lead gainers
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• Article: Auto hopes, tech bounce, homebuilders lift small caps
• Article: Commodities were the poorest performers today, with coal, metals, agriculture products and oil exploration among the worst.
• Article: Crude oil was back in the tank, losing 3.5%, or $1.7 a barrel.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was off about 1.3% for the day.
• Article: Tech shares were a clear source of strength today, with large-cap tech firms setting the tone for a strong day in the tech arena.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher Friday in a miraculous recovery from a dreadful start.
• Article: American Italian Pasta is the sole 52-week high
• Article: Northrim BanCorp, American Pacific and Hearst-Argyle Television among 52-week lows
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• Article: Methode Electronics' up 18% after Board approves dividend on Thursday.
• Article: New retailers secured for more than half of Macerich-owned Mervyns sites; MAC shares up 20%.
• Article: Glimcher Realty Trust up 23% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: ProLogis announces tender offer for any and all of its 5.25% notes due Nov. 15, 2010; shares pop 31%.
• Article: XL Capital Ltd. down over 13% after hiring Goldman to explore sale.
• Article: Deutsche Bank downgrades many automakers and supplier, such as American Axle & Manufact. Holdings, to "sell." Shares of AXL are down nearly 20% today as a result.
• Article: Zale Corporation down 18% after hitting a new 52-week low of $3.03 earlier today, which is off a 52-week high of $42.23
• Article: PerkinElmer shares tumble 16% on analyst's downgrade.
• Article: Small-cap stocks hold ground into midday; PLD, EXEL, and TEAM lead gainers
• Article: Gladstone Commercial, American Pacific and Varian lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Andersons, CBL & Associates and Primeenergy lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Russell holding ground waiting for auto rescue news
• Article: Energy stocks were off about 1.6%, along with financials creating the primary drag on equities.
• Article: Crude oil prices were off about $3/barrel, up from the lows amid optimism about a potential Treasury bailout for the automakers.
• Article: Commodities have been carrying the bullish banner most of this week, but were taking a break today.
• Article: Railroads, electrical equipment mnfct., general merchandise stores, coal stocks, metal and mining firms were among the worst performers.
• Article: Real estate investment trusts (REITS) were on a serious roll today, with small-capper Prologis jumping 26%, reversing a big slide from Thursday.
• Article: On the auto front, the White House appears ready to throw a lifeline to cash-strapped firms via the TARP funds.
• Article: Small-cap stocks were holding ground into mid-session, buoyed by hope for a White House rescue for automakers
• Article: Small-cap stocks on the rise; MAC, CACH, and VVUS lead gainers
• Article: The Andersons raised to "buy" from "hold" by BB&T; shares pop 15%.
• Article: Bristol-Myers, biotech Exelixis team up on cancer; Exelixis stock is up 18.5%.
• Article: TechTeam Global up 16% on light volume.
• Article: Sharp slide is brief amid hope White House to rescue autos
• Article: Macerich Co. is up 14% as the regional shopping center operator completed a $250 million refinancing deal.
• Article: Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV tumbled 17% and has now given back the recent advance tied to plans from President-elect Obama to initiate a massive infrastructure project.
• Article: The Michigan sentiment survey came in better than expected at 59.1, above the forecast of 55.0.
• Article: Much of the investor focus today will be on trying to decipher just what the Senate’s rejection of the automaker bailout will mean to the market.
• Article: The Nasdaq traded in positive territory briefly about 30 min. after the open, and small caps jumped nearly 10 handles off the morning low.
• Article: Cache opens 6% higher on light volume, and is hovering near a 52-week low of $1.41. The retailer's 52-week high is $14.86
• Article: Wunderlich Securities initiates coverage on Warren Resources with a "hold," shares dip 4%.
• Article: DryShips cancels its acquisition of four Panamax drybulk carriers. Shares fall 15% in pre-market.
• Article: Wacoal Holdings up 3% in pre-market after posting a dramatic loss on Thursday.
• Article: DryShips, FiberNet Telecom Group and Canadian Solar lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: VIVUS initiates Avanafil Phase 3 trials; shares climb over 4% in pre-market.
• Article: Ciena down another 3.31% in pre-market after seeing a dramatic loss Thursday on a Q4 Loss.
• Article: Martek Biosciences down 5% in pre-market after Q4 profit drops, meets Wall Street forecast.
• Article: Insteel Industries, Inc. issues Q1 2009 earnings outlook below analysts' estimates; shares careen 23% in pre-market.
• Article: Opening freefall after Senate squashes auto bailout
• Article: Bernard Madoff, former Nasdaq chairman, was arrested and charged with running a fraudulent hedge fund that may have racked up $50B in losses.
• Article: The PPI report came in at -2.2%, better than the forecast for a dip of 1.8%, which basically shows inflation isn’t an issue right now.
• Article: Retail sales this morning came out at minus 1.8%, which was in line with the forecast and perhaps not as bad as some of the “whisper” numbers ahead of the release.
• Article: Investors fear a domino-style collapse throughout the U.S. economy if any of the Big 3 are forced into bankruptcy.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open sharply lower Friday after lawmakers in Washington squashed a bailout package for automakers.
• Article: Exelixis shares rise 20% in pre-market on collaboration with Bristol-Myers.
• Article: Good morning!
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11 - Thursday

• Article: Small caps close in the green
• Article: The Dow was down 2.24% and is off 35% for the year, while the S&P 500 was down 2.85% today and is now down 40% for the year.
• Article: G-III Apparel Group, Hearst-Argyle Television and Movado Group among 52-week lows
• Article: Global-Tech Appliances, American Italian Pasta and SXC Health Solutions among 52-week highs
• Article: Commodities still the star of the show; limiting losses
• Article: Russell remains red into midday; CVVT, AIPC, and LGCY lead gainers
• Article: Caraco Pharmaceuticals Labs, Ltd. rose 48% and has been on a two-day upside rampage without any apparent fresh news behind the run.
• Article: China Valves Technology Inc. is the top percentage gainer so far today, jumped 133% on all of 240 shares traded as the firm said they were setting up a board of directors.
• Article: Integral Systems Inc. slumped 25% as the satellite communications firm announced preliminary results.
• Article: QKL Stores Inc. tumbled 61% as the Chinese supermarket chain announced they were adding three new stores.
• Article: Energy stocks were up some 2.7% at mid-session, while financial shares were off about 2.2%.
• Article: The pullback in the dollar was an obvious benefit to crude oil prices, which climbed back above $46 a barrel, up nearly $3 today.
• Article: The greenback was off more than 2% against the euro, sinking to the lowest point since Oct. 21.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained in negative territory into midday trading even as the Dow zigzagged back and forth from lower to higher ground.
• Article: Hecla Mining drops 24% after announcing $21 million equity transaction.
• Article: Gildan Activewear Q4 profit halves on charges; shares drop 33%.
• Article: James River Coal Company up 17%, continuing rise from Tuesday when shares began to climb on an analyst's note.
• Article: Citi initiates coverage on Legacy Reserves with a "buy," price target $15. Shares are up 20% to $10.
• Article: Royale Energy up 17% as energy stocks are extending their rally from earlier this week.
• Article: American Italian Pasta reports higher 4Q profits; shares pop 28%.
• Article: Diodes Inc. up 36% despite lowering Q4 2008 outlook.
• Article: Russell opens in the red; CEA, ZNH, and AMLN lead gainers
• Article: Lower start after unemployment claims rise to 26-year peak
• Article: China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. is up 33% on Chinese government aid news.
• Article: China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. soared 56% after the Chinese government served up an aid plan for airlines.
• Article: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell 19% on news that AstraZeneca decided to ditch two of Infinity’s experimental cancer drugs.
• Article: Pain Therapeutics gapped lower and shed 25% as the FDA turned down the firm’s experimental pain killer drug.
• Article: Gildan Activewear Inc. collapsed 43% as the sports apparel maker badly missed profit expectations.
• Article: Lululemon Athletica, Pain Therapeutics and Integral System lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: The International Trade report also came out this morning and the deficit widened to $57.19 billion, well above the forecast for a deficit of $53.5 billion.
• Article: The number of continuing claims, which tracks people who are out of work and just can’t a job, rose to 4.429M, above the 4.1M forecast
• Article: Global-Tech Appliances, Diodes and American Italian Pasta lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Otelco, TBS International and Zoran lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Retailer lululemon Athletica Inc. releases Q4 results, guides below estimates. Shares fall 18% in pre-market.
• Article: Geron Corporation up over 4% in pre-market on light volume.
• Article: Amylin Pharmaceuticals up 11.11% in pre-market after reaffirming plans for Exenatide Once Weekly NDA submission by end of first half of 2009.
• Article: Eagle Bulk Shipping down 9% in pre-market, paring some of the dramatic gains the stock has seen in the last two days.
• Article: JA Solar down 9% in pre-market after slashing revenue view, seeing a slowdown in orders.
• Article: Ciena reports Q4 loss, outlook below Street's view; shares tumble 12% in pre-market.
• Article: Lower start on tap for stocks after dreary jobs data
• Article: Energy stocks were a dominant force on Wed.'s rally, will be closely watched today to see if commodities can carry the bullish banner again.
• Article: The unemployment figure marked not just a high for the current economic crisis, but was the biggest number in 26 years.
• Article: The weekly unemployment claims report came in at a jolting 573,000, which was way above the forecast of 525,000.
• Article: Investors will be waiting on the Senate’s vote for a loan package to automakers after House members approved a bill for $14B last night.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open lower Thursday after weekly unemployment claims came in much higher than expected.
• Article: Silver Standard up 8% in pre-market after it reports successful follow-up diamond drilling at Maverick Springs.
• Article: Vivus says obesity drug leads to 9% weight loss; shares up 6.3% in pre-market.
• Article: Good morning!
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10 - Wednesday

• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Wednesday's session
• Article: Russell closes over 2% higher; ANL, AHD and ANN lead gainers
• Article: Small caps fret about autos, but surge on commodities
• Article: Ann Taylor Stores Corp. jumped 20% and itself closed above the 20-day moving average for the first time since mid-September.
• Article: Today’s three-year note auction came in at a higher-than-expected yield, which provided some relief to stocks overall.
• Article: Financial shares were a drag on the bullish party, as concerns about the credit crisis and tight lending continue to be in play.
• Article: Mining, metals and gold stocks were among the best percentage performers today.
• Article: The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund rallied 5%, far outpacing the rest of the market.
• Article: Crude oil futures were up 3.4% or $1.45 a barrel to $43.52, which provided a lift to energy stocks.
• Article: Commodities have been pummeled mercilessly for months, but were in vogue again today, with the Commodity Research Bureau Index rising 2.6%.
• Article: Reddy Ice up 24% after executives gain on prearranged trading plans.
• Article: Harry Winston rises 39% on speculation it may boost mine stake.
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• Article: Movado shares drop another 20% after weak results reported last week.
• Article: Sunrise Senior Living down 21% on heavy volume.
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• Article: Small caps extend surge as commodities climb
• Article: NOVA Chemicals Corp. is off 12%, setting fresh 52-week lows a day after the Canadian plastics manufacturer announced that the CEO would retire next spring.
• Article: Russell high into midday; ANL, AHD, and THMD lead gainers
• Article: Brinker International Inc. rose 18% as the operator of Chili’s, Macaroni Grill and other restaurants continues to climb off the November lows.
• Article: Thermadyne Holdings Corp. surged 26% as the metal cutting and welding product maker benefited from the commodity rally.
• Article: Atlas Pipeline Holdings LP jumped 43% and appears set to close above the 20-day moving average for the first time since late September.
• Article: American Land Lease Inc. is up 221% as the real estate investment trust agreed to a buyout for $14.20 a share, a 264% premium to Tuesday’s closing price.
• Article: Copper, a key indicator of economic growth, mounted a bounce today, climbing nearly 4% in U.S. trading.
• Article: The bounce in crude oil prices helped lift energy stocks, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund up 4.8%.
• Article: Crude oil prices jumped nearly $2.50 a barrel into mid-session despite a rise on weekly inventory data.
• Article: The top-performing sectors were dominated by commodities: coal, gold, oil and gas drillers, aluminum, metal and mining shares are all up.
• Article: The Russell 2000 is up about 2.25%, nearly double the percentage gains registered in the Dow.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the morning rally into midday trading, boosted by surging commodity stocks, which more than offset sloppy action among financial shares.
• Article: TeleTech Holdings, Axsys Technologies and One Liberty Properties lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: American Land Lease, Oceanfreight and ArcSight lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Lakeland Industries up 23% on a rise in Q3 profit and a sales rise of 7.3% on international growth.
• Article: PC Connection up 23% on light volume.
• Article: Focus Media expects over $200M in 4Q charges, announces restructuring of in-store advertising. Shares pop 24%.
• Article: NightHawk up 31% after reaffirming FY08 outlook, initiating $10M buyback.
• Article: Russell opens high; DRYS, EMX, and EGLE lead gainers
• Article: Small caps rise with auto hope, commodities rally
• Article: ADC Telecommunications Inc. tumbled 15% after releasing quarterly results.
• Article: South African paper maker Sappi Ltd. jumped 16% with the overall commodities rise and as South African shares in general were in rally mode this morning.
• Article: Arc Sight Inc. rallied 13% as the security solutions provider got an earnings-related lift.
• Article: Drybulk shippers are rallying again today with DryShips Inc. up 21%, Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. up 17% and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. up 15%.
• Article: Crude oil prices were on the rebound this morning, climbing about $2 a barrel amid talk of OPEC production cuts.
• Article: The wholesale inventory report came out at minus 1.1%, which was quite a bit worse than the forecast for a drop of 0.1%.
• Article: Republican lawmakers have been threatening some type of filibuster, so tension about the proposed $15 billion bailout remains high.
• Article: Century Aluminum, Pan American Silver and James River Coal lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Arena down 12% in pre-market after insomnia drug candidate fails in study.
• Article: Metalico files shelf registration, shares down 2% in after hours.
• Article: West Coast Bancorp to open new branch in Dundee, Oregon on Jan. 5; shares up 4% in after hours.
• Article: Good morning!
• Article: Primus Guaranty does not expect to make cash settlement payments for Tribune bankruptcy; shares up 2% in after hours.
• Article: Drybulk Shippers up 11.3% in pre-market, positioned for another day of gains.
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• Article: Morning rise on tap; auto hopes vs. profit warnings
• Article: Today watch to see how miners react to news that Rio Tinto (3rd-largest mining co.) will slash 13% of its workforce, reduce capital spending.
• Article: The MBA Mortgage Application Index came out this morning, and showed a mild dip off last week’s record advance when the index doubled.
• Article: Traders will be watching how debt markets trade after a stunning 0.000% yield on four-week bills Tuesday.
• Article: U.S. stocks are expected to open higher Wednesday in anticipation of a bridge loan package for automakers and higher equities in Asia.
• Article: Good morning!

09 - Tuesday

• Article: Russell closes in the red; DRYS, EXM and EGLE lead gainers
• Article: Spooky Treasury auction, financials spark small-cap slide
• Article: Within the commodity spectrum, copper prices fell in London overnight and dropped as well in U.S. trade.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled $1.64 a barrel, or 3.7% to $42.07, but energy stocks were actually up some 1% into the close.
• Article: Even though physical commodity prices were soft today, commodity stocks retained a supportive bent for the overall equity market.
• Article: The yield on the long bond is nearing 3% once again, which is basically unheard of.
• Article: For the year, the Dow is now down 34%, while the S&P 500 is down 39%.
• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Tuesday's session
• Article: Lufkin Industries, NOVA Chemicals and G-III Apparel Group among 52-week lows
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• Article: Small-cap stocks steady into midday; DRYS, EXM, and EGLE lead gainers
• Article: Baird downgrades diversified industrial manufacturer Actuant Corp. to "neutral" from "outperform," halves its price target on the stock. Shares fall over 14%.
• Article: Buckeye Technologies lowers guidance, cuts production in Florida. Shares tumble 22%.
• Article: Pep Boys falls 23% after company posts unexpected Q3 loss.
• Article: Small caps near steady levels; techs, energy offset financials
• Article: Universal Stainless & Alloy Products slumped 15% as some steel companies saw a correction off the big rally Monday.
• Article: Ocean shippers have been a recurring source of strength this week: Dryships is up 45%, Excel Maritime up 41%, Eagle Bulk up 40% and Genco up 27%.
• Article: Exco Resources Inc. jumped 40% as the oil and natural gas company announced results on the completion of a Louisiana well.
• Article: Poorest performers so far today: real estate investment trusts, air freight couriers, food retail firms and railroads.
• Article: Physical commodity markets turned up from a morning slide, bolstered by a pullback in the U.S. dollar.
• Article: Top performers so far today: aluminum, steel, coal, oil and gas drillers, semiconductors, life insurers and automotive retailers.
• Article: Small-cap stocks were hovering near steady levels into midday trading, drafting off a surprising show of strength in the technology arena.
• Article: Analogic, Primeenergy and VisionChina Media lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: DryShips, Excel Maritime Carriers and Eagle Bulk Shipping lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: KMG Chemicals up 22% after reporting Q1 results with 145% increase in revenues, reaffirming FY 2009 guidance.
• Article: International Assets reports Q4 results; shares pop 23%.
• Article: Dynacq Healthcare up 27% on higher-than-average, albeit light, volume.
• Article: 3D Systems up 23% after unveiling new product for 3D printing last week.
• Article: O'Charley's shares jump 51% on analyst upgrade.
• Article: Russell falls back lower; DRYS, TBSI, and EGLE lead gainers
• Article: Small caps dip with soft financials, commodities
• Article: Cherokee Inc. slipped 10% as the brand management company corrected lower from big gains the previous two sessions.
• Article: Con-Way Inc. slumped 16% as the freight transport company revised guidance lower.
• Article: Learning Tree International Inc. gapped downward and lost 21% as the education vendor also took an earnings-related lump.
• Article: Analogic Corp. gapped lower and shed 19% maker of health and security imaging equipment announced earnings.
• Article: It should be noted that the U.S. dollar was up about 0.9% against the euro, which tends to weigh on commodities.
• Article: Crude oil prices slipped about $0.40 a barrel on the stock market open, which could keep energy stocks at bay today.
• Article: Today’s pullback in the stock market comes as a logical “breather” following an impressive two-day run that lifted equities to four-week highs.
• Article: Earlier this morning, the Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index was down 0.8% for the week on a year-over-year basis.
• Article: The pending home sales report showed a decline of 0.7% in October.
• Article: DryShips, TBS International and AsiaInfo Holdings lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Arkansas Best Corporation is down 4% in pre-market on very light volume.
• Article: Steel Dynamics dips 4.2% in pre-market, paring some of the gains the stock saw on Monday on news of Obama's infrastructure plans.
• Article: JA Solar down 6.6%, Evergreen Solar down 6.4% and First Solar down nearly 6% in pre-market as solar companies are taking a hit across the board.
• Article: Modest opening dip seen with soft techs
• Article: The chart picture for small caps is trying to confirm the bullish reversal off bear market lows from the Nov. 20 bottom.
• Article: Crude oil prices moved on either side of steady heading toward the U.S. stock market open, but copper prices tumbled 6% in London.
• Article: Commodities were relatively tame in Europe and Asia overnight.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open slightly lower, with support from gains in Europe and Asia countered by a weak tone on tech stocks.
• Article: Wireless broadband provider Alvarion to cut job, executive pay. Shares rise 3% in pre-market.
• Article: TBS International up 7% in pre-market on light volume, extending Monday's rally.
• Article: Eagle Bulk Shipping up 6% in pre-market as many drybulk shipping companies made huge gains on Monday.
• Article: DryShips up another 12% in pre-market this morning, extending the solid rally from Monday.
• Article: National Semiconductor down 4% but off extended-hours lows; company last night was shy with sales, guided below Street.
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08 - Monday

• Article: Small caps close up 4.4%; DRYS, EXM and TWI lead gainers
• Article: MetroCorp Bancshares, G-III Apparel Group and Heritage Crystal Clean among 52-week lows
• Article: Obama stimulus plans; auto bailout talk spark rally
• Article: Titan International Inc. rose 37% as the tire maker for off-road machinery released impressive 2009 sales targets.
• Article: Within the ocean vessel theme, Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. jumped 40% and is another stock that has seen the bottom fall out of their boat since mid-August, but is trying to mount a recovery now.
• Article: DryShips Inc. rode the wave of commodity-themed bargain hunting, closing up 51%.
• Article: Oil, metal and cement stocks saw dramatic gains in several emerging market locales today.
• Article: Commodities were bolstered by a decline in the U.S. dollar against the euro, with the greenback off more than 230 basis points, or 1.8%.
• Article: The rally in crude oil prices was not only tied to the general rise in commodities, but was also spurred by talk of OPEC production cuts.
• Article: Crude oil joined in on the commodities surge, climbing 7.1%, or $2.90 a barrel.
• Article: Corn shot up 6%, soybeans were up 4%, sugar and coffee rallied 6%, silver was up 6%, and platinum and palladium were up 7%.
• Article: Commodities in general were back on the rally track today after being dismissed for the last few months amid the global slowdown.
• Article: Obama said he hopes to create more than 2.5M jobs by 2011 while launching the biggest infrastructure project in the U.S. since the 1950s.
• Article: The Russell is now down 37% for 2008, while the Dow is off 33% and the S&P 500 is down 38%.
• Article: The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) jumped 20.29, or 4.40%, to 481.38, the highest daily close Nov. 13.
• Article: LHC Group and Hot Topic are the new 52-week highs on Monday's session.
• Article: Russell continues high into midday; IESC, TBSI, and JRCC lead gainers
• Article: Extend rally as commodity stocks back in favor
• Article: James River Coal Co. rallied 26%, receiving a lift with other beaten-down commodity names.
• Article: TBS International Ltd. jumped 30% as the ocean transportation services company got an earnings-related lift.
• Article: Integrated Electrical Services Inc. jumped 34% presumably riding the wave of industrial and energy-related services companies higher.
• Article: Commodities in general were in favor today, with crude oil prices climbing 7%, while energy stocks were up more than 4%.
• Article: On the downside, personal products firms, hypermarkets, food distributors, retail drug companies and restaurants were the primary losing sectors.
• Article: The best performers so far today have been industrial REITs, metal and mining stocks, automobile manufacturers, aluminum firms and steel companies.
• Article: Small-cap stocks remained solidly higher into mid-session activity, with industrial, commodity and energy stocks paving the way higher.
• Article: Radian Group dips 10% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Cemex rallies as Deutsche Bank says it may gain from U.S. plan.
• Article: Textainer Group Holdings up 24% on heavier-than-average volume.
• Article: AK Steel Holding Corporation up 25% today after announcing last week that it plans to cut salaries by 5% next year.
• Article: Deutsche Bank upgrades Smithfield Foods, revises price target; shares pop 20%.
• Article: National Financial up 26% on news it's being looked at as possible takeover target.
• Article: Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust up 28% despite being cut to "hold" from "buy" by analysts.
• Article: Allos Therapeutics, Otelco and Blyth lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: DryShips, Hallwood Group and TBS International lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: ProLogis up 31% following news late last week that trucking company Daimler has signed a 300k square-foot warehouse lease with the small cap.
• Article: The Talbots announces CFO retires, hires a new COO. Shares fall over 12%.
• Article: Small-cap stocks push upwards; CBI, PPO, and CLNE lead gainers
• Article: Small caps extend Friday rally as Obamanomics boost in play
• Article: Getting a lift from the infrastructure talk and the announcement of dividends, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. rose 17%.
• Article: Polypore International Inc. jumped 17%, climbing above the 20-day moving average with conviction for the first time since late August.
• Article: A big part of the early rise in stocks was tied to news this weekend that Obama was planning a massive infrastructure stimulus project.
• Article: The Mexican peso, South African rand were both in rally mode, as money flow into emerging markets and commodity exporters was in vogue.
• Article: Some of the support in commodities was tied to a slide in the U.S. dollar, which was down 1.2% against the euro.
• Article: Crude oil prices were up $2.70/barrel into the open, trying to mount a bounce after hitting 4-year lows Friday, falling 25% last week.
• Article: Allos Therapeutics, Interactive Brokers Group and Old Dominion Freight Line lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Canadian Solar up 13% in pre-market, buoyed by President-elect Obama's plans to ramp up infrastructure spending.
• Article: Clean Energy opens large-scale LNG production plant; stock is 13.7% higher in pre-market.
• Article: ESI, Zygo report early termination of HSR waiting period for planned merger; shares of ESIO fall 3.3% in pre-market.
• Article: Blyth cuts earnings outlook, down 4% in light after-hours trade.
• Article: Human Genome Sciences announces Alburferon meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 trial in chronic Hepatitis C. Shares skyrocket 44% in pre-market.
• Article: Allos Therapeutics slumping 21% in pre-market, reports Propel trial results.
• Article: Steep advance projected in tune with Europe, Asia rise
• Article: Shares in U.S. automakers were also getting a big lift as investors anticipate a package will quickly be put together.
• Article: Treasury products and Japanese yen foreign exchange rates were down, which suggests heightened investor appetite for riskier fare.
• Article: Copper prices were higher in London trading for the first time in days and crude oil prices were up nearly $3/barrel ahead of the opening.
• Article: Energy and commodity stocks were in rally mode, gaining momentum from President-elect Obama’s plans to ramp up infrastructure spending.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open sharply higher, following impressive gains overnight in Europe and Asia.
• Article: Alvarion to cut 110, or 11%, of jobs, trim manager salaries, affirms outlook minus charge for job cuts. Shares are up 5.4% in pre-market.
• Article: Christie Hefner to step down as Playboy Enterprises chairman, CEO; light early share interest.
• Article: DryShips up 45% on heavy pre-market volume.
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05 - Friday

• Article: Opportunity or more despair?
• Article: Russell closes up 5%; BBX, DIN and DKS lead gainers
• Article: Dramatic rally reverses jobs slide
• Article: Universal Technical Institute fell 11% as the technical training school took a nosedive without any apparent fresh news behind the move.
• Article: Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. jumped 18%, getting a ride with other retailer stocks on hopes for a recovery in consumer spending.
• Article: Athenahealth Inc. rallied 17% as the Internet physician practices firm shot to the highest daily close since early October on solid volume.
• Article: Dineequity Inc. jumped 32% as the operator of Ihop and Appleby restaurants got a boost from a major shareholder saying they would look to maximize value.
• Article: Merrill Lynch said crude oil prices could drop to $25 a barrel if China demand slips noticeably.
• Article: China and India, the largest nations on earth from a pop. standpoint, both opted to cut domestic fuel prices for the first time in 2 years.
• Article: Crude oil futures finished out the session down $2.86/barrel to $40.81, hitting the lowest point in 4 years amid worries about demand.
• Article: The drag on stocks today came from the energy arena. Early on, energy stocks were down some 5%.
• Article: Financial, homebuilding and retailer stocks powered the advance Friday.
• Article: For the year, the Russell is now down 40%, while the Dow is off 35% and the S&P 500 is down 40%.
• Article: Small caps took flight Friday, setting aside a bleak employment report amid hope that the gloomy numbers are priced into the market.
• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Friday's session
• Article: Berry Petroleum, GMX Resources and Sierra Wireless among 52-week lows
• Article: BankAtlantic Bancorp up 26% on higher-than-average volume, rising with other financial stocks today.
• Article: Dynegy drops 7% as many utility companies suffer a downturn along with service territories.
• Article: Warren Resources up 12.6%; shares hit a new 52-week low of $2.31 today.
• Article: Harvest Energy Trust expected to cut distributions; shares are down 7.3% today.
• Article: Whiting Petroleum Corporation down 11% as oil and gas companies are all sliding today.
• Article: Packaging Corp. falls 15% on disappointing Q4 EPS outlook.
• Article: Prologis mortgages five buildings for $105M, announces leasing activity in Japan. Shares climb 24%.
• Article: Berry Petroleum, Griffin Land & Nurseries and Ocean Shore Holding lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Coldwater Creek rising 16% following better-than-expected Q3 results released earlier this week.
• Article: Versant, Indiana Community and Young Innovations lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Shares of Talbots are climbing 27% higher today, continuing the rise they saw on Thursday morning.
• Article: Chico's is up 20% today following a presentation this afternoon at JP Morgan's Mid Cap Conference, retail results earlier this week.
• Article: Russell remains low in midday; GRA, THOR, and JEF lead gainers
• Article: Jefferies up 14% despite rumores that Moody's may downgrade the firm.
• Article: W.R. Grace & Co. will pay up to $140M over time into a fund for individuals injured by the company’s asbestos-containing Zonolite attic insulation. Shares climb 16%.
• Article: Employment blues keeping small caps down; energy tops drag
• Article: Thoratec Corp. climbs 15% as the firm said its trial heart pump device was a noted improvement.
• Article: Patriot Coal Corp. is off 15%, swayed not only by the commodities fall, but also by news that Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) would cut lending to coal mining companies in an environmental move.
• Article: Exco Resources Inc. is off 17% as the oil and gas firm also was pulled under with the energy decline.
• Article: Many experts are expecting the unemployment rate will continue to ratchet higher in December and January.
• Article: With plenty of somber news in the air today, it was interesting to see that financial stocks were holding up reasonably well.
• Article: Big losses were seen in oil exploration and oil production, broadcasting, gold stocks, oil and gas drillers, power products, metal and mining shares, forest products, coal and oil and gas storage.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index was down 2.3% this morning, setting fresh bear market lows while tumbling to the lowest point since August 2002.
• Article: Energy stocks were off about 5%, far outpacing other sectors.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled below $42 a barrel, the lowest point since January 2005 as energy traders fretted about a global recession.
• Article: Tecumseh announces share recapitalization plan; motion to remove directors fails. Stock is down 1.5%.
• Article: Orbitz Worldwide falls 13% as online travel sites slump on lower traffic.
• Article: Small-cap open lower; LQDT, ABG, and FRP lead gainers
• Article: Movado shares drop 14% after Q3 earnings drop 41%.
• Article: International Coal Group also feeling the heat today with other energy stocks; shares are down 20% near a 52-week low of $1.50.
• Article: Berry Petroleum Company down 25% as energy is getting pummeled today.
• Article: Asbury Automotive Group up 10% on very light volume.
• Article: Small caps sink after bleak employment report
• Article: Liquidity Services Inc. rose 11% as the online auction company received an earnings-tied boost.
• Article: Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. fell 10% as the restaurant chain rejected Thursday’s rise to the highest point since mid-November.
• Article: Big Lots Inc. gapped lower and slumped 11% as the close-out retailer reported soft earnings.
• Article: Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. tumbled 34% as the biopharma firm announced plans to change its clinical focus and realign management.
• Article: With crude oil prices wobbling and the jobs picture darkening, energy shares were in retreat mode early today.
• Article: Overnight, India, the second-largest country on the planet in terms of population, announced their first price reduction for gas prices in two years.
• Article: Worries about demand destruction amid a global recession continue to pummel energy prices.
• Article: Data this morning revealed that job losses in Canada climbed to the highest point in 26 years.
• Article: Sonoco down over 18% as the product packaging manufacturer cuts Q4 outlook, announces it will close some plants, cut jobs.
• Article: Hersha Hospitality Trust announces fourth-quarter dividends.
• Article: FairPoint Communications up 5% after declaring fourth-quarter dividend.
• Article: Charming Shoppes up 10% today following news earlier this week that it would be closing another 100 stores.
• Article: Cache down 4.3% after reporting 18% comparable store sales decrease in November 2008.
• Article: American Eagle Outfitters guides below estimates; shares 3% lower.
• Article: Smithfield Foods up 6% despite a Q2 earnings slump.
• Article: Shares of Zhongpin up 3.8% after it leases new pork facility in Hebei Province.
• Article: Flow International down 6% after Q2 profit falls.
• Article: Analysts downgrade Energy Conversion Devices to "hold," shares fall 5% in pre-market.
• Article: Solarfun reports Q3 loss, guides Q4 shipments; shares fall 6.6% in pre-market.
• Article: Cubist Pharmaceuticals down 7.6% in pre-market after being downgraded to "underperform" by Oppenheimer.
• Article: Joy Global down 4% in pre-market following Q4 earnings release.
• Article: Ulta Salon lowers fiscal year 2008 outlook; shares tumble 11% in pre-market.
• Article: GSI Commerce, BE Aerospace and Rent-A-Center lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: The Hartford guides earnings view above Street estimates, jumping 15% in pre-market.
• Article: Thoratec Corp. climbing 11% in pre-market on study results.
• Article: Versant up 22% in after hours; Q4, FY results rise, approves $5 million stock buyback plan.
• Article: Lower start after staggering U.S. job losses
• Article: Trade talk teams between the United States and China agreed overnight to provide an extra $20 billion in credit to trading partners.
• Article: Copper prices slipped about 4% in London trading, keeping commodities on edge.
• Article: Crude oil prices were stable about 15 minutes before the jobs report, but fell hard after the terrible employment data, sinking about $1 a barrel.
• Article: In overnight action, European shares were lower, pulled down by energy and commodity stocks.
• Article: The unemployment rate rose to 6.7%, a 15-year high and the November job losses were the steepest in 34 years.
• Article: The headline figure for the employment report showed that a jolting 533,000 non-farm jobs were lost in November, way above the forecast for a decline of 300,000.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open solidly lower, pulled down by a dreadful report on the employment situation in the United States.
• Article: Yingli Green Energy up 2% in first pre-bell matches after the company reaffirmed outlook.
• Article: Novell fourth-quarter losses narrow; shares up nearly 5% in pre-market.
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04 - Thursday

• Article: Russell dives at closing; PRKR, TDBK and PODD lead gainers
• Article: Small caps swoon late as sinking energy sends bulls scampering
• Article: Smithfield Foods Inc. jumped 18% as the pork producer said it would meet credit obligations through fiscal 2009.
• Article: Arena Resources Inc. fell 21% as the oil and gas exploration firm was hit hard by the overall energy slide today.
• Article: Clearwire Corp. fell 22% as the wireless network provider has been sinking hard and fast the past three sessions and is now back on a test of the November lows.
• Article: Layne Christensen Co. tumbled 25% as the wastewater, mineral and energy services provider reported record earnings, but apparently that didn’t impress investors.
• Article: Homebuilder stocks, retailers and financial issues staged solid rallies most of the day, which kept small caps holding above water.
• Article: Despite the dreary news afloat, small-cap stocks actually spent much of the session in positive territory before the final hour meltdown.
• Article: Several firms today announced plans for sizable layoffs, a chilling thought heading into Friday’s monthly employment report.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets slipped 3.7% and made new bear market lows.
• Article: Copper prices slumped to the lowest closing price in more than three years, losing 5% during U.S. trading.
• Article: The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund tumbled nearly 7%.
• Article: Energy shares were a major drag on the market today, with crude oil prices tumbling to the lowest level in nearly four years.
• Article: For 2008, the Russell is off 43%, while the Dow is down 37% and the S&P 500 is down 42%.
• Article: The Russell 2000 closed down 14.23, or 3.14%, at 439.53, the sixth lowest daily close in more than five years.
• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Thursday's session
• Article: Microsemi, Dynamex and Layne Christensen among 52-week lows
• Article: Plains Exploration down 17% after it sold assets to Occidental Petroleum earlier this week.
• Article: Russells stays steady; PRKR, TBDK, and PODD lead gainers
• Article: SandRidge Energy down 18% as many energy companies are seeing declines today.
• Article: Homebuilders, retailers counter sinking energy
• Article: Diamond Foods Inc. gapped lower and tumbled 20% as investors weren’t impressed with earnings results from the snack foods distributor.
• Article: Buckle Inc. rose 22% as the apparel and accessory merchant registered a 15% jump in comp store sales.
• Article: Insulet Corp. rose 23% as the medical device company that specializes in diabetes continues to climb after bottoming out in late November.
• Article: The slide in physical markets took a toll on energy stocks as well, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund down 3.3%.
• Article: Crude oil prices tumbled to near four-year lows amid worries about a global recession, finding little comfort in a fresh string of rate cuts
• Article: In a familiar theme this week, homebuilder shares were still a hot item today. The ISE Homebuilders Index was up more than 7%.
• Article: The International Council of Shopping Centers said that November sales plunged a record 2.7% on a year-over-year basis.
• Article: Small-cap stocks hovered near steady levels into mid-session trading, with support from retail, homebuilder and financial shares.
• Article: Tidelands Bancshares up 47% on light volume.
• Article: United Rentals, i2 Technologies and Dynamex lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Collective Brands, Insulet and DineEquity lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: ParkerVision, Inc. and LG Innotek enter into joint development agreement; PRKR pops 60%.
• Article: Small caps erase losses; rate cuts versus soft profit news
• Article: Dynamex Inc. dropped 21%, gapping lower as the delivery and logistics provider also took a lump after reporting earnings.
• Article: Movado Group Inc. is down 15% as the boutique operator and fashion distributor took a hit after releasing earnings.
• Article: Homebuilder Lennar Corp. was on a roll again this morning, rising 13%. Homebuilder stocks have been a key driving force on rallies the last couple of days.
• Article: Collective Brands Inc. rose 14% as the parent of Payless Shoes reported solid quarterly results.
• Article: Auto industry executives are back on Capital Hill today to talk about restructuring efforts aimed at getting a bail-out package from lawmakers.
• Article: The factory orders report this morning came in at minus 5.1%, which was worse than the forecast for a drop of 3.8%.
• Article: Several big companies announced plans to reduce workforce numbers this morning.
• Article: Today investors are juggling a raft of disappointing profit reports against the bullish scenario from a fresh batch of global rate cuts.
• Article: Semiconductor company GSI Group to restate financial results for Q1 and Q2 08 due to errors. Shares dive 21%.
• Article: Cache is down nearly 4% after it reports an 18% comparable store sales cecrease in November 2008, withdraws guidance.
• Article: Small-caps stay in green territory; TLB, PPS, and LEN lead gainers
• Article: Talbots is up 42% on light volume, following a SmartMoney Magazine article published Tuesday that named the small cap retailer as "priced for a takeover."
• Article: Belk executive to become Stein Mart CEO, news provides 3.45% lift to the retailer.
• Article: Canadian Solar is down about 5% this morning on very light volume.
• Article: Flow International schedules Q2 2009 conference call on Friday, shares climb 4.14%.
• Article: Toshiba doesn’t plan to buy SanDisk, denies rumors. Sandisk falls 10.2% in pre-market.
• Article: Jo-Ann Q3 profit beats Street; cuts FY09 outlook. Shares are trading 6.6% lower in pre-market.
• Article: Hot Topic, Central European Media Enterprises and Diamond Foods lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Intersil down 13% in pre-market after the circuit manufacturer cuts its Q4 outlook, CFO resigns.
• Article: Cirrus Logic cuts Q3 revenue outlook; shares tumble 11.11% in pre-market.
• Article: Opening slide as profit worries offset overseas rate cuts
• Article: The chart picture for small caps has some mild short-term upside momentum, but it is still in the shadow of the historic collapse from Monday.
• Article: The four-week moving average on claims rose to 524,500 which was above 518,250 from last week and is at the highest point in 26 years.
• Article: The weekly claims report this morning came in at 509,000, historically a big number but below the forecast of 540,000.
• Article: The Bank of England, Sweden’s Riksbank, New Zealand authorities and even Indonesia cut lending rates overnight.
• Article: Small caps to open lower as profit worries offset overseas rate cuts.
• Article: Sangamo BioSciences up 3.4% in pre-market ahead of a progress update the company will discuss this afternoon.
• Article: Central European Media up 5.6% in pre-market after it buys the Champions League broadcasting rights for Bulgaria.
• Article: Enzon Pharmaceuticals to purchase $100 million of outstanding debt; shares up abut 14% in after hours.
• Article: MannKind meets primary endpoints in Insulin studies; shares are up 20% on heavy pre-market volume.
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03 - Wednesday

• Article: Another good day for small caps; QCCO, PPO and FBN lead gainers
• Article: Retail, financial, homebuilders lift small caps past weak data
• Article: Looking ahead to Thursday’s action, the market will get a chance to react to weekly unemployment claims.
• Article: QC Holdings Inc. jumped 54% on a volume spike without any apparent fresh news from the payday loan firm.
• Article: Banks, brokerages and other financial firms were clearly a source of strength for stocks today
• Article: Energy stocks were a drag on stocks for most of the day, and the Energy Select Sector SPDR was basically flat right before the close.
• Article: Crude slipped $0.17 a barrel to $46.79 and notched 3-1/2-year lows during the U.S. trading session despite a drop in inventory levels.
• Article: The weekly MBA Mortgage Application index jumped 112% today to the highest level since mid-February, encouraging the rally.
• Article: The fact that small caps finished off the day with a positive print is a minor victory for a downtrodden market.
• Article: Small caps outperformed the Dow for the day, but still lag the big-cap index for 2008.
• Article: Small-cap stocks pushed higher Wednesday, overcoming a glut of gloomy economic reports as investors snapped up bargains.
• Article: Hot Topic, Questcor Pharmaceuticals and Stoneleigh Partners Acquisition new 52-week highs
• Article: II VI and Penns Woods Bancorp are the new 52-week lows
• Article: WuXi drops 16% following news the firm will end biologics manufacturing in United States.
• Article: Fortress Investment Group suspends redemptions for now; shares tumble 40%.
• Article: Furniture Brands International up 25% following news on Monday of a new addition to its board.
• Article: WR Grace rises 23% after chairman buys 100K shares, VP buys 20K shares.
• Article: Acorn Int'l posts loss in Q3, reiterates FY08 view. Shares up 22%.
• Article: Polypore subsidiary Celgard receives battery development contract from USABC; PPI up 32%.
• Article: II VI Inc, Gladstone Commercial and Heritage Commerce lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Intersections, QC Holdings and Polypore International lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Russell continues morning slide; FCE.B, GW and OFIX lead gainers
• Article: Infineon Technologies sees a widened Q4 loss; shares careen 38%.
• Article: Small caps reverse direction; shrug off bad econ data
• Article: Alpha Natural Resources Inc. fell 14% as the coal miner revised guidance.
• Article: Orthofix Intl. climbed 21% on news that a large owner in the firm is pushing for it to call a special shareholder meeting and sell a medical business unit, reduce corporate overhead.
• Article: Grey Wolf Inc. rose 23% as the oil and gas driller announced a merger deal with Precision Drilling Trust.
• Article: Forest City Enterprises Inc. jumped 26% as the commercial property firm benefited from the bounce in homebuilder and REITS.
• Article: Crude oil prices stabilized after weekly inventory reports showed a decline in crude oil stockpiles and a drop in refined products.
• Article: Obama: Automakers appear to be formulating “more serious” business models to help justify a government bailout of the ailing sector.
• Article: Other small-cap homebuilders rallying today were Lennar Corp., which was up 8%, and KB Home, which soared 16%.
• Article: Centex Corp. was a star Tuesday and jumped another 12% today.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilders Index jumped 10% and small-cap homebuilders were among the best performers in the group.
• Article: The ability to rally after a bad reading on the ADP Employment Survey ahead of Friday’s big monthly employment report was a positive sign.
• Article: Yields on Treasury products were higher as demand clearly was more focused on riskier fare today.
• Article: Small caps were leading the way on the midday surge, which suggests that investors were willing to take on a more aggressive posture.
• Article: NewStar Financial up another 17% today, continuing its ascent that began Tuesday morning.
• Article: Loral Space & Communications up 37% on light volume.
• Article: Russell drops on opening; DLM, RCRC, and POZN lead gainers
• Article: Early pullback for small caps on techs, energy, weak private jobs report
• Article: RC2 Corporation rallied 9% as the toy and collectibles maker pushed back above the 20-day moving average.
• Article: Del Monte Foods Co. rallied 15% after the firm topped the earnings forecast and raised guidance.
• Article: IIVI Inc. was off 15% as the electronics and telecommunications manufacturing company revised guidance downward.
• Article: Physical commodity markets were taking a beating early today, including cocoa and sugar, which were both down more than 3%.
• Article: Crude oil prices were relatively stable early this morning, hovering near Tuesday’s closing levels.
• Article: The ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey came out at 10:00 a.m. ET, with the headline figure at 37.3%, which was way below the forecast of 42.8%.
• Article: Retail sales missed the forecast in the eurozone and a report on services sector activity also disappointed.
• Article: Shares in Europe were pressured by sloppy earnings for Infineon, the second-largest semiconductor maker across the pond.
• Article: OmniVision Technologies, SAVVIS and Hercules Offshore lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Geron announces initiation of Phase I clinical trial of vaccine candidate; shares climb 3% in pre-market.
• Article: Bucyrus sinks 7.4% in pre-market after completing its purchase of Czech firm, OKD Bastro.
• Article: POZEN announces positive top line results for its PN 400 Phase 3 trials; shares up 5.5% in pre-market.
• Article: Hawaiian Electric prices 5 million shares at $23/share; down 11% in pre-market.
• Article: Crocs, Skechers settle patent litigation; CROX down 6% in pre-market, no early matches in SKX.
• Article: Thornburg Mortgage down 13%; trading to be suspended on NYSE before market open Dec. 5.
• Article: Sierra Wireless up 3% in pre-market after making a friendly offer for Wavecom.
• Article: Lower open on tap as techs limping, Europe weakness
• Article: Tech stocks were clearly the focal point this morning, with Nasdaq futures pacing overnight declines.
• Article: Earlier this morning, the weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Survey jumped 11% in response to a plunge in mortgage rates last week.
• Article: The ADP headline figure suggested the nation lost 250,000 payroll jobs in November, which was below the forecast for a decline of 200,000.
• Article: The productivity report came in better than expected at 1.3% (the forecast was 0.9%), but the market appeared to look past that data.
• Article: The ADP Employment Survey painted a bleak picture of the jobs situation in the United States, which could add caution into the mix.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open solidly lower, pulled down by slumping technology shares and a decline in European equities.
• Article: Linn Energy up 3.8% in pre-market, after the stock failed to embrace the uptick seen by many energy stocks on Tuesday.
• Article: Randgold down 4.8% in pre-market after seeing Q4 output up but Morilla JV off target.
• Article: OmniVision posts loss; sees weak Q3; is cut to "underperform" by Baird. Shares are down 18.8% in pre-market.
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02 - Tuesday

• Article: A green day for the Russell; FCCE, NEWS and SR lead gainers
• Article: Two steps back, one step forward for small caps
• Article: Sierra Wireless Inc. tumbled 27% on unusually heavy volume on news that the Canadian provider of mobile modems plans to buy French wireless tech company Wavecom.
• Article: Future Canada China Environment Inc. jumped 50%, but the move took place on very light volume; this unknown entity has suddenly stormed to $15/share after debuting in mid-October as a nickel stock.
• Article: The sloppy tone in cash energy prices weighed on energy shares, which trimmed away morning gains but bounced back somewhat late in the day.
• Article: Crude oil prices fell $2.32 a barrel, or 4.7% to $46.96.
• Article: Drug stocks, banks, airlines and insurance companies also were strong performers today.
• Article: Homebuilder shares were surprisingly stout, with the ISE Homebuilder Index climbing 7.5%.
• Article: Financial stocks were among the top performers today, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund up 5%.
• Article: Optimism for a $25 billion aid package for embattled U.S. carmakers may have played a supportive role in the action today.
• Article: Small-cap stocks staged a solid recovery rally Tuesday, recovering a hefty slice of the historic collapse from Monday’s freefall.
• Article: Osiris Therapeutics, Emergent BioSolutions and Churchill Ventures among 52-week highs
• Article: XenoPort, Sierra Wireless and Stewardship Financial among 52-week lows
• Article: Nebraska confirms 100 layoffs at Lindsay plant; shares tumble 8%.
• Article: K-Sea Transportation Partners falls about 10% following a downgrade by Moody's.
• Article: Micron Technology down another 11% today, currently hovering above a 52-week low of $1.59.
• Article: Emrise Corporation down 20% despite receiving a new product order.
• Article: Small-cap boost extended; CLP, PROJ, and WSM lead gainers
• Article: Small caps extend rally as financial, energy shares climb
• Article: Tessera Technologies, XenoPort and Gladstone Commercial lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Clearwire Corp. tumbled 20% on reports that the firm may slow its high-speed WiMax wireless network progress because of the tight credit market situation.
• Article: Advanced Medical Optics Inc. rose 22%, reversing a sizable decline from Monday.
• Article: Williams-Sonoma Inc. jumped nearly 25% as the retailer operator of Pottery Barn received analyst upgrades.
• Article: Deltek Inc. rose 34% as the software designer generated a big outside bullish reversal on daily charts following Monday’s swoon.
• Article: Colonial Properties Trust jumped 38% after the multifamily real estate investment trust announced dividends.
• Article: Automaker remained higher into midday as investors waited word on progress for an aid package to stave off potential failure for the Big 3.
• Article: US Airways Group Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. were both up about 8%, as airline stocks are flying high today.
• Article: Airline stocks were up 5.5%, outperforming the broad market.
• Article: The ISE Homebuilders Index was up 7% also a sign of relief after all of the economy worries pounded stocks Monday.
• Article: Among S&P sectors, REITS, wireless telecoms, broadcasting firms and diverse financial services companies were the best performers.
• Article: Even though crude oil prices were hovering near steady levels, energy stocks were up about 2.5%.
• Article: Commodity markets were on a rising tide today after getting clobbered Monday, which bolstered commodity shares.
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the rally into midday trading, boosted by a bounce in financial and energy shares.
• Article: Williams-Sonoma, Medicis Pharmaceutical and Agree Realty lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Apollo Investment gaps 14.14% higher today as financials are seeing an uptick across the board.
• Article: Elbit Imaging announces narrowed Q3 loss; shares climb over 13%.
• Article: Central Garden & Pet is up 16% today following last week's Q4 release that showed a widened loss.
• Article: Shanda Interactive Entertainment rises 14% on better-than-expected Q3 results.
• Article: Shares of Wavecom are 13% higher after the small cap agrees to €218m acquisition.
• Article: DA Davidson maintains "buy" rating on UCBH Holdings, reduces target price to $7.50 from $8 late last week. Shares trading 20% higher today.
• Article: Heritage Commerce takes $40 million infusion from Treasury Department; shares pop 17% today.
• Article: NewStar Financial is up 24% as small financial firms dominate the gainers this afternoon.
• Article: CPI International is up 20% after scheduling its Q4 earnings release for Dec. 15.
• Article: Waterstone Financial up 28% on light volume, riding the wave that many small-cap financial stocks are seeing today.
• Article: Modest bounce after Monday rout; watching auto news
• Article: Wright Express Corp. rose 13% as the payment processing firm basically recovered Monday’s big slide.
• Article: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. gapped higher and was up about 17% as the skin treatment firm resolved a patent dispute to license a generic version of it’s acne drug.
• Article: Clinical Data Inc. rose 11% as the biotech company bounce off Monday’s severe decline amid a dearth of fresh news.
• Article: Skyworks Solutions Inc. gapped lower and slumped 13% after the analog semiconductor firm lowered guidance.
• Article: Palm Inc. tumbled 34% as the smart phone maker lowered quarterly projections.
• Article: New data out: retail sales down 0.4% on a year-over-year basis for the week, down 0.9% in Nov. from last year, while off 1.1% from Oct.
• Article: On the open, crude oil prices were up about $0.40 a barrel, and energy stocks were up about 2.4%.
• Article: Commodity markets stabilized this morning, which was a big relief after crude oil collapsed 9% Monday.
• Article: The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed 100 basis points off their benchmark rate last night, which was much more aggressive than expected.
• Article: Investors were hopeful for another round of global rate cuts to stimulate the world out of recession.
• Article: Russell jumps to green; MRX, WXS, and CLDA lead gainers
• Article: Toyota and Tata (India’s top carmaker) announced plans to slash annual production to avoid building up inventory of unsold vehicles.
• Article: Today’s auto meetings in Washington coincide with monthly figures for vehicle sales, expected to be the worst in a quarter-century.
• Article: The Russell 2000 opened up 1.23%.
• Article: XenoPort, Tessera Technologies and Franklin Electric lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Solarfun Power swings to Q3 loss; shares drop nearly 13% in pre-market.
• Article: Enzon scraps spinoff of biotech division; shares tumble 16% in pre-market.
• Article: XenoPort falls 37% after heartburn drug misses chief goal.
• Article: Judge rules in favor of Spansion in Tessera patent lawsuit; shares of Tessera tumble 43%.
• Article: America's Car-Mart Q2 earnings rise; shares climb 6.3% in pre-market.
• Article: Acergy jumps 7% in pre-market following an ascent in price last week after Arctic advised buying on valuation.
• Article: Randgold up 10.8% in pre-market as the small cap looks poised to enter the FTSE 100 index at the quarterly reshuffle next month.
• Article: James River Coal up 16% in pre-market on very light volume.
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• Article: Sharp opening bounce on hope for auto bailout
• Article: Asian stocks took a big hit as they caught up with the manic slide in U.S. markets from Monday.
• Article: Financial shares also were trying to bounce in overnight trading following Monday’s rout.
• Article: Auto industry executives will be back in Washington today to lobby for a bail-out package from lawmakers.
• Article: Stock index futures were up about 1.5% in after-hours trade, which suggests a Russell 2000 opening near 423.25.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to stage a corrective bounce on the opening after suffering the biggest loss of the year on Monday.
• Article: Good morning!

01 - Monday

• Article: Small caps see worst day of 2008; MNT, PGI and TLVT lead gainers
• Article: Manufacturing worries capsize recent rally; largest 1-day loss of 2008
• Article: The biggest mover today was Mentor Corp., as the maker of breast implants shot some 90% higher on news that the firm would be purchased by Johnson & Johnson for $31 a share.
• Article: Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. was off 27% as the world’s largest lessor of intermodal containers collapsed off a nice rally from last week.
• Article: Industrial, precious metals took a beating, platinum was down 7%, palladium down nearly 10%, silver off more than 8% and gold down some 5%.
• Article: Energy, commodity stocks were major decliners today. Crude prices plunged 9.4% to $49.28/barrel, pulling down energy shares in the wash.
• Article: The S&P Retail Index tumbled 8% today.
• Article: This is a heavy week for economic data, and today’s numbers clearly sent an icy shudder through the market.
• Article: Sub-index data on prices paid was the lowest in 59 years and the new orders sub-index was the lowest since 1980.
• Article: The ISM Manufacturing Survey came in at 36.2, which was below the 38 forecast, and which was also the lowest reading in 26 years.
• Article: The market got off on the wrong foot today when manufacturing data out of China reflected a big drop in new orders.
• Article: Credit market safe havens were the preferred outlet of choice today, as investors fled stocks and sought refuge in Treasuries.
• Article: The Russell is now down 46% for 2008, while the Dow is down 39% and the S&P 500 is down 44%.
• Article: The $IWM closed down 11.85%, snapping a string of five consecutive winning sessions with the worst daily loss of the year.
• Article: First South Bancorp, Dime Community Bancshares and CorVel among 52-week lows
• Article: There are no new 52-week highs on Monday's session
• Article: ITC Holdings subsidiary METC's senior secured notes upgraded by S&P; shares closed down over 8%.
• Article: Bioheart up 5% after filing for reimbursement approval in Europe for stem cell therapy.
• Article: Books-A-Million announces holiday promotions; shares up 2%.
• Article: Russell continues free fall; PGI, ERI, and EGY lead gainers
• Article: VAALCO Energy up 11% on heavy volume.
• Article: Emrise Corp. up 12% after receiving $1 million in new orders for in-flight entertainment products.
• Article: Shares of Premiere Global Services are up 30% after Oppenheimer & Co. upgraded the company to "outperform" from "perform."
• Article: Financial, retail, commodity stocks pace small-cap swoon
• Article: Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. tumbled 23% as the offshore drilling platform specialist was caught in the undertow of the slide in energy values.
• Article: China Valves Technology Inc. collapsed 79% on the China manufacturing woes, but it should be noted that this stock rarely trades much anyhow and was down on less than 1,000 shares trading today.
• Article: Retail stocks were down today, with the S&P Retail Index at -5.7% despite early press reports that Black Friday was a success.
• Article: The Commodity Research Bureau Index of 19 physical markets was down 3.2% at midday.
• Article: The dollar was firm against the euro, which further played into the collapse in commodity markets.
• Article: Crude oil prices were down some 8% so far today, with U.S. crude benchmark values slipping through the $50 support line.
• Article: Industrial REITS, oil equipment, investment banks, coal, specialized finance, oil and gas drillers and consumer finance are all down.
• Article: Looking at individual broad market sectors, there were none above 1% gains right now, and 10 sectors with losses greater than 10%.
• Article: Financial stocks and energy shares were among the hardest hit stock market components through mid-session trading
• Article: Small-cap stocks extended the morning free fall, with financial, retail and commodity sectors all taking a beating.
• Article: CPI International, Janus Capital Group and Gulf Island Fabrication lead small-cap percentage losers
• Article: Talbot's falls another 22% today following a widened Q3 net loss, conference call last week.
• Article: First Citizens, United Community and SureWest Communications lead small-cap percentage gainers
• Article: Excel Maritime Carriers dives 27% today following a downgrade last week from Cantor Fitzgerald to "sell" from "hold."
• Article: Russian steelmakers Mechel, TMK request a total of $3 billion in state loans to refinance their foreign debt. MTL is down 28.5%.
• Article: Macquarie Infrastructure sells stake in Australian toll road for $524 million; shares tumble 26%.
• Article: S&P said Wednesday that it would remove Liz Claiborne Inc. from the S&P 500 after the company's share price plunged 86% this year. Shares are down 25% today.
• Article: Guaranty Financial Group down nearly 30% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: Nektar Therapeutics up about 10% on lower-than-average volume.
• Article: December starts out dreary for small-cap stocks; MNT, QI, and GGP lead gainers
• Article: Telvent up over 8% this morning following news last week that KKR is reportedly planning to bid for the company.
• Article: Huge opening rout as manufacturing shudders worldwide
• Article: UAL Corp. is down 6% after the airline filed a mixed shelf to offer securities.
• Article: Union Drilling Inc. is off 22% as the natural gas driller tumbled with other energy names such as Patriot Coal Corp, down 14%.
• Article: Teekay Tankers Ltd. is down 12%, correcting lower after a huge rally day Friday.
• Article: From a money flow perspective, investors appeared to be fleeing stocks for safe-haven outlets in the credit markets.
• Article: The dollar was up about 0.5% against the euro, which also weighed on commodity prices.
• Article: Energy stocks were also an early drag on the market, taking a cue from sinking crude oil prices, which were down $4 this morning.
• Article: The construction spending report was pegged at minus 1.2%, also below the projection for a dip of 0.9%.
• Article: The ISM Manufacturing Survey came in at 36.2, which was below the forecast of 38.
• Article: The dour tone on manufacturing started in Asia, where new orders for China’s manufacturing sector fell hard.
• Article: Small caps started out the new month with a bearish bang, sinking hard amid gloomy manufacturing data around the world.
• Article: Solarfun Power Holdings down over 8% in pre-market as energy, solar stocks are all seeing steep declines before the bell.
• Article: Delta Petroleum, DryShips and United Natural Foods lead small-cap volume in pre-market
• Article: Acergy down 10.3% in pre-market, paring much of the heavy gains the stock saw on Friday.
• Article: JA Solar Holdings Co down 11% in pre-market, continuing its bumpy progression around $3.50
• Article: Steep opening slide seen with Europe down, China orders slump
• Article: Crude oil prices were off some 4% overnight, which should pressure energy shares.
• Article: Copper, aluminum prices tumbled in Asian trading after the weak China mnfct-ing data, and could spill over into U.S. action this morning.
• Article: Manufacturing data in China and Europe was awful, which sparked losses in industrial metals and intensified a dour tone for crude oil.
• Article: Small-cap stocks are expected to open sharply lower following a stiff decline in European equities and a mild drop in Asian markets overnight.
• Article: General Growth pops 34% in pre-market after receiving loan extension.
• Article: Johnson & Johnson to buy Mentor Corp., which is leaping about 90% in pre-market.
• Article: Qimonda up about 30% in pre-market, reports progress on partner talks, delays results.
• Article: Smith & Wesson fills orders for M&P series polymer pistols last week; shares are up 14% in pre-market.
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