SCBT Financial: The other B-word

Mention the "B" word (or "banks") as a viable investment path in this time of great hand-wringing, and some might gasp, shake their heads and run away. That is, unless they invest in SCBT Financial (Nasdaq:SCBT).


Bears come out in full force against small caps

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp: A bright spot in banking

Community Bankshares climbs 71% on merger announcement

EuroBanc shares surge on upgrade

Cashing in on China

Bank stock prices could recover before credit virus is cured

B. Riley on investing in small-cap banks: Selectivity is key

Sector Watch: Payment processing stocks

IPO Watch: SPACS Make Good

Check on China: China Direct, Inc.

IPO Watch: Visa

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service CEO: FY08 tax returns in year-over-year decline

Irwin Financial purges quarterly dividends

China Finance Online rises on Q4 profit

Value Find: EDGAR Online, Inc.

Check on China: China Finance Online

Gladstone Capital down on news of 3M-share offering

China Finance Online provides positive outlook

LECG Corp. lowers Q4 guidance

Show me the money: Susquehanna Financial recaps last week's money flows

First Cash Financial Services posts disappointing Q4

Ambac Financial CEO acknowledges plummeting market value

LaBranche & Co. posts Q4 EPS above the Street

Sector Watch: Debt collection stocks

MoneyGram International dives on unrealized losses

Manatron to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Cressey

NovaStar Financial tumbles in pre-market on decision to downsize

Central Pacific Financial issues EPS guidance below the Street

MFB Corp. to be acquired by MutualFirst Financial

WGNB Corp. drops to 52-week low as Q4 profit disappoints

Life Partners Holdings: Dying for dollars

Sterling Financial lowers Q4 earnings outlook on unexpected charges

Georgia Gulf dips after Citigroup lowers price target

BOE Financial to merge with Community Bankers Acquisition

Bankrate seals two acquisitions, provides 2008 revenue guidance

Pzena Investment Management initiated with a rating of "underperform"

China Finance Online rises on Hong Kong brokerage acquisition

Newsletter Watch: Small-cap funds

China Finance Online misses Q3 estimates by a long shot

Global Cash Access Holdings plunges on delayed Q3 filing due to investigation

NovaStar Financial CFO says struggling company will use cash for debt

Van der Moolen clocks narrowed Q3 loss, to de-list from NYSE

CBRE Realty Finance soars after beating Q3 estimates

Fremont General Corp. appoints new CEO

Advance America, Cash Advance: Small-cap lending for small-cap borrowers

Stifel Financial down after missing Wall street estimates

RAM Holdings up on Q3 operating earnings growth

TradeStation Group posts 38% increase in daily trades for October

U-Store-It Trust down after missing Q3 earnings estimates

GB&T Bancshares higher on buyout news

Central Pacific Financial hits 52-week low on 56% dip in Q3 profit

Superior Bancorp higher, raised Q3 profit

Banner increases quarterly dividend

BankAtlantic Bancorp plummets after swinging to Q3 loss

Triad Guaranty reports dismal Q3, downgraded on rising claims

WSB Financial Group posts Q3 EPS below the Street

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust down on lower Q3 revenue

CEO: World Acceptance continues to explore acquisitions

Art Technology Group reports Q3 revenues above the Street

Community Bancorp up on Q3 profit surge

Private Bancorp reports lower Q3 earnings

United PanAm Financial Corp. reports poor Q3 earnings

Luminent Mortgage Capital down on HSBC lawsuit news

CyberSource soars on improved Q4 outlook

First Merchants reports higher Q3 profit

Preferred Bank down after executive VP resigns

Amcore Financial down on 84% plunge in Q3 profit

Gramercy Capital up on higher Q3 profit

NovaStar Financial receives noncompliance notice from NYSE

Seacoast Banking falls to 52-week low on $8.4M loan loss

Renasant up on higher Q3 profit

First Cash Financial Services records Q3 earnings a penny shy of estimates

First Defiance Financial CFO explains Q3 results

Gladstone Capital to offer 2.5M shares

Bank of the Ozarks CEO: Media hype hurt mortgage lending revenue

Slade's Ferry Bancorp soars on buyout

Security Bank Corp. to record $16M to $20M loan losses provision for 2007

First Defiance Financial falls on merger news

CRA International reports Q3 earnings below the Street

Gerald J. Ford reconsidering investment in Fremont General

China Finance Online raises Q3 revenue

American Physicians Service Group: Risky business

Russell 2000 stays strong

Small caps move up

Oriental Financial Group: Banking on a turnaround

Dollar Financial delays annual filing

China Finance Online to buy 85% stake in Daily Growth Investment

Russell 2000 ends in the green

Russell sags as stocks rise

Poised for gains

MidWestOne Financial Group merges with ISB Financial

Sector Watch: Specialty consumer finance

Modest rise for Russell 2000

Nothing but green

Russell 2000, Dow end in red

Stocks going down

Russell 2000 to drop

Sell-off on Wall Street

Guest Insights: Emerging-market small caps

Stocks tumble

Russell 2000 ready to drop

Russell 2000 falls

Russell 2000 leading the losers

Russell falls as Dow rises

Russell 2000 ready to climb

Mergers boost stocks

Stocks still higher

Russell 2000 heads rally

Russell 2000 poised to climb

Tiny gain for Russell 2000

Russell 2000 on the rise

Russell 2000 set to climb

Modest gains for Russell, Dow

Stocks falling on credit worries

Amazing rally lifts Russell

Stocks sharply lower

Credit concerns down stocks

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. jumps on Lone Star deadline extension

Life Partners Holdings rises on news of quarterly dividend

AmeriVest Properties, TOP Tankers Inc. and Grubb & Ellis Co. lead Monday percentage gainers

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Medis Technologies Ltd. and Virco Mfg. Corp. lead Monday percentage losers

Pre-market: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Great Wolf Resorts Inc., China Automotive Systems Inc. lead volume

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. to sue Lone Star

Russell survives credit worries

Friday: Marchex Inc., Directed Electronics Inc. and Scientific Learning Corp. lead small-cap percentage losers

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. obtains regulatory approval to be acquired

Pre-market: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Cumulus Media Inc. and Hoku Scientific Inc. lead small-cap volume

Cost Plus Inc., Novacea Inc. and Isramco Inc. lead Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Home Diagnostics Inc., Citi Trends Inc. and Buckeye Technologies Inc. lead Thursday small-cap percentage losers

Pre-market: VIVUS Inc., Hoku Scientific Inc. and ShengdaTech Inc. lead small-cap volume

Alesco Financial rises as Q2 profit meets expectations

Pre-market: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., James River Coal Company lead small-cap Wednesday volume

Hemosense Inc., CompuDyne Corporation, RAM Holdings Ltd. lead Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers

SRS Labs Inc., RAIT Financial Trust, Rudolph Technologies Inc. lead small-cap Tuesday percentage losers

Russell 2000 falling

Pre-market: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Local.com Corp., Rock of Ages Corp. lead Tuesday volume

Stocks jump after late rally

RAM Holdings Ltd. plummets on weak Q2 profit

Russell 2000 stays down

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. tumbles on downgrade

Top small-cap Monday percentage gainers: Gigabeam Corp., Fremont General Corp., Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

Top small-cap Monday percentage losers: RAM Holdings Ltd., Moldflow Corp., Standard Motor Products Inc.

Russell 2000 left behind

Russell 2000 ready to gain

Novastar Financial Inc. to suspend funding of loans

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc. sliding on downgrade

Pre-market: Monday small-cap volume leaders include Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Jones Soda Co. and Ceragon Networks Ltd.

Russell lowest since November

Clayton Holdings falls on Q2 profit decline

Russell 2000 extends declines

Stocks fall on jobs data

Russell rises on strong earnings

Modest gains on Wall Street

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. tumbles on solvency concerns

Thursday small-cap volume leaders: Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., BluePhoenix Solutions, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.Ltd.

Late rally lifts Russell

Russell down, Dow flat

Leading Wednesday small-cap percentage gainers: Dawson Geophysical Co., ACA Capital Holdings Inc., Mexco Energy Corp.

Top Wednesday small-cap percentage losers: Houston Wire & Cable Co., Crystal River Capital Inc., NovaStar Financial Inc.

Russell 2000 ready to fall

Wednesday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc., A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts

Top Tuesday small-cap percentage losers: Optium Corp., DXP Enterprises Inc., Intevac Inc.

Tuesday pre-market volume leaders: DXP Enterprises Inc., BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd., China GrenTech Corporation Ltd.

MC Shipping higher on news of buyout offer

Top Monday percentage gainers: Graham Corp., MC Shipping Inc., GPC Biotech AG

Top Monday percentage losers: Boulder Growth & Income Fund Inc., Alesco Financial Inc., ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited

OceanFirst Financial Corp. posts slim Q2 profit amid waning subprime problems

Wall Street gaining

Lone Star extends tender offer for Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.

Russell 2000 may drop

Boardwalk Bancorp sets 52-week high on buyout news

Top Friday small-cap percentage gainers: Targacept Inc., Covenant Transportation Group Inc., Building Materials Holding Corp.

Top Friday small-cap percentage losers: Rocky Brands Inc., Wayside Technology Group Inc., Protherics PLC

Friday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc., Global Traffic Network Inc., Penwest Pharmaceuticals

Weak new homes sales hit Russell

Thursday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: Wavecom S.A., Flow International Corp., Fuwei Films Co., Ltd

PVF Capital Corp. to be gobbled up by United Community Financial Corp.

Wednesday pre-market volume leaders: Hoku Scientific Inc., Microvision Inc., Gigabeam Corp.

Wall Street sinks on credit worries

Leading Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers: Gigabeam Corp., Republic Property Trust, Microvision Inc.

Biggest Tuesday small-cap percentage losers: PLX Technology Inc., Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., Marten Transport Ltd

Yadkin Valley Financial rises on higher Q2 profit

Russell 2000 leads sell-off

Russell 2000 slipping

On wider Q2 loss, LaBranche & Co. Inc. dips in pre-market trading

Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: Neurochem Inc., The Topps Company Inc., Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

Biggest Monday small-cap percentage losers: Rio Vista Energy Partners LP, Transcend Services Inc., ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.

Top Monday small-cap percentage gainers: Gigabeam Corp., Cumulus Media Inc., China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Hldg Inc.

Doral Financial Corp. upgraded to positive ratings outlook by Fitch

Monday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp., Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cal-Maine Foods Inc.

Top Friday percentage gainers: NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp., Oak Hill Financial Inc., hi/fn inc.

Biggest Friday percentage losers: Ampex Corp., Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd., CyberSource Corp.

Wall Street falls

Russell 2000 looking stable

Oak Hill Financial to be bought by WesBanco

Friday pre-market small-cap volume leaders: Packeteer Inc., Local.com Corp., Avici Systems Inc.

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. says no impact from sub-prime problems

Top Thursday small-cap percentage gainers: Avici Systems Inc., AMCON Distributing Co., Core Molding Technologies Inc.

Biggest Thursday small-cap percentage losers: Schmitt Industries Inc., DRAXIS Health Inc., NVE Corp.

Partners Trust Financial Group rises on buyout, higher profit

PNC Financial Services Group to gobble up Sterling Financial Corp.

Russell 2000 set to rise

Thursday small-cap pre-market volume leaders: Avici Systems Inc., Synalloy Corp., Local.com Corp.

Russell 2000 skids on subprime worries

Russell 2000 falling fast

Consumer Portfolio Services raises Q2 profit

NovaStar Financial slumps after Friedman Billings Ramsey’s comment

Virginia Commerce Bancorp beats Q2 estimates (updated)

Sun Bancorp, Inc. says loan growth boosted Q2 earnings, but plans closures

Russell leads as Dow nears 14,000

Biggest Tuesday small-cap percentage losers: MEDTOX Scientific, Inc., Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc., Nautilus, Inc.

Biggest Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers: Q.E.P. Co., Inc., ACA Capital Holdings, Inc., HydroGen Corp.

Macatawa Bank Corp. drops on Q2 profit drop

Virginia Commerce Bancorp beats Q2 estimates

Russell opens higher

Local.com Corp. leads Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume

Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 extends losses

Hudson Highland Group, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percentage losers

Wall Street looking down

Syntax-Brillian Corp. leads Monday small-cap pre-market volume

Great Pee Dee Bancorp. Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage gainers

Vimicro International Corp. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers

During Q2 conference call, Bank of the Ozarks outlines 2007 initiatives

Stocks flat

Mixed opening on Wall Street

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads Friday small-cap pre-market volume

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co Ltd. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

SBE, Inc. and Mothers Work, Inc. lead Thursday small-cap percentage losers

Retailers start rally

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads Thursday small-cap pre-market volume

SBE, Inc. leads Wednesday small-cap percentage gainers

Vital Images, Inc. leads Wednesday small-cap percentage losers

A flat opening

Vital Images, Inc. leads Wednesday small-cap pre-market volume

Physicians Formula Holdings Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage losers

Fonar Corp. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 falling

Novogen Ltd. leads Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume

Canada Connection: Three small caps

Five high for Russell 2000

All indices rising

Meadowbrook cuts FY07 guidance on public offering

Russell 2000 higher

Local.com Corp. leads Monday small-cap pre-market volume

China Natural Resources, Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage gainers

Mannatech, Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers

Bulls in control

Local.com Corp. leads Friday small-cap pre-market volume

Enova Systems Inc. leads Thursday small-cap percentage losers

City Telecom Ltd. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Universal Compression Partners, L.P. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. leads Thursday small-cap percentage losers

Russell 2000 starts well

Fuwei Films Holdings Co. Ltd. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers

On slashed earnings outlook, Datalink Corp. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage losers

Small gains on Wall Street

Pre-market: China Sunergy increases Q2 production

Local.com Corp. leads Monday small-cap percentage gainers

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads Thursday small-cap percentage losers

Herley Industries, Inc. leads Wednesday small-cap percentage losers

Russell 2000 gaining

All indices down

Jones Soda Co. leads Wednesday small-cap pre-market volume

Sector Watch: Small-cap financial firms

LivePerson, Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage losers

Dollar Financial Corp. reaffirms fiscal year guidance

A positive start

Hoku Scientific, Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume

On Chinese Communist Party investigation, Fuwei Films Co., Ltd. leads Monday small-cap percentage losers

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 gaining

Russell down, Dow up

Hoku Scientific, Inc. leads Monday small-cap pre-market volume

Wall Street sinks

New 52-week lows

New 52-week highs

Inphonic Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers

New 52-week lows

New 52-week highs

McMoRan buys $1.1 billion exploration property

UltraShort Russell MidCap Gr ProShares leads Thursday small-cap percentage losers

New 52-week lows

Russell 2000 loses 1.5%

Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads Wednesday's small-cap percentage losers

Russell 2000 flat

eFuture Information Technology Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers

Wall Street falls as housing starts drop

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume

CyberSource Corp. leads Monday small-cap percentage losers

Wall Street opens flat

Inflation data lift Russell 2000, Dow

Coinmach to be bought out

Russell 2000 tops rally

Cardinal State Bank (Durham, NC) leads Friday small-cap percentage gainers

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. leads Friday pre-market volume

International Absorbents, Inc. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 rising again

Pre-market: Hoku Scientific signs $678 million contract

North American Galvanizing & Coatings leads Wednesday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 moving up

iBasis, Inc. leads Wednesday small-cap pre-market volume

Bears rule as yields rise

Idenix Pharmaceuticals leads Tuesday small-cap pre-market volume

On buyout news, Backyard Burgers, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percent gainers

A quiet opening

Medivation, Inc. leads Monday small-cap pre-market volume

BankAtlantic Bancorp.: A small cap to bank on

Neurochem Inc. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers

Infinera Corp. leads Friday small-cap percentage gainers

Russell 2000 recovers

Infinera Corp. leads Thursday small-cap percentage gainers

Pre-market: Yardville National Bank sold

Starent Networks Corp. leads Wednesday small-cap percentage losers

Rackable Systems, Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap volume

Cache, Inc. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage losers

Graham Corp. leads Tuesday percentage gainers

Four in a row for Russell

Russell 2000 still sagging

Cray, Inc. leads Monday small-cap percentage losers

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. leads Monday percentage gainers

Stocks lower on China drop

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. leads Monday pre-market volume

AeroCentury Corp. leads Friday small-cap percentage losers

Another record for Russell 2000

On common stock public offering, Cypress Biosciences leads small-cap volumes

Bulls like Russell 2000

Novacea leads Wednesday small-cap percentage gainers

Solarfun leads Wednesday small-cap percentage losers

China trips up Wall Street

Jones Soda leads Tuesday small-cap percentage losers

Celsion Corp. leads Tuesday small-cap percentage gainers

On buyout news, Bioenvision leads small-cap volume

Pre-market: G. Willi Food beats Q1 expectations

Sterling Financial Corp. leading small-cap percentage losers

Pre-market: Hurray! profit rises

Orbcomm Inc. leads small-cap pre-market activity

Syntax-Brillian Corp. tops Thursday volumes

PacificNet leading small-cap percentage gainers

Syntax Brillian Corp. leading Thursday small-cap volumes

Wall Street gaining

Tuesday after hours

Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. tops Tuesday small-cap volume leaders

New record for Russell 2000

Kongzhong Corp. leading percentage losers

Atlantis Plastics leading percentage gainers

Stocks little changed

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. tops pre-market most-actives

Odyssey Marine Exploration leading Monday small-cap volumes

Russell 2000 going strong

Russell 2000 leads the rally

Newsletter Watch: A trio of "managed" gains

Thursday after hours

Dendreon tops pre-market most-actives

No index left behind

Russell 2000 sagging

Stocks heading down

Wall Street rebounds

Russell 2000 falling

Check on China: Let the buyer be careful

Monday's small-cap volume leaders

U.S. Global stock slides on lower Q3 earnings

AZZ biggest percentage loser among small caps

Another day of gains

21st Century Holding leads percentage losers

Mobility Electronics biggest small-cap percentage gainer

Merger rumors raise stocks

Mamma.com most active small-cap in pre-market trading

Voxware biggest percentage small-cap loser

NVE Corp leads small-cap percentage gainers

Pre-market: Deb Shops same-store sales fall

Gains across the board

Rally on Wall Street

Russell 2000 ekes out a gain

Russell 2000 moving down

Russell 2000 dives

Russell 2000 loses steam

Ionatron maintains small-cap volume lead

Doral Financial biggest small-cap percentage loser

Avanir Pharmaceutical most active small-cap

Symyx leads small-cap percentage losers

Columbia Labs tops small-cap percentage gainers

Small-cap volume leaders

Travelzoo leads small-cap percentage losers

BioDelivery Sciences tops small-cap percentage gainers

Tuesday after hours

Russell flat as Dow nears record

Portfolio Update: Bridge Capital Holdings

Ultra Clean leads pre-market small-cap most actives

Indices slide down

Indices slipping as oil rises

Small-cap percentage losers

Gains across the board

New record for Dow, Russell lower

Dow higher, Russell lower

Avinir Pharmaceuticals leads small-cap pre-market most-actives

Russell flat as Dow sets record

ESpeed shares rise as Chapman pushes for director replacement, sale

Most-active small-caps at 9:50 ET

Record close for Russell 2000

Just shy of a record

SWAT leads small-cap percentage losers

Dyax leads small-cap pre-market most actives

Wall Street moving sideways

Pre-market: Semitool cuts sales outlook for 2Q

ECtel Ltd. falls on weak 1Q sales

Small-cap percentage gainers

Thursday small-cap pre-market volume leaders

NovaStar suits up for potential sale

Wednesday after hours

Stocks lower on Fed minutes

Stocks heading down

Monday after hours

Russell 2000 moves up