http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/ http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/china/03/27/2008/check_on_china_vanceinfo_technologies_inc see why VanceInfo Technologies, one of China's leading offshore software development and information technology services companies, may be worth keeping an eye on. Shannon Roxborough 2008-03-27 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/26/2008/olympic_steel_looking_to_medal_in_08 The extreme volatility that the market has recently experienced has many investors seeking out plays that can add stability to their portfolios. Enter steel service center company Olympic Steel Inc. (Nasdaq:ZEUS), a dish literally fit for the gods. Billy Fisher 2008-03-26 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/sector_watch/03/26/2008/sector_watch_payment_processing_stocks Like most things that go the way of the Internet, so, too, goes commerce. This bodes well for CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq:CYBS) and CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:CADA), two companies benefiting from the move to online banking. Lisa Springer 2008-03-26 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/ipo_watch/03/25/2008/ipo_watch_spacs_make_good Some weeks, it seems like there is only one sector in the entire U.S. financial services business that is in demand: initial public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies. Ann C. Logue 2008-03-25 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/24/2008/ricks_cabaret_naughty_by_nature Vice is nice. Sin is in. Maybe thats the philosophy driving investors to the stock of Ricks Cabaret International, Inc. (Nasdaq:RICK). Paul Rolfes 2008-03-24 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/china/03/20/2008/check_on_china_china_direct_inc China Direct, Inc. (AMEX:CDS), an American firm that assists Chinese companies with accessing the U.S. capital markets, has had recent success attributable to savvy acquisitions. Shannon Roxborough 2008-03-20 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/19/2008/cardiac_science_corporation_feeling_much_better_thanks Cardiac Science Corporation (Nasdaq:CSCX) was in poor health 18 months ago, but now the patient is doing much better today, though, thanks to a turnaround in its heart monitoring equipment business and strong growth in sales of automated external defibrillators. Richard Brandt 2008-03-19 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/value_find/03/18/2008/value_find_lantronix_inc A recent changing of the guard in management and the board of directors of Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX), a little-followed microcap network device play, suggests an emerging value situation worth investigating. Matt Ragas 2008-03-18 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/18/2008/ems_technologies_redefining_airmail EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) is leading the push in bringing email, text messaging and even online gaming to an airplane near you. Andrea Orr 2008-03-18 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/17/2008/vnus_medical_technologies_in_the_right_vein The stock market may have lost its legs, but VNUS Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: VNUS) is just getting started. With a minimally invasive technology that reroutes deoxygenated blood to the heart for a refill, it is putting a new twist on varicose vein treatment. Jennifer Allen 2008-03-17 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/14/2008/western_goldfields_the_new_gold_rush With gold hitting $1,000 on Thursday, Western Goldfields Inc. (AMEX: WGW) is set to profit from the ever-increasing price of the precious yellow metal. Billy Fisher 2008-03-14 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/newsletter_watch/03/14/2008/newsletter_watch_smallcap_medical_stocks The editor of The Oberweis Report has recently been bullish about small-cap medical diagnostic firms, especially Genoptix Inc. (Nasdaq: GXDX) and Virtual Radiologic Corp. (Nasdaq: VRAD). Steven Halpern 2008-03-14 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/china/03/13/2008/check_on_china_hanwei_energy_services After bad winter weather battered China's energy industry, companies such as Hanwei Energy Services Corp. (TSE: HE.TO) still continue to be strong long-term bets for investors wanting in on Chinese stocks. Shannon Roxborough 2008-03-13 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/13/2008/rex_energy_eureka Rex Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: REXX) is a small-cap lion on the prowl to find those elusive oil and gas pockets in some of the oldest regions left untouched and abandoned by many of the biggest companies. Paul Rolfes 2008-03-13 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/sector_watch/03/12/2008/sector_watch_restaurant_stocks With casual dining restaurant stocks plummeting this year on recession fears, happy hour has now extended itself into the stock market, especially in the case of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (Nasdaq: BWLD) and BJs Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq: BJRI). Lisa Springer 2008-03-12 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/12/2008/skilled_healthcare_achy_breaky_head Providing skilled nursing care for elderly people is all about compassion, but the business of it is mean-hearted. That makes it tough on Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: SKH), who, try as it might, has an industrial-strength headache that will be hard to shake. Jennifer Allen 2008-03-12 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/11/2008/warren_resources_welloiled_returns With oil prices hitting $107 per barrel on Monday and OPEC holding its production levels steady, commodities continue to be an intriguing play. One small-cap player positioned to benefit from the supply crunch thats pushed prices upward is Warren Resources (Nasdaq: WRES). Billy Fisher 2008-03-11 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/ipo_watch/03/11/2008/ipo_watch_visa Finally, theres a hot IPO. Visa, the king of the credit cards, is going public in the king of all IPOs, the biggest ever in the United States. Ann C. Logue 2008-03-11 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/10/2008/nve_corp_spin_doctors Read why NVE Corp. is one nano stock that could be gearing up for some mega long-term growth. Matt Bierce 2008-03-10 06:20 AM http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/articles/investing_strategies/small_cap_spotlights/03/07/2008/sterling_construction_banking_on_a_builder Read how Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRL) has been lending its expertise to all sorts of public projects in the building and rebuilding of Texas and the Southwest. Paul Rolfes 2008-03-07 06:20 AM