Harris Interactive a reliable cash flow generator

Billionaire investor Vincent Bollore’s continued interest in microcap play Harris Interactive Inc. (Nasdaq:HPOL) deserves a closer look. | Nasdaq: HPOL |Comment

LECG slides 11% on downgrade

Shares of LECG Corp. (Nasdaq:XPRT) slid 11% this morning after a UBS analyst downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “buy.” | Nasdaq: XPRT |Comment

eTelecare drops 10% on revised Q2 guidance

eTelecare Global Solutions (Nasdaq:ETEL) fell by nearly 10% this morning after the company reported drastically reduced 2008 guidance after the market closed Wednesday. | Nasdaq: ETEL |Comment

Forrester Research: A data role player

No matter how smart a company is, most crave more data, and Forrester Research Inc. (Nasdaq:FORR) strives to fulfill their needs. | Nasdaq: FORR |1 Comment

Premiere Global Services: Corporate flyer

Special delivery to investors from Premiere Global Services (NYSE:PGI): an undervalued growth stock that has the wind beneath its wings. | NYSE: PGI |Comment

Spherion Corp shares soar after upgrade to 'strong buy'

Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) shares jumped 26.5% after securities firm C.L. King upgraded the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based staffing company from “neutral” to “strong buy.” | NYSE: SFN |Comment

Value Find: Peerless Systems Corp.

A balance sheet stuffed with cash and a left-for-dead stock price make Peerless Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: PRLS) a microcap tech play worth investigating. | Nasdaq: PRLS |Comment

Valassis Communications: Tried and true (if annoying) advertising

Business is booming for Valassis Communications Inc. (NYSE:VCI), a company that provides direct mail advertising and marketing services to some 15,000 advertisers worldwide. | NYSE: VCI |1 Comment

Check on China: Global Sources Ltd.

Global Sources (Nasdaq:GSOL) pleased investors last month, when it reported that 2007 fourth-quarter revenues rose 16%. | Nasdaq: GSOL |Comment

Check on China: China Natural Resources Inc.

China Natural Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:CHNR) was incorporated in 1986 to seek out and invest in small Chinese companies. | Nasdaq: CHNR |Comment

Newsletter Watch: Favorite growth and value small caps

The editor of Upside Stocks recently chose EZCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq:EZPW) and Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (AMEX:NGS) as “buys” through his proprietary Quadrix system. | Nasdaq: EZPW |1 Comment

CEO: Piper Jaffray continues to hold cautious view

Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC) CEO Andrew Duff said the Minneapolis, Minn.-based investment bank continues to hold a cautious view on the first half of 2008. | NYSE: PJC |Comment

Value Find: ITEX Corporation

Quietly profitable microcap tech stock ITEX Corporation (OTCBB:ITEX) has recently received some much-deserved attention from an up-and-coming activist value investor. | OTCBB: ITEX |1 Comment

Dynamex Inc.: Who you gonna call?

When a business has a package that has to be delivered in the metropolitan region before the end of the day, who is it you’re going to call? For many, it's Dynamex Inc. (Nasdaq:DDMX), a leading... | Nasdaq: DDMX |Comment

China Direct president: Market overlooks robust growth

Management and consulting company China Direct (AMEX:CDS) has had a full week of news. Read our interview with the company's president for more insight into the small cap. | AMEX: CDS |Comment

CEO: H&E Equipment Services positive about 2008

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEES) CEO John M. Engquist said the integrated equipment services company’s fourth-quarter earnings were damaged by a higher effective tax rate. | HEES |Comment

Newsletter Watch: China Direct, Inc.

China Stock Digest editor Jim Trippon recently recommended China Direct, Inc. (AMEX: CDS), a management and consulting company in China. | CDS |Comment

China Direct to focus efforts on management side of its business

China Direct Inc. (Amex: CDS), a management and consulting company based in the United States, has historically focused more attention on the consulting side of its business. Given favorable... | CDS |Comment

Outdoor Channel Holdings CEO "very optimistic" about FY08

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTD) CEO Roger Werner Jr. said the TV channel operator has “substantial business” on the books for 2008. Werner made the comments during a morning... | OUTD |Comment

Harris Interactive plunges on negative FY08 outlook

Harris Interactive Inc. (Nasdaq: HPOL) shares are in a freefall after the professional services firm said in an announcement that it expects fiscal 2008 results near the lower end of its guidance... | HPOL |Comment

Newsletter Watch: Breakout buys

Leo Fasciocco, publisher of the Ticker Tape Digest, recently chose Flow International Corporation (Nasdaq: FLOW) and Exponent, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPO) as his latest breakout buys. | EXPO |Comment

Corinthian Colleges rises on higher Q2 earnings

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO) shares are rising after the for-profit education firm reported second-quarter earnings, excluding discontinued operations, of $9.1 million, or $0.11 per... | COCO |Comment

Corinthian Colleges plunges

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO) shares are in a downward spiral after the for-profit higher education company slashed its 2008 guidance. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based company said in a... | COCO |Comment

SumTotal raises Q4 outlook

Shares of SumTotal Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUMT), a provider of talent and learning management solutions, are getting a raise today on news of an improved outlook for the fourth quarter and the... | SUMT |Comment

SYNNEX Corp. increases Q4 profit

Shares of SYNNEX Corp. (NYSE: SNX) rose today on news after the close on Thursday that the provider of outsourcing services in IT distribution reported fourth-quarter earnings above analysts’... | SNX |Comment

Premier Exhibitions lowers 2008 guidance, says CFO to resign, posts Q3 results

Shares of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRXI) are plunging to a new 52-week low after the developer and provider of tours for exhibitions worldwide lowered its guidance for its full fiscal... | PRXI |Comment

Career Education Corp.: Not another brick in the wall

For many, a daunting roadblock to higher education is merely getting to and sitting in class, especially once family, careers and other facets of life are thrown into the mix. Career Education... | CECO |Comment

American Dental Partners plunges on court decision

American Dental Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPI) shares are plunging after the District Court of Hennepin County, Minn., found the Wakefield, Mass.-based company liable to PDG, a Minnesota-based... | ADPI |Comment

PeopleSupport rejects buyout offer

Shares of PeopleSupport Inc. (Nasdaq: PSPT) have edged upward on news after the close on Wednesday that the provider of offshore business process outsourcing services has rejected an acquisition... | PSPT |Comment

Learning Tree International tumbles on analyst downgrade

Learning Tree International, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRE) shares plunged in today’s trading after an Stifel Nicolaus & Co. downgraded the stock to “hold” from “buy.” | LTRE |Comment

NaviSite posts disappointing Q1

NaviSite, Inc. (Nasdaq: NAVI), provider of application management, reported a bleaker-than-anticipated fiscal first-quarter this morning. | NAVI |Comment

Angelica Corp. CEO: Customers sticking with price increases

Angelica Corp. (NYSE: AGL) CEO Steve O'Hara said the company has lost some customers due to price increases, but most customers have not had an issue with higher prices. O’Hara made the comments... | AGL |Comment

Pzena Investment Management initiated with a rating of "underperform"

Shares of Pzena Investment Management (NYSE: PZN) are losing ground today after JP Morgan initiated coverage on the investment manager with a rating of “underweight.” | PZN |Comment

Sector Watch: Education stocks

An increasingly global economy and growing technology demand support a robust growth outlook for Ambassadors Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPAX) and GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX), two education... | EPAX |Comment

Landauer rises after meeting Q4 expectations

Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR) shares are up slightly after the provider of environmental analytical services met analyst’s fourth-quarter expectations. For the three months ended Sept. 30, the... | LDR |Comment

Gevity HR upgraded on deep undervaluation

Shares of Gevity HR, Inc. (Nasdaq: GVHR) are climbing on high volume today after JMP Securities upgraded the provider of human resource management to “market out perform” from “market... | GVHR |Comment

BearingPoint names new CEO

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE: BE), which provides consulting services to government organizations, said this morning that it named Edwin Harbach as president and chief executive officer of the small cap. | BE |Comment

Acorn International clocks lackluster Q3

Investors are punishing shares of Acorn International (NYSE: ATV) after the integrated multi-platform marketing company reported third-quarter results well below analysts’ estimates, but... | ATV |Comment

Datawatch Corp. swings to a profit, reports Q4 EPS above sole analyst's estimate

Enterprise information management firm Datawatch Corp. (Nasdaq: DWCH), reported this morning that it swung to a profit in its fourth quarter and beat a sole analyst’s estimates. | DWCH |Comment

Forrester Research up on Q3 revenue beat

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) shares are up slightly after the business services provider reported third-quarter revenue of $51.1 million, above analyst estimates of $50.8 million and up... | FORR |Comment

China Direct clocks strong Q3, raises net income guidance

China Direct, Inc. (Amex: CDS) this morning recorded robust third-quarter results and raised full year net income guidance, boosting shares in pre-market trading. | CDS |Comment

ExlService Holdings beats Q3 estimates, raises FY07 guidance

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS) shares are up slightly in morning trading after the business outsourcing provider’s third-quarter revenue rose 31% to $46.6 million, above analyst... | EXLS |Comment

Pacific Ethanol down on 226% Q3 profit slide

Pacific Ethanol Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX) shares are down after the ethanol deliverer’s third-quarter loss widened to $4.8 million, or $0.15 per share, worse than analyst estimates of a loss of $0.01... | PEIX |Comment

Ambassadors International falls to 52-week low as Q3 profit declines

Shares of Ambassadors International, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMIE) have submerged to a new 52-week low on news after the close on Tuesday that the event company suffered 95% decline in third-quarter earnings. | AMIE |Comment

PeopleSupport clocks strong Q3, issues guidance

PeopleSupport, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSPT), an offshore business process outsourcing provider reported robust third-quarter earnings and issued guidance after the market close on Tuesday, pushing shares... | PSPT |Comment

MannKind Corp. records narrower-than-expected Q3 loss

Development stage company MannKind Corp. (Nasdaq: MNKD), reported a narrower-than-expected loss for the third quarter. | MNKD |Comment

Pegasystems soars after swinging to Q3 profit

Pegasystems Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGA) shares are soaring after the business services provider reported third-quarter revenue of $42 million, above analyst estimates of $29.62 million and up 25% from... | PEGA |Comment

Valassis Communications rises as Q3 profit doubles

Shares of Valassis Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: VCI) are rising following news before the start of trading that the provider of marketing products and services reported that its third-quarter... | VCI |Comment

IPO Watch: Symetra Financial

No matter how much the markets roil, people will need a place to put their money, and what better place than in services offered by Symetra Financial, a provider of employee benefits? As long as... | SYA |Comment

Gevity HR CEO: 2008 a year of rebuilding

Gevity HR, Inc. (Nasdaq: GVHR) CEO Michael Lavington said 2008 will be a year of “rebuilding and refocus” for the human resources outsourcing company. The chief executive made the comments... | GVHR |Comment