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Amerigon Inc (Nasdaq:), China MediaExpress Holdings (Nasdaq:CCME), Southwest Georgia Financial (Nasdaq:SGB) and Johnson Outdoors Inc (Nasdaq:Jout) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

 

Also included among the results: Naugatuck Vally Financial (Nasdaq:NVSL), Northwest Pipe Co (Nasdaq:NWPX), Ulticom Inc (Nasdaq:ULCM), Ambac Financial Group (Nasdaq:AKT) and Elong Inc (Nasdaq:Long).

JDA Software Group Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS), Medicinova Inc. (Nasdaq:MNOV) and Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: WNS Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:WNS), Amerigon Inc.(Nasdaq:ARGN), IncrediMail Ltd. (Nasdaq:MAIL), Hawk Corp. (Nasdaq:HWK), Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:PLX) and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:SPPI).

Celldex Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:CLDX), US Global Investors Inc. (Nasdaq:GROW) and Fauquier Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:FBSS) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Kirklands Inc. (Nasdaq:KIRK), StealthGas Inc. (Nasdaq:GASS), Amerigon Inc (Nasdaq:ARGN), I-Flow Corp. (Nasdaq:IFLO), CPI Corp. (Nasdaq:CPY) and CPI International Inc. (Nasdaq:CPII).

InfoSpace Inc (Nasdaq:INSP), Cavium Networks Inc (Nasdaq:CAVM) and Greenfield Online Inc (Nasdaq:SRVY) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Albany Molecular Research Inc (Nasdaq:AMRI), WebMD Health Corp (Nasdaq:WBMD), Amerigon Inc (Nasdaq:ARGN), United Community Bancorp (Nasdaq:UCBA), Transact Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:TACT) and Bon-Ton Stores Inc (Nasdaq:BONT).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Small-cap stocks edged down in midday trading, pressured by Freddie Mac’s larger-than-expected second-quarter loss and by profit-taking from traders who caught Tuesday’s big rally.

At 12:36 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 0.90, or 0.12% at 720.14.

Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) has dropped 11% in midday trading on sloppy quarterly earnings and news that the firm will reduce its dividend. The mortgage lender reported a $821 million quarterly loss, setting a gloomy mood for investors. Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM), another government-chartered lender that often closely tracks Freddie's price moves, was also lower in the midday, off some 7%.

“Reuters reports today that the U.S. Treasury has hired Morgan Stanley in an advisory role to help it analyze and better understand its new authorities to backstop housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,” Andy Busch, global foreign exchange strategist for BMO Capital Markets said in an email. “Today, Morgan Stanley told thousands of clients this week that they won't be allowed to withdraw money on their home-equity credit lines, said a person familiar with the situation according to Bloomberg. Hmm, the grassy-knoll-conspiracy-theorist inside me thinks that the two are related.”

Crude oil futures had slipped $1.59 to $117.58 a barrel in recent trading. Inventory data this morning showed a larger-than-expected rise in U.S. oil stockpiles. In other commodity news, the U.S. dollar continued its rally in midday trading and is up against both the yen and the euro in recent trading.

Tech stocks were underpinned relative to other index products by surprisingly stout earnings from Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO), which was up 6% in the midday. Within the tech arena, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) was the beneficiary of positive analyst comments overnight and was up 2.25%.

Small-cap stocks had a relatively sleepy pullback Monday, as climbing crude oil prices and a soft dollar offset an upside surprise in economic data from the ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) dipped 1.39, or 0.19%, to 724.35.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey came in at 52%, which was well above the median forecast for 49.5%, but neither investors nor analysts seemed ready to say that an economic growth trend for the services sector was at hand. The report sparked a brief bid in equities when it was released, but it had very little staying power throughout the day and lost the spotlight as crude oil prices began climbing.

Crude oil prices soared to a fresh record high, zooming past $120 dollars a barrel for the first time. Crude prices have jumped about 9% from last week’s low, and remain a concern for the U.S. economy, consumer spending habits and sentiment heading toward the summer driving season.

Even before the crude oil surge, equities were on the defensive this morning following weekend news that Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) had retracted a bid for Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), dulling some of the merger and acquisition hype built up by the recent Mars/Wrigley (NYSE:WWY) deal. Investors pounded Yahoo! shares, which tumbled 15% on the news.

In addition to rising energy prices, other commodity markets were on a roll Monday, with the Commodity Research Bureau Index of a broad swath of physical goods climbing 1.4%, with copper prices soaring 3% to a record peak amid supply disruptions out of Chile and a lift from the ISM data. With crude oil prices and other . . .

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:VNDA), RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd (Nasdaq:RRST) and Libbey Inc (Nasdaq:LBY) are among the new 52-week lows in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Amerigon Inc (Nasdaq:ARGN), Trailer Bridge Inc (AMEX:TRBR) and Old Second Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:OSBC) are also among the new 52-week lows.

Here are the new 52-week lows among small caps:

HMS Holdings Corp (Nasdaq:HMSY), RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd (Nasdaq:RRST) and Cheniere Energy Inc (AMEX:LNG) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:CRBC), Lanoptics Ltd (Nasdaq:EZCH) and Amerigon Inc (Nasdaq:ARGN) are also among the biggest percentage losers.

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:

The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed lower as fears of an economic slowdown came to the forefront. The small-cap index lost 9.72 points, or 1.38%, to 692.39. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) declined 120.40 points, or 0.97%, to 12,302.46.

On a year-to-date basis, the Russell 2000 is down 9.61%, while the Dow has shed 7.26% and the S&P 500 is off 9.71%.

The bears dominated most the session today as investors worried that lackluster economic growth could possibly tip into a recession.

Gross domestic product rose at the previously announced annual pace of 0.6% during the fourth-quarter of 2007, the U.S. Commerce Department announced before the start of trading. That’s in line with economists’ expectations but below the 4.9% growth recorded in the third quarter of 2007.

Many observers, among them Dennis Lockhart, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, forecast that the economy will slow down even more in the first quarter of 2008.

“It’s clear the economy is in a slowdown that resembles past periods that were the leading edge of a recession,” Lockhart told the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Tenn. after the opening. “Following a sluggish fourth quarter, I expect that GDP for the first quarter of this year will show little, if any, growth.”

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) and the other major U.S. indices are down as news of poor economic reports raise recession fears. At 2:45 p.m. ET, the small-cap index had lost 25.56 points, or 3.30%, to 720.45. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) was off 250.12 points, or 1.92%, to 12,806.60.

Stocks are falling across the board following news of a lackluster December jobs report that once again ignited fears of a recession.

The U.S. Labor Department announced before the start of trading that nonfarm payroll employment increased just 18,000 in December, well below economists’ projections of 70,000 new jobs following an upwardly revised level of 115,000 in November.

The unemployment rate jumped to 5%, the highest level in more than two years, from 4.7%, while the employment-population ratio slipped to 62.7% from 63.4% in November.

The numbers point to the weakest job creation since August 2003 as U.S. economic growth is faltering amid tighter credit and the ongoing slump in the housing market.

Using the most innovative technology you’ve never heard of, Amerigon Inc. (Nasdaq: ARGN) has created what well may become a billion dollar business within the space a generation.

Amerigon is the leading manufacturer of electronically heated and cooled seats, sold under the brand “Climate Control Seats” (CCS). CCS is the only system on the market that allows drivers and passengers to actively heat or cool their seats individually at any time of the year.

Amerigon’s core technology is based on the “thermoelectric effect,” which was first identified by two European scientists (Peltier and Seebeck) working independently in the 19th century. Essentially, the thermoelectric effect generates an electrical field from differences in temperature of non-conductive, solid materials. In reverse, the thermoelectric effect uses electricity to generate heat or cold.

The company’s offering is built around its highly efficient, solid-state (thermoelectric device or TED) and is completely independent of the automobile's heating and air conditioning system. What’s more, it does not reduce power available to the engine and emits no CFCs or other gases.

The company began sales to the automotive market in 1999 and now supplies the world’s leading manufacturers, including Ford, Land Rover and Jaguar, GM, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Infiniti. More than 3.2 million units were sold through October 2007.

The company’s research arm, BSST, a wholly owned subsidiary, works to adapt (and license) its technology to novel applications, in a variety of industries, including aerospace, naval and battlefield defense, telecommunications, computers and biomedical. BSST is also actively pursuing the development of power generation applications from waste heat, such as exhaust.

New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE: NWY), Flamel Technologies S.A. (Nasdaq: FLML) and Protherics PLC (Nasdaq: PTIL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

Here are today's biggest percentage gainers:

Hemosense, Inc. (AMEX: HEM), CompuDyne Corporation (Nasdaq: CDCY) and RAM Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: RAMR) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million.

Here are today's biggest percentage gainers:

VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS), Hoku Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: HOKU) and Rural Cellular Corp. (Nasdaq: RCCC) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday pre-market trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:

The following are the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million: