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Schawk Inc. (Nasdaq:SGK), Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. (Nasdaq:MRX) and Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CSII) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Michael Baker Corp. (Nasdaq:BKR), Renaissance Learning Inc. (Nasdaq:RLRN), First United Corp Maryland (Nasdaq:FUNC), Norwood Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:NWFL), Gencor Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) and Sigma Designs Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (Nasdaq:GMCR) and USANA Health Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq:USNA) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Arthrocare Corp. (Nasdaq:ARTC), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE), American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq:AGNC), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS), Accuray Inc. (Nasdaq:ARAY) and Gencor Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC).

DryShips Inc (Nasdaq:DRYS), Hallwood Group Inc (Nasdaq:HWG) and TBS International Ltd (Nasdaq:TBSI) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Polypore International Inc (Nasdaq:PPO), James River Coal Co (Nasdaq:JRCC), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), Textainer Group Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq:TGH), 012 Smile Communications Ltd (Nasdaq:SMLC) and Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd (Nasdaq:GNK).

Small-cap stocks turned a sleepy morning erosion into a full-blown afternoon debacle, as worries about the financial system renewed concerns about any near-term economic recovery and sparked money flow away from equities. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 14.23, or 2%, at 696.11.

The trigger for today’s sell-off appeared to be news that FDIC regulators seized two small banks that failed over the weekend, and sold them off to Mutual Omaha Bank. The immediate beneficiary of these systemic financial worries was the Treasury market, with bond and notes lifted by safe-haven flows out of stocks. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note tumbled over 2% as cash 10s rallied.

With nearly one-fourth of the S&P 500 reporting earnings this week, the early-week focus was expected to be squarely on the profit picture, giving the market time to shift into “macro-economic” gear later this week ahead of Friday’s big employment release. However, key earnings numbers were mixed today, and failed to generate enough of a positive story to counter the bank failure news. It should be noted that volume in most financial instruments — stocks, bonds and currencies combined — was light, which suggests some uneven positioning as investors either wait for some of this week’s heavy economic calendar to play out, or as they hold out for more convincing signs of a turn in the earnings news.

Looking ahead to Tuesday’s session, the market gets the first taste of economic data this week, first with the Case Shiller Home Price Index at 9:00 a.m. ET, then from Consumer Confidence data at 10:00. The Case Shiller data is somewhat dated, but the confidence report is for the July time frame.

Crude oil prices were modestly higher throughout the session, which also played into investor concerns about the growth and inflation outlook heading toward all these key economic reports this week. Crude oil futures gained about $1.50 dollars a barrel today, or about 1.2%, pushing close to $125 by the end of the U.S. trading session. Attacks by Nigerian rebels on pipelines lifted energy prices, but concern . . .

TurboChef Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:OVEN), Energysouth Inc (Nasdaq:ENSI) and Meadow Valley Corp (Nasdaq:MVCO) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Par Technology Corp (Nasdaq:PTC), Occam Networks Inc (Nasdaq:OCNW), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), Computer Task Group Inc (Nasdaq:CTGX), Heritage Crystal Clean Inc (Nasdaq:HCCI) and Ener1 Inc (Nasdaq:HEV).

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Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD), Integra Bank Corp (Nasdaq:IBNK) and Affymetrix Inc (Nasdaq:AFFX) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Ultratech Inc (Nasdaq:UTEK), Oneida Financial Corp (Nasdaq:ONFC), Abaxis Inc (Nasdaq:ABAX), South Finl Group (Nasdaq:TSFG), Standard Register Co (Nasdaq:SR) and Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC).

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Small-cap stocks went into a tailspin Thursday as soft economic data and uninspiring quarterly results took the teeth out of the buy-side mentality in equities. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 16.8, or 2.34% at 702.39, generating the largest daily loss since the market bottomed July 15.

Equity prices were vulnerable to a correction in here as short-term intraday momentum readings were overbought Wednesday and the market had already rallied some 12% off the lows in a short period of time. In addition, the chart structure after Wednesday’s session was top-heavy and the pattern paid immediate dividends with today’s sell-off.

Small caps were already on soggy footing ahead of the opening today when weekly unemployment claims came in above expectations, which painted a sour picture on the jobs front. The headline figure for weekly claims was at 406,000, which was well ahead of the forecast for a rise in the 380,000 range. However, airlines, automobile manufacturers and banks have been announcing layoffs lately, so the news wasn’t a complete stunner for stock market traders.

Although the market seemed willing to absorb the claims data without too much hand wringing, when the existing home sales report also came in worse than expected it started to raise concerns about the economic picture and kept equity bulls on the sideline. The home sales report showed a 2.6% decline to about 4.86 million units, which was below the forecast for 4.93 million. It marked the lowest level in 10 years and the median price for a home was down some 15% from last year.

Normally right now trading action in the stock market would be dominated by earnings results, and we are in a flood of quarterly figures but the investment public did not seem to latch onto a theme that could overcome the dour economic data. Instead of the latest batch of earnings suggesting a brighter story that would spread . . .

TechTarget Inc (Nasdaq:TTGT), Sturm Ruger & Co Inc (Nasdaq:RGR) and Benchmark Electronics Inc (Nasdaq:BHE) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: FirstFed Financial Corp (Nasdaq:FED), iStar Financial (Nasdaq:SFI), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), MKS Instruments Inc (Nasdaq:MKSI), Chipotle Mexican Grill (Nasdaq:CMG) and Consolidated Graphics Inc (Nasdaq:CGX).

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Assured Guaranty Ltd (Nasdaq:AGO), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC) and NB&T Financial Group Inc (Nasdaq:NBTF) are among the biggest percentage losers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Photronics Inc (Nasdaq:PLAB), Sterling Bancshares Inc (Nasdaq:SBIB), BTU International Inc (Nasdaq:BTUI), Pyramid Oil Co (Nasdaq:PDO), Dixie Group Inc (Nasdaq:DXYN) and KVH Industries Inc (Nasdaq:KVHI).

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Small-cap stocks pushed lower, pulled down by losses in the tech sector and profit-taking from traders who caught the recovery rally off the lows. Today’s action represented a relatively calm finish to a frantic, volatile week that saw equities recover from the doorstep of desperation. For Friday, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed down 3.54, or 0.51%, at 693.08.

Despite the modest pullback today, small caps closed out the week with a gain of 18.13, or 2.68%, which is no small accomplishment considering the market made four-month lows on Tuesday when panic about the solvency of government-sponsored mortgage lenders hit a crescendo. At one point earlier this week, there seemed to be a swelling sense of doom about potential systemic risk within the entirety of the financial system, so the dramatic bounce off the lows swept in an important calming influence into things. What’s more, the nice rally off those lows turned the chart picture from a bear market path into a potential bullish reversal, which is an encouraging signal.

As for today’s action, financial stocks continued to seduce investors back into the fold, with the financial SPDR rising 3.5% despite the pullback in other sectors. Clearly, tech stocks were out of favor with stock market traders today, as soft earnings from key players such as Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) overwhelmed bright spots such as IBM Inc. (NYSE:IBM). For the day, GOOG was down 9.7% and MSFT lost 6%.

Crude oil prices actually closed out Friday in negative territory after spending most of the session in the green, which kept a lid on buying enthusiasm in small caps throughout much of the day. Crude oil prices collapsed some 15% off last week’s record highs, which should bring some relief at the gas pump for consumers if prices will only stay contained looking forward. Although a late wave of selling pulled crude oil lower on the day, there was some reluctance to press . . .

Small-cap stocks generated another solid rally Thursday, boosted by decent earnings from key bellwether stocks and a downward spiral in crude oil prices. The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) closed up 9.88, or 1.44%, at 696.63.

For the second consecutive session, investors were willing to dip their toes back into what had been chilly water surrounding the financial arena. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund rose 5.3% and pushed through the 20-day moving average for the first time since mid-May. Within the financial sphere, JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) was the big catalyst for the bulls today, jumping 10% after reporting solid quarterly earnings that topped the forecast. Once again, embattled government-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) produced a stout rally, which calmed investor fears about the banking system and lent a supportive tone as well.

Crude oil prices tanked again today, crumbling some $5 dollars a barrel to slip through $130 dollars as options expirations heightened a selling mentality that was already in play amid concerns about softer demand from the higher price structure. Lower energy costs would be a welcome sign not only to consumers already pinched from higher food and gasoline prices, but also from many businesses that have seen margins sliced away by higher input fuel costs. Elsewhere on the commodities inflation front, soybeans, corn, wheat, sugar and cocoa all were sharply lower, and the iPath GSCI Total Return commodities index tumbled 3.0%.

While JP Morgan’s strong results appeared to be a driving force behind today’s stock market rally, there was a raft of big name companies that had surprisingly stout quarterly earnings on display. For example, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), the world’s largest maker of elevators and air conditioners, climbed a cool 5.8% after beating the Street’s forecast. Within the capital-goods industry, UTX . . .

Catalyst Semiconductor Inc (Nasdaq:CATS), MGIC Investment Corp (Nasdaq:MTG) and Cheviot Financial Corp (Nasdaq:CHEV) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), Provident Bankshares Corp (Nasdaq:PBKS), Atlantic Coast Federal Corp (Nasdaq:ACFC), USA Truck Inc (Nasdaq:USAK), Pzena Investment Management Inc (Nasdaq:PZN) and HNI Corp (Nasdaq:HNI).

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Small-cap stocks took flight Monday, with the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) climbing to the highest daily close since Jan. 3, as investors shifted out of a range of other assets to pour money into equities. In addition, the rally likely triggered a wave of buy-stop orders from shorts that were unwilling to take a stand as the market once again approached fresh move highs. The Russell finished out Monday’s action up 13.18, or 1.83%, at 733.23.

The market appeared to embrace overnight gains in overseas equities, especially a rise in the largest European bank, HSBC, which was seen as a sign that the credit crunch worries are subsiding. On the U.S. side of things, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was up over 2.2%, but Citigroup (NYSE:C) shares struggled to hold ground. In addition, there was a renewed gush of merger giddiness on reports that Electronic Data Systems (NYSE:EDS) was a takeover target for Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ). EDS was up nearly 28% before an afternoon trading halt, while HPQ was off about 5%.

Small-cap issues clearly paced the way on Monday’s rally, a move that was foreshadowed Friday when small caps eked out a minor gain even though large-cap indices lagged in the red. In recent years, small caps have tended to lead the way on rally moves, especially during the bull market run from 2002 to 2007.

The dollar jumped against the yen, but lost ground versus the euro. In all, the currency market action Monday appeared to be a net positive for equities, with some traders explaining away the lost ground against euro as a result of carry trades into high yielding FX markets.

Stock market investors also appeared to breathe a sigh of relief that crude oil prices were tame to start the week, with crude oil down about $2 a barrel from a fresh morning record peak. Given a large mass of economic data still to come this week, it will be interesting to see if equities can look past the crimped consumer purchasing power stoked by record-high energy prices.

Speaking of the data smorgasbord, the first big number of the week comes out Tuesday morning in the form of retail sales. In addition, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak on liquidity measures before the opening. With more . . .

Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), Cheniere Energy Partners L P (Nasdaq:CQP) and TigerLogic Corp (Nasdaq:TIGR) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

CryptoLogic Ltd (Nasdaq:CRYP), National Dentex Corp (Nasdaq:NADX) and Great Southern Bancorp Inc (Nasdaq:GSBC) are also among the biggest percentage losers.

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Stocks continued their assent midday, as oil slipped, the greenback gained and investors shrugged off lackluster earnings news from bond insurer MBIA.

At 12:49 p.m. ET the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 1.34%, or 9.63, to 729.68 while the Dow had gained 0.79%, or 100.79, to 12,846.67.

Oil futures continued to slide midday as investors locked in gains from last week. A crude oil contract for the month of June was off roughly $1.21 midday to $124.75, down from the $126 level breached last week.

As oil futures sold off, the dollar rallied against other major currencies, quelling inflation concerns.

Just this morning Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that housing was still a drag on the economy, and that growth risks were to the downside, but inflation risk was on the upside. Evans also said that U.S. growth should improve in the second half of the year, but that tight credit markets would crimp near-term GDP.

In corporate news, the financial sector is making headlines today. Investors shrugged off MBIA’s (NYSE:MBI) first-quarter results, as the bond insurer swung to a first-quarter loss on account of $3.58 billion unrealized loss on insured derivatives. Shares rallied.

Small-cap shares opened higher Monday, lifted by advances in overseas equity markets, a firm U.S. dollar and a dip in crude oil prices. At 9:55 a.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 0.86, or 0.12%, at 720.91.

The U.S. dollar was up nearly 1% against the yen into the market open, and pushed about 0.2% higher versus the euro. The firm dollar tone was linked to a $2-per-barrel pullback in crude oil futures, which came off Friday’s record highs amid profit-taking.

Financial shares could find a boost this morning from a jump in the largest European bank HSBC, which climbed about 2% overnight on profit news. Early on this morning, Citigroup (NYSE:C) was up 0.6% and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) was up about 0.8%. Other large-caps of note included Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), which was up 1.2% shortly after the opening on optimism ahead of earnings. Research in Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM) jumped 2.4% on news that the company was unveiling a new BlackBerry Bold Smartphone.

A massive earthquake in China overnight caught trader attention, but a lack of details seemed to leave the market without a feeling for whether or not it would have an impact on equities in the United States.

Looking ahead to this week’s action, the economic calendar picks up steam after a relatively tame risk quotient last week. Not only will the market have to navigate through a batch of important data on retail sales, inflation and housing starts, but there is a glut of Federal Reserve speakers on the docket.

Speaking of Fed speakers, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans was the first one up to the plate this morning, saying that housing was still a drag on the economy, and that growth risks were to the downside, but inflation risk was on the upside. He said that U.S. growth should improve in the second half of the year, but . . .

Radyne Corp (Nasdaq:RADN), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC) and RAM Energy Resources Inc (Nasdaq:RAME) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Ricks Cabaret International Inc (Nasdaq:RICK), Deltek Inc (Nasdaq:PROJ) and IMAX CORPORATION (Nasdaq:IMAX) are also among the most actively traded companies.

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Gran Tierra Energy Inc (AMEX:GTE), James River Coal Co (Nasdaq:JRCC) and Chyron Corp (Nasdaq:CGS) are among the new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Vision Sciences Inc (AMEX:VSCI), Evolution Petroleum Corp (Nasdaq:EPM) and Gencor Industries Inc (AMEX:GENC) are also among the new 52-week highs.

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Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:PGNX), Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (AMEX:IOT) and Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIBC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Pyramid Oil Co. (AMEX:PDO), Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) and Immersion Corp. (Nasdaq:IMMR) are also among the top small-cap percentage gainers.

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Pyramid Oil Co. (AMEX:PDO), James River Coal Co. (Nasdaq:JRCC) and WSI Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSCI) were among the new 52-week highs established during Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million.

Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC), UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:UFPT) and AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEED) were also among the 52-week small-cap highs.

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Raining Data Corp. (Nasdaq:RDTA), Vaalco Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY) and Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq:TITN) were among the new 52-week highs established during Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million.

Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC), InsWeb Corp. (Nasdaq:INSW) and Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWEI) were also among the 52-week small-cap highs.

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The Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) is soaring on news of strong earnings from other major players and despite a steep loss at Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C). At 12:23 p.m. ET, the small-cap index had jumped 15.78 points, or 2.23%, to 723.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 261.85 points, or 2.07%, to 12,882.34.

Stocks small and large are posting impressive gains as investors hope that there is relief in sight for the financial sector.

The sentiment is based on Citigroup’s announcement before the opening that its first-quarter net loss was a ghastly $5.1 billion, or $1.02 per share, worse than the $0.95 per share expected by analysts.

However, investors were expecting worse and actually took the numbers as a bullish sign, particularly as revenues came in above expectations and write-downs from the credit crunch were not as bad as some feared.

With the financial sector posting gains, small caps are no exception. Shares of World Acceptance Corp. (Nasdaq:WRLD), which is in the small-loan consumer . . .

Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (AMEX:NGS) and Brigham Exploration Co. (Nasdaq:BEXP) were among the new 52-week highs established during Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million.

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWEI), UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:UFPT) and United States Gasoline Fund (AMEX:UGA) were also among the 52-week small-cap highs.

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Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC), Aehr Test Systems (Nasdaq:AEHR) and Stepan Co. (NYSE:SCL) were among the new 52-week highs established during Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations or values under $750 million.

Southside Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBSI), Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWEI) and WSI Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSCI) were also among the 52-week small-cap highs.

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Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (Nasdaq:PHHM), DexCom, Inc. (Nasdaq:DXCM) and ADA-ES, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADES) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

TransAct Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:TACT), Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) and ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICXT) are also among the top small-cap percentage gainers.

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DRAXIS Health Inc. (Nasdaq:DRAX), Arts-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTW) and FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:FTGX) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTM), Vineyard National Bancorp (Nasdaq:VNBC) and Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) are also among the top small-cap percentage gainers.

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