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Media General Inc. (Nasdaq:MEG), Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX) and 51Job Inc. (Nasdaq:JOBS) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Brooks Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), Builders FirstSource Inc. (Nasdaq:BLDR), WNS Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq:WNS), Cogent Communications Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CCOI), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT) and Aircastle Ltd. (Nasdaq:AYR).

Media General Inc. (Nasdaq:MEG), Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX) and FBL Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FFG) are among the  lead small-cap percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Brooks Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), 51Job Inc. (Nasdaq:JOBS), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT), Saga Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:SGA), Obagi Medical Products Inc (Nasdaq:OMPI) and AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (Nasdaq:AHS).

Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq:SQNM), Targa Resources Partners LP (Nasdaq:NGLS) and Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Univest Corp of Pennsylvania (Nasdaq:UVSP), JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HURN), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS) and Solarfun Power Holdings Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:SOLF).

Brooks Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT) and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Inc. (Nasdaq:BAGL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:ZINC), Aceto Corp. (Nasdaq:ACET), Diedrich Coffee Inc. (Nasdaq:DDRX), Diodes Inc. (Nasdaq:DIOD), Luminex Corp. (Nasdaq:LMNX) and Colfax Corp. (Nasdaq:CFX).

Small-cap stocks got hammered today as worries about the economy amid rising unemployment and fresh profit warnings in the technology sector sparked a wave of selling. Some of today’s small-cap gainers are InterOil (NYSE:IOC), ICT Group (Nasdaq: ICTG) and Synaptics Inc. (Nasdaq:SYNA).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Decliners are leading advancers five to one on the Russell 2000.  
• President-elect Obama this morning said his stimulus plan will likely be at the high end of expectations, which helped pull stocks off the lows.  
• Intel issued a warning about revenue, which sent chills through the tech sector and kept concerns about the recession on the front burner.  
• Before the opening, the ADP National Employment Survey reported that 693,000 private sector jobs were lost in December, a record high for the survey which started in 2001.

Small Cap Gainers:

• InterOil said it commenced drilling into the Antelope reservoir, following the confirmation of gas and condensate at the top of the reef announced on Dec. 31. Shares are 15.7% higher at $17.45. (See NYSE:IOC)  
• Customer management outsourcing firm ICT Group is up 12.7% at $6.64 after Tuesday's announcement of a "refocusing" of its resources. (See Nasdaq:ICTG)  
• Synaptics Inc. is up 7.3% to $20.38 after news this morning of an upgrade by Lazard Capital. (See Nasdaq:SYNA)  
• Avocada company Calavo Growers, Inc. is up 6.6% to $12.51 after reporting record 4Q and FY2008 results before the opening. (See Nasdaq:CVGW)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Shoe, accessory and apparel maker Steven Madden Ltd. is down 12.5% to $19.95 after a downgrade by CL King. (See Nasdaq:SHOO)  
• The Knot, Inc., a lifestage media company that provides multiplatform media services to the wedding and newlywed markets in the U.S., is down 14% to $7.75. (See Nasdaq:KNOT)  
• Payday lending companies EZCorp and First Cash Financial Services are down by double-digit percentages amid expectations the incoming administaration will tighten regulations on the industry. (See Nasdaq:EZPW, Nasdaq:FCFS)

Small-cap stocks remained sharply lower into mid-session, but were up from the extreme morning lows. Losses were stirred by worries over the economy, a revenue warning from key tech player Intel Corp and news of a big fraud from a major Indian outsourcing firm.  Some of today’s small-cap gainers are InterOil (NYSE:IOC), ICT Group (Nasdaq:ICTG) and AK Steel (NYSE:AKS).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• Looking at the chart picture, the Russell 2000 finished Tuesday near a test of logical resistance at 514.50 but appears set to retreat from that zone early today.  
• The ADP National Employment Report showed a startling drop in jobs of 693,000, way above the forecast for a decline of 480,000.  
•The Dow is expected to open about 125 points lower, while the Russell 2000 is seen down about 1.2%, near 508.50.  
• U.S. stocks are expected to open lower, pulled down by declines in Europe and a private employment survey this morning that came in weaker-than-expected.

Small Cap Gainers:

• InterOil said it commenced drilling into the Antelope reservoir, following the confirmation of gas and condensate at the top of the reef announced on Dec. 31. Shares are 15.7% higher at $17.45. (See NYSE:IOC)  
• Customer management outsourcing firm ICT Group is up 12.7% at $6.64 after Tuesday's announcement of a "refocusing" of its resources. (See Nasdaq:ICTG)  
• AK Steel is 7.1% higher at $11.96 after Goldman Sachs upgraded the firm to "Buy" from "Neutral." (See NYSE:AKS)  
• Finish Line Inc. is up 6.5% at $5.73 after reporting a narrower 3Q loss after the close Tuesday. (See Nasdaq:FINL)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Shoe, accessory and apparel maker Steven Madden Ltd. is down 12.5% to $19.95 after a downgrade by CL King. (See Nasdaq:SHOO)  
• The Knot, Inc., a lifestage media company that provides multiplatform media services to the wedding and newlywed markets in the U.S., is down 14% to $7.75. (See Nasdaq:KNOT)  
• Payday lending companies EZCorp and First Cash Financial Services are down by double-digit percentages amid expectations the incoming administaration will tighten regulations on the industry. (See Nasdaq:EZPW, Nasdaq:FCFS)

Gibraltar Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:ROCK), MWI Veterinary Supply Inc. (Nasdaq:MWIV) and Integral System Inc..(Nasdaq:ISYS) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: General Maritime Corp. (Nasdaq:GMR), Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT), Capital Bank Corp. (Nasdaq:CBKN), Ducommun Inc. (Nasdaq:DCO), Perry Ellis International Inc. (Nasdaq:PERY) and Badger Meter Inc. (Nasdaq:BMI).

Small-cap stocks remained higher into midday as investors looked beyond an awful reading on employment to snatch up bargains into the weekend. Gains for commodity stocks and drugs shares helped offset weakness in financials. At 12:44 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 6.05, or 1.22%, at 501.89.

The fact that the stock market was able to grind higher in the face of the highest unemployment rate in 14 years was a testament to the idea that most of the bad news on the economy has already been priced into the market collapse. Still, financial shares were limping along today and automakers were in full retreat mode as earnings for Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) was terrible and the companies are pushing for an emergency loan from the U.S. government.

The market might also be a little reluctant to press the downside following the worst two-day rout in stocks since 1987, thinking that the market was oversold into a weekend and ahead of an afternoon press conference by President-elect Obama, who is huddled with economic leaders in Chicago.

Crude oil prices edged higher, walking a tightrope between worries about demand amid a recession for their biggest customer and support from a dip in the U.S. dollar, which makes commodity goods more attractive on a pricing standpoint. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund was up 2.9% at midday, outperforming the broad market indices.

Individual stocks on the move today included Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT) which jumped nearly 30% as the media company that specialized in wedding plans and life planning reported decent quarterly results. Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq:LMNX) rallied 24% as the genetic analysis firm also received a lift from earnings news. On the downside, RHI Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:RHIE) slumped 27% as the made-for-television . . .

LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:LFG), Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:FSYS) and Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Luminex Corp. (Nasdaq:LMNX), Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (Nasdaq:EBS), National CineMedia Inc. (Nasdaq:NCMI), Genoptix Inc. (Nasdaq:GXDX), LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq:LF) and Artesian Resources Corp. (Nasdaq:ARTNA).

Here are the biggest percentage gainers among small caps:

Anadigics Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD), Advanced Battery Technologies Inc (Nasdaq:ABAT) and Knot Inc (Nasdaq:KNOT) are among the most actively traded companies in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.       

Also included among the results: Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:PGNX), Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:ARNA), Noble International (Nasdaq:NOBL), PowerSecure International Inc (Nasdaq:POWR), Magma Design Automation Inc (Nasdaq:LAVA) and Cytori Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:CYTX).    

Here are the most actively traded companies among small caps:     

Shares of The Knot, Inc. (Nadaq: KNOT) are all knotted up after the media company that specializes in wedding planning reported languid second-quarter results after Thursday’s close that fell short of the consensus on Wall Street and lowered full year revenue growth projections.

Revenues remained flat and earnings declined from a year-ago period, as crippled consumer spending weighed on the company’s publishing revenues, which declined 22% in the quarter mostly on account of the release of the company’s magazine The Knot Best of Weddings.

Due to a lackluster second-quarter and a continued uncertain outlook, the small cap lowered its full year revenue growth forecast to 9% to 11% from a previously projected mid-teens range.

Shares sunk 22%, or $1.96, to $6.88 in pre-market trading. For detailed price information and recent news stories about The Knot, click KNOT. 

Deltek Inc. (Nasdaq:PROJ), 3D Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:TDSC) and GeoEye Inc. (Nasdaq:GEOY) are among the biggest percentage losers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $750 million.

Omega Protein Corp. (Nasdaq:OME), PowerSecure International Inc. (Nasdaq:POWR) and Knot Inc. (Nasdaq:KNOT) are also among the biggest percentage losers.

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) is sagging as investors look to the economy and await the words of key policymakers.

At 10:09 p.m. ET, the small-cap index had dropped 3.65 points, or 0.51%, to 718.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) was missing 60.72 points, or 0.48%, to 12,491.52.

Stocks are posting small declines as investors look ahead to the testimonies of policy makers appearing before the U.S. Congress. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to tell lawmakers that the economy will slow but avoid recession.

Also appearing before a Senate committee on banking and housing at 10 a.m. ET is U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

In economic news, the U.S. Labor Department reported before the opening that initial jobless claims for the weak ended Feb. 9 fell 9,000 to 348,000 from the preceding week’s downwardly revised total of 357,000.

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) futures have moved up and the small-cap index will likely open in the green.

The economy will come into focus today as policy makers head to the U.S. Congress. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to tell lawmakers that the economy will slow but avoid recession.

Also appearing before a Senate committee on banking and housing at 10 a.m. ET is U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

In economic news, the U.S. Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims for the weak ended Feb. 9 fell 9,000 to 348,000. However, the four-week moving average rose.

Small-cap stocks staged a solid rally Wednesday, with the Russell 2000 climbing 16.45, or 2.33% to 721.93. The rise lifted the index through the recent consolidation rectangle, and the breakout carries a target move to 735. The only convincing resistance along the way is at the recent double top at 731, although we might encounter mild selling interest today in the 726 zone. Look for support at 712 and 701.

U.S. stocks are adding to their early loses in afternoon trading today.  Among small caps, shares of retailer Kirkland’s Inc. (Nasdaq: KIRK) are falling on news of a drop in same-store sales, while wireless handset distributor InfoSonics Corp. (Nasdaq: IFON) reported a net loss due to sagging demand in Central America.

At 2:15 p.m. ET the Russell 2000 was down 11.34 points, or 1.36 percent, to 823.43.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 116.78 points, or 0.87 percent, to 13,246.09.

InfoSonics Corp.’s (Nasdaq: IFON) stock plummeted by $0.67, or 17%, to $3.25 in after-hours trading today after the company widely missed analysts’ first-quarter estimates. Shares had already closed down $0.22, or 5.3%, to $3.92 for the day. For the three months ended March 31, the San Diego, Calif.-based wireless handset provider posted a non-GAAP net loss of about $461,000, or $0.04 per share, on revenue of $58.4 million, compared with a non-GAAP net income of $827,000 or $0.06 per diluted share, on revenue of $54.1 million for the first quarter of 2006. Two analysts polled by Thomson First Call had estimated earnings per share of $0.03 on revenue of $62.6 million. The firm said its Central American operations experienced a significant decrease in handset demand as a result of industry-wide excess inventory in the channel for that particular region.

Air Methods Corp.’s (Nasdaq: AIRM) stock rose by $1.92, or 6.7%, to $30.50 in after-hours trading today when the Denver emergency aeromedical transportation and medical services firm announced first-quarter earnings that widely beat analysts’ estimates. For the three months ended March 31, Air Methods posted net income of $3.7 million, or $0.30 per share, on revenue of $81.5 million, compared with net income of $2.6 million, or $0.21 per share, on revenue of $73 million in the year-ago quarter. Two analysts polled by Thomson First Call had estimated earnings per share of $0.11. The firm attributed the increase in net income to improved reimbursement per community-based transport during the quarter and reductions in maintenance