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One of the first signs of a recovering economy is a pickup in the movement of goods and materials. With demand increasing, companies need to get products made and delivered, and put the machinery in motion for a blossoming of growth.

This year, the slow, inconsistent global economic recovery has propelled the transportation industry forward in fits and starts - a bumpy road since the recession put a stranglehold on expansion a few years back.

In this on again, off again shipping environment, logistics companies typically shine as their efficiency solutions keep freight operators competitive.

Medicines Co. (Nasdaq:MDCO), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:AAWW) and GT Solar International Inc. (Nasdaq:SOLR) are among the most actively traded companies in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:VNDA), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN), Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq:CENX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSIQ) and JetBlue Airways Corp. (Nasdaq:JBLU).

Emulex Corp. (Nasdaq:ELX), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR) and Healthways Inc. (Nasdaq:HWAY) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Temple-Inland Inc. (Nasdaq:TIN), Oriental Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:OFG), Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Nasdaq:CMCO), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:AAWW), American Software Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSWA) and CPI Corp. (Nasdaq:CPY).

Small-cap stocks took flight Friday, as investors gambled that a terrible report on employment would be just the tonic needed to ignite a decisive push forward on a bank bailout plan and an aggressive fiscal stimulus package. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Omniture, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR), Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq:SWKS) and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSYS).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• However, there were some thoughts that the dismal reading will simply prod lawmakers to be more aggressive in agreeing to a big stimulus package.  
• By any measure, the jobs report presented a bleak picture of the U.S. economy.  
• Small-cap stocks pushed higher early Friday as investors chose a “glass half full” approach to this morning’s dreary employment.  
• The chart structure for the Russell 2000 has eased into a mini-trading range within the elongated extended trading range.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Business optimization software provider Omniture, Inc. is up 17% after reporting big revenue jumps in Q4 earnings Thursday. (See Nasdaq:OMTR)  
• Chip maker Skyworks Solutions is up 17% to $5.88 on stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings released after Thursday's close. (See Nasdaq:SWKS)  
• Wireless communications technology company TeleCommunication Systems Inc. is up 17.2% to $8.50 after reporting positive Q4 earnings late Thursday.(See Nasdaq:TSYS)
• Air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. is up nearly 13% to $15.04 after this morning announcing it will trim freighter fleet and cut staff. (See Nasdaq:AAWW)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Skechers USA Inc. is down 27% to $7.37 after an analyst downgrade. (See NYSE:SKX)
• Liquidity Services, Inc. is down 21.3% to $5.88 after a downgrade this morning by Oppenheimer. Liquidity operates an online auction marketplace for wholesale, surplus, and salvage assets. (See Nasdaq:LQDT)  
• Consultant SRA International Inc. is down 20% to $13.40 after issuing lowered guidance late Thursday. (See NYSE:SRX)  
• Convention- and event-marketing group Viad Corp. is down 14.8% to $18.12 after announcing before the opening that it swing to a Q4 loss. (See NYSE:VVI)

Small-cap stocks extended the morning rally into mid-session, with battered bank and financial stocks leading the way amid hope for a bank bailout plan to be rolled out early next week. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Omniture, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR), Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq:SWKS) and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSYS).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• However, there were some thoughts that the dismal reading will simply prod lawmakers to be more aggressive in agreeing to a big stimulus package.  
• By any measure, the jobs report presented a bleak picture of the U.S. economy.  
• Small-cap stocks pushed higher early Friday as investors chose a “glass half full” approach to this morning’s dreary employment.  
• The chart structure for the Russell 2000 has eased into a mini-trading range within the elongated extended trading range.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Business optimization software provider Omniture, Inc. is up 17% after reporting big revenue jumps in Q4 earnings Thursday. (See Nasdaq:OMTR)  
• Chip maker Skyworks Solutions is up 17% to $5.88 on stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings released after Thursday's close. (See Nasdaq:SWKS)  
• Wireless communications technology company TeleCommunication Systems Inc. is up 17.2% to $8.50 after reporting positive Q4 earnings late Thursday.(See Nasdaq:TSYS)
• Air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. is up nearly 13% to $15.04 after this morning announcing it will trim freighter fleet and cut staff. (See Nasdaq:AAWW)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Skechers USA Inc. is down 27% to $7.37 after an analyst downgrade. (See NYSE:SKX)
• Liquidity Services, Inc. is down 21.3% to $5.88 after a downgrade this morning by Oppenheimer. Liquidity operates an online auction marketplace for wholesale, surplus, and salvage assets. (See Nasdaq:LQDT)  
• Consultant SRA International Inc. is down 20% to $13.40 after issuing lowered guidance late Thursday. (See NYSE:SRX)  
• Convention- and event-marketing group Viad Corp. is down 14.8% to $18.12 after announcing before the opening that it swing to a Q4 loss. (See NYSE:VVI)  

Small-cap stocks extended the morning rally into mid-session, with battered bank and financial stocks leading the way amid hope for a bank bailout plan to be rolled out early next week. At 12:36 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was up 9.21, or 2.02% at 464.29.

Looking at S&P group activity so far today, the best performers were regional banks, homebuilders, diversified banks, diverse financial services firms, auto parts companies and broadcasters. On the banking front, the KBW Banking Index jumped 9.4%, with Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) soaring 22% after getting a “buy” recommendation from analysts, and also being swept up in the bailout euphoria today.

In an interesting twist, the market decided to embrace today’s “bad” news on the employment picture as a “good” news event for the market. The argument has already been made many months ago that economic data will lag the actual market bottom and today’s sobering glimpse of a receding labor market was interpreted as just another cattle prod that can be applied to lawmakers to get things rolling on both a bank bailout and on a fiscal stimulus package.

For the record, the Labor Department said that a jolting 598,000 Americans lost their jobs in January, the largest one-month decline in 34 years. In addition, the unemployment rate climbed to 7.6%, the highest level in more than 16 years. Canada also saw the worst job loss today in more than a generation, but it hasn’t stopped their stock market from gaining 2% so far today, either...

Small-cap stocks pushed higher early Friday as investors chose a “glass half full” approach to this morning’s dreary employment data, hoping that the bad news will push lawmakers to move quickly next week to bolster the economy. Some of today’s small-cap gainers were Omniture, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR), Skyworks Solutions (Nasdaq:SWKS) and TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSYS).

Other Market Watch highlights today included:

• However, there were some thoughts that the dismal reading will simply prod lawmakers to be more aggressive in agreeing to a big stimulus package.  
• By any measure, the jobs report presented a bleak picture of the U.S. economy.  
• Small-cap stocks pushed higher early Friday as investors chose a “glass half full” approach to this morning’s dreary employment.  
• The chart structure for the Russell 2000 has eased into a mini-trading range within the elongated extended trading range.

Small Cap Gainers:

• Business optimization software provider Omniture, Inc. is up 17% after reporting big revenue jumps in Q4 earnings Thursday. (See Nasdaq:OMTR)  
• Chip maker Skyworks Solutions is up 17% to $5.88 on stronger-than-expected Q1 earnings released after Thursday's close. (See Nasdaq:SWKS)  
• Wireless communications technology company TeleCommunication Systems Inc. is up 17.2% to $8.50 after reporting positive Q4 earnings late Thursday.(See Nasdaq:TSYS)
• Air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. is up nearly 13% to $15.04 after this morning announcing it will trim freighter fleet and cut staff. (See Nasdaq:AAWW)  

Small Cap Losers:

• Consumer finance website operator Bankrate was down 13% in premarket after reporting weaker-than-expected Q4 profits late Thursday. (See Nasdaq:RATE)  
• Disease-management program administrator Healthways Inc. is down 23% in pre-market after announcing late Thursday that a loss of contracts and the overall weak economy will hurt revenue in 2009. (See Nasdaq:HWAY)

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:AAWW), Callon Petroleum Co. (Nasdaq:CPE) and Trina Solar Ltd. (Nasdaq:TSL) are among the new 52-week lows in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: USG Corp. (Nasdaq:USG), Digital River Inc. (Nasdaq:DRIV), Zale Corp. (Nasdaq:ZLC), Danaos Corp. (Nasdaq:DAC), Emeritus Corp. (Nasdaq:ESC) and True Religion Apparel Inc. (Nasdaq:TRLG).