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Bowne & Co Inc. (Nasdaq:BNE), Albany Molecular Research Inc. (Nasdaq:AMRI) and Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Multi Color Corp. (Nasdaq:LABL), LSI Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:LYTS), Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:MRCY), Liquidity Services Inc. (Nasdaq:LQDT), Dorman Products Inc. (Nasdaq:DORM) and Molina Healthcare Inc. (Nasdaq:MOH).

Also included among the results: Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM), Chart Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:GTLS), Sturm Ruger & Co Inc. (Nasdaq:RGR), 012 Smile Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:SMLC), Susser Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq:SUSS) and Dycom Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:DY).

Gladstone Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:GLAD), Universal Technical Institute Inc. (Nasdaq:UTI) and Mueller Water Products Inc. (Nasdaq:MWA) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Taylor Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq:TAYC), Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM), Bristow Group Inc. (Nasdaq:BRS), Union Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq:UNB) and WMS Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:WMS).

VistaPrint Ltd. (Nasdaq:VPRT), Webster Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:WBS) and Wintrust Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:WTFC) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM), Switch & Data Facilities Co Inc. (Nasdaq:SDXC), CoBiz Financial Inc. (Nasdaq:COBZ), AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Nasdaq:ANN), World Acceptance Corp. (Nasdaq:WRLD) and Maidenform Brands Inc. (Nasdaq:MFB).

Andersons Inc. (Nasdaq:ANDE), CBL & Associates REIT (Nasdaq:CBL) and Primeenergy Corp. (Nasdaq:PNRG) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Forrester Research Inc. (Nasdaq:FORR), EnerSys (Nasdaq:ENS), Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM), Gladstone Investment Corp. (Nasdaq:GAIN), Nanosphere Inc. (Nasdaq:NSPH) and Sonesta International Hotels Corp. (Nasdaq:SNSTA).

Small-cap stocks extended the morning swoon into midday trading, tugged lower by sloppy earnings and worries that the global economy was entering a deep slowdown headlined by a recession in the United States and a dive in demand from China. At 12:21 p.m. ET, the Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) was down 15.13, or 2.77%, at 531.71.

The global economic fears were stirred by a pullback in China factory output to six-year lows. Amid the economic worries, the price of copper tumbled to near three-year lows and has collapsed more than 50% since May. Why does copper matter? It is considered a key benchmark of economic growth around the world. During the big bull market run from 2002 to 2006 the price of copper went from about $0.65 a ton to more than $4 (a stunning rise in value of more than 500%). Much of that soaring demand was fueled by astounding economic growth in China, where the world’s fourth-largest economy basked in double-digit GDP for years on end. However, the latest GDP report out of China slipped to a pace below 10% for the first time in five years. In short, if copper is struggling, the global economy is struggling.

Along that line of thinking, stock markets and/or currency valuations on heavy commodity producing countries like Canada and Chile were taking a hit. In Canada, commodity stocks were sinking and pulling down the overall stock indices, while in Chile, the peso crumbled some 3%. Copper accounts for more than half the dollar value of Chilean exports. What’s it all mean to stocks here in America? So far today, stocks with commodity themes were getting hammered. The worst performing broad market sectors at midday included metals and mining stocks, steel, gold, integrated oil and gas firms and coal shares.

Small caps taking a hit today included ENGlobal Corp. (Nasdaq:ENG) as the engineering firm released preliminary earnings that were compromised by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. ENG shares were off some 32%. Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) tumbled 28%, sinking to fresh 52-week lows. TEO stock has been steadily declining for months since peaking just above $27 last November. The stock is now . . .

Otter Tail Corp. (Nasdaq:OTTR), Dolan Media Co. (Nasdaq:DM) and Zapata Corp. (Nasdaq:ZAP) are among the new 52-week lows in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

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Perceptron Inc. (Nasdaq:PRCP), Magma Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) and Acorn International Inc. (Nasdaq:ATV) are among the new 52-week lows in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

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

Shares of Dolan Media Co. (NYSE:DM) are trading in negative territory despite news after the close on Thursday that the provider of business information and professional services swung to a fourth-quarter profit. The Minneapolis-based company announced that earnings for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2007, were $3.1 million, or $0.12 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.36 per share, a year earlier.

Four analysts polled by Thomson Financial were projecting a profit of $0.11 per share.

At 11:19 a.m. ET, the stock had let go $2.76, or 12%, to $21.24.

The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) is posting strong gains as investors speculate that the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in December.

At 10:50 a.m. ET, the small-cap index had added 8.95 points, or 1.17%, to 775.01. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) was up 110.55 points, or 0.83%, to 13,422.28.

The bulls are dominating Wall Street as investors speculate that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut its target interest rate when it meets on Dec. 11. Fueling the speculation is a speech by Chairman Ben Bernanke after the close on Thursday, during which he told the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce that economic uncertainty has increased due to turbulence in financial markets and the Fed must remain alert.

On Oct. 31, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate, the rate at which commercial banks make overnight loans to each other, to 4.50% from 4.75%.

In economic news, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that consumption increased 0.2% in October. Economists were projecting a rise of 0.3%, the same as September’s increase.

With consumption making up about 70% of gross domestic product, a slowdown would spell trouble for the economy. Many observers have been predicting that American consumers will pull back in the face of higher energy prices, tighter credit and the seemingly never ending slump in the housing sector.

Shares of Dolan Media Company (NYSE: DM) are jumping in pre-market trading after theStreet.com's Jim Cramer said late Monday that the provider of business information and professional services to the legal, financial and real estate sectors is “one of the most interesting plays around as it is a play directly on mortgage defaults.”

“What's good about Dolan Media is that it has not attracted much attention,” Cramer said.

Cramer said the Minneapolis, Minn.-based firm works in two segments, publishing business journals and acting as a mortgage default processor. Acting as a mortgage default processor is a part of Dolan Media’s professional services division, which helps law firms process residential mortgage defaults, according to Cramer. 

The company said on Sept. 6 that it will ratchet up its professional services division. Cramer said he believes that division will comprise a larger portion of Dolan Media’s business.

Shares of Dolan Media (DM) gained $1.75, or 7.23%, to $25.95 in pre-market trading.