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MondayDec 28, 2009 9:21 am

Consumer Spending Reflects Holiday Cheer, but no Increase in New Home Sale

While consumer shopping contributed to a second straight monthly increase in November, the purchases don’t reflect new home shopping. While holiday shopping fueled the two-month increase in consumer spending, it’s not enough to power or even signal strong economic recovery. Despite the bleak job market, those who are fortunate enough to do so are paying down debts on concerns of the future and whether or not their employment blessings will last through the next year. On the other hand, that same job insecurity is keeping people from signing mortgage papers. November marked an 11 percent decrease in new home sales…

MondayDec 28, 2009 9:12 am

eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Successfully Releases First Doorway

eDoorways Corporation, a web-based consumer problem-solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace, successfully released the long awaited beta version of its first doorway, "SOLVE" v1.0, over the Christmas week-end. Initially covering businesses in Austin, Texas, but allowing international access, this doorway connects the consumer with providers of those goods and services that are being pursued, connecting real people with real solutions in "real-time." In a statement given on Christmas Morning, Gary Kimmons, Chairman & CEO of eDoorways, said, "We are extremely thrilled about our being able to give to our shareholders what we consider the best gift we…

MondayDec 28, 2009 8:51 am

Consorteum Holdings Inc. (CSRH.OB) Strategically Targets Multiple Financial Markets with Recurring Revenue Strategy

Consorteum Holdings Inc. is a technology systems integrating company in the financial services, payment and transaction processing industries. The company provides electronic transaction processing and management services to financial institutions, healthcare, government, public and private sectors companies. Thanks to the vast experience of the company's management team, Consorteum has been able to develop a well-thought out strategy to capitalize on the global opportunities within the growing financial services, payment and transaction marketplace. The company recognized a requirement within these industries to provide right source solutions to companies looking to maximize their business potential. The current economic slowdown has all companies…

ThursdayDec 24, 2009 5:46 pm

Market Schedule for the Holidays

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the U.S. exchanges will observe the following schedule: Thursday, December 24, 2009 – All equity and option markets will close at 1 p.m. (ET) – The fixed income market will close at 2 p.m. (ET) – The markets for preferred stocks and equity UIT’s will close at 12:45 p.m. (ET) – After-hours trading will operate from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. (ET) – Auction-Rate Preferred’s close at 9:15 a.m. Friday, December 25, 2009 - All U.S. exchanges will be closed. Monday, December 28, 2009 - Normal trading session hours for all…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 2:47 pm

General Environmental Management, Inc. (GEVI.OB) Moves Forward With Sales and Acquisitions

General Environmental Management Inc. recently completed the acquisition of Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW), a profitable full-service environmental services company focusing on waste water treatment. SCWW has been doing business for over 50 years, and has treated more than 2 billion gallons of waste water. It’s listed as one of the top 100 privately owned non-hazardous waste water utilities in the country. The acquisition was financed through the issuance of six promissory notes, totaling $9,003,000, along with warrants for the principals of SCWW to purchase 425,000 shares of GEM common stock. The interest rate for the notes is 6½% per…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 2:44 pm

Blackboard, Inc. (BBBB) Selected to Support Next-Generation of Online Learning by Westwood College

Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students around the world every day. The company's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, corporate and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online. The company announced yesterday a multi-year agreement with Westwood College to make Blackboard's innovative learning platform the standard for enhancing the student experience at Westwood's nationally recognized online school. As part of a strategic partnership, Blackboard's professional education group and Westwood – which also operates 17 physical campuses nationwide – will provide a next generation online experience…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 2:30 pm

NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NTWK) Up Over 30% Since Being Featured by QualityStocks

Wednesday of last week, QualityStocks initiated coverage of NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTWK). Since then the stock has risen from $0.80 to a high of $1.08 for gains of 35%! Volume has also increased substantially from a daily average of 105,657 to as high as 673,500 traded shares in a single day. NetSol Technologies, Inc. leverages its BestShoring(TM) practices and highly experienced resources to deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions. Their suite of products and services include credit and finance portfolio management systems, hospital/healthcare information management systems (HIMS), SAP consulting and services, custom development, systems integration, and technical services. NetSol's commitment to…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 2:00 pm

Magnum D’Or Resources, Inc. (MDOR.OB) Acquires Additional Tire Disposal Client in Colorado

Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. announced a new off-the-road (OTR) tire collection and disposal client today. Located in Northern California, MDOR's new client is the largest new and refurbished tire dealer in the entire region. Having already received over 70k pounds (35 tons) of OTR tires, and with a potential to exceed 50 tons per month in the future, MDOR is well positioned to exploit its innovative reprocessing technologies. Magnum, through its partner SRI, controls a host of proprietary green technologies for rubber reprocessing, making MDOR poised to explode globally as one of the only major contenders in this emerging sector.…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 1:22 pm

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Allegiant Professional Business Services Inc. (APRO.PK)

Allegiant Professional Business Services Inc. is focused on providing financial services to small and medium-size businesses. The company relieves its clients from many of the day-to-day tasks that negatively impact their core business operations, such as payroll processing, human resources support, workers' compensation insurance, safety programs, employee benefits, and other administrative and aftermarket services predominantly related to staffing. The company recently authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares as market and business conditions warrant. David Goldberg, CEO and Chairman of Allegiant, believes that the current valuation of Allegiant's common shares makes the repurchase of its own…

WednesdayDec 23, 2009 12:46 pm

Atlas Pipeline Holdings Ltd. (AHD) Gets Upgraded as Natural Gas Begins to Move in Volume and Price

Often investors look at the end product or how that product is manufactured as a way to profit. How that product actually gets to where it is sold is often passed by. Some sectors use trucks to move their products and find increased costs. Others use slightly more efficient methods such as rail transport. A method not often thought about is pipeline and oil/natural gas. Companies do actually specialize in moving natural gas and oil, processing it and getting it to market. One needs to investigate where the product is coming from and going to, but reliable profit can be…

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