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ThursdayMar 19, 2009 6:15 am

What You Can Learn from LIBOR

Obscure Benchmark Can Hold Wealth of Clues; What the Neighbors Think If you’ve ever owned an adjustable-rate mortgage, you might be familiar with LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate. But have you noticed the extra attention this interest rate is attracting? To investors around the world, LIBOR is more than a mere benchmark for short-term interest rates. It’s a proxy for how global markets view the outlook for the U.S. economy. Over There About half of all U.S. adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) are tied to LIBOR levels. The behavior of this interest-rate index determines whether ARM payments will rise, fall, or…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 6:12 am

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (ADMD.PK)

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (ADMD.PK) develops advanced production systems and processes in the nuclear medicine industry. The Company’s primary focus is on making previously unavailable medical isotopes, such as radioisotopes and stable isotopes, more available to the medical marketplace. In addition, the company leads the way to advanced systems for local product production. The company encourages using less invasive therapeutic processes, liked medical imaging, rather than highly invasive surgical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer. Advanced Medical has the rights to an advanced design compact system. This system is used in a series of medical radioisotopes…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 6:08 am

Small Cap Voice Featured Company: Seven Arts Pictures plc (SAPX)

Seven Arts Pictures plc, an independent motion picture production and distribution company, is focused on producing and licensing motion pictures in the United Kingdom and internationally. Based in London, the United Kingdom, Seven Arts Pictures plc operates in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company leverages proprietary and non-proprietary structures in the US, Canada, UK, and Hungary to reduce film production costs. Seven Arts Pictures takes advantage of tax motivated financing structures to subsidize and support film production. The company also reduces its financial risk by pre-selling certain domestic and international rights to…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 5:39 am

Gulf Resources, Inc. (GFRE.OB) CEO Presents at The World Money Show Hong Kong

Gulf Resources, Inc., a leading manufacturer of bromine, crude salt and specialty chemical products in China, announced that Xiaobing Liu, the company’s recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, gave a presentation at the World Money Show Hong Kong this week. In his presentation, Mr. Liu gave an overview of the company’s product mix, manufacturing facilities and resources, as well as financial performance. He specifically emphasized that Gulf Resources’ future expansion strategy will primarily focus on capturing a larger market share based on consolidation of bromine resources and streamlining of distribution, in addition to strengthening the company’s oil and gas exploration chemical…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 5:27 am

Obama Stocks

Talk about a no brainer, Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) was beaten down to the one dollar range, so it had no place to go but up. Add to that two sure fire buy signals, a huge short interest that had to start short covering and the fact that banks are getting blank checks from their favorite uncle, and you have a classic powder keg. Citi is already nearing a triple from its lows. It’s these types of returns that have investors asking, “Where are the next opportunities?” While the banks will be the biggest beneficiaries, by far, they’re not the…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 5:24 am

KANA Software, Inc. (KANA.OB) to Enhance Com Hem’s Customer Service

KANA Software, Inc., a leading multi-channel customer service provider, announced today that its services were selected by Com Hem, one of the leading providers of triple-play services (including cable TV, digital television, broadband, telephony and HDTV) in Sweden. Com Hem offers over 140 television channels and is a premier media, entertainment and telecommunications provider for over 33 percent of Sweden’s households. KANA’s multi-channel knowledge solutions will allow Com Hem service agents to quickly respond to customer queries, reduce handling time and identify solutions. The company’s solutions will also increase first-call resolution as agents will be provided with advanced search capabilities…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 5:13 am

Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Earnings

Before the opening bell, Ross Stores, Inc. announced earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended January 31, 2009 of $.76, up 9% from $.70 for the 13 weeks ended February 2, 2008. Net earnings for the 13 week period grew to a record $97.4 million, up from $94.5 million for the 13 weeks ended February 2, 2008. Sales for the 13 weeks ended January 31, 2009 increased 5% to $1.734 billion compared to $1.652 billion for the 13 weeks ended February 2, 2008. For the year ended January 31, 2009, earnings per share grew 23% to $2.33 compared to…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 5:04 am

Sector 10, Inc. (SECT.OB) Investor Relations Video Goes Live

Sector 10, Inc., a company focused on becoming the world’s leading provider of mobile and stationary emergency life response equipment, announced today that the recent interactive media demonstration and HD Investor Relations Video is now available at http://www.2009stockpicks.com. Describing the company’s product line, CEO Pericles DeAvila stated, “When you look at Sector 10’s products, software, and capabilities, you have 50-100 thousand products that have been invented overtime to address, mitigate or save your life. What we have done as a company is invent a system that organizes all of those products into a delivery system that is managed by a…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 4:54 am

I GREEN INNOVATIONS, Inc. (IVOT.OB) Removes Dilutive Instrument from its Balance Sheet

iVoice Technology, Inc., d/b/a I GREEN INNOVATIONS, Inc. (OTCBB: IVOT) announced this morning that the company has amended the rights of the holders of its Series A Secured Preferred Stock, effectively removing the right for holders to convert their Preferred Stock into Common Stock. According to the press release, the company has $1.44 million of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The company also removed the right for holders of the Preferred Stock to vote their stock as Common Stock. Jerry Mahoney, Chairman of I GREEN INNOVATIONS, commented, "We have shown that we are committed to maximizing shareholder value for I…

ThursdayMar 19, 2009 4:36 am

Nexia Holdings, Inc. (NXHD.OB) Enters Stock Exchange Agreement with Seamless Corporation for $1,000,000 of Preferred Stock

Nexia Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has signed a stock exchange agreement with Seamless Corporation (SMWF.OB) to exchange 200,000 shares of Nexia’s Series C Preferred Stock, with a stated conversion value of $1,000,000, for $1,000,000 worth of Seamless Corporation’s Series “C” Preferred Stock. The company anticipates that the closing of this exchange will take place within the next 10 days, pending the delivery of the necessary documentation to the respective transfer agents of the two companies. Mr. Surber, CEO of Nexia, commented, “This is one of several such exchanges that I have been exploring over the past few weeks.…

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