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TuesdaySep 30, 2008 3:57 am

Cereplast, Inc. (CERP.OB) Supplies Bioplastic Resin for Non-Petroleum Based Products

Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB: CERP) announced that they will begin supplying biodegradable resin for a new line of tableware by WNA, Inc. WNA recently launched the Earth Sense line of high-quality disposable plates and cutlery. They will be made with Cereplast's renewable and ecologically sound resin, made of such materials as corn, wheat, tapioca and potato starches. These substitute for petroleum-based plastics. “We are very pleased about working with WNA and with the growing demand and applications for our Compostables family of resins," said Frederic Scheer, Cereplast chairman and CEO. "This represents a multi-million pound (£) opportunity for our company. As…

TuesdaySep 30, 2008 3:54 am

American Vanguard Corp. (AVD): Profits on the Farm?

American Vanguard (AVD) is a maker of specialty chemical products for agricultural and commercial uses, primarily on American farms. The company manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, human, and animal protection. These chemicals include insecticides, fungicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms. In addition, American Vanguard distributes various pharmaceutical and nutritional supplement products, as well as offers environmental consulting services. Earlier this month, the company declared a semiannual cash dividend of three cents per share. The dividend came on the heels of a five-cent a share dividend earlier this year, showing investors the company's…

MondaySep 29, 2008 7:10 pm

Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC): Bay Area Profits?

Bank of Marin (BMRC) is a bank holding company operating in Northern California. The company offers traditional banking services such as checking and savings accounts, direct deposit payroll, and certificates and loans to small and medium-sized businesses and non-profit organizations. Bank of Marin's loan portfolio is comprised of commercial and retail lending programs that include commercial loans and lines of credit, construction financing, consumer loans, home equity lines of credit, commercial real estate loans and credit cards, as well as reverse mortgages, leases, and 401K plan management through third-party vendors. Bank of Marin has been somewhat of an anomaly among…

MondaySep 29, 2008 7:08 pm

ESSA Bancorp. Inc. (ESSA): The Key to Investor Returns in the Keystone State?

ESSA Bancorp (ESSA) is a bank holding company that provides financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in Pennsylvania. The company offers traditional banking services such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, club accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and other qualified plan accounts. ESSA is also a provider of first mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and commercial loans. In addition, ESSA also offers asset management and trust services, as well as provides investment services through its relationship with PRIMEVEST Financial Services, Inc. While larger financial institutions across the U.S. fall by the wayside due to…

MondaySep 29, 2008 7:06 pm

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (DLB) Reveals 3-D Voice Communication Platform for Online Gaming; Reduction in Cost of 3D Glasses

Dolby Laboratories (DLB), based in San Francisco, is a recognized innovator in audio entertainment. The company was founded in London, England by Ray Dolby in 1965 after Dolby received his Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge University. Though Dolby Laboratories was a U.S. corporation at the time of its inception (Dolby started his career in high school as a part-time employee for Ampex Corporation in Redwood City, California), the company moved its headquarters to San Francisco in 1976. Dolby, at the Austin Game Developer’s Conference, recently announced the availability of software development kits for Dolby® Axon, a voice communication platform designed…

MondaySep 29, 2008 4:06 pm

AmeriWest Energy Corporation (AWEC.OB) Rated “Strong Speculative Buy” by Financial Research Group

AmeriWest Energy Corp. (OTCBB: AWEC) was recently given a speculative strong buy rating from the research firm Bridge IR Group in their most recent research report. Contained in the report is an informed analysis that also projects a 12-month target price of $1.75. That value is a 450% return to investors at today's market price of around $0.40. Ameriwest Energy already produces close to 35 barrels of oil per day (nearly $120,000 in monthly revenue) and has more wells coming online shortly. Ameriwest is a growing, revenue-positive energy company producing underdeveloped oil resources in the prolific Rocky Mountain region of…

MondaySep 29, 2008 3:39 pm

September 29th CEOcast Weekly Newsletter

Companies featured in the current edition of the newsletter: CBMC, CETG, ETGF, GMPM, GNBT, GSPG, HYTM, IASCA, ITUI, MBND, PLKH, SWYV, TKO, VYTR In yet another volatile week for the stock market, the major indices continued to exhibit large percentage swings with almost daily changes of direction. However, when the dust settled, the Dow lost another 245 points last week, extending its annual loss to 16.0%. The Nasdaq slipped 91 points, bringing its year-to-date loss to 17.7%, while the S&P gave up 42 points and now exhibits an annual loss of 17.4%. Meanwhile the small-cap Russell lost nearly 49 points,…

MondaySep 29, 2008 1:40 pm

Bailout Fails to Pass – Stocks Crash

The Dow Jones suffered extreme losses during Monday's session. Following another failure-to-please regarding the proposed government bailout package, the index saw its heaviest ever one day decline, dropping 777 points. It appears that the warnings of Henry Paulson, and others who said that immediate action was needed, were largely ignored. This was met with a sigh of relief by the vast numbers of Americans who have been vehemently opposed to the plan from the start. At least for the time being, the bill is dead, and will most likely not receive a re-vote in its current form. The plan failed…

MondaySep 29, 2008 1:39 pm

Wachovia Acquired by Citigroup on Monday

Realizing that it had been beaten like so many others, Wachovia Corp. sold its banking operations to Citigroup on Monday, for the tidy sum of $2.2 billion, or one dollar per share. It wasn't a total victory for Citigroup, however, as the company expects to sustain heavy losses in excess of $42 billion in order to write down Wachovia's damaged $312 billion loan portfolio. The deal was brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. To calm to the fears of Wachovia customers, the FDIC released this statement: "All depositors are fully protected and there is expected to be no cost…

MondaySep 29, 2008 1:38 pm

Foreign Markets Also Feeling the Pressure

The ripple effects of America's credit crisis are beginning to be felt around the globe, as expected. Monday saw the crumbling of several foreign financial institutions as European stocks echoed their American counterparts with heavy losses. Global Insight's chief European economist Howard Archer believes that global financial catastrophes are going to worsen before they get any better. "...the more the turmoil and dislocation continues, the further this could spread," he said, "We live in vicious times." Let us hear your thoughts below:

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