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FridayAug 01, 2008 3:52 am

Which Small Capital Stocks Will Graduate to the Big League? A Series on Treasured Investing Tactics for Today

Unfortunately, there is no single route to success in business and stock investing. Sometimes, entirely contradictory approaches produce equally creditable results. The ‘specialization versus integration’ debate is an example. Some of the world’s best corporations remain sharply focused on a narrow business definition. Others build value for their stocks through horizontal integration. Customers are best placed to determine the optimal focal length of business scope. Careful analysis of a decision-making model can reveal how broad a range of products and services should be. A vegetable market cannot specialize in tomatoes alone. However, an expectant mother would hardly care to visit…

FridayAug 01, 2008 3:49 am

How to Grow a Business & Stock Investment Mind – The Productive Week-End Series

These are great times for top stock investors to forge ahead. Business management professionals can use the current market environment just as well. Adversity brings out the best in the skilled and talented. Darwin’s Law applies to business and stocks: only the best will adapt to challenges and survive. Credit has become a competition driver in 2008. The best of Wall Street has crashed because they splurged their dollars. Untold numbers are in grief because budgeting illiteracy has brought wolves to their home doors. Big business, if the Fed is to be believed, is in danger if interest rates do…

FridayAug 01, 2008 3:45 am

Gardner Denver, Inc. (GDI) Set to Acquire CompAir

Gardner Denver, Inc. (GDI) is a global manufacturer of highly engineered reciprocating, rotary and van compressors, liquid ring pumps and blowers for various industrial and transportation applications, pumps used in the petroleum and industrial markets, and other fluid transfer equipment serving chemical, petroleum and food industries. The company’s operations are organized into two reportable segments: Compressor and Vacuum Products, and Fluid Transfer Products. In the Fluid Transfer Products segment, the company designs, manufacturers, markets and services a diverse group of pumps, water jetting systems and related aftermarket parts used in oil and natural gas well drilling. In the Compressor and…

FridayAug 01, 2008 3:42 am

PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI) Selected by Mexico’s Ministry of Health to Provide Newborn Screenings

PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI) provides products and services relative to neonatal screens, prenatal screening and maternal health. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company designs, manufactures, and markets service products and systems within two business units: Life and Analytical Sciences, and Optoelectronics. The Life and Analytical Sciences unit provides precision instrumentation, reagents and chemistries, software and services for a wide range of scientific and industrial laboratory applications, including genetic screening, drug discovery and development, environmental monitoring, food and beverage quality, and chemical analysis. The Optoelectronics unit provides digital imaging, sensors and specialty lighting components used in biomedical, consumer products and other specialty…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 6:58 pm

Abviva, Inc. (AVVA.OB) is “One to Watch”

Abviva, Inc. (AVVA.OB), a biomedical company that specializes in the development and commercialization of diagnostic and therapeutic products from mammastatin, a growth-regulatory protein that inhibits breast cancer cell growth, was recently noted as a stock to watch. Abviva’s research focuses on developing innovative breast cancer diagnostic and therapeutic products that can benefit individuals throughout the world. Abviva’s growth strategy is to develop a fully integrated diagnostic and therapeutic business that is sustained by product and services revenues. Additionally, the company plans to commercialize the Mammastatin Serum Assay, which measures a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, through its wholly owned…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 6:53 pm

Probe Manufacturing, Inc. (PMFI.OB) is “One to Watch”

Probe Manufacturing, Inc. (PMFI.OB), an electronics manufacturing company specializing in developing and manufacturing power electronics for electric/hybrid applications, is a “Stock to Watch” here at QualityStocks. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Lake Forest, California, Probe Manufacturing provides a full range of electronics design, manufacturing, and supply chain management services to some of the world's leading aerospace, industrial, alternate fuel, electric/hybrid, and medical device manufacturing firms. The company’s research focuses on developing advanced power electronics and electronic controllers that improve reliability, efficiency, and ruggedness, and decrease systems costs for advanced vehicles and power generation systems. One of the company’s core…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:36 pm

Cubic Energy, Inc. (QBIK.OB) To Be Listed on AMEX as “QBC”

Cubic Energy, Inc. (QBIK.OB), an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, announced today that its common shares have been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Cubic is expected to begin trading under the symbol “QBC” on the AMEX on Monday, August 4, 2008. Assuming Cubic is in compliance with all applicable listing standards on that date, Cubic will only trade on the AMEX and will no longer be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. “This is an incredible milestone for Cubic and its shareholders. With the ability to list on AMEX, Cubic is able…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:34 pm

GSI Technology (GSIT) Reports Q1 Net Income Nearly Triples

GSI Technology, Inc. (GSIT), a provider of static random access memory (SRAM) products used in telecommunications equipment, released Q1 2009 financial results today after the close. Revenues were $17.3 million, an increase of 53% year over year. Net income increased 173% to $3.0 million, or 11 cents per share, compared to $1.1 million or 4 cents per share last year. Analysts expected earnings of 7 cents per share on revenues of $15.3 million. "In both sales and profitability, we continue to build on the momentum established in prior quarters," said Lee-Lean Shu, the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:32 pm

AtheroGenics Inc. (AGIX) Reports Positive Clinical Trial Results for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes is a word we’re all familiar with, but many people don’t know the list of afflictions associated with the disease, which include blindness, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and nerve damage. Approximately 221 million people around the world have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. AtheroGenics Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIX) is a pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetes and coronary heart disease. The company today announced top-line results from its ANDES phase 3 clinical trial of AGI-1067, the company’s lead antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drug candidate for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. According…

ThursdayJul 31, 2008 1:31 pm

DRI Corp. (TBUS) Posts Record Preliminary Sales Results Fueled by High Gas Prices, Global Transportation Trends

DRI Corp. (Nasdaq: TBUS) is a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international surface transportation and transit security markets. The company has a diverse portfolio of products, including TwinVision and Mobitech electronic designation sign system; Talking Bus voice announcement systems; Digital Recorders, an Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle tracking system; and VacTell, a video actionable intelligence system. The company today announced its preliminary second quarter results, posting expectations of net sales of $19.4 million, up 30 percent for the same period last year, marking a record high for second quarter sales volume. DRI’s products aid in transit…

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