FridayAug 29, 2008 12:56 pm

Shares of Linktone Ltd. (LTON) Pop 20% on Strength of Q2 Results

Linktone Ltd. (LTON), a provider of wireless interactive entertainment and advertising in China, reported second quarter 2008 financial results yesterday afternoon. Investors cheered the news by sending LTON shares 20% higher today, or $0.30, to close at $1.80 on five times normal trading volume. Revenues for the second quarter rose 63% year-over-year to $19.1 million. On a sequential basis, revenues fell 7% from $20.5 million in the first quarter. GAAP net loss swelled to $10.6 million, or 26 cents per ADS, compared to a net loss of $3.2 million, or 13 cents per ADS, for the same period in 2007.…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 9:59 am

Triangle Petroleum Corp. (TPLM.OB) Provides Update on Its Maritimes Shale Gas Program

Triangle Petroleum is an exploration company focused on emerging Canadian shale gas projects covering 584,000 gross acres in the Maritimes Basin in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The company plans to aggressively exploit their shale gas assets based on their prior experience with other shale gas assets in the Barnett and Fayetteville shale gas areas. Triangle's first exploration well, N-14-A, was spud in July of 2008 and drilled to a depth of 8,500 feet. The well encountered Horton Bluff Shale at a depth of 3,600 feet and drilled through a total of 4,900 feet of shale and interbedded sands. Core…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 9:30 am

Xiom Corp. (XMCP.OB) Appointment of New Sales Director Will Expand Marketing Reach

Xiom Corporation (OTCBB: XMCP) manufactures industrial-based thermal spray coating systems in the United States. The company’s XIOM 1000 Thermal Spray system is used to apply plastic powder coatings on steel, aluminum, non-ferrous substrates, wood, plastic, masonry and fiberglass. The company also manufactures plastic powder designed specifically for thermal spraying. To lead its marketing and distribution efforts, the company today announced the appointment of Bill Garomon as director of Industrial Sales, fueled by his 35 years of experience selling thermal metal spray systems and powder coating systems. "Garomon has personally sold, designed and installed more than 250 automated powder coating systems…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 9:28 am

Pinnacle Energy Corp. (PENC.OB) Secures $1 Million Acquisition of Six Producing Wells in Oklahoma

Independent oil and gas producer, Pinnacle Energy Corp. (OTCBB: PENC), formerly Gas Salvage Corp., today announced the acquisition of working interests in six wells in Pawnee County, Okla. for $1 million. The news sent shares of Pinnacle Energy soaring nearly 33 percent, to 98 cents. According to the press release, five of the six wells produce high-gravity light sweet crude oil; the sixth is a saltwater disposal well. The company’s interest in the wells lies in reports that, as of August 27, 2008, the five oil wells are producing 20 barrels of oil per day, and 30 MCF of gas…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 9:27 am

Liquidmetal Technologies Inc. (LQMT.OB) Indicates Today’s Slower Quarterly Growth will be Replaced with Higher Margins as China Move is Completed

The next time you look at your big screen television, take a closer look. Is it plastic that encases the screen or is it something else? Try the same for your cell phone. Materials science is always on the move, manipulating molecules and whatnot to come up with a stronger and lighter product. Most likely, you don’t pay them a second thought. It seems the products you use every day are increasingly not what they appear to be. Finding products that are used, but not paid attention to, are an opportunity for profit. The problem is, they need to be…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 7:34 am

Ferro Corporation’s (FOE) Materials Facilitate Performance

You know, when your sales for 2007 are $2.2 billion, that you're doing something right. That's the case for Cleveland, Ohio-based Ferro Corporation, which garnered those kinds of numbers last year. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Ferro is a worldwide supplier of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers. They are part of the Specialty Chemical industry and manufacture and sell their products in over 100 countries through the efforts of approximately 6,300 employees. Ferro's materials enhance the performance of products in diverse end-market applications. These are electronics, solar energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, building and renovation, appliances, automotive, household furnishings,…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 7:29 am

GreenMan Technologies Inc. (GMTI.OB) is Focused on Doing Green Business

With corporate headquarters in Savage, Minnesota, GreenMan Technologies, Inc. and their subsidiaries collect, process, and market scrap tires in whole, shredded, or granular form in the United States and Canada. Trading on the OTCBB as part of the Rubber and Plastics industry, GreenMan has a market capitalization of $7.41 million. Founded in 1992, the company markets their products via a direct sales force. GreenMan Technologies collects and recycles millions of tires each year for many applications. The recycled and reprocessed tires find use as efficient alternative fuels in large industrial boilers. They also find use as a substitute for crushed…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 7:16 am

Keep Up to Date with QualityStocks Featured Companies Using Twitter

If you want to know what’s going on with our featured companies, whether its price action or the latest news, then go see our Twitter page and add us as a friend: http://www.twitter.com/QualityStocks. Every day we post short messages that keep our followers in tune with what’s happening right now. For those not familiar with the website, Twitter is a service for friends, family, co–workers, and businesses to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick messages. The website launched July 2006, and has quickly grown into one of the largest social networking sites on the web. Let us…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 5:12 am

Keep Performance Health Technologies, Inc. (PFMH.OB) on Radar

Performance Health Technologies, Inc. is focused on developing and marketing performance evaluation and rehabilitation products that monitor and guide exercise while giving instantaneous motivational feedback. For nearly a decade, the company’s computer and medical experts have innovatively combined advanced software and medical technology to create MotionTrack™, a versatile proprietary technology platform. MotionTrack technology is the core of Performance Health’s products and computer software. By creating inventive devices and technologies using MotionTrack, the company’s mission is to transform the way individuals exercise, train, and rehab from injuries, giving users more efficient and controlled therapy, injury recovery, and personal training and fitness.…

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FridayAug 29, 2008 4:12 am

Even In Tough Real Estate Market, Realtor.com (MOVE) Traffic Surges

Move, Inc., (NASDAQ: MOVE) operator of Realtor.com, saw a 29-percent increase in site traffic in July. In addition, time spent looking around on the country's most popular home real estate site increased 26 percent in July and 9.5 % in the last 12 months, as overall the real estate search category fell by 1 percent. “The fact that consumers are spending significantly more time on Realtor.com than with many of the next closest competitors confirms they’re looking to us to provide reliable and comprehensive content, access to the largest and most accurate listing database on Realtor.com, and valuable home buying…

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