FridayAug 15, 2008 3:41 am

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

The larger a corporation, the more likely it is to depreciate its suppliers and distributors. The culture of inorganic growth has also fostered a value to own every entity of any worth. Tight credit conditions could force companies to collaborate without dominating each other’s boardrooms. However, the best companies will always excel at associate relationships during phases of rapid growth. This could prove to be the least crowded route to business expansion as markets pull out of the 2008 trough. Supply and logistic chains have all the resources of corporations they serve. Cooperation with a competitor may be a contradiction…

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FridayAug 15, 2008 3:39 am

The Custodian Philosophy of Business Management and Stock Investing – How to Grow a Business & Stock Investment Mind

It helps to be a practicing Hindu in the worlds of business management and stock investing. The Holy Gita is an important scripture for Hindus. It advocates a philosophy of detachment from the material world. The Gita also prescribes commitments to one’s duties. That is why practicing Hindus have head starts in terms of custodial rather than ownership perspectives of stock portfolios. Spirituality in any form can help to promote dispassionate but diligent business management and stock investing behavior. Atheists may find secular sources of their own to avoid exaggerated responses to gains and losses of stock exchange rings. Equanimity…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 7:43 pm

Satcon Technology Corp. (SATC) Announces Second Quarter Financial Results and Outlines Plans for Growth

Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ: SATC), a leading provider of utility-scale distributed power solutions for the renewable energy market, recently announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2008. The company’s shares declined earlier this week after the announcement of a net loss of $8 million, or $0.18 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.7 million, or $0.09 per share, for the second quarter of 2007. Analysts estimated a new loss of $0.07 per share for the second quarter of 2008. During the second quarter, revenue increased 45 percent to $16.9 million, up from $11.7 million…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 7:42 pm

Shares of Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: EGT) Drops to Historic Low after Second Quarter Earnings Announcement

Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: EGT), a leading technology and solutions provider to the Pan-Asian gaming industry, recently announced its financial results from the second quarter ending June 30, 2008. The company’s shares plunged to a historic low earlier this week after the announcement of a net loss of $9.6 million, or a loss of $0.08 per share. Analysts expected a loss of $0.04 per share for the quarter. According to the chairman and chief executive officer of Elixir Gaming, Gordon Yuen, the company faced a number of challenges in the second quarter, including the issues with business arrangement in…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 7:40 pm

Trimble Navigation Limited (TRMB) Introduces the Trimble® 5800 GPS System

Trimble (TRMB) uses technology to produce solutions focused on applications requiring position or location. These applications include surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. The company, based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1978, also provides positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers and optics. Trimble recently announced the introduction of a scalable Trimble® 5800 GPS System. This system will add greater flexibility and versatility for a variety of survey, construction, civil engineering, and asset management applications. The Trimble 5800 System combines a GPS receiver, antenna, UHF radio, Bluetooth wireless technology, and power source into a single…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 4:54 pm

China North East Petroleum Ltd. (CNEH.OB) Reports Q2 Net Income Triples

China North East Petroleum Holdings, Limited (CNEH.OB), a producer of crude oil in Northern China, announced second quarter financial results this afternoon after the close of regular trading. Revenues surged 246% year-over-year to $14.2 million, compared to $4.1 million. This represents a sequential increase of 31% from $10.8 million in the first quarter. Net income tripled to $3.8 million, or 19 cents per share, compared to $1.3 million, or 5 cents per share for the same period last year. No analysts currently cover the stock. “We continue to see strong results in 2008, with the second quarter yielding record production…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 12:01 pm

Amedisys, Inc. (AMED) – A Leader in Home Health Services

Amedisys is one of the leading providers of home healthcare in the United States and Puerto Rico. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the company is dedicated to preserving a 26-year tradition of improving its patients' quality of life. Amedisys employs the best, most highly-trained healthcare professionals who can accommodate the needs of virtually any patient. Whether it is chronic illness, injury recovery, or post-surgical care, Amedisys has a corresponding management program. Across thirty-six states and Puerto Rico, the company is recognized as a trusted provider of quality in-home healthcare solutions. Bill Borne started Amedisys back in 1982, and has served…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 11:59 am

Morgans Hotel Group Co. (MHGC) – Operating Luxury Hotels Since 1984

Morgans Hotel Group ("MHG") is a hospitality company that focuses on the purchase and redevelopment of elegantly upscale boutique-style hotels. Since its inception in 1984, MHG has acquired a portfolio of nine properties spread over the cities of New York, Miami, L.A., San Francisco, and London. In all, the company operates more than 2,500 rooms in some of the world's most desirable resort locations. Aside from its nine world-renowned establishments, MHG and an equity partner own the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, which is currently undergoing an expansion. There are also a number of other properties that the…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 11:52 am

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd. (JCTCF) is Setting Profit Records across Several Business Segments

Jewett-Cameron Trading Co. Ltd. (JCTF) is a distributor and direct seller of wood and specialty metal products to home improvement and other related retailers throughout the U.S. The company operates in four primary lines of business: Industrial Wood Products; Lawn, Garden, and Pet; Seed Processing and Sales; and Industrial Tools and Clamps. The Lawn, Garden and Pet Segments appear to be on the rise for Jewett-Cameron as the company said those business lines helped partially offset weaker demand for its wood products in its fiscal third quarter. Oregon-based Jewett-Cameron reported record profit results for its aforementioned fiscal third quarter last…

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ThursdayAug 14, 2008 11:27 am

Gulf Resources Inc. (GFRE.OB) Posts Q2 Financials – More than 90% Increases across the Board

Gulf Resources Inc. (OTCBB: GFRE) operates through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Co. Ltd. and Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., to produce crude salt and bromine in China. Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety of compounds in the agricultural industry. The company recently announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, posting positive results and strategic agreements. For the second quarter of 2008, Gulf Resources net revenue increased 92 percent to $23.8 million as compared to $12.4 million the same quarter of 2007; gross profit was $9.7 million,…

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