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Investors on Wall Street are preparing for another weeks open and are hoping to
recover from the negative close last session. All three primary indices in the
U.S. closed out negative last Friday across the board. The Dow Jones was lower
by over 300 points on Friday. For the week overall, the DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500
ended on the negative side of breakeven. The Dow Jones dropped 2 percent. The
Nasdaq fell lower by .5 percent and the S&P 500 dropped by 1.7 percent. The
negative weeks are adding up in the marketplace and expectations are becoming
more pessimistic. This week should be another one filled with challenges.
Investors continue to deal with and process the negatively skewed economic data
in the U.S. In addition, investors will continue to deal with the negative
ramifications stemming from the growing debt problems in Europe. The happenings
in Europe will play out big this week and investors in the U.S. will be paying
close attention. The weight of this should push indices lower during the opening
session today. More negativity this day may stem from Bank of America. BAC is
sifting through their share of negative news and their CEO will present at the
Barclays investors conference in New York. Sentiment is already low and the
posts to come this day may push it even lower. Stock trends will be challenged
as the week moves forward. Frank Matto

Top 10 Best-Performing Marine Transportation Stocks Year-to-Date: RLOG, HOS, KEX, SINO, SSW, ALEX, CMRE, DAC, ESEA, BHO (Sep 11, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Marine Transportation stocks year-to-date. Two Chinese companies (SINO, SSW) are on the list. Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 47.87% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 44.06% for the last 52 weeks. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 26.77% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 63.50% for the last 52 weeks. Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 21.32% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 43.58% for the last 52 weeks. Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SINO) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 20.17% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 10.00% for the last 52 weeks. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 4.75% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 14.63% for the last 52 weeks. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 0.17% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 15.16% for the last 52 weeks. Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.07% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was N/A for the last 52 weeks. Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.41% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -3.44% for the last 52 weeks. Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.76% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -9.34% for the last 52 weeks. B + H Ocean Carriers Ltd. (AMEX:BHO) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -8.00% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -13.11% for the last 52 weeks.

Top 10 Micro Cap Stocks of the Week: GLA, SPEX, MELA, CONN, CWTR, IGOI, CFBK, SWS, GRO, DMC (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Micro Cap stocks for the past week. One
Chinese company (GRO) is on the list. Clark Holdings Inc. (AMEX:GLA) is the 1st
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 161.82%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 64.85% year-to-date. Spherix
Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPEX) is the 2nd best-performing stock last week in this
segment of the market. It was up 103.85% for the past week. Its price percentage
change was -62.68% year-to-date. MELA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELA) is the 3rd
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 53.55%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was -3.28% year-to-date. CONNS,
Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) is the 4th best-performing stock last week in this segment of
the market. It was up 44.77% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
71.37% year-to-date. Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ:CWTR) is the 5th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 34.83%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was -62.15% year-to-date. iGo,
Inc. (NASDAQ:IGOI) is the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of
the market. It was up 33.33% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
-54.17% year-to-date. Central Federal Corporation (NASDAQ:CFBK) is the 7th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 30.65%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 92.16% year-to-date. SWS
Group, Inc. (NYSE:SWS) is the 8th best-performing stock last week in this
segment of the market. It was up 30.27% for the past week. Its price percentage
change was 3.96% year-to-date. Agria Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:GRO) is the 9th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 27.74%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was -8.85% year-to-date. Document
Security Systems, Inc. (AMEX:DMC) is the 10th best-performing stock last week in
this segment of the market. It was up 25.70% for the past week. Its price
percentage change was -41.93% year-to-date.

Top 10 Best-Performing Advertising Stocks Year-to-Date: ECGI, SGRP, FMCN, ICLK, ABTL, VELT, VCLK, CHRM, FORR, MDCA (Sep 11, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Advertising stocks year-to-date. Two Chinese companies (FMCN, CHRM) are on the list. Envoy Capital Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ECGI) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 113.61% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 104.44% for the last 52 weeks. SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 38.55% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 6.49% for the last 52 weeks. Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 35.11% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 49.65% for the last 52 weeks. interCLICK Inc (NASDAQ:ICLK) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 5.96% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 47.41% for the last 52 weeks. Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ:ABTL) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 2.33% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 4.76% for the last 52 weeks. Velti Plc (NASDAQ:VELT) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -3.25% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -17.66% for the last 52 weeks. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.11% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 29.93% for the last 52 weeks. Charm Communications Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:CHRM) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.50% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 18.60% for the last 52 weeks. Forrester Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -9.41% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 1.04% for the last 52 weeks. MDC Partners Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:MDCA) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -15.69% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 14.29% for the last 52 weeks.

Luxury Stock Tiffany Is Way Overpriced

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace Go to the "Gifts for Her" web page at Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF ) and you see lots of nice items. You will also notice that the 12 items on the first page sell for an average price of $1,815. That's almost 4% of the median annual income of households in America. This Tiffany pricing model might not seem like much to some well-heeled shoppers, but for many it's one or two months rent. Something's upside down in the world we live in when one person can easily afford to spend 20 C-notes for a piece of jewelry and another can't scrape together the funds to keep a roof over their heads. Tiffany & Co. might sell nice jewelry, but its stock always will be under pressure because of the optics of its opulent product. Current shareholders and potential investors take heed. This stock has no staying power. Tiffany and Allocation of Capital Businesses that sell jewelry for $1,800 a pop generate a great deal of free cash. Tiffany's pricing power is legendary, although not nearly as strong as Coach

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of September

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dow2664 Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends’. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend . This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield. Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF) market cap: $4.2B ex div date: 9/19/2011 yield: 6.3% Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. ADR (TMX) market cap: $8.4B ex div date: 9/19/2011 yield: 5.1% Federal Realty Inv. Trust (FRT) market cap: $5.3B ex div date: 9/20/2011 yield: 3.3% Portland General Electric Company (POR) market cap: $1.7B ex div date: 9/22/2011 yield: 4.7% The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend. Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend. Record date : the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date. Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date. Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. By Stockerblog.com

Top 10 Most Profitable U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks: VALV, TBOW, CYOU, TAOM, HGSH, BIDU, GA, NTES, KONE, CNET (Sep 11, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 most profitable U.S.-listed Chinese stocks for the last 12 months. Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALV) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 69.42% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.37% for the same period. Trunkbow International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TBOW) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 65.72% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 49.19% for the same period. Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 52.84% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 60.81% for the same period. Taomee Holdings Ltd (NYSE:TAOM) is the 4th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 47.76% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 46.62% for the same period. China HGS Real Estate, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSH) is the 5th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 47.14% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 49.12% for the same period. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 6th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.51% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 52.18% for the same period. Giant Interactive Group Inc (ADR) (NYSE:GA) is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.02% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 54.45% for the same period. NetEase.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 44.50% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 45.63% for the same period. Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solutions Hldg Ltd (NASDAQ:KONE) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 43.69% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 53.04% for the same period. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) is the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 40.25% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 42.16% for the same period.

Top 10 Best-Performing Automotive Stocks Year-to-Date: MLR, ARGN, LKQX, ACAT, GPC, TWI, HOG, WMCO, CXDC, SMP (Sep 11, 2011)

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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Automotive stocks year-to-date. One Chinese company (CXDC) is on the list. Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MLR) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 27.90% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 40.43% for the last 52 weeks. Amerigon Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARGN) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 11.40% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 11.09% for the last 52 weeks. LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQX) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 9.15% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 25.06% for the last 52 weeks. Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAT) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 4.23% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 88.63% for the last 52 weeks. Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 1.50% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 22.27% for the last 52 weeks. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 1.23% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 78.04% for the last 52 weeks. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -0.12% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 30.63% for the last 52 weeks. Williams Controls, Inc. (NASDAQ:WMCO) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.26% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 15.75% for the last 52 weeks. China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.39% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -2.75% for the last 52 weeks. Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.30% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 30.39% for the last 52 weeks.

Top 10 Best-Performing Marine Transportation Stocks Year-to-Date: RLOG, HOS, KEX, SINO, SSW, ALEX, CMRE, DAC, ESEA, BHO (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Marine Transportation stocks year-to-date.
Two Chinese companies (SINO, SSW) are on the list. Rand Logistics, Inc.
(NASDAQ:RLOG) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 47.87% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 44.06% for the last 52 weeks. Hornbeck Offshore Services,
Inc. (NYSE:HOS) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 26.77% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 63.50% for the last 52 weeks. Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX)
is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It
has risen 21.32% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change
was 43.58% for the last 52 weeks. Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd.
(NASDAQ:SINO) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 20.17% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 10.00% for the last 52 weeks. Seaspan Corporation
(NYSE:SSW) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the
market. It has risen 4.75% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 14.63% for the last 52 weeks. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
(NYSE:ALEX) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the
market. It has risen 0.17% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 15.16% for the last 52 weeks. Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE) is
the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen -2.07% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
N/A for the last 52 weeks. Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) is the 8th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
-2.41% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -3.44%
for the last 52 weeks. Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the 9th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.76% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -9.34% for the last 52
weeks. B + H Ocean Carriers Ltd. (AMEX:BHO) is the 10th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -8.00% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -13.11% for the last 52
weeks.

Top 10 Best-Performing Advertising Stocks Year-to-Date: ECGI, SGRP, FMCN, ICLK, ABTL, VELT, VCLK, CHRM, FORR, MDCA (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Advertising stocks year-to-date. Two
Chinese companies (FMCN, CHRM) are on the list. Envoy Capital Group Inc.
(NASDAQ:ECGI) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 113.61% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 104.44% for the last 52 weeks. SPAR Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SGRP) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 38.55% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 6.49% for the last 52 weeks. Focus Media Holding Limited
(ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this
segment of the market. It has risen 35.11% since the beginning of this year. Its
price percentage change was 49.65% for the last 52 weeks. interCLICK Inc
(NASDAQ:ICLK) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of
the market. It has risen 5.96% since the beginning of this year. Its price
percentage change was 47.41% for the last 52 weeks. Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ:ABTL)
is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It
has risen 2.33% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change
was 4.76% for the last 52 weeks. Velti Plc (NASDAQ:VELT) is the 6th
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
-3.25% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -17.66%
for the last 52 weeks. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) is the 7th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.11% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 29.93% for the last 52
weeks. Charm Communications Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:CHRM) is the 8th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.50% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 18.60% for the last 52
weeks. Forrester Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR) is the 9th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -9.41% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 1.04% for the last 52
weeks. MDC Partners Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:MDCA) is the 10th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -15.69% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 14.29% for the last 52
weeks.

Top 10 Best-Performing Automotive Stocks Year-to-Date: MLR, ARGN, LKQX, ACAT, GPC, TWI, HOG, WMCO, CXDC, SMP (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Automotive stocks year-to-date. One
Chinese company (CXDC) is on the list. Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MLR) is the
1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has
risen 27.90% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was
40.43% for the last 52 weeks. Amerigon Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARGN) is the 2nd
best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen
11.40% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 11.09%
for the last 52 weeks. LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQX) is the 3rd best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 9.15% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 25.06% for the last 52
weeks. Arctic Cat Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAT) is the 4th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 4.23% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 88.63% for the last 52
weeks. Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) is the 5th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 1.50% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 22.27% for the last 52
weeks. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE:TWI) is the 6th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 1.23% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 78.04% for the last 52
weeks. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) is the 7th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -0.12% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 30.63% for the last 52
weeks. Williams Controls, Inc. (NASDAQ:WMCO) is the 8th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.26% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 15.75% for the last 52
weeks. China XD Plastics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CXDC) is the 9th best-performing stock
year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -2.39% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -2.75% for the last 52
weeks. Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP) is the 10th best-performing
stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -7.30% since the
beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 30.39% for the last 52
weeks.

Top 10 Most Profitable U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks: VALV, TBOW, CYOU, TAOM, HGSH, BIDU, GA, NTES, KONE, CNET (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 most profitable U.S.-listed Chinese stocks for the last 12
months. Shengkai Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALV) is the 1st most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 69.42% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.37% for the same period.
Trunkbow International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:TBOW) is the 2nd most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 65.72% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 49.19% for the same period.
Changyou.com Limited(ADR) (NASDAQ:CYOU) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 52.84% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 60.81% for the same period. Taomee Holdings Ltd
(NYSE:TAOM) is the 4th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its
net profit margin was 47.76% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin
was 46.62% for the same period. China HGS Real Estate, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSH) is the
5th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 47.14% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 49.12% for
the same period. Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is the 6th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.51% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 52.18% for the same period.
Giant Interactive Group Inc (ADR) (NYSE:GA) is the 7th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.02% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 54.45% for the same period. NetEase.com,
Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:NTES) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 44.50% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 45.63% for the same period. Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solutions
Hldg Ltd (NASDAQ:KONE) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 43.69% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 53.04% for the same period. Chinanet Online Holdings Inc
(NASDAQ:CNET) is the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 40.25% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 42.16% for the same period.

Top 10 Large Cap Stocks of the Week: YHOO, GOLD, AUY, ABX, EGO, NEM, KGC, GG, AU, GFI (Sep 11, 2011)

Top 10 Large Cap Stocks of the Week: YHOO, GOLD, AUY, ABX, EGO, NEM, KGC, GG,
AU, GFI (Sep 11, 2011) China Analyst - 2 hours ago Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is
the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up
8.46% for the past week. Its price percentage change was -12.93% year-to-date
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Top 10 Small Cap Stocks of the Week: CALP, OPTR, XRA, MDVN, HOLI, HRBN, CGR, SXI, AXU, GLBL (Sep 11, 2011)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Small Cap stocks for the past week. Two
Chinese companies (HOLI, HRBN) are on the list. Caliper Life Sciences Inc.
(NASDAQ:CALP) is the 1st best-performing stock last week in this segment of the
market. It was up 41.22% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
64.83% year-to-date. Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTR) is the 2nd
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 23.76%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 5.48% year-to-date. Exeter
Resource Corp. (AMEX:XRA) is the 3rd best-performing stock last week in this
segment of the market. It was up 22.47% for the past week. Its price percentage
change was -12.24% year-to-date. Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) is the 4th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 20.93%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 25.71% year-to-date. Hollysys
Automation Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:HOLI) is the 5th best-performing stock last
week in this segment of the market. It was up 17.73% for the past week. Its
price percentage change was -53.56% year-to-date. Harbin Electric, Inc.
(NASDAQ:HRBN) is the 6th best-performing stock last week in this segment of the
market. It was up 16.47% for the past week. Its price percentage change was
14.12% year-to-date. Claude Resources Inc. (USA) (AMEX:CGR) is the 7th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 13.37%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 4.57% year-to-date. Standex
Intl Corp. (NYSE:SXI) is the 8th best-performing stock last week in this segment
of the market. It was up 12.57% for the past week. Its price percentage change
was 6.29% year-to-date. Alexco Resource Corp. (USA) (AMEX:AXU) is the 9th
best-performing stock last week in this segment of the market. It was up 11.78%
for the past week. Its price percentage change was 11.23% year-to-date. Global
Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLBL) is the 10th best-performing stock last week in
this segment of the market. It was up 11.23% for the past week. Its price
percentage change was -25.69% year-to-date.

AstraZeneca Rolls the Dice on Cholesterol Drug and Comes Up Short

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN ) rolled the dice when it pitted its cholesterol drug Crestor against the Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) blockbuster Lipitor in a head-to-head study. When the study results were revealed Sept. 2, it looked as though Astra rolled snake eyes. Investors responded accordingly to the disappointing news, taking the company's shares down 3.5% to $45.08. Now the London-based member of Big Pharma has to find a way to limit the damage. Astra took a gamble when it launched the study, called Saturn, several years ago. Drug makers shy away from direct comparisons of their drug with a competitor, but Astra thought Crestor, which has a strong effect on bad cholesterol, had a good chance of topping Lipitor at dealing with arterial plaque. Unfortunately, the company was wrong — sort of. Study researchers measured the amount of plaque in two different ways: by total volume and percentage volume. Crestor reduced the total volume of fatty deposits in the artery more than Lipitor, but on a percentage basis — the study's main measure of effectiveness — the result wasn't statistically meaningful. Full results of the study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association on Nov. 15. If Crestor had demonstrated superiority, the data would have given Astra a big marketing boost in the cholesterol wars. That edge would have become even more valuable later this year when Lipitor loses patent protection. That's because the company could have told doctors its drug was better for patients than the Lipitor copycats that soon will be flooding the market. Now it can't. The bigger fear for Astra now is that the cheap Lipitor knockoffs will start eating away at Crestor sales, which reached $5.6 billion last year. After all, if Crestor isn't as good as Lipitor, why shouldn't doctors prescribe the cheaper generic versions instead of the pricier brand-name Crestor to budget-conscious patients? Some of the heavy hitters on Wall Street think that's exactly what will happen. Matrix’s Navid Malik downgraded Astra to “reduce” and said he’s expecting Crestor sales to suffer. And Sanford Bernstein’s Tim Anderson lowered his 2015 sales estimate for Crestor by 5% to $6.5 billion. That compares with the $7 billion average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Bloomberg . An article on the Smart Money website also suggested selling Astra because of expected pricing pressures on Crestor. One optimistic voice in the wilderness is MF Global’s Justin Smith, who thinks Crestor will hold its own against generic Lipitor because of its efficacy in hard-to-treat patients. Those investors who value Smith's opinion and think Astra still is a decent buy have some other reasons to like the stock. For one, they wouldn't be buying at the high; Astra shares are down more than 2% year to date. And based on estimated earnings for 2012, the shares are trading at a more than reasonable P/E of just more than 7. Those seeking income will like the company's annual dividend of $1.70, which gives it a sweet yield of 3.7%. Barry Cohen is long PFE.

Top 10 Stocks Since 9/11

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tdp2664 InvestorPlace As someone who used to work at the World Trade Center, the coming 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks hits me especially hard. I lost friends on that fateful September morning, as did so many of my fellow Americans. More importantly, America lost her collective sense of sanctuary from the very real enemies committed to her destruction. Yet try as they may, America's foes failed to break our spirit. The dastardly acts also failed to wreak the kind of havoc on our financial markets our enemies intended. Perhaps the best way to illustrate just how much resolve our equity markets possess is by looking at the powerful gains in the best-performing stocks since the 9/11 attacks. To find out just how powerful these gains have been, I ran a Bloomberg search for the top performing stocks (currently over $500 million in market cap) of the past 10 years. There were a lot of familiar names on the list, including such market stars as Apple ( NASDAQ : AAPL ), which soared 4,186%, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers ( NASDAQ : JOSB ), which climbed 2,995%, and Amazon ( NASDAQ : AMZN ), which saw a 2,553% gain since 9/11. Yet as great as those gains are, these three stellar stocks didn't even make the top 10. The table below shows the 10 best-performing stocks since 9/11.

Top 10 Stocks Since 9/11

As someone who used to work at the World Trade Center, the coming 10-year
anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks hits me especially hard. I
lost friends on that fateful September morning, as did so many of my fellow
Americans. More importantly, America lost her collective sense of sanctuary from
the very real enemies committed to her destruction. Yet try as they may,
America's foes failed to break our spirit. The dastardly acts also failed to
wreak the kind of havoc on our financial markets our enemies intended. Perhaps
the best way to illustrate just how much resolve our equity markets possess is
by looking at the powerful gains in the best-performing stocks since the 9/11
attacks. To find out just how powerful these gains have been, I ran a Bloomberg
search for the top performing stocks (currently over $500 million in market cap)
of the past 10 years. There were a lot of familiar names on the list, including
such market stars as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), which soared 4,186%, Jos. A. Bank
Clothiers (NASDAQ: JOSB ), which climbed 2,995%, and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ),
which saw a 2,553% gain since 9/11. Yet as great as those gains are, these three
stellar stocks didn't even make the top 10. The table below shows the 10
best-performing stocks since 9/11.

Weekly Outlook for September 12-16

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Following the sharp decline in crude oil prices by the end of the week, along with the appreciation of the US dollar against major currencies including the Euro and CAD, there are many questions regarding the direction of major commodities prices such as gold prices and forex including Euro/USD in the upcoming week. There are many news items and reports that will be published this week that could affect traders including: US Federal Budget Balance, OPEC monthly report, U.S. producer price index and Philly Fed Manufacturing Index . Here is an economic news calendar for the week of September 12th to September 16th that highlights the main news items and reports related to the U.S., Euro Area and Australia.

Medicare Part D 2011 Medicare Changes Health Care Reform and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Medicaid Reform News

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dow2664 Government programs like Medicare and Medicaid continue to experience pressure post debt ceiling revision. Funding for these programs has always been at the heart of the controversy. Some want cuts, and some want additional provisions. Those that want supplemental provisions have increased recently as more and more Americans receiving benefits hit the coverage gap. The “doughnut hole” is swallowing more Americans but generic drug availability recently increased. Almost 30 million people are currently enrolled in a Medicare prescription drug program. Each person that receives the benefits will end up paying a certain amount for their prescription drugs, and the plan covers a certain amount. All of this happens routinely until the plan reaches a ceiling payout amount. Once the ceiling is hit, then the expenses are out of pocket. This is the “doughnut hole”. According to a recent study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, fewer people are being negatively affected in the “doughnut hole”. The reasoning behind the drop in the number of Americans being negatively affected may have to do with the availability of generic drugs. Cheaper generic drugs are more widely available in the current market environment and this is helping those that have to pay expenses out of pocket. Another problem though for beneficiaries is that the amount they have to pay before becoming eligible for catastrophic coverage is over 3500 dollars. Unemployment is at a relative high and many that need prescription drugs are stuck. They just can’t afford to pay the difference. Stephen Johnson

Weekly Outlook for September 12-16

Following the sharp decline in crude oil prices by the end of the week, along
with the appreciation of the US dollar against major currencies including the
Euro and CAD, there are many questions regarding the direction of major
commodities prices such as gold prices and forex including Euro/USD in the
upcoming week. There are many news items and reports that will be published this
week that could affect traders including: US Federal Budget Balance, OPEC
monthly report, U.S. producer price index and Philly Fed Manufacturing Index.
Here is an economic news calendar for the week of September 12th to September
16th that highlights the main news items and reports related to the U.S., Euro
Area and Australia.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Reveals Power Figures

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tdp2664 E money daily Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG)'s has revealed its total power use. Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG) Reveals Power Figures One of the closest guarded secrets at Google HQ, the total power consumption of the company, was revealed yesterday. In a new website tracking its energy consumption, Google Inc. ( NASDAQ :GOOG) said that, "At Google, we've worked hard to minimise the environmental impact of our services. In fact, to provide you with Google products for a month, our servers use less energy per user than leaving a light on for 3 hours. If you add in our renewable energy and offsets, our footprint is zero." Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares were at 534.96 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 3.5% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.21 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.28 Zack’s Rank: 4 out of 31 in the industry

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) To Up Charity Donations

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tdp2664 E money daily Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ :AAPL) has announced plans to match employees' charitable contributions. Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ :AAPL) To Up Charity Donations Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ :AAPL), said in a message to employees that the company would match employees' contributions to non-profit organizations, up to $10,000 per year. Mr. Cook said in the statement that, "I am very happy to announce that we are kicking off a matching gift program for charitable donations. We are all really inspired by the generosity of our co-workers who give back to the community and this program is going to help that individual giving go even farther." Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks are currently standing at 384.14. Price History Last Price: 384.14 52 Week Low / High: 261.4 / 404.5 50 Day Moving Average: 373.66 6 Month Price Change %: 10.8% 12 Month Price Change %: 46.1%

Taming the Beast: Wall Street’s Imperfect Answers to Making Money

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dow2664 The book, Taming the Beast: Wall Street’s Imperfect Answers to Making Money by financial journalist Larry Light, is a very thorough and complete analysis of all the various investment strategies and types of investments. He discusses how investors can’t just rely on one technique such as value investing, growth investing, and asset allocation. Light provides extensive coverage of international investing, real estate investing, short selling and bonds. The chapter I found most interesting was Chapter 8 on Alternatives. On page 169, he reported how Hillary Clinton turned $1,000 into $100,000 in just ten months by trading cattle futures. Chapter 12 on Behaviorism is also very fascinating, covering the emotional side of investing. Key pitfalls are loss aversion, anchoring (relying on information that is irrelevant), and recency (believing that what happened recently is more important than what happened in the past. The book has extensive anecdotes, and provides the various strengths and weaknesses of the many approaches to investing. In addition to Light’s many articles in BusinessWeek, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal, you will find Taming the Beast: Wall Street’s Imperfect Answers to Making Money an interesting read.