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This stock demonstrates the fallacy of exits based on short-term setbacks in results. Analysts have been unpleasantly surprised by a profit drop during the Most Recent Quarter. The management has toned down its business expectations…

AFAM has closed the second week of May 2008 at $21.60, which is tantalizingly close to the annual high of $25.38. The Price to Earnings Ratio continues to be below 15, even after this surge.…

Gymboree Corp. (NASDAQ: GYMB), a specialty retailer offering unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and a 4% increase in same-store sales. Same-store sales, a key indicator of…

Treehouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS), a food manufacturer primarily serving the retail grocery and foodservice channels, recently reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings of $0.34 per share versus $0.24 per share on a 39% sales increase.…

Acxiom Corp. (ACXM) posted a loss for the fiscal fourth quarter as costs to lay off workers and close properties ate into results, according to the marketing services company. Acxiom lost $58.3 million, or 76…

General Electric (GE) plans to auction off its appliance business for as much as $8 billion, ending the company’s long association with so-called “white goods”. With appliance sales getting hit by the slowing U.S. economy…

GeoEye, Inc. (GEOY) is a provider of space-based and aerial imagery, and geospatial information through both high and low resolution imagery, imagery-derived products, and image processing services to customers worldwide. The company operates a constellation…

VanceInfo Technologies Inc (NYSE: VIT) announced today that International Data Corporation, IDC, has ranked VanceInfo as #1 among Chinese offshore software development vendors for the North American and European markets, based on 2007 revenues. IDC…

Coal is perhaps one of the most visible minerals used in today’s world. The average consumer or manufacturing giant may not actually see it in its black, raw form, but they are likely to experience…

4Kids Entertainment Inc. (KDE), a major provider of children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing, sees their job as helping to entertain and engage children during their leisure time. With this goal in mind, they have, through…

At Amish Naturals (AMNT), wholesome organic food is their reason for being. The products they manufacture, distribute, and sell reflect the wholesome traditions of the Amish people and their culinary customs. Headquartered in Holmesville, Ohio,…

It seems a simple matter to serve hog bagels and coffee. The truth of the fiercely competitive Restaurant industry is that no management team can ever take customers for granted. Successful business in this rather…

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put an experimental drug from one of the company’s key research programs on a fast track for approval. The European Commission has taken similar action by…

Barr’s Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: BRL) recently announced weaker-than-expected sales for the first quarter and lowered its 2008 financial forecast for the second quarter in a row. Shares of the company’s stock plunged more than 22 percent…

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) recently announced that the company’s first-quarter profits rose 6.9 percent. For April, the company recorded a 3.2 percent same-store increase without fuel. Estimates for May are expected to be flat…

China Automotive Systems (CAAS), a maker of power steering components for automobiles in China, reported solid first quarter results. Revenues increased 46% year over year to $41.5 million, resulting in a 170% increase in net…

CDI Corp. (CDI), based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, provides engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing to a wide range of Fortune 1,000 customers in the aerospace, process & industrial, IT, life sciences and…

R.H. Donnelley Corporation, self-billed as a leading Yellow Pages publisher and online, local search company, is faltering following the release of first quarter financial results. Although revenues reached $675 million, up 2 percent from the…

Tribune Co. (TRB) rejected the latest proposal from the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority to acquire Wrigley Field, saying that the new undisclosed offer was not workable from a team standpoint. “Any transaction transferring ownership of…

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (WYN) today announced an agreement for the development of 17 Ramada hotels throughout Eastern Canada during the next 10 years. Days Hospitality, which currently owns and operates three Ramada hotels in Calgary,…

Solutions to a particular problem don’t always need to be researched. Sometimes they have been in use for quite some time, but not taken advantage of. Eventually, these products are found and put to great…

BJ’s is one of the first and most successful wholesale clubs in the eastern United States. Spread over 16 states, BJ’s currently has 177 outlets in operation. In a recent press statement, BJ’s Wholesale Club…

An attractive product is always a nice benefit when it comes to selling craft items. Efficiency in making the products is even better. If a company can put together an efficient manufacturing operation for one-of-a-kind…

DAG Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAGM) announced this morning that its board of directors has authorized a common stock repurchase. The company is planning to buyback up to 150,000 common shares in market or off-market transactions…

As a global consumer products company, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (SPC) sees the world as their market. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Spectrum sells their products in over one million stores, in 120 countries. The world’s top…

The next time you’re playing your favorite golf course, check out the pro shop. There’s a good chance they’re carrying Ashworth products. As part of the Textile-Apparel Clothing sector, Ashworth Inc. (ASHW) designs, manufactures, and…

This company is a seller for manufacturers of electronic components and a source for entities that require communication and automated solutions. It is able to generate superior business results through a novel operational model. The…

Professional stock investors evaluate current values of future cash flows. Investments needed to establish new brands tend to have long gestation periods. They suffer from a variety of risks as well. That is why late…

FARO Technologies, Inc. (FARO) has acquired an exclusive license from Dimensional Photonics International, Inc. (DPI) for global rights to develop, manufacture and sell the company’s technology and products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.…

CryoLife, Inc. (CRY) recently announced the first implantation of the combination aortic-mitral allograft heart valve in a patient at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jose Navia, a cardiac surgeon with the…

ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) recently announced that the Beijing Airport Group has selected the ZOLL AED Plus® for installation in the Beijing International Airport’s newly-built Terminal 3, the largest single airport building in the world.…

Navarre Corp (NAVR:NASDAQ) is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products in the U.S. and Canada. The company’s customers come from a wide spectrum of retailers, including mass merchandisers,…

Generex Biotechnology Corp. (Nasdaq: GNBT) is a leader in drug delivery for metabolic diseases through the inner lining of the mouth. The company has developed a proprietary Metformin chewing gum product, MetControl. Today, the company…

A few years ago, as a wedding gift of sorts, one of our writer’s friends was presented with stock in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD). Since that time, he has watched his stock plummet from…

You can’t blame Spire Corp. for basking in the sunshine of success when it comes to their business. As a leading provider of products and services to the solar energy, biomedical, and optoelectronics industries, they…

In this information age, Learning Tree International (LTRE) knows the importance of specialized training for business professionals. Their focus is on helping IT and other professionals in public and private sector businesses stay at the…

Manny, Moe & Jack of the Pep Boys (PBY) gave their former chief executive a compensation package worth $17.2 million for just over 10 months of work in 2007, but he had to forfeit 39%…

This small capital stock from the Trucking Industry of the Transportation Sector proves that the Process element of the Services Marketing Mix can be honed in to a sustainable competitive advantage. The company covers all…

Disposable products have essential roles in modern healthcare. The core strength of this small capital member of the Medical Equipment & Supplies Industry from Hauppauge, NY is that each of its six lines of revenue…

An arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has granted the company $2 million for a two-year program to develop its technology related to the management of sexually transmitted diseases. This company…