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Can Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) Go to the Next Level?
2008-04-18 14:09:00
Level 3 (Nasdaq : LVLT) is yet to report its 1Q 2008 quarterly earnings. But today, we will try answer some unknowns. Is Level 3 capable of going to the next level? Revenues are growing, but not fast enough to catch up with the tremendous losses they continue to post. On February 7, 2008, the Colorado-based company said it saw an increase in its consolidated revenue making $1.10 billion for the fourth quarter 2007, compared to consolidated revenue of $1. read more in hotstocked.com

E*trade Financial, Inc. (Nasdq: ETFC) - still struggling...
2008-04-17 20:06:00
E*TRADE is just another stock that needs a good kick in the butt to start moving again. The company operates as a provider of retail investment and trading brokerage services. The stock price has been stalling for more than 4 months now without any signs of positive or negative trend to be forming. The main problem with E*TRADE is their current financial state. read more in hotstocked.com
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Regal Petroleum (AIM: RPT) Moves Higher
2008-04-17 19:42:00
Regal Petroleum (AIM: RPT) , the Ukraine-focused oil explorer moved higher today on the AIM hitting a price of 162.50p a share as the London-based company said it has appointed Keith Henry as its new finance director with immediate effect. Regal has recently been attracting some very impressive partners.  On November 21, 2007 the group announced that Royal Dutch Shell is in a process of acquiring a major part of the group's Ukrainian oil projects for up to $410m. read more in hotstocked.com
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ATA Group Picks Up the Fruits
2008-04-17 19:36:00
Shares of the AIM-listed ATA Group (ATP.L) were up yesterday hitting a price of 39.00p following positive report on 2007 despite the slowdown in the economy. At first glance, it appears to be an impressive showing.  Human resource group saw its revenue to grow to £23.6m from £18.1m previously while operating profit before exceptionals came in at £747,000 compared with the loss of 116,000 in 2006. Sales at ATA grew by 30% to £23. read more in hotstocked.com
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Does Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Have a Promising Future Ahead?
2008-04-16 17:26:00
Shares in Kodiak Oil & Gas (AMEX: KOG) , an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in the Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming and the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana, continued their ride up hitting a price of $2.81 before the closing, despite the news that c ompany’s Chief Financial Officer will be resigning on May 10. Resignation of CFO's are sometimes a non event and sometimes a prelude to accounting messes, scandals, etc. read more in hotstocked.com
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Platinum Equity and Covad Communications Group Inc. start the Honeymoon
2008-04-16 17:15:00
As expected, Yesterday Covad Communications Group Inc. (DVW) and Platinum Equity closed their merger transaction. All of the outstanding shares in Covad were purchased for $1.02. Earlier this week Covad Communication held a shareholders meeting where the majority approved the agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which an affiliate of Platinum Equity will acquire all outstanding shares of Covad for $1.02 per share in cash. read more in hotstocked.com
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Healthcare Locums (HLO.L) Announces Healthy Results
2008-04-15 23:33:00
It was another day of breaking the records on the AIM, as Healthcare Locums (HLO.L) , health and care agency said its profits and turnover more than doubled putting the company's shares amongst top risers. As soon as the news had struck investors, the stock price saw a feeble increase and at the closing it stopped at 91.44p barrier. Healthcare recruitment group's profit before taxes went up to £7.3m from £3.1m. Sales increased by 108% to £135m. read more in hotstocked.com
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Felix Group (FLX.L) Finally Gets Crawshaw. Shares Down 15% Today
2008-04-14 22:13:00
The AIM-listed Felix Group today put last signatures on the papers concluding a £11.7m acquisition of Crawshaw, a meat retailer. However, despite the successful deal, shares in Felix today plummeted by 15% to 0.85p. Both sides agreed on a a reverse takeover in an all share deal. The company will now be named as Crawshaw Group. Rostherne-based group saw a surge in first-half pretax loss and before its plans to acquire Crawshaw. The company reported a pretax loss of £12. read more in hotstocked.com
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Baltic Oil (BTC.L) Up Today, Despite Increase in Losses
2008-04-14 20:22:00
Shares in Baltic Oil Terminals (BTC.L) today continued their ride up, despite the news that the Kaliningrad-focused oil operator's pre-tax losses increased in 2007. At the time of polishing up this article Baltic Oil's shares were up by 0.61% hitting a price of 87.63p a share. The year of 2007 had been a tough fight which the group failed. They generated pre-tax losses of £11.8m in 2007, compared with £8.2m the previous year. However, revenues were up £ read more in hotstocked.com
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Blockbuster, Inc. (NYSE: BBI) - seeks to bite more than they can eat?
2008-04-14 19:37:00
Blockbuster, Inc. (NYSE: BBI) , one of the major operators of entertainment-related stores, today unveiled their offering to acquire Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) - the second largest electronics retailer in the United States. The news has caused a major impact on Circuit City's share price as the stock has already rocketed nearly 25% to 5.17 at the moment. The major question here is rather Blockbuster is really able to offer $1.3 billion? read more in hotstocked.com
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Has Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) got out of the circuit of disappoi
2008-04-14 15:40:00
Circuit City Stores , Inc. (NYSE: CC) , a retailer of consumer electronic, home office products and entertainment systems, has surprised analysts earlier this year by swinging the profit for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2008. The company's revenue for the quarter has, however, dropped by 5.7% compared to the same period a year ago which was exactly what the analysts had predicted. read more in hotstocked.com
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Pricester.com, inc. (otcbb:prcc) reports 312% increase in losses
2008-04-11 17:56:00
Pricester.com, inc. is a company that according to their SEC filings only has $850 in the bank. And no that is not a typo. That is eight hundred and fifty dollars. This figure represents approximately 37.4% less than my gardener had in his pocket when he stopped by this morning to plant some flowers. Yet they are a public company who has been making some very positive press releases recently and have recently shown up in some spam stock promotion campaigns. read more in hotstocked.com
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Lights out for Prometheus Energy
2008-04-10 21:57:00
After years of tremendous losses and miniscule revenues, the management of Prometheus has figured out a fantastic way to avoid the high costs associated with being a publicly traded AIM listed company.  Their strategy is a simple one.  Delist the stock, resign as officers and directors, and liquidate the business.  Following the announcement of their clever plan, Shares in Prometheus Energy (PEC.L) sank yesterday by 30% leaving 3.10p. read more in hotstocked.com
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Silverjet In Takeover Talks As the Group Struggles to Take Off
2008-04-10 20:26:00
Shares in Silverjet were flying sky-high today hitting 21.00p, following the news that the company has received a takeover bid. But since our last coverage on business class only airline company stock sank almost 50% . The year of 2007 had been a real nightmare for the group as its shares plummeted around 90%. On a report dated November 23, 2007 the group said that in the six months ended 30 September 2007, the Silverjet incurred a loss before taxation of £13. read more in hotstocked.com
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Green Plains Renewable Energy Announces 1Q Results
2008-04-10 16:48:00
Green Plains Renewable Energy , Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) (AMEX: GPRE) , earlier this morning announced its financial results for the first quarter of their fiscal year 2008. Green Plains reported a profit of 9.9 million dollars, on an increase in revenues of over 50% from the previous quarter. Additional financial and operating information is contained in Green Plains' Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. read more in hotstocked.com
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NASDAQ Renewable Energy Index Rallies
2008-04-09 12:58:00
The NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Index (CLEN), a renewable energy index, rose 19% in the last month, from 418.63 on March 10 to 497.56 on April 8. This represents a significant rally, repairing much of the 36% decrease of the CLEN index from January 1 to March 10. Record oil prices, as well as record gasoline prices at the pumps, have helped fuel the partial recovery in value of renewable energy stocks. The rise of the stock markets in general also pushed renewable energy sector higher. read more in hotstocked.com
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Optimisa (OPS.L) Is Positive About 2008
2008-04-09 12:39:00
Optmisa today announced that its 2007 results were beyond its estimates, and the AIM-listed, marketing services group is confident about 2008 . Pre-tax profit in the year increased to £1.26m from £0.73m in 2006 on revenue that rose 94% to £11.42m. Earnings per share is up 34% to 18.37p. The group has expanded its empire with the recent acquisition of EQ Group in October 2007, for a total cost of £13.13m, including debt of £6.16m. read more in hotstocked.com
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Carbon Sciences (CABN) and the Carbon Cycle
2008-04-09 11:14:00
Carbon Sciences (OTCBB: CABN) is a company involved with the carbon problem. Can this little company solve a big problem? The carbon cycle causes carbon to transform from carbon dioxide to other forms like in plant tissues, and later back to carbon dioxide. The carbon cycle has been overwhelmed by the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. The result has been rising CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere. read more in hotstocked.com
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Cellulosic Ethanol Hype
2008-04-08 21:13:00
"Cellulosic" is the buzzword in ethanol nowadays. Is cellulosic ethanol becoming over-hyped? Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol produced from wood chips, switchgrass, crop waste, or other cellulosic feedstocks. The reason cellulosic ethanol is so hot presently is that corn prices have risen to record levels, making ethanol cost-ineffective to produce from corn, despite record high oil prices. Rising food prices are also putting pressure on politicians in Washington. read more in hotstocked.com
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GreenMan Technologies Down 50% in 3 Months
2008-04-08 19:41:00
GreenMan Technologies (OTCBB: GMTI), a tire recycling company, has watched its stock decline in value 50% since the start of the year. The company collects and recycles over 12 million tires per year, transforming the tires into fuel, aggregate, and crumb rubber. The crumb rubber feedstock can be used for athletic tracks and road surfacing. read more in hotstocked.com
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CMKM Diamonds Faces SEC Charges in $64 Million Penny Stock Fraud
2008-04-08 12:33:00
A microscopic mining company called CMKM Diamonds Inc., which was trading under a penny, has been accused of a $64 million penny stock fraud. The allegations are that the company issued hundreds of billions of shares illegally, leaving 40,000 investors nationwide without their money. read more in hotstocked.com
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2007 Results Make Zirax Confident About the Future
2008-04-07 20:48:00
The AIM-listed speciality chemical company Zirax Zirax Plc (ZRX.L) today announced that 2007 was a successful year, as it increased capacity following the enlargement of its Volgograd plant and the opening of the new supply from Rosignano, Italy. Zirax Plc (ZRX.L) said its full year pretax profit rose 35% and revenues rose 23%. The group said demand still exceeds supply, and it is therefore confident of growing the business substantially during the coming year and the next. read more in hotstocked.com
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Ceres Power Up 8% Today
2008-04-07 17:16:00
Ceres Power Holdings (LSE: CWR), a fuel cell developer, saw its stock price soar today, pulled up by higher oil prices. Fuel cells are similar to batteries, though batteries are normally closed systems, whereas fuel cells use a fuel, like hydrogen. In a fuel cell, the energy of the fuel reaction is converted directly to electricity, avoiding the mechanical inefficiencies of traditional power generators. read more in hotstocked.com
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E.ON Plans £700m Wind Farm
2008-04-07 12:10:00
E.ON (EONG.DE), a power and gas company with an emphasis on renewable energy, today submitted a plan for a £700m offshore wind farm. The 300MW Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm , proposed to be located off the East Yorkshire coast, would be one of the largest in UK waters. Enough electricity would be generated to supply nearly 200,000 homes with "green" power. read more in hotstocked.com
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AFSE Up 18% on News of "Super" Enzyme for Ethanol
2008-04-04 23:46:00
ALL Fuels & Energy stock (OTCBB: AFSE) today soared 18% on the company's announcement that is has selected a "super" enzyme on which it has begun testing. The tests will determine the enzyme's ability to boost yields of ethanol from corn and cellulosic feedstocks. You can read the full press release at Yahoo . Okay, so they selected an enzyme to test. There is very little "meat" read more in hotstocked.com
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Renewable Energy Tax Credits May Ride on Housing Bill
2008-04-04 21:39:00
Today members of the Senate proposed adding renewable energy tax credits to the Senate's bipartisan housing package. The energy tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year. An extension of renewable energy tax credits passed the House of Representatives on February 27, but this legislation, HR 5351, has been stalled in the Senate. Furthermore, President George W. Bush had vowed to veto renewable energy tax credits. Does the President have the "cajones" read more in hotstocked.com
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Bid Approach Drives Brinkley Mining (BRM.L) Up
2008-04-04 20:55:00
The AIM-listed, uranium explorer, Brinkley Mining (BRM.L) moved higher to 6.50p adding 2.30p since previous closing. The company said it has received a bid approach, which initiated a surge in the stock price. "The company notes the movement in its share price today and confirms that it has received an approach which might lead to an offer being made for its shares," the company commented in a brief statement. read more in hotstocked.com

D1 OILS (DOO.L) Continues to Lose Ground
2008-04-04 18:18:00
Shares in D1 Oils (DOO.L) continued to lose ground, sliding 5p more to 36p despite Karl Watkin, the founder and former chairman of the biodiesel producer, said he was considering his options on his shareholding, including making an offer for the group. " read more in hotstocked.com
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Good Drilling Results Give a Boost for Eurasia Mining (EUA.L)
2008-04-03 23:36:00
Shares in Eurasia Mining (EUA.L) moved higher today by 0.125p to 3.00p after it said drilling results showed the ‘best indicators yet’ for platinum mining at its Volchetundra project in North West Russia. The Russia focussed miner said the encouraging results come from a recently completed new borehole, taken together with results from previous drilling, indicating grades of up to 2.25 grams per tonne of platinum group metals. read more in hotstocked.com
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Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. Fizzling
2008-04-03 22:06:00
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (OTCBB: PFCE) sustained a 41% loss of value in its stock during March. Is the stock ripe for picking or ready to rot? Pacific Fuel Cell is a development stage company that is in the business of fuel cells. Fuel cells are similar to electrolytic batteries, with an anode, cathode and electrolyte. Yet fuel cells are different, in that fuel cells consume reactants, whereas batteries are closed systems. read more in hotstocked.com
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