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radar RCON. Fracking plays kicking butt today, and RCON talked up that angle in their PR. Seems about due for a big pop
it looks like they want to really run it next week. nice job
PME - real nice call man!
TPI EPS not bad, though revs were off a bit. CLNT heavy volume here as well
MONT - one to add to the watchlist. China cloud IPO. doing well today
8K filed today detailing a transaction that sells WPCS australia to cover ex-CEO severance and get some cash in the bank as well.
Step 1 (or 2, if you call Step 1 the inclusion of ex-SPEX dude on the board) towards "Value Proposition" !
Exciting (to me at least).
yeah KNDI has been a fun one to say the least. Wonder if we're going to see the parabola to 11
RVP - looks like the big seller is done. Wasn't expecting this much of a bounce though!
UQM - china EV play. With KNDI approaching 52 week highs, traders are out looking for other EV plays, and UQM is a nice one to target. 52week high of 1.89 is in reach (hit 1.84 already today), and their china EV relationships are worth noting:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1661412-uqm-technologies-a-small-cap-play-on-the-electric-vehicle
Below is an excerpt from a different article:
In the 10-Q report we see that UQM Technologies is seeking orders from Chinese National Electric Vehicle Sweden that bought out SAAB and/or other Chinese automakers:
“Also, National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (“NEVS”), formerly SAAB, has announced that the Chinese city of Qingdao had approved a cash investment to purchase 22 percent of NEVS. NEVS has announced their intention to enter the electric vehicle market in 2014. In the past, we have supplied SAAB with electric propulsion systems for their test programs, and we are currently in discussions with NEVS to supply our products to them.”
“We are in discussions with several potential Chinese partners for both all-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one major Chinese company for the development and marketing of UQM electric propulsion systems for new energy vehicles in China. This agreement expands the global reach of UQM, and represents the initial step in our strategy to penetrate the Chinese market with our leading electric propulsion products. Under the agreement, UQM and its China-based partner will work collaboratively to introduce UQM products into the Chinese market for use in new energy vehicles. The China State Council published its new energy vehicles plan in July, 2012, setting a goal of 500,000 energy-efficient and clean vehicles on the road in China by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020.”
RVP - so it's a bit different. 2004 was settlement, while last week was jury award. prolly selling off due to likelihood of appeal.
thx for the digging kik
COGO - Founder/CEO buying 30% of assets for $80M. Current mkt cap (for 100% of assets) at $65m. Could have substantial upside if mkt revalues the company based on this purchase.
plus, company reaffirms intent to continue share repurchase.
SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogo Group, Inc. ("Cogo," or the "Company") (COGO) a leading gateway for global semiconductor companies to access the industrial and technology markets in China, announced today that the Company's Audit Committee, assigned to oversee the negotiation of the transaction by the Board of Directors, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell just over 30% of its assets to its founder, CEO and Chairman, Jeffrey Kang, for a purchase price of $80 million. The transaction is expected to close before the end of 2013.
At the NASDAQ close on September 20, 2013, Cogo's share price was at $2.18. The Company expects to continue purchasing its ordinary shares pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan during the upcoming blackout period.
COGO - Founder/CEO buying 30% of assets for $80M. Current mkt cap (for 100% of assets) at $65m. Could have substantial upside if mkt revalues the company based on this purchase.
plus, company reaffirms intent to continue share repurchase.
SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cogo Group, Inc. ("Cogo," or the "Company") (COGO) a leading gateway for global semiconductor companies to access the industrial and technology markets in China, announced today that the Company's Audit Committee, assigned to oversee the negotiation of the transaction by the Board of Directors, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell just over 30% of its assets to its founder, CEO and Chairman, Jeffrey Kang, for a purchase price of $80 million. The transaction is expected to close before the end of 2013.
At the NASDAQ close on September 20, 2013, Cogo's share price was at $2.18. The Company expects to continue purchasing its ordinary shares pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan during the upcoming blackout period.
KNDI more nice news, this time more details about their GEELY JV.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kandi-technologies-announces-completion-ev-130500982.html
JINHUA, China, Sept. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the 'Company' or 'Kandi') (KNDI), today announced that Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co. Ltd. ("Kandi Vehicles"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kandi has completed the acquisition of certain assets for electric vehicle ("EV") production pursuant to an Assets Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), announced on March 4th between Kandi Vehicles and Zhejiang New Energy Vehicle System Co., Ltd. ("New Energy").
The purpose of acquisition is to satisfy the cooperation between Kandi and Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. ("Geely") to establish a joint venture company of Zhejiang Kandi Electric Vehicles Co., Ltd. (the "JV Company"). According to the JV Agreement, the registered capital for the JV Company is RMB1 billion (approximately $160 million) and each party will contribute 50% of the registered capital in cash and will each own 50% of the JV Company. The JV Company will acquire EV assets from Kandi and Geely in order to possess the necessary properties, assets and technologies to conduct its EV business.
Upon the completion of the acquisition, the titles and ownership of the acquired assets were transferred directly to Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. ("Kandi Changxing"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kandi Vehicles as the contribution of registered capital by Kandi Vehicles to Kandi Changxing. The JV Company is now in the process of acquiring the entire ownership of Kandi Changxing from Kandi Vehicles, which is expected to be completed before the end of coming October.
Mr. Xiaoming Hu, Chairman & CEO of Kandi comments, "The completion of the asset acquisition and contribution to Kandi Changxing is an important step to fulfill our obligations under the JV agreement. The next step is for the JV Company to complete the acquisition of all the equities of Kandi Changxing and Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., which was set up by Geely, so they will become the wholly owned subsidiaries of the JV Company. Upon the completion of that process, the JV Company will become the largest pure EV manufacturer in China and will be able to provide variety of EVs to meet the needs of the urban green mini-public transportation projects throughout China."
They have told us that there is imminent news coming
added more shares on the flush to below 3.20. may take some patience, but i see this special situation play as having very beneficial risk/reward.
LIVE - upon further reflection
LIVE is down ~8% today after quite a bit of volatility on 9/19 regarding their new company direction.
I signed up for their "targeted advertising" deals today, and must admit that there are quite a few choices available (in San Diego only, for now). With over 500 restaurants signed up, these guys might end up causing restaurants (and other businesses eventually) to wave bye-bye to the daily deal stuff that nets them very little revenue.
I can see this biz model really taking off, kind of like retailmenot. When i go to the mall, i get notification from the retailmenot app containing all the deals going on in the mall...very cool! Getting something similar in the dining realm would be great as well.
FUEL IPOd today, and is a mobile advertiser, but not in the same mold as LIVE. Still, the hype in the mobile space is enough to conclude (for me) that LIVE is targeting the right niche.
Happy to pick off some shares in the high-3's for a hold.
Funny thing is that BDX would just be better off buying RVP lol
kik, re: RVP So taking that one step further, i wonder how long that payment PR came out after the award PR, and whether BDX had appealed THAT award.
RVP - there's the tripling damages aspect, per the PR
Sure is interesting that LVWD is tweeting about Big Data
7 Rules of #BigData in #Banking http://t.co/ZnMpu4BBMF Helpful for #financial, but holds true in other fields too: http://t.co/ZnMpu4BBMF
— LiveWorld (@LiveWorld) September 19, 2013
LVWD(.23) Twitter, FB, YouTube, Instagram play
So let's review the scorecard here:
1) Facebook involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LVWD+Profile)
2) Twitter involvement - CHECK (page 7: http://www.liveworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/LVWD_Q2_2013.pdf)
3) YouTube involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/liveworld-adds-youtube-instagram-support-131500825.html)
4) Instagram involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/liveworld-adds-youtube-instagram-support-131500825.html)
5) Bluechip clientele - CHECK (http://www.liveworld.com/clients/media-and-entertainment/)
6) Profitable? CHECK
7) Cash in the bank? CHECK
So what's not to like, going forward, especially with Facebook near alltime highs, and the Twitter IPO right around the corner?
So let's review the scorecard here:
1) Facebook involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=LVWD+Profile)
2) Twitter involvement - CHECK (page 7: http://www.liveworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/LVWD_Q2_2013.pdf)
3) YouTube involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/liveworld-adds-youtube-instagram-support-131500825.html)
4) Instagram involvement - CHECK (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/liveworld-adds-youtube-instagram-support-131500825.html)
5) Bluechip clientele - CHECK (http://www.liveworld.com/clients/media-and-entertainment/)
6) Profitable? CHECK
7) Cash in the bank? CHECK
So what's not to like, going forward, especially with Facebook near alltime highs, and the Twitter IPO right around the corner?
LVWD - rather surprised that there's zero interest on this one with FB crushing it. Oh well, maybe it'll take some twitter angle to get it in play.
FU some real solid news w/ all 3 top China mobile players:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fab-universal-secures-music-distribution-120000263.html
I think you're right
LLEN - interesting development. Might be good for a pop considering how much it has tanked recently.
WPCS - interesting news on this one today. Ex interim-CEO of SPEX has joined WPCS board. Despite the red finish, the volume shows some excitement that WPCS could end up on the same path to stardom that SPEX had under Harvey Kesner's watch.
Now, WPCS reports earnings on monday which likely won't be anything to write home about, but i'm more interested in the forward look towards some sort of corporate action ala SPEX.
SPEX spun off legacy biz in order to leave SPEX entirely uncomplicated - a shell with lots of potential. Were WPCS to do something similar with their legacy biz, then that would be a great sign of where WPCS is headed beyond that.
Quite a bit of potential here i think.
Quite important news today regarding the board member addition. The guy worked some magic at SPEX, and i don't see any reason to think he won't build shareholder value for WPCS.
WPCS share structure similar to what SPEX was. Let's hope Harvey can weave his magic yet again.
hweb - LVWD: yes, exciting times for LVWD. while i applaud their PR friendly nature in the past year, they need to be mindful of their opportunity to really put themselves out there and establish a branding that every Fortune 1000 company would want. i think that they should start by making some sort of Twitter-related announcement, but that's just me dreaming. :)
that's my thinking exactly. remember how anything social went frothy when FB was ramping up to its IPO? no reason to think LVWD won't participate again, considering it's right at the center of social branding: FB, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube.
can you imagine what impact it would have if LVWD announced a twitter analytics contract or something like that? ah, one can dream right?
ok time to cue the Twitter plays! anybody know of one, preferably profitable, with cash in the bank? ;^)
8K just out - CEO bought 70k shares in open market
From September 4 through September 9, 2013, Edward H. Murphy, our President and Chief Executive Officer, purchased 70,000 shares of our common stock in the open market for a total purchase price of $24,902 (an average of $0.36 per share) for investment purposes.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495231/000149523113000040/a8-k20130904.htm
That's enough to get me to buy some
XGTI xMod Cognitive Radio Networking Equipment Receives FCC Certification
First of Three xMax Products in FCC Testing to Achieve Certification for Nationwide Deployment and Sale
PR Newswire
SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2013
SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- xG Technology, Inc. ("xG" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW; AIM: XGTU.L, XGT.L), a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, is pleased to announce that its xMod mobile hotspot has received U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification to allow for nationwide distribution and sale in the U.S.
The xMod is a mobile hotspot device that seamlessly connects WiFi, USB or Ethernet-enabled smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other devices to the Internet as well as voice networks through xG's xMax cognitive radio network. The xMax network is a comprehensive fixed and mobile broadband solution that gives service providers the capacity to share spectrum. xMod has been designed to meet the demands of a wide range of applications including rural broadband, machine to machine (M2M) and enterprise networks.
The FCC requires that all telecom equipment and radio communication equipment meet minimum compliance standards before they can be legally marketed and sold. Production-ready xMod devices were tested and certified under standard Part 15 of FCC rules governing allowed output power, harmonics and occupied bandwidth. They received FCC approval through the agency's Grant of Equipment Authorization procedures that ensure regulatory compliance.
"Receiving FCC certification for the xMod is significant achievement and final step in the commercial availability of this breakthrough product," said Scott Garlington, Vice President of Engineering for xG Technology. "It provides further validation that our software and hardware are working as designed and in accordance with FCC guidelines for commercially available products. We also believe that this is a very positive indicator for the remaining xMax products currently undergoing FCC testing, and look forward to their upcoming certification as well."
xMax is designed for rapid deployment and low operating costs. It offers a carrier-grade user experience and can serve as a network backbone or a last-mile solution in multiple markets and applications. xMax leverages Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology that enables it to exploit licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum. The Company's products have been tested and trialed at two U.S. Army bases, a rural telecom provider, and in an urban/suburban mobile data and VoIP network in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
About xG Technology
xG Technology, Inc. develops a broad portfolio of intellectual property to make wireless networks more intelligent, accessible, affordable and reliable. The company has created xMax, a patented all-IP cognitive radio technology that enables spectrum sharing. xMax can solve the crisis facing the wireless industry caused by data-hungry devices and applications that are straining network capacity. It eliminates the need to acquire scarce and expensive licensed spectrum, thus lowering the total cost of ownership for wireless broadband access. xG's goal is to help wireless broadband network operators make more efficient use of their spectrum allocations and to create new opportunities for innovation in unlicensed spectrum. The xMax cognitive radio system incorporates advanced optimizing technologies that include spectrum sharing, interference mitigation and self-organizing networks. xG offers solutions for numerous industries worldwide, including urban and rural wireless broadband, utilities, defense, emergency response and public safety.
Based in Sarasota, Florida, xG has over 60 U.S. and over 140 international patents and pending patent applications, and its technology is available for licensing in both domestic and foreign markets
xG Technology xMod Cognitive Radio Networking Equipment Receives FCC Certification
First of Three xMax Products in FCC Testing to Achieve Certification for Nationwide Deployment and Sale
PR Newswire
SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2013
SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- xG Technology, Inc. ("xG" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW; AIM: XGTU.L, XGT.L), a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, is pleased to announce that its xMod mobile hotspot has received U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification to allow for nationwide distribution and sale in the U.S.
The xMod is a mobile hotspot device that seamlessly connects WiFi, USB or Ethernet-enabled smartphones, tablets, notebooks and other devices to the Internet as well as voice networks through xG's xMax cognitive radio network. The xMax network is a comprehensive fixed and mobile broadband solution that gives service providers the capacity to share spectrum. xMod has been designed to meet the demands of a wide range of applications including rural broadband, machine to machine (M2M) and enterprise networks.
The FCC requires that all telecom equipment and radio communication equipment meet minimum compliance standards before they can be legally marketed and sold. Production-ready xMod devices were tested and certified under standard Part 15 of FCC rules governing allowed output power, harmonics and occupied bandwidth. They received FCC approval through the agency's Grant of Equipment Authorization procedures that ensure regulatory compliance.
"Receiving FCC certification for the xMod is significant achievement and final step in the commercial availability of this breakthrough product," said Scott Garlington, Vice President of Engineering for xG Technology. "It provides further validation that our software and hardware are working as designed and in accordance with FCC guidelines for commercially available products. We also believe that this is a very positive indicator for the remaining xMax products currently undergoing FCC testing, and look forward to their upcoming certification as well."
xMax is designed for rapid deployment and low operating costs. It offers a carrier-grade user experience and can serve as a network backbone or a last-mile solution in multiple markets and applications. xMax leverages Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology that enables it to exploit licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum. The Company's products have been tested and trialed at two U.S. Army bases, a rural telecom provider, and in an urban/suburban mobile data and VoIP network in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
About xG Technology
xG Technology, Inc. develops a broad portfolio of intellectual property to make wireless networks more intelligent, accessible, affordable and reliable. The company has created xMax, a patented all-IP cognitive radio technology that enables spectrum sharing. xMax can solve the crisis facing the wireless industry caused by data-hungry devices and applications that are straining network capacity. It eliminates the need to acquire scarce and expensive licensed spectrum, thus lowering the total cost of ownership for wireless broadband access. xG's goal is to help wireless broadband network operators make more efficient use of their spectrum allocations and to create new opportunities for innovation in unlicensed spectrum. The xMax cognitive radio system incorporates advanced optimizing technologies that include spectrum sharing, interference mitigation and self-organizing networks. xG offers solutions for numerous industries worldwide, including urban and rural wireless broadband, utilities, defense, emergency response and public safety.
Based in Sarasota, Florida, xG has over 60 U.S. and over 140 international patents and pending patent applications, and its technology is available for licensing in both domestic and foreign markets
http://pdf.reuters.com/pdfnews/pdfnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20130909:nPnFL75803
exactly. i am convinced more than ever that this is a Q1 2014 story (and that's only 3 months away), and a hot story at that. the legacy biz is meh (though in the crosshairs of china pollution cleanup policy), but the BWTS is going to transform this company. sometimes it's easy to forget what the market cap is on this company, and that it would just take a breath in the right direction for a mkt cap adjustment, not unlike what we've seen in the LAS/MCOX/SINO/XINs of the china microcap universe. a $10 stock price is only a $20m mkt cap
CLWT nice contract today...hot theme right now - china pollution cleanup. today's PR directed at wastewater = perfect
nice CLWT contract news and BWTS update. Clear timetable now. China pollution cleanup efforts in the news, so CLWT nice potential
wade, re: PTIX - there's clearly a momentum and niche component that isn't reflected in a PE analysis. in fact, a positive PE is actually icing in this case.
NEON real nice news w/ what sounds like Samsung, add in a SA article indicating $9 value for some patents, and throw in 27% short interest for good measure.
Stock is -.10 lol
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1672372-neonode-to-unlock-value-of-its-non-core-patents-spin-off-likely-worth-9-per-share
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/neonode-r-signs-license-agreement-130000908.html