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me too..lol
everyone have a safe and happy weekend..off to get a pizza...
i agree with you..if news hit when we were at .29 and it was good who knows how high we would be at now,but alas it wasnt done or ready for release.we see how this trades on speculation imagine what it will do with solid tangible news...the float is very tight the big holders arent letting any go ...
first off welcome to posting on our board.i understand the want for news..i want it too as do all on here.in my opinion that feb pr was to let us know they were working on something and anyone connected with past shells were gone.there has been a steady accumulation for a reason and with the rise in pps i feel that reason is worth the wait...good luck to you buy, sell ,hold its up to you ...in my humble opinion i think the best is yet to come...
mr. callem are you profitable on your stock
the share structure has not changed in over a year.no dilution from company in that time.. no increase in authorised shares and the outstanding shares has not changed in that time period either.in that time period we have gone from a price per share below a penny to the high teens.the stock has a wider spread dictated by the market makers because it is thinly traded the company does not control the market makers...the reason it moved from .25 to .17 is because that was the spread in the stock.some one bought at the ask someone sold at the bid.how someone posts a negative comment after the steady climb we have had without any dilution or increases is beyond me.but with a rise also comes those that want to bring the price down so they can buy.
WOW.....SOMETHINGS UP... .25
once auto is out at .145 the next two mm are at .17.someone sold 1400 dollars worth t drop us down or they are trying to bring in any weak hands..
it wont take much more buying to move us back into the twenties...just need to keep the pressure on the market makers
lets just wait till we hear something from the company itself...im sure they will release news as soon as they are able too..we dont want to hinder any progress where ever it is..good luck all
that would be a nice addition to the iahl board..thanks anti
hmmmm...lol
Companies crank up deal machine, put cash to work
Big corporate deals are coming back as companies put cash stockpiles to work
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In this undated photo provided by Bucyrus International, a Bucyrus 495HR electric mining shovel loads a Cat 793C mining truck at a mine site. Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker, said Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, it has agreed to buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Bucyrus International, PRNewsfoto) NO SALES
Pallavi Gogoi, AP Business Writer, On Monday November 15, 2010, 2:19 pm EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- Big deals are a big deal again.
From Caterpillar to Chevron to Google, some of the best-known names in corporate America are scooping up smaller companies, finally putting the piles of cash they've been sitting on to use and positioning themselves for a stronger economic recovery.
The volume of mergers and acquisitions is still running well below what it was in 2007 before the Great Recession, but the burst in activity is a sign of economic vitality and shows that companies are starting to shake off some of their caution.
"Our pipeline is bursting," says Robert Profusek, head of mergers and acquisitions at the law firm Jones Day, who advised Continental Airlines when it was acquired by the parent of United for $3.2 billion. "We are gearing up for an incredible M&A boom."
M&A volume reached $2.25 trillion in the first 10 months of the year, a 28 percent increase over last year. August was the highest month on record, with $307 billion in deals, more than double August 2009, according to Dealogic, which tracks such data. October remained strong with $202 billion deals, up 32 percent from last year.
"It's an early indicator that confidence is shifting," says George Geis, faculty director of the mergers and acquisitions executive program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Almost all the deals are companies buying companies. Private-equity firms, which spurred the buyout boom last decade, have made just 8 percent of the acquisitions this year, compared with 23 percent in 2006.
Typical is Caterpillar Inc.'s announcement Monday that it will buy Bucyrus International Inc. for $7.6 billion. Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, was sitting on $2.3 billion in cash at the end of the third quarter. The acquisition allows Caterpillar to add to its line of mining equipment, which is in high demand in emerging markets.
Just last week Chevron Corp. said it would buy natural gas producer Atlas Energy Inc. for $4.3 billion, giving the oil company an entry into the rich gas fields in the eastern part of the U.S.
Among the other deals in the past three months, Dove soap maker Unilever PLC bought the VO5 haircare company Alberto-Culver Co. for $3.7 billion, and Southwest Airlines Co. bought AirTran Holdings Inc. for $1.4 billion. Drug giant Pfizer Inc. bought pain medication maker King Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $3.6 billion, and Google Inc. bought BlindType, a startup that corrects sloppy typing on mobile phones for an undisclosed price.
The deals are happening, in part, because companies have amassed a record $1.84 trillion in cash as of June 30, according to the Federal Reserve. That was 18 percent more than a year earlier.
Few things in business conjure up as much excitement as wheeling and dealing. Mergers are a high-stakes, secretive game and often reflect an ambitious executive's eagerness to leave a personal stamp on the company. Some of that atmosphere is back. The recent Southwest Airlines-AirTran deal used secret codes such as "falcon" and "cowboy" in e-mails and documents exchanged between executives to keep their talks confidential.
But unlike the dealmaking of the 1990s and most of the 2000s, ego-driven blockbuster deals are rare. Most deals this year have been smaller and driven by strategic decisions emerging from the recession.
Every recession brings change. Products, and sometimes companies, become obsolete. Consumers' tastes change. Hard times drive innovation, which leads to new technologies and products. Companies that want to be prepared for an improving economy pursue acquisitions because they are a quick way to fill holes in their businesses, says Robert Bruner, an M&A expert and dean of the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
One positive: The deals are less likely to result in the mass layoffs that often come with mergers and acquisitions. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $25 billion deal for Compaq in 2001 resulted in at least 15,000 layoffs, and Bank of America Corp.'s acquisition of Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis resulted in 35,000 job cuts.
There's no doubt that newly combined companies will cut redundant jobs. But they will not be at the mass scale previously seen because the deep recession wrung out the fat from the work force, Bruner says.
Chris Young, head of takeover defense at Credit Suisse Group's mergers & acquisitions unit, says more companies are willing to consider deals than just a few months ago.
"When the prevailing view is that the world is going to end, a director would be more concerned about making sure to hoard cash and get the house in order rather than making acquisitions," Young says. Now, clients have stopped talking of a double-drip recession and started discussing "ways to restart the engine of growth."
Technology giant IBM Corp. has made 15 acquisitions this year, up from eight in 2009. Each is in an area that has the potential for high growth.
"We choose companies that will help us fill a missing piece in our portfolio or expand what we already have," says Steve Mills, a senior vice president at IBM and the architect of its acquisitions.
3M Co., which makes Post-It notes and Scotch tape, is on a buying spree. CEO George Buckley said he would spend $2 billion on acquisitions in 2010, double the amount last year. The acquisitions range from Ross Reels, a manufacturer of fly fishing reels, to Arizant, a maker of specialty medical products.
Google has made 20 acquisitions so far this year, compared with eight the previous two years combined. Most acquisitions are in rapidly growing areas like smart phones and social networking.
Executives from disparate businesses are pumping up an atmosphere of anticipation too. Executives at BMW AG and U.S. Bancorp say they are looking for opportunities.
"This is the time to buy and position yourself for the takeoff, even if there is the risk of a double-dip (in the economy)," says Thomas Lys, who teaches mergers and acquisition at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. "No guts, no glory."
good day here..definetley something brewing..jmho..
can someone post a new l2 to sart the week..thanks
opened up ..something stiring..good luck longs..we may just have a very merry christmas...jmho..always do what is right for you..
can we get an l2 posted today..thanks
down market day..lets put some buying together to end the week on a good note tommorow
happy veterans day to all those who gave for our country...
hows the l2 look today..sneaking back up....
relax ..buying and selling is part of the process of moving higher.cheaper stock gets moved out and our average stock price moves higher.
always good to see you Q...there is a buzzz begining ...we are all hoping it is the news we have been waiting for ...and the start of something good
good job ..mr b..
we all know this has a very small tight float..if good news hits we will see something very rare down here in the pinks...always do what is best for you ...
lets keep things current guys.the past is behind us...we wait for news all signs are pointing that it is close...
can someone post the l2 so all can see..thanks in advance
hey its about time the dust got blown off this and we got a little excitement around here...we have been patient and have been thru the alot..i honestly feel that the last corner has been turned and we are in the home stretch..those that believe will hold those that dont will sell and life goes on...good luck to all buyers sellers and holders..always do what is best for you..
maybe not..lets hope..lol..can you feel it..its coming..jmho
christmas may come a little early this year....jmho
more importantly ..i think most of us feel we know what we are not tradeing..
oil surgeing again back up to 86 dollars...usally an indicator of growth or positivity to the idea of growth...should help spur companies with more fuel efficent options and bio fuels...
sometimes when a new mm is taking the lead on the bid or ask there is a lag in the swap...sometimes the feed goes down and we all have computer issues from time to time they are no exception...
thank you ..you do a great job for the board
do you have a current l2 for us starboard
13k shares just bought at the real ask of .14...maybe that .29 was a sign of what is coming.. market makers have been moving up on their asks off the live quote..we all got to see what our portfolios would be worth at .29 what about .50 ..ask yourself do you have enough of this at these price levels...good luck all..as i have said in the past with the lack of dilution or share increases from the company i think the best is yet to come...jmho
gop takes the house back..a wave of change coming back which should help business again..
heres a breakdown of the market makers tradeing iahl this year.....
Monthly Share Volume Report
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Issue Market Participant
Volume Issue/MPID
Oct 2010 Sep 2010 Aug 2010 Jul 2010 Jun 2010 May 2010 Apr 2010 Mar 2010 Feb 2010 Jan 2010 Dec 2009 Nov 2009
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IAHL - IAHL CORPORATION
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October 2010 September 2010 Year-to-Date
Volume Rank % Volume Rank % Volume Rank %
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Total Share Volume 685,240
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AUTO
Automated Trading Desk 287,709 1 41 57,000 2 11 509,055 4 4
ETMM
E*Trade Capital Markets Llc 187,488 2 27 17,265 4 3 1,914,895 2 15
NITE
Knight Equity Markets, L.P. 183,743 3 26 407,530 1 80 9,055,628 1 72
HDSN
Hudson Securities, Inc. 15,000 4 2 6,145 5 1 41,245 7 <1
VFIN
vFinance Investments, Inc. 5,000 5 <1 - - - 15,000 8 <1
CSTI
Collins Stewart LLC 4,350 6 <1 - - - 8,700 10 <1
UBSS
UBS Securities LLC 1,950 7 <1 17,500 3 3 219,596 5 1
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no news.. YET........
maybe a good time to start making things again as the uptrend begins............................................................Stocks rise after manufacturing growth accelerates
Stocks rally after manufacturing data; traders eye elections, Fed meeting later in the week
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FILE - In this file photo taken Oct. 27, 2010, traders Michael Urkonis, left, and Jonathan Corpina work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer, On Monday November 1, 2010, 10:07 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are extending their gains after a report shows manufacturing activity accelerated in October.
The Institute for Supply Management says its manufacturing index rose to 56.9 last month from 54.4 in September. Economists were expecting a slight slowdown in activity.
The upbeat report follows a similar reading that showed manufacturing activity accelerated in China last month as well.
The Dow Jones industrial average is up 101, or 0.9 percent, at 11,219. If it can hold those gains, it would close at its highest level of the year.
The S&P 500 is up 10, or 0.8 percent, at 1,193, while the Nasdaq composite is up 20, or 0.8 percent, at 2,527.
the marketmakers are tryn to hide the fact that buying is happening and tryn to do what they can to bring stock in...jmho..more buying volume will eventually prove that and force their hand ....positive news will blow the top off this waiting volcano...