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15 years is long time ,I'll rather keep stocked no longer then 5 years ,if doing nothung move on,heare it is
This was my one penny play of the week, thanks SL :)
Going to buy my nephew some slammers this weekend, lol.
LOL. No ambulances nearby?
Nah, delisting/
It got the beat down the past couple of days alright, lol.
While you wait, you could always help SEMI down with everyone else, lol.
SAIA - Saia 1Q Earnings Rise 27 Percent
Friday April 20, 10:10 am ET
Saia 1Q Profit Advances 27 Percent,as the Company Overcomes Weak Freight Demand, Bad Weather
DULUTH, Ga. _ (AP) -- Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit rose 27 percent, as the company overcame a difficult operating environment and bad weather.
The report sent shares of the company surging in morning trading.
Quarterly earnings increased to $3 million, or 21 cents per share, from $2.4 million, or 16 cents per share, during the same period last year. Revenue grew 13 percent to $231.8 million from $204.6 million. The results included a charge of $2.4 million, or 10 cents per share, related to integration expenses.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial forecast a profit of 24 cents per share. Thomson estimates usually exclude special items.
Revenue grew 13 percent to $231.8 million from $204.6 million last year.
SAIA Chief Executive Rick O'Dell called the results relatively pleasing, given difficult economic environment and the severe weather during the quarter. On top of severe winter storms in February and March, carriers across the country have faced weak freight demand, due mostly to a slowdown in residential home construction and production cuts by automakers.
Shares of Saia jumped $4.15, or 17 percent, to $28.96 on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange
Options expiration day helps.
Almost all of the DOW components have either beaten earnings estimates or been in line.
Playing GOOG mostly (edit: out from getting in 2 days ago actually). And my old standby oil and energy stocks, lol.
Big board markets are on fire.
HEPH - A Nasdaq biotech that I've been playing/watching. Not super exciting, but nice steady gains over the last few weeks.
Man that chart screams dilution. Wonder if they are done.
Some insider buying FWIW.
http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1110737.htm
Was surprised by no sell off EOD on TNRI. Thinking she'll run again tomorrow.
Violation of IHUB member conduct agreement # 8, misuses the words "your" and "you're," 3 times in one sentence should be a bannable offense.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/complex_terms.asp
RBC = Royal Bank of Canada
Seeing large put volume on AVNR. Shorting taking over me thinks.
Fewer stocks, larger positions, IMO.
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Maybe he meant coarse.
Welcome to light side :)
China Economy Surges 11 Percent
Thursday April 19, 8:50 am ET
By Scott Mcdonald, Associated Press Writer
Overheating Worries Grow As China's Economy Surges 11.1 Percent in 1st Quarter
BEIJING (AP) -- China's sizzling economy surged 11.1 percent in the first quarter, causing the country's Cabinet to declare Thursday it will take steps to keep the economy from overheating.
The pledge by the State Council came after the government announced that inflation rose to its highest level in more than two years.
"If this type of fast growth continues, there is the possibility of shifting from fast growth to overheating. There is that risk," Li Xiaochao, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, told a news conference.
Worries that Chinese authorities would raise interest rates to curb growth in Asia's second-biggest economy prompted regional stock markets to drop sharply. European markets also opened lower.
The consumer price index in March rose 3.3 percent, data showed, above the government's 3 percent target. And fixed-asset investment countrywide grew a robust 23.7 percent during March.
A statement posted on the council's Web site following a meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will work to "reduce the country's large trade surplus, limit rapid growth in house prices and maintain basic price stability."
Asian markets fell ahead of the report's release in anticipation that the numbers would be stronger than expected and prompt Beijing to act to restrain growth in China, a major regional trading power. The nervousness was increased because Beijing delayed the release of the figures by five hours without an explanation.
As it turned out, quarterly gross domestic product did beat the forecast for 10.3 percent growth, according a poll of economists by Dow Jones Newswires. It was the highest growth rate since the second quarter of last year, when growth reached 11.5 percent, the fastest in a decade.
Beijing has already raised interest rates three times in the past year and imposed investment curbs on real estate, the auto industry and other fields.
While China's leaders want rapid growth to reduce poverty, they also are trying to slow an investment boom in real estate and other industries where they worry that overspending on unneeded factories and other assets could ignite inflation or a debt crisis.
Concerns about inflation are likely to grow after CPI rose to its highest since hitting 3.9 percent in February 2005.
Inflation in the first quarter was 2.7 percent, up 1.5 points compared with the same period last year. China has said it wants to keep inflation under 3 percent for the whole year after it increased 1.5 percent in 2006.
Economists projected another rate hike would be coming soon.
"The stronger-than-expected data suggest that the government will likely introduce another round of tightening measures very soon which, on top of a rate hike, may include further hikes in the reserve requirement ratio" and other measure to cool investment, economist Mingchun Sun at Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong wrote in a report.
Li, the bureau spokesman, said the government will take "appropriate" macro-adjustments. He also said first-quarter investment in real estate development was up 26.9 percent over the same period last year.
Investors in China and around the region worried that steps to restrain investment would hurt business prospects.
Shanghai's benchmark index -- which had set records for most of the last two weeks -- tumbled 4.5 percent, while stocks in Japan fell 1.7 percent and those in Hong Kong dropped 2.3 percent. European markets also opened lower.
No forecasts for the full year were given by the statistics bureau, but Stephen Green, chief economist at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai, wrote in a report that first-quarter growth was higher than his "bullish expectations" and that he had raised his forecast for 2007 GDP growth to 10.6 percent from 9.6 percent.
The news on China's growth comes amid increased trade tension between Beijing and Washington, with the U.S. threatening to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese goods if it doesn't end currency controls blamed for the surpluses.
Last year, the United States reported a record $232.5 billion trade deficit with China.
U.S. critics contend China's currency, the yuan, is kept undervalued, giving its exporters an unfair price advantage and adding to its trade surpluses. Beijing has let the yuan rise 4.6 percent against the dollar since a revaluation in July 2005, but Washington wants faster action.
Beijing says it is trying to close the gap by cutting export rebates and taking other steps.
WNR - Hearing Set for Giant, Western Deal
Tuesday April 17, 6:39 pm ET
Hearing Slated on Proposed Deal Between Giant, Western Refining
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- A hearing is set May 7 in U.S. District Court in New Mexico over Western Refining Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Giant Industries Inc.
The two companies asked for the hearing after a request by the Federal Trade Commission earlier this month for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt Western Refining's $1.13 billion purchase of rival energy company Giant Industries.
The hearing is set for 9 a.m. before U.S. District Judge James Browning of Albuquerque.
The FTC contends the buyout would lead to reduced competition for the bulk supply of light petroleum products, including motor gasoline, to northern New Mexico, where the two companies are direct competitors.
"Western's acquisition of Giant would eliminate this competition, leading to higher prices for consumers of these important energy products," Jeffrey Schmidt, director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, said last week.
Western agreed to buy Giant last August for $83 per share in a deal worth $1.5 billion including $280 million in assumed debt. It lowered its bid to $77 per share in November because of Giant's disappointing financial performance after fires temporarily disabled two refineries.
Giant Industries shareholders voted to approve the transaction on Feb. 27, but the deal is subject to the pending FTC litigation.
Western Refining, with headquarters in El Paso, is an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products. It operates primarily in the Southwest.
Giant, with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a refiner and marketer of petroleum products. It owns two New Mexico crude oil refineries and one in Virginia; a crude oil gathering pipeline system based in Farmington, N.M.; finished products distribution terminals in Albuquerque, N.M., and Flagstaff, Ariz.; a fleet of crude oil and finished product truck transports and a chain of retail service station and convenience stores in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona.
Some negative ethanol spin:
REGIONAL: STUDY SAYS E85 ETHANOL WORSE FOR HUMAN HEALTH THAN GASOLINE
04/18/07 4:15 PDT
Ethanol, often hailed as the green gasoline, may be worse for human health than gasoline, according to a recent study by a Stanford University scientist.
According to the study, if every car in the United States ran on E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, ozone related mortalities would increase by 4 percent across the country and by 9 percent in Los Angeles alone.
The study was based on a computer model that simulated atmospheric conditions in 2020 if every motor vehicle in the country ran on E85. The study had a special focus on Los Angeles, due to its historically polluted air shed.
"We found that E85 vehicles reduce atmospheric levels of two carcinogens, benzene and butadiene, but increase two others - formaldehyde and acetalhyde,'' Stanford scientist and study leader Mark Z. Jacobson said. "As a result, cancer rates for E85 are likely to be similar to those for gasoline. However, in some parts of the country, E85 significantly increased ozone, a prime ingredient of smog.''
"In our study, E85 increased ozone related mortalities in the United States by about 200 deaths per year compared to gasoline, with about 120 of those deaths occurring in Los Angeles,'' Jacobson said. "These mortality rates represent an increase of about 4 percent in the U.S. and 9 percent in Los Angeles above the projected ozone-related death rates for gasoline-fueled vehicles in 2020.''
The study also found that E85 would likely increase the number of asthma-related emergency room visits by 770 and the number of respiratory-related hospital visits by 990.
"Los Angeles can expect 650 more hospitalizations in 2020, along with 1,200 additional asthma-related emergency visits,'' Jacobson said.
"There are alternatives, such as battery-electric, plug-in-hybrid and hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles, whose energy can be derived from wind or solar power,'' Jacobson said. "These vehicles produce virtually no toxic emissions or greenhouse gases and cause very little disruption to the land - unlike ethanol made from corn or switchgrass, which will require millions of acres of farmland to mass-produce. It would seem prudent, therefore, to address climate, health and energy with technologies that have known benefits.''
E85 is a mix of 15 percent gasoline and 85 percent ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, produced from starch or sugar-based crops like corn, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
Jacobsen's findings were published in today's issue of the online journal, Environmental Science and Technology.
The study was partially funded by NASA.
Hindsight chart:
I almost bought some call options on AVNR back on 3/18 when it came up on a scan and was trading a little over a dollar. #msg-17980809
Instead I went with TRMS out of that scan, and did well on it today.
Hindsight: If I had bought April $2.5 calls on AVNR on 3/18 for 10 cents, they'd be worth 2900% more today, lol.
Been admiring the latest DPDW move though.
No, but the chart does look interesting. Been fine, making money on the big boards, I mostly leave the wild and wacky world of BB stock triple digit runners to the professionals :)
Wow that one is full of spelling problems. And it even contains one of my favorites, "alot."
alot more volume than yesturday we should break 170 miilion tommorow
DJIA - Holy cow.
WRNW:
Well Renewal Signs Binding LOI With Team Services LLC
Wednesday April 18, 10:04 am ET
TULSA, Okla., April 18, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Well Renewal, Inc. (Other OTC:WRNW.PK - News), an emergent, rapidly growing diversified oil and gas regional operator specializing in oil and gas exploration, enhanced recovery methods of abandoned and low-production oil properties, oil field services, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire an interest in Team Services LLC, a privately held Michigan well servicing company.
In operation since 2001, Team Services is a Kalkaska, Michigan-based service company providing comprehensive service work to the oil and gas industry. Team's main area of operations is in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, although Team has performed work throughout the United States and Canada. Customers utilize Team for its ability to provide service work on existing wells and to perform well completion and well stimulation services. 70% of Team's current revenue is generated from service work on existing wells. Workover services include repairing various components of the well infrastructure, as well as the repair and replacement of their well components including pumps. Team's service work also includes trucking and disposal of liquid wastes associated with the service, completion and stimulation of wells. These wastes are disposed in three Salt Water Disposal wells which are owned by Team.
David Rees, WRNW CEO, stated, ``We are very excited about working with Team. We see a tremendous fit on both a business and personal level with Team's management and are looking forward to working closely with Don and Tim Tinker for years to come. We also feel fortunate to have their talents available to WNRW at the corporate and strategic level.''
Tim Tinker, Team Services, LLC, Managing Member commented, ``We are pleased to have found partners who have the same commitment to servicing our customers that we have had over the years. We look forward to moving ahead with strategic initiatives to grow and expand our business to new levels.''
Team's overall revenue has shown considerable growth since 2002, increasing from $4 million to $13.6 million (Unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 2006 with an adjusted EBITDA of $2.7 million. Well Renewal, Inc. will have 60 days to complete its due diligence and enter into a definitive Purchase Agreement.
About Well Renewal, Inc.
Well Renewal, Inc., headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is principally engaged in oil and gas exploration as well as enhancement and recovery of abandoned and low production oil properties, and oil field services.
Statements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include but are not limited to, risk factors inherent in doing business. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as ``may,'' ``will,'' ``should,'' ``could,'' ``expects,'' ``plans,'' ``intends,'' ``anticipates,'' ``believes,'' ``estimates,'' ``predicts,'' ``forecasts,'' ``potential,'' or ``continue,'' or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Well Renewal, Inc.
David Rees, CEO
918-585-5101
info@wellrenewal.com
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Source: Well Renewal, Inc.
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/070418/117623.html
Speaking of BA, up 3% today.
10% of AVNC OS bought by insiders in last few days.
http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1161924.htm
AVNC testing 100 day MA. +4.5% today. (edit: 8% now)
WM on a tear. Watching NDE/BAC. Banking stocks are printing money today.
What do you call 2 scientists sitting in a doctor's waiting room for 4 hours while passing the time filling out forms on www.uspto.gov?
Patients with patience applying for patents!
RIMM - Possible infrastructure issue. More subscibers than the system can handle? Makes me wonder more and more if RIMM is a short given iPhone and the other smartphones coming on the market etc. I just haven't had the huevos to short RIMM.
Reuters
BlackBerry outage hits network in North America
Wednesday April 18, 9:51 am ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The BlackBerry mobile e-mail network used by millions has been interrupted in North America, but is expected to be back to normal soon, device manufacturer Research In Motion Ltd. (Toronto:RIM.TO - News; NasdaqGS:RIMM - News), said on Wednesday
BlackBerry became a technology must-have in the late 1990s for those in government, financial and legal sectors, delivering e-mail, phone calls, and the Internet to people on the move. It is now jokingly called the "CrackBerry" by many who appear addicted to the device.
"We are currently experiencing a service interruption that is causing delays in sending or receiving messages," Research in Motion said on an automated customer service help line.
A short while later, the company said that it had restored service for most customers and was reviewing the cause of the interruption.
The company's shares fell about 1 percent to $130.17 on concerns that the outage might be widespread and long-lasting for Research in Motion's prime revenue generator.
It was not yet how many of Research in Motion's nearly 8 million customers were affected. Some users in Canada and the United States have said their devices were operating properly.
A representative for Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion was not immediately available for further comment.
According to media reports on Wednesday, the infrastructure failed on Tuesday night, and e-mails were not being delivered to the pocket-sized BlackBerry devices. Web site WNBC.com cited company officials as saying that they were trying to reset the system.
The outage comes about one week after the company reported higher quarterly results that failed to exceed Wall Street most optimistic expectations.
On that same day, RIM disclosed that an informal inquiry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into past stock-option grants has been upgraded to a formal investigation.
TRMS paydirt =)
AP
Trimeris HIV Drug Sales Grow 16 Percent
Tuesday April 17, 4:47 pm ET
Trimeris Sales Increase 16 Percent for HIV Drug Fuzeon Driven by Growth Outside the U.S.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Biopharmaceutical company Trimeris Inc. said sales of its HIV drug Fuzeon increased 16 percent in the first quarter, driven by growth outside the U.S.
First-quarter net sales of the drug grew to $64.3 million, from $55.4 million a year ago.
Sales outside the U.S. and Canada jumped 25 percent to $35 million, from $28 million in the prior year.
Fuzeon's sales within the U.S and Canada increased 7 percent to $29.3 million, from $27.4 million a year ago.
Acting President and Chief Operating Officer E. Lawrence Hill said North American sales of Fuzeon decreased from the fourth quarter, due to wholesaler stocking during the first quarter. He said inventory levels at U.S. wholesalers returned to normal levels during the first quarter.
Trimeris shares jumped 21 cents, or 3.2 percent, to close at $6.74 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock, which reached a 52-week high of $13.85 in February has since fallen, most recently in mid-March on news that its chief executive and chief financial officer retired
JPM almost 50% of average daily volume in the first 20 minutes.
Up 4% so far.
AVNC - ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP
Something to keep on radar, $millions in insider buying lately.
http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1161924.htm