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Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:18 GMT

Biostar Pharmaceuticals has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. By taking its raw material production in house, Biostar will lower costs and ensure its product quality. Biostar plans to sell excess raw materials to other pharmaceutical companies in the Shaanxi province.[More...]

Bulls Back On Track?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:18 GMT

Good morning. With chants of "Dow 10K… Dow 10K" once again rising from the streets at the corner of Broad and Wall yesterday, it is easy to believe that the bulls are back on track and that we'll soon be looking at new highs for the stock market. And when reviewing the data inputs to yesterday's 204 point romp, it is also easy to don the Dow10K hat once again and join in on the celebration.[More...]

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:50 GMT

Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract[More...]

Your Kind of Day?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:48 GMT

As a rule, I try not to read too terribly much into a "Fed Day" as there is usually a big batch of volatility that may or may not mean much of anything come the dawn of the next day. Maybe, it's just me. Or maybe there are others that find themselves inclined to simply stand aside and watch the nuttiness from the sidelines on "Fed Days." But in any event, the volatility after a Fed announcement, while fun to watch, may not be telling as to what to expect in the future.[More...]

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:14 GMT

Don't put off this important piece of the financial-planning process.[More...]

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:24 GMT

In its continuing efforts to nurture the fragile economic recovery, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave interest rates at record lows when it concludes its meeting today (Wednesday).[More...]

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:28:03 GMT

The third quarter was a favorable one for the longs. Except for a few short-lived, minor pullbacks stock prices moved higher through the quarter. Stock price volatility declined, takeover activity rose, and risk appetite improved to help the S&P gain 15%.[More...]

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:11 GMT

Technology stocks have done well this year. The Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) bottomed out in March and by late October was up more than 60%. Tech has performed better than any other sector year-to-date – up 33.7% as of Friday’s close.[More...]

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:34 GMT

Given the slew of positive economic data Monday you might have been forgiven for expecting a decent rebound in risk assets. There was a rebound of sorts in early New York trading, with the Dow up close to 150 points at one stage.[More...]

Five Ways To Ride The Commodities Bull

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:07 GMT

Commodity prices have faltered in the last couple of weeks, and much of the “smart money” is saying the boom is over. Don’t believe it.[More...]

Big Oil's lean look fuels area jobs fear: If cuts remain permanent, glory days may be over

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:46:00 GMT

Nov. 8--Houston's energy economy has clearly felt the sting of an unprecedented drop in crude and natural gas prices, with more than 18,000 jobs lost in past months.
But recent downsizing moves by Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips and other oil and gas companies appear to go beyond the typical bottom-of-the-cycle belt tightening.
"The oil and gas industry in the Houston area has probably seen its peak in terms of, if you want to call it, its glory years," Allen Brooks, managing director at Parks Paton Hoepfl and Brown, a Houston investment bank that invests in the energy sector.

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Biostar Raises $3.6 Million

Bulls Back On Track?

Ford's Main Problem: The UAW's Crippling Job Classifications And Work Rules

Your Kind of Day?

The Dollar-Proof Portfolio

What Investors Should Look for In Today’s Fed Statement

Are Discount Brokers Shares Worth Owning?

Technology Rises And Buying Facebook

Buffett Gets His Cheque Book Out

Five Ways To Ride The Commodities Bull

Big Oil's lean look fuels area jobs fear: If cuts remain permanent, glory days may be over

Unit Corp. net income takes drop: Earnings are down two-thirds from a year ago.

Earnings fall at Tulsa-based Unit Corp.

Green Movement Gaining Speed in Dallas-Fort Worth

Stakeholders to speak at NY gas drilling hearing

National Oilwell Varco Q3 Net Income Decreases

Crude Prices Spark an Urge to Drill

Pa. Tapped, Drillers Not

Pa. Tapped, Drillers Not

Schlumberger Says Profit Down, Drilling Recovery 'Fragile'

Halliburton Awarded Integrated Turnkey Drilling Contract for South Ghawar

KBR Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Early Success -- Realizing Value From a Global R5000 Software Upgrade at Shell

Halliburton Releases Innovative 3D Visualization Offering Based on Next-Generation Microsoft Graphics and Gaming Technology

Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2009 Results

Debra Reed Elected to Avery Dennison Board of Directors

Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND) As of September 30, 2009

National Oilwell Varco and Schlumberger Form IntelliServ Joint Venture

Unit Corporation to Present at IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium San Francisco

Royce Focus Trust (NASDAQ: FUND) As of August 31, 2009

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Form 4 PRECOURT JAY A For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 DICCIANI NANCE K For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 Lombardi John V For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 REED DEBRA L For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 CARROLL MILTON For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 BENNETT ALAN M For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 Angelle Evelyn M For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 PINKSTON LARRY D For: Sep 17 (10K)

Form 4 CORNELISON ALBERT O JR For: Sep 14 (10K)