Thursday, March 11, 2010

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IFV News - Saturday, March 6, 2010
- Review of the Week's Midcap and Smallcap Market Indices' Performance
- The Week's Advancers and Decliners - Zanett, Inc.↑ (NasdaqCM: ZANE); TiVo Inc.↑ (NasdaqGS: TIVO); VisionChina Media Inc.↓ (NasdaqGM: VISN); Medivation, Inc.↓ (NasdaqGM: MDVN)
- The Market Playing Field - A look at 3 environmentally conscious wine makers - Pegasus Bay Winery; Weingut Gysler; and Emiliana Winery.
- Feature Story - A look at the workplace and jobs in the greener economy. Includes comments from Michael Fischette - President and Owner of Concord Engineering Group.
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Greek Crisis Is Over, Rest of Region Safe, Prodi Says

March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The worst of Greece’s financial crisis is over and other European nations won’t follow in its path, said former European Commission President Romano Prodi.

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Small & Midcap Business and Financial News

Cbeyond Inc and Superior Well Services Inc Lead Small-Cap Percentage Losers

Cbeyond Inc (Nasdaq:), Superior Well Services Inc (Nasdaq:SWSI), Deer Consumer Products Inc (Nasdaq:DEER) and Cumberland Phanmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:CPIX) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's...
Initial drill results drive gains for gold explorer

On gold news, shares of Eagle Hill Exploration (TSX: V.EAG) surged 48% to 21.5 cents.
3 Ways to Play China Coal

China is the largest consumer of coal in the world, both in terms of power generation and in terms of supplying coal to the coking industry for making steel. Despite all the progress being made in cleantech areas, such as solar and wind, coal is and will continue to be the predominant source of...
China Small Caps Continue Surge on Strength in Energy, Industrials

By Platinum Tiger Chinese small caps surged by 2.5 percent on Friday to their best daily advance and their strongest week overall in almost two months. The small cap rally has now resulted in higher weekly closes for our China OTC Player index in four of the past five weeks, with...
Omni Energy Services: Leveraged Micro-Cap Play on the U.S. Oil and Gas Services Sector

Omni Energy Services (OMNI) is an integrated oil field services company based in Carencro, Louisiana. Founded in 1987, and currently employing 850 people, the company provides...
Celsius Holdings Shares Hard to Resist at $3

The CEO of Celsius Holdings, Steve Haley, hosted a conference call last Thursday in which he provided investors with an update on business operations and some guidance for the future. The company announced a href="http://vfcsstockhouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/celsius-shows-some-real-growth-77.html"...
New Secular Bull Market, Or Tactical Rally in an Ongoing Range Bound Market ?

Excerpt from Raymond James strategist Jeffrey Saut's latest essay (published Monday, March 8th):...[T]he insightful Puru Saxena’s writes:
ETF Update: Move in Small, Mid Caps

...[H]ere are the ratings from last Thursday at the close. Those who subscribe to our weekly reports received timely updates, but I apologize for missing yesterday online.Summary
Large Caps vs. Small Caps

While the last year has been a period where practically all stocks, regardless of style or size, have risen, some stocks have risen more than others. Small caps (Russell 2000) have risen 95%, while large caps (S&P 500) are up a relatively modest 68.5%. This trend, however, is anything but a...
Soko Fitness: Five Reasons to Be Optimistic

In line with our theme to identify bargains based on a set of criteria, we have come across Soko Fitness (SOKF.OB), a leading operator of fitness clubs and spas in Northeast China....

Regululatory Alerts Item - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program

The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes the Women-Owned Small
The March Small Business Advocate

The March 2010 edition of The Small Business Advocate features the new
The Small Business Economy

Despite more recent numbers showing improvement in the U.S. economy, the
Quarterly Indicators

The U.S. economy rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2009, with real GDP
Advocacy Recommends That TSA Consider Costs; Alternatives to its Proposed Aircraft Repair Station Security Rule

On February 19, 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of

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Obama calls Muslim 'entrepreneurship summit'

Icelanders vote on payback plan

Metro Bank gets official go-ahead

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The Rebounders, One Year Later
Weekends Off: How Will the Postal Service Decision Change Business?

The United States Postal Service announced recently that it was considering ending Saturday delivery services to save funds and counter the loss in revenue over the last few years. The decline is in part due to the internet and the increase in general communication devices such as cell phones, as...
Spammers Get Savvy: Are You Protected?

As a business owner, it is your responsibility to have yourself or someone dedicated to keeping up on the latest malware and viruses hitting email inboxes. If your company’s employees aren’t properly educated on what is going on, there could be a chance that your whole office could succumb to a...
Archives: Where They Praise (or Bash) You
How Many Jobs Do Small Employers Create?
Revisiting the Face of 'Necessity Entrepreneurs'

Last March we profiled 26 ventures hatched by the newly unemployed. Amid signs of economic recovery, we check in with each of them
Not a Consultant, an Interim Executive

Interim executives fill managerial roles. To get the most out of them, companies must find the right match and acknowledge internal problems
Apple’s Relations… Soured Again

When the iPhone was released in 2007 it set the bar for all technological advancements, specifically in the area of cell phones. Cell phone manufacturers scrambled to assemble competitive iPhone alternatives, and Apple claimed they were copying their product. In previous years we have witnessed...
A Toast to Women’s History Month

In case there are those who aren’t aware, March celebrates Women’s History Month. This is an achievement, since some time ago in American history, the pure thought of women governing multi-millionaire dollar companies would be considered humorous. Expected to stay at home, prepare the meals and...
Business Lobbyists Push to Revive Estate Tax

Lobbyists for small businesses, construction companies, manufacturers and other trade groups are racing the clock to convince Congress to reinstate the federal estate tax they’ve fought for years to abolish.

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Before They Were Stars

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2010 Oscar Predictions Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross previewed the 82nd Academy Awards nominees and gave his picks for who will take home Oscar.

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The Truth About Franchise Earnings

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The first question that every prospective franchisee asks a franchisor is, "How much money can I make in this business?" Since the FTC passed the franchise compliance rules in 1979, the most common an...

\'Entrepreneurs should not manage business handson\'

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Puneet Dalmias early experience with setting up and running a new economy business has helped him redefine his familys role in Dalmia Cement Puneet DalmiaDesignation: Managing Director of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. He first joined the company in 1997 at

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In Full View is a weekly web based global business news show.

Most Recent IFV News Webreport Shown Below

This week, IFV News broadcasts from The NASDAQ MarketSite^® (The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.) in the heart of New York’s Times Square.

IFV News - Saturday, March 6, 2010

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Greek Crisis Is Over, Rest of Region Safe, Prodi Says

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