LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Friday November 30, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 30, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Friday, November 30^th are:

5 – Excel Maritime – NYSE:EXM

4 – SunPower Corp. – NASDAQ:SPWR

3 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

2 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd. (NYSE:EXM) engages in the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers, and in the provision of seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products worldwide. As of June 26, 2007, the company's fleet consisted of 16 vessels comprising 10 Panamax and 6 Handymax vessels with a total carrying capacity of 965,249 deadweight tonnage.

* Dry bulk rates in the forward market have spiked over the last few days, increasing 10% on Wednesday alone. For 2008, the average forward spot rate on Cape size ships, the largest vessels, is predicted to be $125,000 per day. On Tuesday, the forward spot rate was $115,000 per day. The current spot rate on Cape size ships is $172,000 per day. Excel Maritime which has about half of its ships exposed to spot rates, skyrocketed 19% Wednesday and an additional 6.6%.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of solar electric power products primarily in the United States, Germany, and Asia. It offers solar cells, solar panels, and inverters, which convert sunlight to electricity compatible with the utility network for residential and commercial applications.

* Investors cheered SunPower's financing agreement with Morgan Stanley Wednesday, when SunPower announced it secured $190 million in financing from the brokerage to fund solar-power installations for commercial and public agencies under its SunPower Access program. Additionally, the CFO of the solar power company exercised options for 25,000 shares of Class A common stock. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Wednesday, Emmanuel T. Hernandez reported he exercised the options on Monday for $3.30 apiece, then sold all 25,000 shares on the same day for $104.11 to $106.45 apiece. Shares of SunPower rose $3.34, or 2.8 percent, to $124.44 Thursday.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* VMware extended its gains after a Merrill Lynch analyst upgraded the stock to buy from neutral. VMware could end up as the market leader since its functionality and "partner ecosystem" is at least two years ahead of its rivals, Merrill said. The stock also received a positive mention from Citigroup. Shares of VMware were up $3.16, or 3.6%, to $90.85, and are up 22% previously, on the week.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* Bidz shares have declined throughout the week after a report published Monday by Citron Research alleged, among other things, that the company holds excessive inventory. In a conference call Tuesday, Bidz CEO David Zinberg denied several of Citron's allegations. This after the online jewelry retailer reaffirmed its fourth-quarter outlook for $56 million to $58 million in revenue and $5.6 million to $6.0 million in pre-tax income. Shares of BIDZ were down 60% on the week before gaining 15% to $11.62 on Thursday.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 newbuilding Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* Shares of shippers rose in trading Thursday as rates for drybulk vessels recovered and oil tankers benefited from a surge in oil prices. Also Thursday, a Citi Investment Research analyst upgraded shares of General Maritime to "Hold" from "Sell," while a UBS analyst raised Double Hull Tankers to "Buy" from "Neutral." DryShips gained 3.5% on the news, after riding a 15% wave the previous session.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO.

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

CONTACT: pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE: Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Thursday November 29, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 29, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, November 29^th are:

5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

4 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

3 – Empire Resorts – NASDAQ:NYNY

2 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

1 – E*TRADE Financial – NASDAQ:ETFC

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 newbuilding Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* The transcript of the CEO Dry Bulk Forum which took place on Monday, November 26, 2007 is available at no cost and anyone interested may request a copy either by e-mail at shippingforum@capitallink.com or through www.capitallinkshipping.com. An audio replay is also available on www.capitallinkshipping.com and will remain archived on the site under "Events" for a period of three months. The CEO of DryShips was among CEOs that spoke at the forum on Monday, November 26, 2007. Shares of DRYS surged Wednesday, gaining $11.28 or 14.9%.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* Bidz shares have declined throughout the week after a report published Monday by Citron Research alleged, among other things, that the company holds excessive inventory. In a conference call Tuesday, Bidz CEO David Zinberg denied several of Citron's allegations. Shares are down 45% in the first two days of the week and fell an additional $1.79 or 15.05% on Wednesday.

Empire Resorts, Inc., (NASDAQ:NYNY) through its subsidiaries, operates in the hospitality and gaming industries in New York. It owns and operates Monticello Raceway, a harness horseracing facility, which conducts pari-mutuel wagering through the running of live harness horse races, the import simulcasting of harness and thoroughbred horse races, and the export simulcasting of its races to offsite pari-mutuel wagering facilities.

* Empire Resorts lost 9% on no news Tuesday, and an additional 1.82% Wednesday on still, no news. The company reported third quarter results on November 9th of a per-share loss $0.09. Third quarter revenue reported was $22.5 million. Reuters estimated third quarter earnings per share view $-0.09, and revenue view of $24.10 million.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* Technology stocks rallied early Wednesday, following strong gains by the broader market on hopes for another interest-rate cut. VMware was among said stocks, pulling ahead $10.11 or 13.03%. Shares of VMW surged $10.02, or 12.9%, to $87.69 Wednesday.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ:ETFC) through its subsidiaries, offers financial solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide. It provides retail investments and trading, which include automated order placement, and execution of market and limit equity, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and bond orders, as well as offers quick transfer, wireless account access, extended hours trading, quotes, and research and advanced planning tools.

* A sale of online brokerage E*Trade Financial, which has seen its shares crushed by credit woes in the mortgage business, would likely fetch between $10 and $11 per share, according to a lowered estimate by investment firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller. The price estimate is lower than the $18 per share estimate issued by Fox-Pitt last month. Shares of EFTC rose Wednesday, gaining 37 cents or 7.54%.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO.

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

CONTACT: pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE: Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Wednesday November 28, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 28, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, November 28^th are:

5 – SunPower Corporation – NASDAQ:SPWR

4 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

3 – Newcastle Investment Corp. – NYSE:NCT

2 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

1 – Empire Resorts – NASDAQ:NYNY

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of solar electric power products primarily in the United States, Germany, and Asia. It offers solar cells, solar panels, and inverters, which convert sunlight to electricity compatible with the utility network for residential and commercial applications.

* Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday it contracted with SunPower and Airtricity Holdings to expand its use of renewable energy at its San Diego and Ireland facilities. HP will install a one-megawatt SunPower solar-panel system in San Diego, providing more than 10 percent of its energy use there.. Shares of SPWR gained 2% Monday and lost $2.40 or 2.22% in the following session .

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* VMware pared Monday's 9% loss following a report by Cowen & Co. suggesting that the stock was overvalued. The report noted VMware could see upside potential in the fourth quarter but the underlying trend in numbers shows that growth is likely to decelerate by mid-2008. Shares of VMW gained $6.14 or 8.59% to $77.58 Tuesday.

Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE:NCT) operates as a real estate investment and finance company that invests in and manages a portfolio consisting primarily of real estate securities. The company's portfolio of real estate securities includes commercial mortgage backed securities, senior unsecured debt issued by property REITs, real estate related asset backed securities, and agency residential mortgage backed securities.

* Shares of Newcastle fell 26 cents or 2.03% Tuesday on no news. In the beginning of the month, the company booked a loss in third-quarter funds from operations after taking charges on some investments. Shares of the REIT hit a 52-week low of $12.15 that day and have recovered about 1% since.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* Finally, shares of online jeweler Bidz.com got a $4.67 haircut to $11.89. The Culver City, Calif., company announced that sales increased 78% year over year during a record Thanksgiving weekend. Despite the good news, Bidz continues to expect revenue of $56 million to $58 million, which leans toward the low end of consensus estimates. Shares of BIDZ plunged Monday losing 17% and came off an additional 28.2% Tuesday.

Empire Resorts, Inc., (NASDAQ:NYNY) through its subsidiaries, operates in the hospitality and gaming industries in New York. It owns and operates Monticello Raceway, a harness horseracing facility, which conducts pari-mutuel wagering through the running of live harness horse races, the import simulcasting of harness and thoroughbred horse races, and the export simulcasting of its races to offsite pari-mutuel wagering facilities.

* Empire Resorts lost 8.93% on no news Tuesday. The company reported third quarter results on November 9th of a per-share loss $0.09. Third quarter revenue reported was $22.5 million. Reuters estimated third quarter earnings per share view $-0.09, and revenue view of $24.10 million. Shares of NYNY gave up 35 cents to $3.57 in Tuesday's session.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Tuesday November 27, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 27, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, November 27^th are:

5 – Radian Group – NYSE:RDN

4 – SunPower Corporation – NASDAQ:SPWR

3 – Hoku Scientific – NASDAQ:HOKU

2 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

1 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

Radian Group, Inc., (NYSE:RDN) through its subsidiaries and affiliates, operates as a credit enhancement company that provides credit protection products and financial services to mortgage lenders and other financial institutions. It operates in three segments: Mortgage Insurance, Financial Guaranty, and Financial Services.

* Last Wednesday, mortgage insurers MGIC Investment and Radian Group said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested information about their failed $5 billion merger and a related subprime venture on the brink of collapse. The venture named Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, better known as C-BASS, has agreed to distribute its assets to creditors in a restructuring that would enable C-BASS to avoid bankruptcy. Shares of Radian fell 81 cents or 7.66% to $9.76 Monday.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of solar electric power products primarily in the United States, Germany, and Asia. It offers solar cells, solar panels, and inverters, which convert sunlight to electricity compatible with the utility network for residential and commercial applications.

* Shares in solar-panel maker SunPower rose as high as $115.00 Monday, helped by optimism that Congress would act quickly on an energy bill that would favor renewable sources. The chief executive of SunPower sold 60,000 shares of stock as part of a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Thomas Dinwoodie reported he sold the shares for $111.56 to $117 apiece on Nov. 20. Shares of SPWR gained $2.03 or 1.92% to close at $108.00.

 Hoku Scientific, Inc., (NASDAQ:HOKU) a materials science company, focuses on clean energy technologies. The company designs, develops, and manufactures membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and membranes for proton exchange membrane.

* Shares of Hoku Scientific rose 38.85% as the provider of clean energy products inked a $306 million, eight-year supply deal with Solarfun. Hoku will deliver polysilicon to Solarfun, which produces photovoltaic cells and modules in China. Solarfun shares were up $2.30 to $8.22 at the close Monday.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* VMware fell $7.40 or 9.39% to $71.44 on Monday after a report by Cowen & Co. suggesting that the stock was overvalued. The report noted VMware could see upside potential in the fourth quarter but the underlying trend in numbers shows that growth is likely to decelerate by mid-2008. EMC holds an 86% stake in VMware. Cowen kicked off its coverage of EMC with a neutral rating.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* The chief operating officer of online jewelry auctioneer Bidz.com exercised options for 55,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last Tuesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Claudia Liu reported exercising the options on Friday and Monday for $3.75 apiece and then selling the same number of shares on the same days for $16.79 to $17.82 apiece. Bidz.com is a roughly $400 million company whose stock has risen 125% since its May initial public offering. Shares of BIDZ soared Friday, gaining 14%, and lost $3.38 or 16.95% to $16.56 Monday on extremely heavy trading.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

 

 

 

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Monday November 26, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 26, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, November 26^th are:

5 – WellCare Health Plans – NYSE:WCG

4 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

3 – E*TRADE Financial – NASDAQ:ETFC

2 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

1 – CarMax – NYSE:KMX

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) provides managed care services exclusively for government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on Medicaid and Medicare in the United States. It offers a range of Medicaid and Medicare plans, including health plans for families, children, the aged, blind and disabled, and prescription drug plans.

* Shares of several managed-care companies fell last Wednesday after Health Net said its Connecticut contract for a youth insurance program was canceled because the company refused to release reimbursement rates. Several other companies had contracts canceled over the same issue this week including WellCare Health Plans. WellCare shares fell 3.7% Wednesday and picked up $1.87 or 5.04% in shortened trading on Friday. The stock has traded between $20.81 and $128.42 over the past 52 weeks. The company faced more negative news over last weekend after more details of a federal investigation became public.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 newbuilding Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* DryShips announced last Wednesday that George Economou, the company's Chairman, President and CEO, will participate in a panel discussion on Monday, November 26, 2007 at 11:00 am EST to discuss sector trends, fundamentals and outlook of the dry bulk sector. The panel discussion is accessible through a live webcast at www.capitallinkshipping.com, as well as through DryShips' corporate website at www.dryships.com in the Investor Relations section where it will remain archived.

Shares of DryShips fell $1.86 or 2.36% to $76.95 on Friday.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ:ETFC) through its subsidiaries, offers financial solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide. It provides retail investments and trading, which include automated order placement, and execution of market and limit equity, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and bond orders, as well as offers quick transfer, wireless account access, extended hours trading, quotes, and research and advanced planning tools.

* E-Trade Financial shares spiked 25.12% Friday on continued speculation the struggling online brokerage might negotiate a takeover by chief rivals TD Ameritrade Holding or Charles Schwab. ETFC gained $1.07 to $5.33 in Friday's shortened trading session.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* The chief operating officer of online jewelry auctioneer Bidz.com exercised options for 55,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Claudia Liu reported exercising the options on Friday and Monday for $3.75 apiece and then selling the same number of shares on the same days for $16.79 to $17.82 apiece. Bidz.com is a roughly $400 million company whose stock has risen 125% since its May initial public offering. Shares of BIDZ soared Friday, gaining $2.43 or 13.88% to $19.94.

CarMax, Inc., (NYSE:KMX) through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. The company purchases, reconditions, and sells used vehicles. It also sells new vehicles under franchise agreements.

* Last Monday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the CFO and executive vice president of CarMax exercised options for 120,000 shares of common stock. In two Form 4s filed with the SEC Friday, Keith Browning reported he exercised the options last Wednesday for $2.44 a piece and then sold all the shares the same day for $21.39 to $21.77 apiece. KMX shares finished flat Friday to end the day where it closed on Wednesday, at $20.65.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Wednesday November 21, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 21, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, November 21^st are:

5 – E*TRADE Financial Corporation – NASDAQ:ETFC

4 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

3 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

2 – Focus Media Holding – NASDAQ:FMCN

1 – CarMax – NYSE:KMX

E*TRADE Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ:ETFC) through its subsidiaries, offers financial solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide. It provides retail investments and trading, which include automated order placement, and execution of market and limit equity, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and bond orders, as well as offers quick transfer, wireless account access, extended hours trading, quotes, and research and advanced planning tools.

* Shares of online brokers fell Tuesday after an analyst suggested E-Trade Financial's competitors are gearing up to lure its customers away. Shares of EFTC fell 91 cents or 19.32% to $3.80 after nearing levels of its 52-week low.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 newbuilding Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* Last week DryShips announced that it entered into short-term charters for two of its Capesize and one of its Panamax vessels with first class charterers. The company is also waiting on shareholder approval for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. Shares of DryShips fell $5.41 or 6.39% to $79.27 on Tuesday.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* Last week, the online jewelry retailer BIDZ.com reported a third-quarter profit of $3.6 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with $1 million, or 4 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts were looking for EPS of 11 cents. Shares of the Culver City, Calif., company skyrocketed on the earnings news, gained 5.5% Monday and an additional $1.22 or 6.86% in Tuesday's session.

Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) operates out-of-home advertising network using audiovisual television displays in China. Its out-of-home advertising network consists of commercial location network, in-store network, poster frame network, mobile handset advertising network, and outdoor LED network.

* China-based advertising company Focus Media Holding declined $5.15 or 9.01%, to $52.00 Tuesday. The company said late Monday third-quarter earnings rose 73% as revenue more than doubled. The stock fell nearly 10% in extended trading on Monday after falling 3.5% during afternoon trading.

CarMax, Inc., (NYSE:KMX) through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. The company purchases, reconditions, and sells used vehicles. It also sells new vehicles under franchise agreements.

* According to Fortune, recent reports by news outlets that Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathway bought 14 million shares of CarMax, was distorted. Buffett wasn't directly involved in the purchase, however the stock was bought by GEICO, the auto insurer and a subsidiary of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathway. On Monday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the CFO and executive vice president of CarMax exercised options for 120,000 shares of common stock. In two Form 4s filed with the SEC Friday, Keith Browning reported he exercised the options last Wednesday for $2.44 a piece and then sold all the shares the same day for $21.39 to $21.77 apiece. KMX shares lost 3.3% Monday and an additional 50 cents or 2.33% to $20.95 on Tuesday.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Tuesday November 20, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 20, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, November 20^th are:

5 – Focus Media Holding – NASDAQ:FMCN

4 – Downey Financial – NASDAQ:DSL

3 – RMK Strategic Income Fund – NYSE:RSF

2 – BIDZ.com – NASDAQ:BIDZ

1 – CarMax – NYSE:KMX

Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) operates out-of-home advertising network using audiovisual television displays in China. Its out-of-home advertising network consists of commercial location network, in-store network, poster frame network, mobile handset advertising network, and outdoor LED network.

* Focus Media Holding Limited earnings conference call for the third-quarter of 2007 is scheduled for Monday, November 19^th at 8:00 p.m. ET. The company posted a 73% rise in quarterly profit, in line with analysts' expectations, but margins were hurt by recent acquisitions. Shares of FMCN fell $2.05 or 3.46% ahead of the call on Monday, and fell 10% in extended trading.

Downey Financial Corp. (NYSE:DSL) operates as the holding company for Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. that provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers. It attracts funds from the general public and institutions; and originates and invests in loans, such as residential real estate mortgage loans, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities; and originates and sells loans to investors in the secondary markets.

* Downey Financial shares soared Monday after Hilltop Holdings reported a 6.8% stake in the bank holding company, and said it is evaluating the company for a potential acquisition or strategic transaction. Shares of DSL touched down on a new, 52-week low Monday. Just last Thursday, Downey Financial stock slipped to a previous low after the bank reported its assets are shrinking and credit quality is decaying. Shares of DSL gained $3.59 or 11.97% to $33.58 Monday.

RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RSF) operates as a diversified and closed-end management investment company. The fund primarily invests in debt securities and equity securities.

* Last Thursday, the Board of Directors of RMK Strategic Income Fund declared three monthly distributions of $0.10 per share. Monthly distributions will be payable on December 18, 2007, January 18, 2008 and February 20, 2008 to stockholders of record on December 11, January 11 and February 13, respectively. Ex-dividend dates are December 7, January 9 and February 11. Shares of RSF traded up 8 cents or 1.57% to $5.16 on the NYSE Monday.

BIDZ.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDZ) operates as an online retailer of jewelry primarily in the United States and internationally. The company operates a Web Site, bidz.com, for the purpose of selling merchandise, utilizing an online sales auction platform. Its product inventory includes gold, platinum, and silver jewelry set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other precious and semi-precious stones; and watches.

* Last week, the online jewelry retailer BIDZ.com reported a third-quarter profit of $3.6 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with $1 million, or 4 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. Analysts were looking for EPS of 11 cents. Shares of the Culver City, Calif., company skyrocketed on the earnings news, and gained 93 cents or 5.52% to start the week off this Monday.

CarMax, Inc., (NYSE:KMX) through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. The company purchases, reconditions, and sells used vehicles. It also sells new vehicles under franchise agreements.

* One of Buffett's recent additions is used-car retailer, CarMax. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway last week disclosed that it has bought nearly 14 million shares of the company, and on Monday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the chief financial officer and executive vice president of CarMax exercised options for 120,000 shares of common stock. In two Form 4s filed with the SEC Friday, Keith Browning reported he exercised the options last Wednesday for $2.44 a piece and then sold all the shares the same day for $21.39 to $21.77 apiece. KMX shares lost 78 cents or 3.29% to $21.45 on the NYSE.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO.

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

CONTACT: pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE: Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Monday November 19, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 19, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, November 19^th are:

5 – E-House (China) Holdings Limited – NYSE:EJ

4 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

3 – Canadian Solar – NASDAQ:CSIQ

2 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

1 – Diana Shipping – NYSE:DSX

E-House (China) Holdings Limited (NYSE:EJ) provides real estate agency services, real estate brokerage services, and real estate consulting and information services in the People's Republic of China. It primarily provides real estate agency services to residential property developers.

* Chinese real estate agency E-House (China) Holdings said last Thursday it expects its fourth-quarter revenue to rise by at least a third, while its full-year revenue should more than double year over year. The Shanghai company forecast its fourth-quarter revenue will increase 33 to 42% to $46 million to $49 million. For 2007, E-House expects revenue of $117 million to $120 million, up 109 to 114% over 2006. Shares of EJ plunged on Friday, losing $3.12 or 10.89% to $25.53 on the NYSE.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* Solar-product stocks continued their gain Friday after Suntech Power Holdings posted a 44% jump in third-quarter profit. JA Solar Holdings gained $3.54 or 6.42% to $58.70 on Friday. JASO shares are up more than 20% last week.

Canadian Solar, Inc., (NASDAQ:CSIQ) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of solar module products that convert sunlight into electricity for various uses. Its products include a range of standard solar modules to general specifications for use in various residential, commercial, and industrial solar power generation systems.

* Canadian Solar shares surged Friday after it announced it penned a deal to deliver solar panels with 60 megawatts worth of yearly generating capacity for projects in Spain. The company said it would start delivering the shipments to the German City Solar Group, which is managing the projects, immediately. Shares of CSIQ gained $2.27 or 14.65% to $17.76 on the NASDAQ.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* Last week DryShips announced that it entered into short-term charters for two of its Capesize and one of its Panamax vessels with first class charterers. The company is also waiting on shareholder approval for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. Shares of DryShips fluctuated up and down all week to gain $1.74 or 1.99% in Friday's session.

Diana Shipping, Inc., (NYSE:DSX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its fleet consists of dry bulk carriers that transport iron ore, coal, grain, and other dry cargoes along worldwide shipping routes.

* Diana Shipping dropped more than 5% last Wednesday despite reporting that its third-quarter earnings tripled. The Greek dry bulk shipper's net income soared to $50.4 million, or 78 cents per share, compared with $16.7 million, or 32 cents per share in the prior year. Its earnings included a $21.5 million gain from a vessel sale. The results beat Wall Street's consensus expectation of 45 cents per share. Shares of DSX lost 8 cents or .26% on Friday.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

 

 

 

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Friday November 16, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 16, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Friday, November 16^th are:

5 – Radian Group – NYSE:RDN

4 – E*TRADE Financial Corporation – NASDAQ:ETFC

3 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

2 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

1 – LDK Solar – NYSE:LDK

Radian Group, Inc., (NYSE:RDN) through its subsidiaries and affiliates, operates as a credit enhancement company that provides credit protection products and financial services to mortgage lenders and other financial institutions. It operates in three segments: Mortgage Insurance, Financial Guaranty, and Financial Services.

* Radian Group shares surged Tuesday after investment adviser Third Avenue Management reported taking a 18.8 percent stake in the credit-risk management and mortgage insurance firm. Radian Group shares jumped more than 15% on Tuesday. During the past 52 weeks, the company's stock has dropped from a high of $67.35 in January to a low of $8.15 earlier this month. Shares of RDN fell Thursday, coming off 47 cents or 3.60% to $12.60 on the NYSE.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ:ETFC) through its subsidiaries, offers financial solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide. It provides retail investments and trading, which include automated order placement, and execution of market and limit equity, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and bond orders, as well as offers quick transfer, wireless account access, extended hours trading, quotes, and research and advanced planning tools.

* After losing more than half its value Monday, E*TRADE Chief Executive Mitch Caplan ruled out the possibility of bankruptcy on Wednesday, days after an analyst said mounting credit losses and the potential loss of customer assets might make the discount brokerage insolvent. Caplan, who canceled a scheduled presentation at a Merrill Lynch banking conference on Wednesday, told television network CNBC that the company still has "real" balance sheet issues, but its retail franchise remains in "phenomenal" shape. Shares of EFTC fell off 60% Monday, and gained 41% Tuesday, an additional 11% Wednesday and fell 8 cents or 1.44% on Thursday.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* On Tuesday DryShips announced that it has entered into short-term charters for two of its Capesize and one of its Panamax vessels with first class charterers. On Monday the company said it will hold a special shareholder meeting to approve an amendment that would allow for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. Shares of DryShips fell 14% Monday, gained back 17.5% Tuesday, fell Wednesday 6.1%, and came off an additional $5.05 or 5.46% Thursday.

 

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* Solar-product stocks continued their gain Thursday after Canadian Solar posted a surprise third-quarter profit and Suntech Power Holdings reported a silicon supply deal on Wednesday. JA Solar shares gained 3% in Tuesday's session, 5.2% Wednesday, and an additional $2.45 or 4.65% Thursday.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., (NYSE:LDK) through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells multicrystalline solar wafers to the manufacturers of solar cells and solar modules in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It offers multicrystalline solar wafers between 180 and 240 microns in thickness.

* LDK Solar said on Thursday it would likely report results of an inventory audit in early December and said its fourth quarter revenues would top third quarter levels. That independent audit follows an internal investigation sparked by allegations from a former LDK financial controller that the company overstated the value of its polysilicon inventories. LDK continues to deny the allegations. Shares of LDK surged $5.20 or 17.78% to $34.45 on the NYSE Thursday.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

 

 

 

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Thursday November 15, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 15, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, November 15^th are:

5 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

4 – E*TRADE Financial Corporation – NASDAQ:ETFC

3 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

2 – Excel Maritime Carriers – NYSE:EXM

1 – Diana Shipping – NYSE:DSX

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* Solar-product stocks got a boost Wednesday after Canadian Solar posted a surprise third-quarter profit and Suntech Power Holdings reported a silicon supply deal. JA Solar shares gained 3% in Tuesday's session and an additional $2.59 or 5.17% to $52.71 on Wednesday.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ:ETFC) through its subsidiaries, offers financial solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide. It provides retail investments and trading, which include automated order placement, and execution of market and limit equity, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and bond orders, as well as offers quick transfer, wireless account access, extended hours trading, quotes, and research and advanced planning tools.

* After losing more than half its value Monday, E*TRADE Chief Executive Mitch Caplan ruled out the possibility of bankruptcy on Wednesday, days after an analyst said mounting credit losses and the potential loss of customer assets might make the discount brokerage insolvent. Caplan, who canceled a scheduled presentation at a Merrill Lynch banking conference on Wednesday, told television network CNBC that the company still has "real" balance sheet issues, but its retail franchise remains in "phenomenal" shape. Shares of EFTC rose 54 cents or 10.80% after falling off almost 60% earlier in the week.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* On Tuesday DryShips announced that it has entered into short-term charters for two of its Capesize and one of its Panamax vessels with first class charterers. On Monday the company said it will hold a special shareholder meeting to approve an amendment that would allow for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. Shares of DryShips fell 14% Monday, gained back 17.5% Tuesday and fell Wednesday coming off $6.00 or 6.10%.

Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd. (NYSE:EXM) engages in the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers, and in the provision of seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as iron ore, coal and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products worldwide. As of June 26, 2007, the company's fleet consisted of 16 vessels comprising 10 Panamax and 6 Handymax vessels with a total carrying capacity of 965,249 deadweight tonnage.

* On Wednesday, Greek drybulk shipper Excel Maritime Carriers said its third-quarter earnings nearly doubled on soaring charter rates, but missed Wall Street's expectations, sending shares sinking in pre-market trading. Shares of EXM lost $5.42 or 10.31% to $47.17 during Wednesday's session.

Diana Shipping, Inc., (NYSE:DSX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its fleet consists of dry bulk carriers that transport iron ore, coal, grain, and other dry cargoes along worldwide shipping routes.

* Greek drybulk shipper Diana Shipping said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings tripled on rising charter rates and a gain from a vessel sale. Results beat Wall Street expectations and sent shares up in pre-market trading. Diana Shipping rose 9% in pre-market trading after gaining 18.5% to close at $33.25 Tuesday. The company earned $50.4 million, or 78 cents per share, compared with $16.7 million, or 32 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. The 2007 third quarter included a $21.5 million gain from a vessel sale. Shares of DSX managed to fall in mid-day trading though, losing $1.81 or 5.44% to $31.44.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Wednesday November 14, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 14, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, November 14^th are:

5 – VMware - NYSE:VMW

4 – LDK Solar – NYSE:LDK

3 – Diana Shipping – NYSE:DSX

2 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* VMware shares returned to shareholders Tuesday what it took on Monday, when Oracle appeared to be gearing up a competitive threat. Shares were up $10.44 to $90.80, reassured by a bullish Citigroup analyst report. Brent Thill wrote that Oracle's virtualization software, announced Monday, "does not affect VMW's position as the de facto standard in server virtualization." VMware is an investment banking client of Citigroup. VMW closed down 8.5% Monday and gained back $10.32 or 12.84% to $90.68 on Tuesday.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., (NYSE:LDK) through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells multicrystalline solar wafers to the manufacturers of solar cells and solar modules in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It offers multicrystalline solar wafers between 180 and 240 microns in thickness.

* LDK Solar ADS topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange at midday on Tuesday. Shares of LDK plunged $3.50 or 10.04% to $31.35 on the NYSE.

Diana Shipping, Inc., (NYSE:DSX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its fleet consists of dry bulk carriers that transport iron ore, coal, grain, and other dry cargoes along worldwide shipping routes.

* Shipping company Diana Shipping said Tuesday it took delivery of a new $110 million dry-bulk carrier that it will charter to a division of Australian miner BHP Billiton for about four years. The contract is expected to generate gross revenue of $75 million, or $93 million if extended for a fifth year. A day earlier the drybulk shipper announced that it entered into a time charter contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group. Shares of DSX gave up 10% Monday, and on Tuesday surged $5.21 or 18.58% to $33.25.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* Solar stocks were dim Monday after the industry's trade group posted an alert on its Web site Friday noting that Congress may leave renewable initiatives out of a long-awaited energy bill. Shares of JA Solar plunged 11% Monday and were down 22% Friday after the solar-cell maker reported a surge in third-quarter profit a day earlier and lifted its outlook for 2007 and 2008. JA Solar shares gained $1.45 or 2.98% in Tuesday's session.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* On Tuesday DryShips announced that it has entered into short-term charters for two of its Capesize and one of its Panamax vessels with first class charterers. On Monday the company said it will hold a special shareholder meeting to approve an amendment that would allow for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. Shares of DryShips fell 14% Monday, and gained back $14.61 or 17.43% Tuesday.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

 

 

 

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Tuesday November 13, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 13, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, November 13^th are:

5 – Diana Shipping – NYSE:DSX

4 – E-House (China) Holdings Limited – NYSE:EJ

3 – VMware - NYSE:VMW

2 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

1 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

Diana Shipping, Inc., (NYSE:DSX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its fleet consists of dry bulk carriers that transport iron ore, coal, grain, and other dry cargoes along worldwide shipping routes.

* Diana Shipping announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd, People's Republic of China, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, the Dione, at a gross rate of US$82,000 per day for a minimum twelve (12) to a maximum fourteen (14) month period. Shares of DSX gave up $3.13 or 10.04% Monday.

E-House (China) Holdings Limited (NYSE:EJ) provides real estate agency services, real estate brokerage services, and real estate consulting and information services in the People's Republic of China. It primarily provides real estate agency services to residential property developers.

* E-House China announced a scheduled third-quarter conference call to be held Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Shares of EJ were down $2.57 or 10.66% ahead of the call on Monday.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) and its subsidiaries provide virtualization solutions worldwide. Its virtualization solutions separate the operating system and application software from the underlying hardware to achieve improvements in efficiency, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

* Oracle Corp. made a move on Monday to take on VMware in the market for virtualization software, unveiling a product that it says is three times more efficient than competitors' offerings. VMware shares fell more than 8.41% percent after executives at Oracle, the world's second-largest software maker, demonstrated the product before thousands of customers at a conference in San Francisco. VMW closed down $7.38 to $80.36.

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* DryShips said Monday it will hold a special shareholder meeting to approve an amendment that would allow for a 3-for-1 stock split. The stock split, if approved, would be in the form of a dividend. The company had just under 35.5 million shares of stock outstanding as of Sept. 30. DryShips also announced Monday that George Economou, the company's Chairman and CEO, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs 4th Annual Global Shipping Conference which will take place in New York City on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Shares of DryShips fell $13.32 or 13.71% to $83.81 on Monday.

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* Solar stocks were dim Monday after the industry's trade group posted an alert on its Web site Friday noting that Congress may leave renewable initiatives out of a long-awaited energy bill. Shares of JA Solar were down $5.84 Monday and were also down Friday after the solar-cell maker reported a surge in third-quarter profit Thursday, and lifted its outlook for 2007 and 2008, as a Goldman Sachs analyst expressed concern about its fourth-quarter margins. JA Solar shares plunged 22% Friday and an additional 10.71% Monday.

The daily HIGH FIVE stocks are determined by the company's proprietary, internal algorithmic calculators. The result is five securities that are the most sought after to borrow, and have proven to be the hottest­ stocks to short that day.

LocateStock.com is the premier electronic securities lending company providing revolutionary, real-time, hard-to-borrow stock locates and market data to hedge funds and professional traders seeking an efficient and private way to borrow stock associated with short sales. The Company recently launched LocateStock TV, a daily financial news show that highlights stock inventory that is available for short sellers to legally borrow and stay in compliance with Regulation SHO. 

For an in-depth market analysis on each individual, hard to borrow stock, tune in daily to LocateStock TV, on http://www.locatestock.com/pressrelease.html

 

CONTACT:     pressrelease@locatestock.com / 201-332-6800

SOURCE:        Locate Stock, Inc.

 

 

 

LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Monday November 12, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 12, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, November 12^th are:

5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

4 – RMK Strategic Income Fund – NYSE:RSF

3 – Yingli Green Energy - NYSE:YGE

2 – Evergreen Solar – NASDAQ:ESLR

1 – JA Solar Holdings – NYSE:JASO

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products. As of May 30, 2007, it owned and operated a fleet of 35 drybulk carriers comprising 5 Capesize, 25 Panamax, 3 Handymax, and 2 new building Panamax vessels with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.9 million.

* DryShips sank last week even though the Greece-based shipper posted better-than-expected results after the close on Tuesday. The company earned $103.5 million, or $2.92 per share, compared with $3.5 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted to exclude a one-time gain from the sale of two vessels, the company earned $84.3 million, or $2.38 per share. Shares of DRYS lost $4.07 or 4.03% Friday after being down previously more than 13% earlier in the week.

RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RSF) operates as a diversified and closed-end management investment company. The fund primarily invests in debt securities and equity securities.

* The Net Asset Values of some Regions Morgan Keegan funds were incorrectly reported on Friday, October 19, 2007. Revised corrected NAVs for that date are as follows: RMK Strategic Income -- $6.66. Most recently, shares of RSF gained 20 cents or 3.99% this past Friday.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, (NYSE:YGE) through its subsidiary, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., engages in the design, development, marketing, manufacturing, and installation and sale of photovoltaic products in the People's Republic of China and internationally. Its products include polysilicon ingots and wafers, photovoltaic cells and modules, and integrated photovoltaic systems.

* First Solar led a surge in solar-product stocks last Thursday after the company reported a significant increase in third-quarter profit. Shares of YGE gained 2.5% Thursday, and came-off $3.94 or 11.01% in Friday's session.

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESLR) engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of solar power products primarily in Europe and the United States. The company uses its proprietary 'String Ribbon' technology process in manufacturing crystalline silicon wafers, the primary components of photovoltaic cells.

 

* Shares of solar power-related stocks were among the market's winners Thursday, with several names soaring after First Solar shattered Wall Street's earnings expectations. Fellow solar power player, Evergreen Solar sprung up more than 17% as a result Thursday, but fell $1.91 or 11.94% the following day.

 

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ( NASDAQ:JASO) through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells solar cells primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers mono-crystalline solar cells. The company sells its products primarily through a team of sales and marketing personnel to solar module manufacturers, who assemble and integrate its solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into electricity.

* JA Solar Holdings shares fell Friday after the solar-cell maker reported a surge in third-quarter profit, and lifted its outlook for 2007 and 2008, amid a broader market sell-off, as a Goldman Sachs analyst expressed concern about its fourth-quarter margins. JA Solar shares plunged $15.05 or 21.64% to $54.51, however, its shares are still up more than 80% since the end of the second quarter. Shares of JASO traded up 16% ahead of the earnings call last Thursday.

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LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Thursday November 8, 2007

Jersey City, NJ – November 8, 2007

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, November 8^th are:

5 – Allied Capital Corporation – NYSE:ALD

4 – LDK Solar – NYSE:LDK

3 – WellCare Health Plans – NYSE:WCG

2 – Diana Shipping – NYSE:DSX

1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) is a principal investment firm specializing in buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, note purchases, growth capital, and middle market equity and debt investments. The firm provides debt financing in the form of senior loans, second lien debt, subordinated debt, and unitranche facilities.

* Allied Capital said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the third quarter due to charges related to writing down the value of certain investments. The company reported a loss of $96.5 million, or 62 cents per share, during the third quarter, compared with earnings of $77.9 million, or 53 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Net charges for unrealized value writedowns were $327.2 million in the third quarter for Allied Capital, which pushed the company to a loss in the quarter. Shares of ALD fell $2.54 or 8.98% Wednesday.

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., (NYSE:LDK) through its subsidiaries, ma