LocateStock.com Daily High Five For Thursday January 31, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 31, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, January 31^st are:

5 – IHOP – NYSE:IHP

4 – Alliance Data Systems – NYSE:ADS

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

1 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

IHOP Corp. (NYSE:IHP) and its subsidiaries develop, franchise, and operate International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurants in the United States and Canada. Its family restaurants feature table service, and food and beverage items.

 

* On Tuesday CNBC said to beware of stocks getting an artificial bounce from a 'short squeeze.' Instead, Jeff Macke explains how to use the squeeze to get out of bad stocks while you still can. Short squeezes can often be identified when a little piece of good news sends a stock screaming higher. Karen Finerman pointed out IHOP a winner in a space that's otherwise been annihilated. With a float that's 33% short interest, Karen said IHOP is a perfect example of how to use a bounce to make a "graceful exit." IHOP shares lost 97 cents or 1.99% to $47.69 on Wednesday.

 

Alliance Data Systems Corporation, (NYSE:ADS) together with its subsidiaries, provides transaction, marketing, and credit services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its transaction services consist of card processing, billing and payment processing, and customer care; customer information system hosting; and merchant bankcard services.

* Business services company Alliance Data Systems posted lower fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, including merger and other costs. Alliance Data, which filed a lawsuit Wednesday against private equity firm Blackstone Group to force it to complete its proposed $6.76 billion acquisition, said net income fell to $33.9 million, or 42 cents per share, from $39.6 million, or 48 cents per share, a year earlier. Shares of ADS lost 30 cents or .70% to $42.70 after losing 35% earlier in the week on news of the possible takeover fallout.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* MBIA and Ambac Financial will lose more money than they're currently predicting from guarantees they sold on complex mortgage-related securities, according to Bill Ackman, a longtime critic of the bond insurance industry who is betting against the two companies. MBIA shares fell almost 20% at one point in afternoon trading on Wednesday. CNBC said a downgrade for the bond insurer is just around the corner. MBI settled the day down $2.02 or 12.64% to $13.96 after being up more than 12% this week. Shares added 66% in the previous week.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* Shares of Arthrocare gave up .60% Wednesday on no news, after trading up 4.5% earlier this week. ARTC lost 24 cents to $39.60 on Wednesday. ARTC closed down 22% last week.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Ambac Financial and MBIA will lose more money than they're currently predicting from guarantees they sold on complex mortgage-related securities, according to Bill Ackman, a longtime critic of the bond insurance industry who is betting against the two companies. And CNBC said a downgrade for the bond insurer is just around the corner. Shares of ABK pared a day earlier gains, losing $2.08 or 16.09% to $10.85 on the NYSE. The stock is down almost 20% this week after rising 86% last week.

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 January 30, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 30, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, January 30^th are:

5 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

4 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

1 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

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 plunged 32.5% after the company disappointed investors with its fourth-quarter results and said 2008 revenue could decelerate to 50% growth. For the fourth quarter, VMware said revenue rose 80% from a year ago to $412.5 million. That was lower than analysts' expectations of $417.4 million. Excluding items, EPS was 26 cents, two cents ahead of analysts' expectations. Shares of VMware were down $26.98 to $56.02. VMW is down 36% from its 52-week high of $125.25 a share, set Oct. 31.

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.

* Drybulk shipping stocks soared in trading Tuesday, after Excel Maritime Carriers said it plans to buy Quintana Maritime in a $2.45 billion cash-and-stock deal. DryShips rose $3.15 or 5.31% to $62.44 on the news.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* MBIA reports earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter this coming Thursday. However, the bond insurance market is in the midst of a major upheaval after ratings agencies began reviewing their operations during the fourth quarter, so things do not look good for MBIA. Shares of MBI gained an additional 7.61% Tuesday after Monday's 4.6% rise. MBI closed up $1.13 to $15.98. Shares gained 66% in the previous week.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* Shares of Arthrocare gained an additional 50 cents or 1.27% to $39.84 on Tuesday after rising 3.2% on Monday on no currents news this week. ARTC closed down 22% last week.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Ambac Financial led bond insurance stocks higher on Tuesday after the chief executive of rival Assured Guaranty expressed confidence the $2.4 trillion industry will find a solution to its problems. Some recent estimates of the cost of a bailout of the industry are too high, Dominic Frederico, chief executive of Assured Guaranty said. Shares of ABK rocketed on that positive note, adding $1.80 or 16.17% to $12.93 on Tuesday. The stock started Monday off in the red, losing 3.6%. The stock was up more than 86% last week.

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 January 29, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 29, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, January 29^th are:

5 – VMware – NYSE:VMW

4 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

3 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

2 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

1 – Alliance Data Systems – NYSE:ADS

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 announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2007 on Monday. Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $412 million, an increase of 80% compared to the year-ago quarter. Total revenues for the full fiscal year 2007 were $1.33 billion, an increase of 88% compared to 2006. However the stock has suffered, in 2008 through recent trading on Monday, VMware's stock has fallen almost 6%, and it's down 36% from its 52-week high of $125.25 a share, set Oct. 31. Shares of VMW lost $1.00 or 1.24% to $79.55 on Monday.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* The New York State Insurance Department has hired Perella Weinberg Partners to advise on bond insurers, a spokesman for the department said on Monday. Perella Weinberg is looking at ways to protect policyholders of the major bond insurers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Some of the major insurers include MBIA and Ambac. Shares of MBI gained 65 cents or 4.58% to $14.85 on Monday. The stock gained 66% last week.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* The New York State Insurance Department has hired Perella Weinberg Partners to advise on bond insurers, a spokesman for the department said on Monday. Perella Weinberg is looking at ways to protect policyholders of the major bond insurers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Some of the major insurers include Ambac and MBIA. The stock was up more than 86% last week. Shares of ABK lost 41 cents or 3.55% to $11.13 on Monday.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* Shares of Arthrocare gained $1.23 or 3.23% to $39.34 on no news Monday. ARTC closed down 22% last week.

Alliance Data Systems Corporation, (NYSE:ADS) together with its subsidiaries, provides transaction, marketing, and credit services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its transaction services consist of card processing, billing and payment processing, and customer care; customer information system hosting; and merchant bankcard services.

* Blackstone Group said Monday that federal regulators were getting in the way of its $6.4 billion purchase of credit card provider Alliance Data Systems, but that it might still go ahead with a renegotiated deal. Shares of ADS plunged $23.12 or 35.24% to $42.48 Monday on the news.

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 January 28, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 28, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, January 28^th are:

5 – Doral Financial – NYSE:DRL

4 – Medivation – NASDAQ:MDVN

3 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

2 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

1 –Ambac – NYSE:ABK

Doral Financial Corporation, (NYSE:DRL) through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial services primarily in Puerto Rico and New York. The company operates through four segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Insurance Agency, and Institutional Securities.

* On January 17^th, Doral Financial said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp terminated a cease and desist order placed on the company's main bank subsidiary. The order has been in place since March 16, 2006, after the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based bank said in April 2005 that it was restating several years of financial statements. Shares of DRL were trading down last Friday, to lose $2.00 or 9.39% to $19.31.

Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the acquisition, research, and development of various medical technologies. It develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer.

* On January 17^th, Roth Capital initiated coverage on Medivation to "Buy." Shares of MDVN traded higher Friday to gain 46 cents or $3.20 on the NASDAQ.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* Shares of Arthrocare fell $1.94 or 4.84% to $38.11 Friday on no news. ARTC closed down 22% on the week.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* Shares of bond insurers traded mixed Friday after a report said turnaround specialist Wilbur Ross was in talks to buy Ambac Financial Group. Shares of MBI lost 20 cents or 1.39% to $14.20. The stock gained 66% on the week after losing 61% the previous week.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Ambac Financial shares gained 1.85% Friday as investors reacted to a U.K. newspaper report that the embattled bond insurer may be acquired by Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor who specializes in distressed companies and industries. The Evening Standard reported that negotiations between the Ross and the beleaguered bond insurer are serious and progressing well, and a deal could come within the next two weeks. ABK rose 21 cents to $11.54. The stock was up more than 86% on the week.

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 January 25, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 25, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Friday, January 25^th are:

5 – Countrywide Financial – NYSE:CFC

4 – MGIC Investment – NYSE:MTG

3 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

2 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

1 –Ambac – NYSE:ABK

Countrywide Financial Corporation, (NYSE:CFC) a holding company, engages in mortgage lending and other finance-related operations. The company operates in five segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Global Operations.

* It was announced Thursday that Countrywide's earnings call for the fourth-quarter of 2007 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29^th at 12:00 pm Eastern. Shares of CFC closed up 12 cents or 2% to $6.11 on Thursday.

MGIC Investment Corporation, (NYSE:MTG) through its subsidiary, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. The private mortgage insurance covers residential first mortgage loans and expands home ownership opportunities by enabling people to purchase homes.

* MGIC and its primary subsidiary Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation announced Thursday that the Boards of Directors have approved the promotions of three executives. The company's Board also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on the same day. The dividend is payable March 3, 2008, to shareholders of record on February 8, 2008. The company is scheduled to have its earnings call on Wednesday, February 13^th at 10:00 am Eastern. Shares of MTG were up 64 cents or 3.98% Thursday after falling 20% a day earlier and then recovering to finish the day flat.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* Shares of Arthrocare plunged $6.45 or 13.87% to $40.05 on no news Thursday after losing 5% one day earlier.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* New York's insurance regulator said on Thursday that any plan to shore up the insurers that guarantee $2.5 trillion of bonds will take "some time" because of the complexity of the issues and the number of parties involved. Shares of one of the largest bond insurers, MBIA dropped, erasing some of their big gains from Wednesday as hopes for a quick fix dwindled. Shares of MBI were trading up 79% prior to Thursday when shares fell $2.21 or 13.31% to $14.40. MBI was down 61% the week before.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* New York's insurance regulator said on Thursday that any plan to shore up the insurers that guarantee $2.5 trillion of bonds will take "some time" because of the complexity of the issues and the number of parties involved. Shares of one of the largest bond insurers, Ambac dropped, erasing some of their big gains from Wednesday as hopes for a quick fix dwindled. Shares of ABK were up 100% prior to Thursday's loss of $2.37 or 17.30% to $11.33. ABK was down 72% last week.

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 January 24, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 24, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, January 24^th are:

5 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

4 – JA Solar Holdings – NASDAQ:JASO

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

1 – MGIC Investment – NYSE:MTG

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.
* On January 15^th Bear Stearns initiated coverage on Arthrocare to "Outperform.' Shares of ARTC gained 4% Tuesday and lost $2.43 or 4.97% to $46.50 on the NASDAQ Wednesday.

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.

* Shares of solar-power companies plunged Wednesday despite a few analyst upgrades, as oil prices fell further and investors dumped risky stocks amid continued market turmoil. Though oil prices and solar power are not directly linked, cheaper oil sometimes leads to a sell-off of alternative energy stocks. JASO rose more than 7% on Tuesday and lost 51 cents or .84% to $59.91 on the NASDAQ Wednesday.

MGIC Investment Corporation, (NYSE:MTG) through its subsidiary, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. The private mortgage insurance covers residential first mortgage loans and expands home ownership opportunities by enabling people to purchase homes.

* MGIC plummeted nearly 20% Wednesday in mid-afternoon after saying it will likely lose about $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter, in light of a year-end delinquency inventory that ballooned 17.9% to 107,120 loans from Sept. 30 numbers. Shares steadied themselves to close up 5 cents or .31% to $16.10 on the NYSE.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* MBIA surged 33% in Wednesday afternoon after the Financial Times reported that New York insurance regulators have asked the bond insurers' major counterparties to pump $15 billion of fresh capital into the struggling industry. Shares of MBI closed up $4.08 or 32.56% to $16.61 after surging 47% a day earlier. Shares of MBI were down 61% the week before.

 

The New York State Insurance Department said Tuesday it is working with the beleaguered bond insurance market to ensure the stability and availability of bond insurance. MBIA has raised more than $1 billion over the past month in an effort to maintain its rating. On Friday, a Bank of America analyst cut its ratings on MBIA to "neutral" from "buy." Shares of MBI fell 61% last week, and started this week off in the green, gaining $3.98 or 46.55% to $12.53.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Ambac surged 71.89% in Wednesday afternoon after the Financial Times reported that New York insurance regulators have asked the bond insurers' major counterparties to pump $15 billion of fresh capital into the struggling industry. Shares of ABK rose 29% a day earlier after declining a stunning 72% last week. At the close on Wednesday, the stock was up $5.73 to $13.70.

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 January 23, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 23, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, January 23^rd are:

5 – JA Solar Holdings – NASDAQ:JASO

4 – Arthrocare – NASDAQ:ARTC

3 – Medivation – NASDAQ:MDVN

2 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

1 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

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.

* A tumble in the U.S. markets helped weigh down an index of Asian ADRs on Tuesday, as investors feared that a domestic recession may pressure economies worldwide. However, JA Solar weathered the tumble, rising $4.12 or 7.32% to $60.42 on the NASDAQ.

ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for use in soft-tissue surgery primarily in the United States and internationally. Its products are based on the patented soft-tissue surgical controlled ablation technology.

* On January 15^th, Bear Stearns initiated coverage on Arthrocare to "Outperform.' Shares of ARTC gained $1.88 or 4% to $48.93 on the NASDAQ Tuesday.

Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the acquisition, research, and development of various medical technologies. It develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer.

* Last Thursday, Roth Capital initiated coverage on Medivation to "Buy." Shares of MDVN lost 63 cents or 4.12% to $14.67 on the NASDAQ Tuesday.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Ambac Financial Group booked a massive loss Tuesday as mortgage-related troubles spread, but the bond insurer assured investors it remains a viable company even as its business slows. The fourth-quarter fallout led to a $3.26 billion loss. Shares of ABK rose $1.77 or 28.55% to $7.97 on Tuesday after declining a stunning 72% last week.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* The New York State Insurance Department said Tuesday it is working with the beleaguered bond insurance market to ensure the stability and availability of bond insurance. MBIA has raised more than $1 billion over the past month in an effort to maintain its rating. On Friday, a Bank of America analyst cut its ratings on MBIA to "neutral" from "buy." Shares of MBI fell 61% last week, and started this week off in the green, gaining $3.98 or 46.55% to $12.53.

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 January 22, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 22, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, January 22^nd are:

5 – MGIC Investment – NYSE:MTG

4 – Moneygram International – NYSE:MGI

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – Under Armour – NYSE:UA

1 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

MGIC Investment Corporation, (NYSE:MTG) through its subsidiary, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. The private mortgage insurance covers residential first mortgage loans and expands home ownership opportunities by enabling people to purchase homes.

* According to Jim Cramer's game plan that he laid out to save the economy, MGIC Investment is among mortgage insurers that the government needs to save. He suggests that the insurance covering municipal bonds could be sold to Warren Buffett or the highest bidder. Then Washington could guarantee the loans at 50 cents on the dollar. Shares of MTG gained 62 cents or 4.60% to $14.11 on Friday.

 

MoneyGram International, Inc., (NYSE:MGI) through its subsidiaries, provides payment services. It operates through two segments, Global Funds Transfer and Payment Systems.

 

* Moneygram International's stock plunged last week after the money-transfer agent said it sold a big piece of itself to an investment fund as the company's investment portfolio lost $571 million in value. Shares came off more than 66% last week while losing 55 cents to $4.29 after hitting a new low of $3.68.

 

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* On Friday, a Bank of America analyst cut its ratings on three bond insurers, and MBIA was one of them. The analyst cut MBIA to "neutral" from "buy." Shares of MBI fell 61% last week, most recently losing 67 cents or 7.27% to $8.55 on Friday.

Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA) engages in the design, development, marketing, and distribution of a range of apparel and accessories utilizing various synthetic microfiber fabrications in the United States and internationally. It offers products for men, women, and youth extending across the sporting goods, outdoor, and active lifestyle markets.

* Shares of Under Armour tumbled in pre-market trading Friday as a Wachovia Capital Markets analyst downgraded the athletic-apparel maker after it said earnings in the first half of 2008 should miss expectations due to marketing expenses. Under Armour lost 16.4% before the opening bell and fell an additional 24.42% or $9.05 to $28.01 to close. Under Armour was downgraded to "Market Perform" from "Outperform."

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* A unit of Ambac Financial Group lost a crucial top "AAA" credit rating on Friday, raising questions about the bond insurer's ability to win new business and potentially forcing investors to sell billions of dollars of insured bonds. Fitch Ratings cut Ambac Assurance Corp's top rating after the bond insurer scrapped plans to issue $1 billion of new equity. Shares declined a stunning 72% last week and most recently lost 4 cents or .64% to $6.20, after bottoming out at $4.50 a day earlier.

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 January 18, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 18, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Friday, January 18^th are:

5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

4 – Radian Group – NYSE:RDN

3 – Converted Organics – NASDAQ:COIN

2 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

1 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

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.

* The Associated Press reported that shares of Greek shipper DryShips may be poised for trading above average on Thursday, following news that it will not go ahead with a planned 3-for-1 stock split for the time being because of "recent developments" in its share price. The company's share price has declined about 37% since the split was announced on Nov. 12. Shares of DRYS have been trading down all week, coming off more than 15% earlier in the week, to most recently lose 25 cents or .48% to $52.18 on Thursday.

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.

* Shares of mortgage insurers continued to plunge Thursday after a Commerce Department report offered little hope for a recovery in the housing market. The Commerce Department reported Thursday builders began construction on 1.353 million homes and apartments last year, a 24.8% slide. That was the steepest decline since 1980. Radian Group's shares tumbled $1.50 or 19.06% to $6.37. The stock, which closed Wednesday down 85% in the last six months, reached as low as $6.00 on Thursday, a 13-year low.

Converted Organics, Inc., (NASDAQ:COIN) a development stage company, intends to manufacture, sell, and distribute natural soil amendment products combining nutritional and disease suppression characteristics. It uses organic food waste as raw material to manufacture soil amendment products.

 

* Converted Organics announced Thursday that, as a recycling facility, it is exempt from the new tax that will be levied on the majority of solid waste facilities in New Jersey as part of the Recycling Enhancement Act signed into law on Monday, January 14 by Governor Jon Corzine. Shares of COIN plunged $2.62 or 21.28% to $9.69 on the news Thursday, after shedding 2.2% a day earlier.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* An Ambac shareholder told the bond insurer on Thursday to give up its efforts to raise extra capital because the future returns on that new money won't be big enough. Evercore Asset Management, which holds 700,000 Ambac shares, said the bond insurer would be better off giving up its AAA rating and pursuing new business that doesn't require that top rating. Ambac could also go into "runoff," slowly shutting itself down and allowing policies to expire, Evercore added. "From the standpoint of Ambac's current shareholders, there is nothing to be gained from continuing to attempt to maintain a triple-A credit rating," the investor said in a statement. Shares declined 39% Wednesday and an additional $6.73 or 51.89% to $6.24 on Thursday, after earlier bottoming out at $4.50, their lowest point since February 1995.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* MBIA shed $4.18 to $9.22 Thursday on Ambac's news that could put the bond insurer in dire straits. However, a day earlier MBIA Insurance Corporation successfully closed its previously announced private offering of $1 billion Surplus Notes, which the Company has issued as part of its comprehensive plan to strengthen its capital. In connection with the completion of MBIA's Surplus Notes offering, Fitch Ratings also announced that it has reaffirmed the Company's Triple-A ratings with a "Stable Rating Outlook." Shares of MBI were down 23% up until Wednesday, and came off an additional 31.19% 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 January 17, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 17, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Thursday, January 17^th are:

5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

4 – Converted Organics – NASDAQ:COIN

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – Ambac – NYSE:ABK

1 – JA Solar – NASDAQ: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.

* DryShips announced at a special meeting of shareholders held Wednesday that it will not go ahead with a planned 3-for-1 stock split for the time being because of "recent developments" in its share price. The drybulk shipping company said its board decided "it is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders to defer the proposed stock split until a more favorable time in order to preserve shareholder value." Shares of DRYS have been trading down all week, coming off more than 10% earlier in the week, to most recently lose $2.26 or 4.13% to $52.43 on Wednesday.

Converted Organics, Inc., (NASDAQ:COIN) a development stage company, intends to manufacture, sell, and distribute natural soil amendment products combining nutritional and disease suppression characteristics. It uses organic food waste as raw material to manufacture soil amendment products.

 

* Converted Organics announced Tuesday that it secured a Rhode Island site for a second organic fertilizer facility. The company announced that they executed an Option to Lease with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery to build a state-of-the-art organic fertilizer facility in Johnston, RI. The Lease Option represents the second such contract secured by Converted Organics in two years; the company's first facility is under construction in Woodbridge, NJ. Shares of COIN were up 2.3% Tuesday and fell 27 cents or 2.15% to $12.31 on the NASDAQ Wednesday.

 

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* MBIA shed $2.65 to $13.40, declining on Ambac's news of a write-down, an executive layoff and dividend cut. At the same time, MBIA announced that its subsidiary, MBIA Insurance Corporation, has successfully closed its previously announced private offering of $1 billion Surplus Notes, which the Company has issued as part of its comprehensive plan to strengthen its capital. In connection with the completion of MBIA's Surplus Notes offering, Fitch Ratings also announced that it has reaffirmed the Company's Triple-A ratings with a "Stable Rating Outlook." Shares of MBI were down 6% Tuesday and an additional 16.5% Wednesday.

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Shares of Ambac Financial Group recorded the largest loss on the S&P 500 index Wednesday and helped sent the index lower, after the bond insurer issued disappointing news to Wall Street. Ambac cut its dividend by two-thirds, replaced its chief executive and said it will write down $5.4 billion in its credit derivative portfolio. Shares declined $8.17 or 38.65% to $12.97, after earlier bottoming out at $12.92, their lowest point since February 1995.

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.

* Despite upgrades and positive analyst notes, investors dumped solar-power stocks on Wednesday as oil prices fell and investors continued to place weight on an energy bill that did not extend solar incentives. Shares of JASO sold off $2.96 or 4.63% to $60.92 on the NASDAQ.

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 January 16, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 16, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Wednesday, January 16^th are:

5 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

4 – Yingli Green Energy – NYSE:YGE

3 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

2 – Converted Organics – NASDAQ:COIN

1 – Ocwen Financial – NYSE:OCN

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

* According to the Wall Street Journal, for the first time in weeks, MBIA Inc. has pulled off a big debt offering to help escape a possible credit downgrade. While the stock is up more than 50% from a 52-week low hit just five days ago, investors should consider a few outstanding issues before getting too comfortable: mounting mortgage-related losses; soaring capital-raising costs; and a tougher playing field for its core business of insuring municipal bonds as well-capitalized newcomers, such as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp., line up new clients. Shares of MBI were up 2.8% Monday and down $1.00 or 5.87% to $16.05 Tuesday.

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.

* Yingli Green Energy announced Monday that it has agreed to supply solar-power systems with 7 megawatts worth of generating capacity to EDF Energies Nouvelles. Yingli did not disclose financial terms of the agreement. EDF, a French electricity generator, has an option to order an additional 6 megawatts worth of photovoltaics. All of the orders will be delivered in 2008. Shares of YGE plummeted $5.57 or 16.27% to $28.66 on Tuesday.

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.

* Drybulk shipping stocks fell sharply Tuesday, as an analyst said investors appear overly concerned about the sector's ability to sustain its bullish growth through 2008. JPMorgan analyst Jonathan B. Chappell said investors are worried that a potential U.S. recession could hurt global growth, especially in key drybulk regions such as China. The drybulk sector has benefited from booming demand for steel, coal, and other commodities there and in other parts of Asia. Shares of DRYS were down 9% last week, lost 1% Monday and an additional $5.66 or 9.35% to $54.89 Tuesday.

Converted Organics, Inc., (NASDAQ:COIN) a development stage company, intends to manufacture, sell, and distribute natural soil amendment products combining nutritional and disease suppression characteristics. It uses organic food waste as raw material to manufacture soil amendment products.

 

* Convereted Organics announced Tuesday that it secured a Rhode Island site for a second organic fertilizer facility. The company announced that they executed an Option to Lease with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery to build a state-of-the-art organic fertilizer facility in Johnston, RI. The Lease Option represents the second such contract secured by Converted Organics in two years; the company's first facility is under construction in Woodbridge, NJ. Shares of COIN were up 28 cents or 2.28% to $12.58 on the NASDAQ.

 

Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE:OCN) provides servicing and origination processing solutions to the loan industry. It operates in three segments: Residential Servicing, Ocwen Recovery Group, and Residential Origination Services. The Residential Servicing segment offers residential mortgage loans, primarily subprime mortgages.

 

* Ocwen Financial was among the financial winners in Tuesday's sell-off rocketing 53.02% after a buyer group led by CEO William Erbey offered to take it private for $7 a share. The group is also being led by Oaktree Capital Management and Angelo, Gordon & Co., and Erbey plans on allowing the bank's senior management to get in on the deal, as well. If and when the takeout goes through, Erbey intends to stay on as chairman and CEO. Shares of the Florida bank were flying $2.11 higher to close at $6.09.

 

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 January 15, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 15, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Tuesday, January 15^th are:

5 – Sears – NASDAQ:SHLD

4 – Yingli Green Energy – NYSE:YGE

3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

2 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

1 – Medivation – NASDAQ:MDVN

Sears Holdings Corporation, (NASDAQ:SHLD) through its subsidiaries, operates as a broad-line retailer in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Kmart, Sears Domestic, and Sears Canada.

* Sears told investors Monday that it would likely post fourth-quarter earnings well below Wall Street forecasts as eroding sales push its profit down as much as 57 percent. The retailer said it expects to earn between $350 million and $470 million, or $2.59 to $3.48 per share, for the quarter ending Feb. 2 -- far less than the $4.43 per share sought by analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. Sears earned $820 million in the fourth quarter a year earlier. Shares of SHLD came off $4.79 or 4.98% to $91.38 on the NASDAQ.

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.

* Yingli Green Energy said Monday it has agreed to supply solar-power systems with 7 megawatts worth of generating capacity to EDF Energies Nouvelles. Yingli did not disclose financial terms of the agreement. EDF, a French electricity generator, has an option to order an additional 6 megawatts worth of photovoltaics. All of the orders will be delivered in 2008. Shares of YGE lost 21 cents or .61% to $34.36 Monday on the news.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

 

* Jim Cramer of CNBC believes the market is frantic as shorts try to cover their bets on the bond insurers. On Friday he said, "Today's a big short-squeeze day. 'Let's short squeeze MBIA. However, on Friday, MBIA gained $2.48 or 17.58% to $16.59. On Thursday, the bond insurer said it was trying to raise $1 billion in new debt to keep its "AAA" financial strength rating and keep its business viable. Shares of MBI pared last week's losses and gained 46 cents or 2.77% to $17.05 to kick off the week on Monday. 

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.

*Analysts from Bear Stearns, Jefferies & Company, JPMorgan Securities and Lazard Capital Markets will participate in a Virtual Panel Discussion on the dry bulk shipping sector on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 2:00 pm. The Analyst Forum is organized by Capital Link, a New York based Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm focusing on shipping. Shares of drybulk shippers fell last week in reaction to the Baltic Dry Index tumbling to its lowest point in nearly three months. DRYS lost 9% last week and began Monday down 72 cents or 1.18% to $60.55 on the NASDAQ.

Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the acquisition, research, and development of various medical technologies. It develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer.

* Medivation shares climbed Monday on no news. MDVN gained $1.03 or 7.06% to $15.62 on the NASDAQ.

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 January 14, 2008

 

Jersey City, NJ – January 14, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Monday, January 14^th are:

5 – Ambac Financial Group – NYSE:ABK

4 – Akeena Solar – NASDAQ:AKNS

3 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

2 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

1 – Countrywide Financial – NYSE:CFC

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.

* Jim Cramer of CNBC believes the market is frantic as shorts try to cover their bets on the bond insurers. On Friday he said, "Today's a big short-squeeze day. 'Let's short squeeze Ambac. Shares of ABK hit new lows and lost 18.5% early in the week only to end Friday up by $2.32 or 11.95% to $21.73.

Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKNS) engages in the design, integration, installation, marketing, and sale of solar power systems for residential and small commercial customers in the United States. It principally focuses on the design and integration of grid-tied solar power systems, which are electrically connected to the utility grid so that excess energy produced during the day flows backwards through the utility's electric meter.

* Some solar-power stocks rebounded on Friday following a recent sell-off sparked by lower oil prices and fears of a U.S. economic recession. Akeena Solar led the sector, with shares advancing 57 cents or 5.36% to $11.20. At Thursday's close of $10.63, the stock was down more than 29% for 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.

*Analysts from Bear Stearns, Jefferies & Company, JPMorgan Securities and Lazard Capital Markets will participate in a Virtual Panel Discussion on the dry bulk shipping sector on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 2:00 pm. The Analyst Forum is organized by Capital Link, a New York based Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm focusing on shipping. Shares of drybulk shippers fell last week in reaction to the Baltic Dry Index tumbling to its lowest point in nearly three months. DRYS lost 12% Wednesday and Thursday and gained back $1.64 or 2.75% to $61.27 on the NASDAQ Friday.

MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.

 

* Jim Cramer of CNBC believes the market is frantic as shorts try to cover their bets on the bond insurers. On Friday he said, "Today's a big short-squeeze day. 'Let's short squeeze MBIA. However, on Friday, MBIA gained $2.48 or 17.58% to $16.59. On Thursday, the bond insurer said it was trying to raise $1 billion in new debt to keep its "AAA" financial strength rating and keep its business viable. Shares of MBI lost 25% in the first part of the week and then added 5.3% Thursday, and an additional $2.48 or 17.58% to $16.59 on Friday.

Countrywide Financial Corporation, (NYSE:CFC) a holding company, engages in mortgage lending and other finance-related operations. The company operates in five segments: Mortgage Banking, Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Global Operations.

* Shares of Countrywide Financial weighed down the Standard & Poor's index Friday, following news that Bank of America is buying the struggling mortgage lender. Countrywide's stock declined $1.42 or 18.32% to $6.33, following a 52% rise on Thursday amid speculation of the deal.

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 January 11, 2008

Jersey City, NJ – January 11, 2008

The LocateStock.com HIGH FIVE for Friday, January 11^th are:

5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS

4 – Thornburg Mortgage – NYSE:TMA

3 – Ambac Financial Group – NYSE:ABK

2 – E*TRADE Financial – NASDAQ:ETFC

1 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI

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.

* Shares of drybulk shippers fell Thursday, 1/10, as investors reacted to a key index falling sharply to its lowest point in nearly three months. The Baltic Dry Index, which is managed by the Baltic Exchange in London, fell 288 points Thursday to close at 8,333. A day earlier DryShips announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable January 31, 2008, to stockholders of record as of January 18, 2008. Shares of DRYS lost 7% Wednesday and an additional $3.08 or 4.91% to $59.63 on the NASDAQ Thursday.

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE:TMA) operates as a single-family residential m