5-27-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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Stocks surge as consumer confidence leaps higher
Wall Street’s rally is going back on hold as General Motors took another step toward bankruptcy court.
Stocks mostly slipped Wednesday after a big advance Tuesday. General Motors Corp. said not enough bondholders agreed to swap their debt for company stock.
That means the automaker is almost definitely headed for bankruptcy protection. GM has until Monday to finish restructuring or file for Chapter 11. The announcement dampened the mood of investors who had grown more optimistic about the economy after Tuesday’s positive reading on consumer confidence.
Investors didn’t find relief in a bigger-than-expected increase in home sales because a rise in inventories fanned worries that homes languishing on the market would continue to crimp the economy by hurting consumers and banks that hold mortgages.
The National Association of Realtors said sales of previously occupied homes rose from March to April as buyers hunted for bargains. Sales rose 2.9 percent to an annual rate of 4.68 million last month. But the trade group also said the number of unsold homes on the market at the end of April rose almost 9 percent to nearly 4 million. That’s a 10-month supply at the current sales pace.
In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 19.43, or 0.2 percent, to 8,454.06. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index slipped 0.88, or 0.1 percent, to 909.45, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.77, or 0.4 percent, to 1,758.20.
Yesterday’s Top Performing Small Cap stock:
U.S. Geothermal Inc. (AMEX: HTM) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer moving up over 29% on trading volume of 1,834,531 shares.
SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced that a new audio interview featuring, U.S. Geothermal, a renewable energy company focused on the production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy is now available. The interview can be heard here at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/5-26-09-audio-interview-with-us-geothermal -inc-nyse-amex-htm/.
U.S. Geothermal is a renewable energy development company that is operating geothermal power plants at Raft River, Idaho and at the San Emidio Desert in Nevada. The Neal Hot Springs project in eastern Oregon is being developed and is expected to be operational in 2011. The San Emidio project is currently under development to replace the existing old power plant with a new efficient plant. U.S. Geothermal holds, through ownership or lease, geothermal rights of lands that comprise the Raft River project in Idaho, San Emidio, Granite Ranch, and Gerlach in Nevada, and the Neal Hot Springs project in Oregon.
Today’s SmallCapVoice.com Hot Stock to Watch:
Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC BB: DFSH)
Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. / DFSH Adds Eye Safety Systems Products to Its Offerings in Iraq
Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holdings, Inc., announced that the Company is an authorized distributor of Eye Safety Systems’ (”ESSTM”) advanced eye protection systems to the military and law enforcement markets in Iraq.
Headquartered in Sun Valley, Idaho and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oakley, Inc., Eye Safety Systems, Inc. (”ESSTM”) creates advanced eye protection systems for military, law enforcement, and fire/rescue professionals. Designed for the planet’s most hostile and unforgiving environments, ESSTM products feature cutting-edge technologies and patented innovations to ensure peak performance and uncompromised eye safety. Sold in over 90 countries, ESSTM has revolutionized the way military personnel view eye protection eyewear; featuring high-impact polycarbonate lenses, that can stop a shotgun blast from 35 feet.
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