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Imagine if you could have bought the solar stocks before oil prices spiked. Today you can buy battery makers such as AONE, at a record low today. There's a bright future for ION batteries - used in electric cars, laptops, iphones, etc. Company has: $500m in cash Little debt owns a...

What do you players think of National Bank of Greece? NBG. I think its greece's largest bank. Near all time low. Thinking of just buying a couple K. Welcome any thoughts.

STU is a student loan company. On July 1st only the govt can do student loans. STU is a company with a broken model. Seems a safe short until July. Note that the company pays a dividend, exdate is may 14th. Make sure you cover by then to avoid paying the dividend. Any shorting student...

An article came out yesterday that says playboy is worth $30 million, not the $300 million hef is selling it for: http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE5AI5F620091119 Gradient Analytics analyst Nick Gibbons said $33 million might be the right price for the brand. It "doesn't...

PLA is down 8% as i write this. PLA reminds me a lot of CIT. CIT put all its hopes on getting bailed out by the government, when that didnt happen it eventually had to file for bankruptcy. PLA is putting all its hopes on a white knight, if that doesnt happen i expect the same outcome. This...

Consider PLA as a good short: 1) Stock has gone from $2.68 on halloween to $5 on monday on buyout rumors, however the rumored company that was going to buy PLA came out and said they will NEVER buy PLA 2) CFO just quit 3) Last year CEO quit to "spend more time with the family" - uh huh...

Recently microsoft released a *free* antivirus that has gotten great reviews. In yesterdays sunday ad best buy had some antivirus going for 50% off - you cant compete with free. Just look at netscape. Last week SYMC ended a contract with digital river that distributes its software. You...

In my opinion YRCW will go bankrupt. I thought of buying it when it hit 90 cents a couple months ago - decided to risky, and since then ive watched the stock go up to $4, i assume on short covering. Today FedEx posted awful numbers. Since YRCW is a truck company coupld YRCW post bad numbers...