Small Cap
New Energy Finance – NEX – Week +1 in Review
Each week I provide a recap of the previous week’s performance of the WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index, symbol NEX. This information is provided by New Energy Finance. This week the folks at New Energy Finance decided to provide the results though Monday, October 14 rather than the usual Friday wrap up day. This [...]
Study: Ethanol energy efficiency growing
UNL study: Ethanol energy efficiency growing – Grand Island, NE – Grand Island Independent.
A new study by the University of Nebraska shows that current ethanol production technology is 2 to 3 times more efficient than previously thought. Earlier studies focused on older, less efficient technologies and this new study helps allay the fears that corn [...]
Copa Holdings has profitable 1st quarter
With oil prices going through the roof, it is nice to see an airline generate some decent profits. Copa Holdings (CPA: 59.48 +1.73 +3.00%) is the parent of Panama based Copa Airlines and Columbia based Aero Republica. Earnings for Q1, 2008 were 91¢ per share compared to $1.12 for the same quarter a year ago. [...]
City Bank has flat 1st quarter
My favorite City Bank (CTBK: 1.46 -0.03 -2.01%) is the regional bank located in Washington state. Yesterday they released their results for the 1st quarter of 2008 and results were mixed. The major financial media laser-focused on the fact that net earnings fell about 6% but I hope to give a little more in-depth analysis [...]
Changes coming here
I am planning to make some changes to the organization and type of posting I am doing here. First, the stock tracking will be changed. Six months ago I started a 20 Stock Portfolio here to track stocks that I was interested in or invested in or thought would be good investments. I picked 20 [...]
