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Callidus Software Inc. (Nasdaq:CALD) announced that Sales Selector, Callidus’ next-generation SaaS sales video interview and assessments application, is now generally available.

Callidus Software Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides sales performance management (SPM) software applications and services.

Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture to deploy VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology delivering voice, video and data services to residential and commercial customers. The joint venture company is Crown Tele Services Inc. which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. will own fifty percent (50%) interest in the joint venture.

Commenting on the joint venture, Kenneth Bosket, President of Crown Equity Holdings Inc., said: “We are excited to deliver VoIP communications solutions specifically designed to meet the business and residential market needs in this fast-growing global market.”

Crown Equity Holdings Inc’s selection of Core Link reflects recent diversification beyond CRWE’s original charter as a provider of services and knowledge to small business owners taking their own companies public. In addition to these services, Crown Equity Holdings Inc has transitioned into a multifaceted media organization that publishes clients’ news online; sells advertising adjacent with its digital network targeted at a high-income audience; designs, hosts and maintains websites; produces marketing videos from concept to final product; crafts press releases and articles for maximum SEO; develops email campaigns; and forges branding campaigns to bolster client company images.

Video marketing is an advertising vehicle making its way to the Internet. Although video marketing is well established though the use of TV commercials, i! t’ s unlikely to replace current Internet marketing strategies. Instead, it works well as a marketing supplement. Understanding the advantages that video marketing brings will help customers appreciate the method’s prevalence.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. together with its digital network currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers internet media-driven advertising services, which covers and connects a range of marketing specialties, as well as search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

For more information, visit http://www.crownequityholdings.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) announced that it will publish financial results for the third quarter 2011 after the close of market on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Management will discuss the Company’s operations and financial results in a conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific (4:30 p.m. Eastern).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides engineering, war fighter, security, and information technology services, solutions, and products in the United States.

World Energy Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:XWES) announced it has purchased Northeast Energy Solutions, LLC (NES), a privately-held energy efficiency company. The acquisition provides World Energy an immediate foothold in the New England market, where utility incentives are available for commercial and industrial energy efficiency projects.

World Energy Solutions, Inc., an energy management services company, develops and builds solutions to assist businesses, institutions, and governments in managing their energy as a strategic asset.

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eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) does not deserve what is happening to it, or at least it does not deserve the secondary and tertiary damage that could be caused by those who are hellbent on mischief.? In recent days, I have seen a rise in phishing email scam emails that are going out and those scam emails are attempting to lure people into logging into their PayPal account, eBay account, or are attempting to get users to click on a disputed item.

The logos look the same, the fonts look the same, and the shell looks the same as a real email from either eBay or PayPal.? The problem is that the “real” email address if you just hover over the email address without clicking on it is NOT a real address of eBay nor a real address from PayPal.

There have been these sorts of emails on and off in the past.? A trend that recently took place in England was where some bank customers were being robbed by a method of cloning sites identical to the actual banking sites where customers log in to their accounts.? I happens to every major retailer out there, but ultimately this ends up being an account hijack or an identity theft of some person who clicks on it.

Unfortunately, the few governments that could do something about this are too busy to police this wave after wave of cybercrime.? Those behind these scams are rarely caught, and it is going to take moving the punishment phase for theft to a Saudi court system to really deter these waves of crime.? Until these perpetrators face getting their hygienic hand lopped off, they are going to operate freely at the expense of society.

Again, eBay is only being used as the mechanism and has nothing to do with this other than that their brand is being used by thieves who are trying to ultimately deplete you of your funds. Don’t be fooled by criminals.

JON C. OGG

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Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) looks good on the surface on its earnings report for the fourth quarter, but the company’s guidance may be getting in the way a bit.? The drug giant turned in results of $0.50 EPS on sales of about $16.7 billion.? Thomson Reuters had estimates of $0.47 EPS.? The guidance and results are meant to reflect unfavorable changes in foreign exchange due to a stronger U.S. dollar. Today’s news will set up the trend for Merck & Co, Inc. (NYSE: MRK) earnings later this week.

As far as 2012 is concerned, Pfizer is targeting $2.20 to $2.30 earnings per share, which is slightly under prior targets and is currently compared to a Thomson Reuters consensus of $2.28 EPS.? The new 2012 guidance for sales is $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion versus a prior range of $62.7 billion to $64.7 billion.? The Thomson Reuters consensus is $2.30 EPS for this coming year.

The company noted:

• Its Primary Care unit revenues were favorably impacted primarily by foreign exchange;? growth from Celebrex, Lyrica, Pristiq?and Spiriva, among others; and the addition of $93 million, or 2%, from legacy King products…
• Negatively impacted by the loss of exclusivity of Lipitor and Caduet?in Nov-2011 and Aricept in Nov-2010; Together, those losses reduced Primary Care unit revenues by $775 million, or 13%, versus fourth-quarter 2010.
• Emerging Markets unit revenues were negatively impacted by foreign exchange and increased pricing pressures.
• Animal Health unit revenues rose 13% due to the addition of legacy King products as well as strong performance in the global livestock portfolio.

Pfizer has been trading up and down in the early hours of the pre-market and shares are up 0.3% at $21.65 on last look against a 52-week range of $16.63 to $22.17.

JON C. OGG

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Growth is solid, but the stock looks pricey

Back in 2008, the Russian search engine Yandex (Nasdaq:YNDX) filed to go public in the U.S.? Of course, the timing was horrible.? The deal had to be scrapped because of the global financial meltdown.

But Yandex didn��t give up, and on Tuesday the company was able to launch its offering.? In fact, it��s the largest Internet deal since Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) as Yandex raised a cool $1.3 billion.?

Priced at $25, the shares jumped 31% on its debut.? That puts the valuation of Yandex at about $9.8 billion.

Is it too late to make money on this deal?? Or is there still an opportunity here?? Let��s take a look:

Pros

Russian Internet power.? Yandex is the No. 1 search engine in Russia, with a market share of about 64%.? During March, yandex.ru attracted 38.3 million unique visitors.

Yandex also has a variety of add-on services, like Yandex.News, Yandex.Market, Yandex.Mail and Yandex.Maps. There are also connections to mobile devices, which allow for location-based information.?

Economy.? Russia is one of the world’s top emerging economies.? Since 1998, the growth rate has averaged about 7% per year.? Yet the economy took a big hit from the financial crisis.? However, with a strong resources sector — especially in oil — there has been a recent turnaround.

The Internet and mobile penetration rates are still relatively small in Russia as well.? So there is much room for growth.

Talent.? Search engines are incredibly complicated.? Essentially, they must use applied mathematics to process massive amounts of information.? There also needs to be mechanisms to ward off manipulation of the results.

But Yandex has a top-notch team of engineers, which come from across the world.? The company even has several initiatives like the Yandex School of Data Analysis.

Cons

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Dependence.? Much of Yandex’s revenue comes from advertising.? So far, it has been a strong growth business.? For example, the company served 180,000 businesses in 2010.? Many are small and medium-size operations.

However, the advertising sector is highly sensitive to changes in the economy.?

Politics.? Despite many market reforms, Russia still has little respect for property rights.? There have been several high-profile cases where the Kremlin has nationalized assets or renegotiated contracts.?

Just recently, Yandex turned over information on some users to the FSB, which is Russia’s federal security service, to go after dissidents.

Competition.?? There are a variety of players in the search business in Russia.? Perhaps the most important is Google, which has about a 22% market share.

What’s more, the Russian government is creating its own search engine.?

Verdict

Even during the 2008-2009 global recession, Yandex was able to keep growing and producing profits.?? It is definitely a sign that there is a fundamental shift in advertising spending in Russia, which is likely to continue for some time.

Last year, Yandex grew its revenue by 43% to $440 million.? And the growth rate has even accelerated in 2011.

Despite all the success, investors should be cautious.? The political risks are real, and if the Kremlin does not get its way, it has little restraint in taking severe actions.? So in light of this — as well as the frothy valuation — the cons outweigh the pros on the shares for now.

Tom Taulli��s latest book is ��All About Short Selling�� and he has an upcoming book called ��All About Commodities.��? You can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli.? He does not own a position in any of the stocks named here.

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SFN Group Inc showed an Odd Volume - NYSE:SFN

SFN Group Inc (NYSE:SFN) witnessed volume of 5.72 million shares during last trade however it holds an average trading capacity of 1.29 million shares. SFN last trade opened at $13.94 reached intraday low of $13.91 and went -0.07% down to close at $13.92.

SFN has a market capitalization $705.77 million and an enterprise value at $695.56 million. Trailing twelve months price to sales ratio of the stock was 0.34 while price to book ratio in most recent quarter was 1.91. In profitability ratios, net profit margin in past twelve months appeared at 0.99% whereas operating profit margin for the same period at 2.06%.

The company made a return on asset of 4.54% in past twelve months and return on equity of 5.80% for similar period. In the period of trailing 12 months it generated revenue amounted to $2.09 billion gaining $39.64 revenue per share. Its year over year, quarterly growth of revenue was 8.10%.

According to preceding quarter balance sheet results, the company had $16.82 million cash in hand making cash per share at 0.33. The total of $6.09 million debt was there putting a total debt to equity ratio 1.64. Moreover its current ratio according to same quarter results was 1.79 and book value per share was 7.29.

Looking at the trading information, the stock price history displayed that its S&P500 52 Week Change illustrated 21.98% where the stock current price exhibited up beat from its 50 day moving average price of $9.54 and remained above from its 200 Day Moving Average price of $11.36.

SFN holds 50.70 million outstanding shares with 49.82 million floating shares where insider possessed 8.54% and institutions kept 92.20%.

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2 Positive Signs for Overseas Shipholding

Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG  ) carries $88 million of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road. Could this be this be the case with Overseas Shipholding?

Before we answer that, let's look at what could go wrong.

AOL blows up
In early 2002, AOL Time Warner was trading for $66.27 per share.

It had $209 billion of assets on its balance sheet, and $128 billion of that was in the form of goodwill and other intangible assets. Goodwill is simply the difference between the price paid for a company during an acquisition and the net assets of the acquired company. The $128 billion of goodwill in this case was created when AOL and Time Warner merged in 2000.

The problem with inflating your net assets with goodwill is that it can -- being intangible after all -- go away if the acquisition or merger doesn't create the amount of value that was expected. That's what happened in AOL Time Warner's case. It had to write off most of the goodwill over the next few months, and one year later that line item had shrunk to $37 billion. Investors punished the stock along the way, sending it down to $27.04 -- or nearly a 60% loss.

In his fine book It's Earnings That Count, Hewitt Heiserman explains the AOL situation and how two simple metrics can help minimize your risk of owning a company that may blow up like this. Let's see how Overseas Shipholding holds up using his two metrics.

Intangible assets ratio
This ratio shows us the percentage of total assets made up by goodwill and other intangibles. Heiserman says he views anything over 20% as worrisome, "because management might be overpaying for the acquisition or acquisitions that gave rise to the goodwill."

Overseas Shipholding has an intangible assets ratio of 2%.

This is well below Heiserman's threshold, and a ! sign tha t any growth you see with the company is probably organic. But we're not through; let's also take a look at tangible book value.

Tangible book value
Tangible book value, which is simply what remains after subtracting goodwill and other intangibles from shareholders' equity (also known as book value, see box). If this is not a positive value, Heiserman advises you to run away because such companies may "lack the balance sheet muscle to protect themselves in a recession or from better-financed competitors."

Overseas Shipholding's tangible book value is $2 billion, so no yellow flags here.

Foolish bottom line
Overseas Shipholding Group appears to be in good shape in terms of the intangible assets ratio and tangible book value. You can never base an entire investment thesis on one or two metrics, but there are no yellow flags here. If any companies you're researching do fail one of these checks, make sure you understand the business model and management's objectives. I'll help you keep a close eye on these ratios over the next few quarters by updating them soon after each earnings report.

Keep up with Overseas Shipholding Group, including news and analysis as it's published, by adding the company to your free, personalized watchlist.

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U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Lyman Says Half a Million May Face Famine

About half a million people inSudan��s border states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile mayface ��emergency conditions bordering on famine�� by March, saidthe U.S. special envoy to Sudan, Princeton Lyman.

This ��could be a horrific tragedy that would rattle thesouls of Africa and the world for years to come,�� Lyman saidtoday in Pretoria, the South African capital. African leadersshould urged Sudan to allow international and United Nations aidagencies access to the area, he said.

��There is a lot of pressure if that doesn��t happen to tryand provide assistance across the border against the wishes ofthe government of Sudan,�� he said. ��We have made no decisionto do that.��

Border state clashes have intensified since South Sudanseceded on July 9 and took control of the former state��s oiloutput of 490,000 barrels a day. President Umar al-Bashir��sgovernment is battling members of the Sudan People��s LiberationMovement-North, which was part of South Sudan��s ruling partyuntil the south��s independence and is banned by Sudan.

Zach Vertin, a Sudan analyst with the Brussels-basedInternational Crisis Group, said President Barack Obama��sadministration has been discussing the possibility of startingan operation to provide aid to civilians in Southern Kordofanand Blue Nile without Sudan��s approval.

Pressure to Act

��Washington has given this a great deal of thought, as itand others have made clear that it will be difficult to ignorefurther catastrophe in Southern Kordofan,�� he said today byphone from Nairobi, Kenya. ��It��s a very tough call, but withKhartoum providing no avenues for cooperation and an evengreater humanitarian crisis looming, Washington feels pressed toact.��

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice saidyesterday that Sudan��s government has ��deliberately deniedaccess�� to international aid and UN workers in the conflict inthe two states, Her concerns were spelled out in a Jan. 16letter to the president of the Security Council, Sou! th Afric a��sBaso Sangqu.

U.S. provision of aid without Sudan��s consent, Vertin said,��could potentially prompt a negative response from Khartoum,cause further deterioration of U.S.-Sudan relations, andgenerate consternation from those already made wary byinternational intervention in Libya.��

Direct Confrontation

Lyman said the fighting in the two states risks drawingSudan and South Sudan into direct confrontation.

��It��s a serious conflict and because of that conflictthere have been clashes between the government of Sudan and theforces of South Sudan over the border,�� he said. ��So there isa danger not only in that conflict, but of it spreading andinvolving the two countries. It��s a danger if this conflictisn��t brought under control.��

Lyman urged the Sudanese authorities to halt bombing in thestates and said that if they did and allowed aid groups accessto Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, the U.S. was willing to��move forward�� on discussions about removing Sudan from aState Department list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Sudan has been categorized by the U.S. as a state sponsorof terrorism since 1993 and subject to U.S. economic sanctionssince 1997.

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Is it Impossible to Consistently Make Money As an Investor?

The majority of people in this world think that investing is scary and I totally agree with them.?Investing is one of the scariest things in the world IF you don’t know what you are doing.?If you aren’t consistently making money as an investor then I can assume that you are one of two types of people.

- An Uneducated Investor: eg. You have put your money into the stock market or Property before you really understood how it worked.?Generally on the advice of a friend or so called advisor only to see your hard earned money shrink rather than grow like they promised.?If you fit into this category then at least you had a go and tried to make some money.?Unfortunately the financial world doesn’t hand out any ‘well done’ or ‘2nd prize’ awards. If you have lost money from investing I urge you to use this experience to make you a better investor rather than simply walking away

- Have Been Scared By An Uneducated Investor: Most people’s investment advice happens at a Christmas party or wedding.?They talk to other people who have had bad experiences with investing and all they hear about is how much money so and so lost.??

Where Should You Get Your Investment Advice From?

This is a very good question and one that not enough people tend to ask.?? The answer is simple.

“Find someone who is already a successful investor and ask them.”

Unfortunately this can be a lot harder than it may seem.?You would think that most financial planners and advisers would be the right people to ask but the fact is that most of them successful investors.?If they were do you think they would be working for someone else, sitting in a little office giving you advice??No they would be off traveling the world enjoying the money that their investments are producing.

No one will look after your money better than you

If you really want to consistently make money as an investor then you simply need to take control your! self.?Re ad everything that you can, increase your knowledge and take action.?There is a whole number of incredible investment strategies available that the average people don’t even know about.

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ORBCOMM and Camgian Announce Marketing Agreement to Provide M2M Industrial Supply Chain Solution

 

FORT LEE, NJ–(CRWENEWSWIRE) — ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC), a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, and Camgian Microsystems Corporation (Camgian), a provider of advanced M2M networking technologies and solutions, today announced a marketing agreement to supply Quantus, an M2M supply chain solution enabled by the ORBCOMM network, to the industrial market.

Quantus is a secure, highly scalable M2M networking platform optimized for on-site inventory monitoring and logistics management of bulk solids and liquids such as oil and gas products. Specifically, Quantus supports the networking of key industrial supply chain assets that include remote inventory storage vessels and tanker trucks.

Using ORBCOMM��s reliable global network, data collected from both fixed and mobile field assets is processed through an advanced, cloud-based analytics platform that provides managers with near real-time information as it relates to optimization of their supply chain operations. With ubiquitous network coverage, open connectivity software and ruggedized hardware, Quantus is ideal for energy companies, waste management facilities, lubrication companies, asphalt factories and frac tanks looking to gain supply chain efficiencies, reduce operating expenses and enhance customer service.

��ORBCOMM��s agreement with Camgian will further expand our market reach in providing global two-way data communications for M2M solutions in the oil and gas industry,�� said Brian Bell, ORBCOMM��s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. ��Leveraging our core competencies, ORBCOMM and Camgian will facilitate application development and integration, shorten time to market and increase widespread adoption of tank monitoring solutions in the waste oil, virgin oil and fuel markets.��

��There is a critical need for a config! urable a nd expandable platform like Quantus for industrial tank-level monitoring for both fixed and mobile assets,�� said Zvi Huber, Camgian��s General Manager of M2M Markets. ��Camgian��s operational intelligence platform utilizes ORBCOMM��s high-performance network to enable the seamless flow and analysis of near real-time information between remote assets and the corporate back-office, which helps our customers significantly improve inventory management and decision making throughout the global supply chain.��

About ORBCOMM Inc.

ORBCOMM is a leading global satellite data communications company, focused on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications. Its customers include Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Asset Intelligence a division of I.D. Systems, Inc., Komatsu Ltd., Manitowoc Crane Companies, Inc., and Volvo Construction Equipment among other industry leaders. By means of a global network of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure, ORBCOMM��s low-cost and reliable two-way data communication services track, monitor and control mobile and fixed assets in four core markets: commercial transportation; heavy equipment; industrial fixed assets; and marine/homeland security. ORBCOMM based products are installed on trucks, containers, marine vessels, locomotives, backhoes, pipelines, oil wells, utility meters, storage tanks and other assets. Through the recently acquired StarTrak Information Technologies, LLC, ORBCOMM is an innovator and leading provider of tracking, monitoring and control services for the refrigerated transport market. Under its ReeferTrak(R) and GenTrakTM brands, the company provides customers with the ability to proactively monitor, manage and remotely control their refrigerated transport assets. ORBCOMM is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and has its network contro! l center in Dulles, Virginia. For more information, visit www.orbcomm.com.

About Camgian Microsystems Corporation

Camgian Microsystems, a HUBZone-certified small business and member of NORA, is a leading innovator in wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) networking technologies. The company is focused on developing leading-edge networking solutions that connect users and assets via mobile devices and empower organizations with near real-time actionable information driven by advanced analytics. To learn more about Camgian Microsystems please visit www.camgian.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future events and include statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including those concerning the Company��s expectations, are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results, projected, expected or implied by the forward-looking statements, some of which are beyond the Company��s control, that may cause the Company��s actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For more detail on these and other risks, please see our ��Risk Factors�� section in our annual report on Form 10-K for the y! ear ende d December 31, 2010.

Source: ORBCOMM Inc.

Contact:

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Lucas Binder, 703-433-6505
VP, Business Development and Investor Relations
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or
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THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL ANY SECURITY!

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Why This Agriculture ETF Could Outperform in 2012

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Market Vectors Agribusiness and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.

Market Vectors Agribusiness facts

Inception	August 2007
Total Assets	$5.53 billion
Investment Approach	Seeks to replicate the performance of the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index, which is composed of companies involved in the agriculture business that are traded on leading global exchanges.
Expense Ratio	0.56%
Dividend Yield	0.64%
3-Month / 1-Year / 3-Year Returns	9.8% / (11.4%) / 20.1%
Top Holdings with High CAPS Rating (4 or 5 Stars) and Portfolio Weight	Monsanto (8.5%) Deere (7.5%) Syngenta (6.3%)

Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97.5% of the 672 members who have rated Market Vectors Agribusiness believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

One of those bulls, Mike00m, succinctly summed up on the bull case for our community a few years ago:

As food prices surge around the world it should create renewed interest in agriculture and suppliers to agriculture. Increased food prices and larger margins will allow produces to reinvest into more efficient equipment, benefiting suppliers. Addition! ally, th e shift to Bio fuels is increasing demand for agricultural equipment and chemicals.

But before you run out and start gobbling up shares, some of Market Vectors Agribusiness' peers might actually be better suited to your own individual investing profile.

PowerShares Global Agriculture (Nasdaq: PAGG  ) , for example, sports a portfolio whose stocks average higher historical earnings growth. And risk-averse Fools might prefer PowerShares DB Agriculture's (NYSE: DBA  ) lower beta. However, when you consider that Market Vectors Agribusiness sports a lower expense ratio than each of those alternatives, the ETF seems nicely suited for cost-conscious investors looking to get into the space.

Owning exceptional ETFs is a surefire way to secure your financial future, so don't just stop your research with Market Vectors Agribusiness. If you need some help, our special report on ETFs highlights three funds that are poised to soar in the next recovery. It's 100% free, but won't last forever, so check it out today!

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It's time to bank your profits and move on to the next trade

What happens when you have an exponential return in an option before your trade rationale has even played out? You lock in your gains and press it by rolling out to a later month, says the latest options trading information.

This is exactly the situation we find ourselves in with SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) and the SNDK Sept 41 Puts we recommended on Aug. 19. That day the stock closed at $41.90, down from $44.86 on Aug. 18. And this morning shares fell another 4% to $36.75. This caused the options we recommended to shoot up 200% from $1.63 to $4.90. If you subtract the $1.63 premium paid from $4.90, you get a profit of $3.27 per contract.

But instead of gloating, you should lock in your profits by closing out the trade and rolling your position either to a lower strike price or a later expiration month. I think the wiser option is to stick with September contracts and roll to a lower strike price with the SNDK Sept 30 Puts, currently at 27 cents.

These pus are out of the money, so there is no need to add leverage by reinvesting your profits from the initial trade. You can safely bank those profits, and only put your original capital back in. These options will give you exposure in case the market drags stocks down or if SNDK falls on negative news, such as an earnings or revenue warning from the company.

But keep in mind that SanDisk shares are now down considerably from their highs. And if the market turns around, or if revised numbers come out that are small enough to be considered immaterial, we may actually see a short-covering rally, which would destroy your position. This is why you should only be playing with your original capital and not your profits.

This is the same strategy you should use for pressing a call option trade when you are behind a major rally. The key to success is locking in your profits and knowing how much of those gains should be rolled back into the idea one more time.

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Oil Little Changed as U.S. Supplies, Europe¡¯s Economy Counter Iran Threat

Oil was little changed in New York asrising U.S. stockpiles and signs that Europe��s economy isworsening put a limit on a weekly advance driven by speculationthat sanctions would curb the supply of crude from Iran.

Futures vacillated between gains and losses after theEnergy Department said U.S. crude stockpiles (DOESCRUD) climbed 2.2 millionbarrels last week. A median decline of 1 million barrels wasforecast in a Bloomberg News survey of analysts. Reports todaymay show that European consumer confidence slumped to the lowestlevel in two years and factory orders fell, according toeconomists. Oil has gained 2.9 percent this week on concernsanctions against Iran will limit supplies.

��The bigger issues are the geopolitical crisis with Iranand the European debt crisis, pushing and pulling against themarket,�� said Anthony Nunan, a senior adviser for riskmanagement at Mitsubishi Corp. in Tokyo, who described the U.S.stockpile data as bearish. ��We had an overreaction to theupside and people are coming back to the reality that theEuropean crisis will still be a big drag on the economy.��

Crude for February delivery was at $101.90 at 3:45 p.m.Singapore time. Yesterday, the contract dropped $1.41 to $101.81,the lowest settlement this week. Prices gained 8.2 percent in2011.

Brent oil for February settlement on the London-based ICEFutures Europe exchange rose 0.1 percent, to $112.87 a barrel.The European benchmark contract was at a $10.95 premium to NewYork-traded West Texas Intermediate crude. The spread was arecord $27.88 on Oct. 14.

Iran Sanctions

Brent��s premium has widened from $7.93 a barrel on Dec. 27amid heightened tension over sanctions aimed at curbing Iran��snuclear program. The country, the third-largest oil exporterglobally, has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz, a transitroute for a fifth of the world��s crude.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti yesterday questioned thescope and timing of possible European Union sanctions againstIran, raisin! g an obs tacle to stiffer penalties.

The EU is working to halt oil purchases from Iran, U.S.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. Europeanforeign ministers aim to announce harsher penalties on thePersian Gulf nation��s energy and banking industries at a meetingJan. 30, according to EU spokesman Michael Mann.

��Shooting Star��

Oil in New York may fall next week on speculation Iranwon��t block the Strait of Hormuz and concern that Europe willstruggle to contain its debt crisis, a Bloomberg News surveyshowed. Fifteen of 32 analysts and traders, or 47 percent,forecast futures will decrease through Jan. 13. Fourteenpredicted prices will rise.

West Texas Intermediate futures may decline as pricemovements this week have created a ��shooting star�� on thecandlestick chart, a bearish technical formation, according todata compiled by Bloomberg. Stochastic oscillators also remainabove a reading of 70, signaling crude is overbought.

Gasoline stockpiles in the U.S., the world��s biggest oilconsumer, rose 2.48 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 30,the Energy Department report also showed. Supplies were forecast (DOEASMGS)to gain 1 million barrels, according to the median estimate of13 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News. Distillate-fuel (DOESDIST)inventories, which include heating oil and diesel, were up 3.22million barrels, more than three times the estimated increase of1 million barrels.

Gasoline supplies in independent storage climbed to thehighest level in almost six months in the European hub ofAmsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp, according to PJK International BV.Stockpiles rose 14 percent to 706,000 metric tons in the week toyesterday, the researcher in Breda, Netherlands, said yesterday.

Retail sales in the euro zone dropped 0.4 percent inNovember and consumer confidence fell to the lowest in more thantwo years last month, according to Bloomberg surveys beforereports today. Factory orders in Germany, the Europe��s largesteconomy, slid 1.8 percent in November, ! another survey showed.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Is Expected To Announce Lower Earnings For Q4 2012

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) is slated to announce its quarterly earnings on January 13, 2012. The company is expected to announce lower than expected quarterly numbers on account of market weakness and higher litigation expenses. The company results are also likely to be constrained by decrease in mortgage banking business. JPMorgan is expected to release its reserves, which may help in providing fillip to quarterly numbers.

Expectations

JPMorgan Chase is expected to report its earnings for the fourth quarter of the year at $0.93, down from $1.0 per share in earnings it had reported for the third quarter of the year. The company is likely to announce its quarterly revenue at $23 billion, down from $26 billion in revenue it had reported for the fourth quarter of the previous year. The banking company's revenue for the third quarter of the year was reported at $e3.7 billion.

Third Quarter Results

JPMorgan had announced its third quarter net income at $4.26 billion, whereas its non-interest income for the quarter was reported at $11.946 billion. For the fourth quarter, non-interest income is likely to stand at $11.6 billion. JPMorgan's net interest income for the third quarter of FY2011 stood at $11.817 billion. The banking company reserved $2.4 billion in provision for loan losses. The corresponding figure for fourth quarter of the year has been pegged at $e billion.

Earnings History

JPMorgan has been reporting lower earnings. The banking company had reported its per share earnings for the third quarter of the year at $1.02, which is lower than $1.12 in earnings per share it had reported for the fourth quarter of the previous year.

iStock PunchJPMorgan Chase is likely to suffer from reduction in its Net Income Margin. The company's investment banking is also expected to announce lower than expected results. JPMorgan Chase's Private equity unit is also performing below par impacting its overa! ll busin ess results. However, its commercial loan disbursements are showing positive trend. JPMorgan Chase is also improving its Non Performing Assets and Net Charge Off position.

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(CIEN, MJGCF, CLMS, GBLHF, SBRA) Stock in Review by DrStockPick.com

CIENA Corp (Nasdaq:CIEN) and the Ukrainian telecoms operator Eurotranstelecom (ETT?), announced the first commercial deployment of 100G in Eastern Europe as part of Eurotranstelecom’s nationwide backbone network covering the key regions in Ukraine and linking it to Russian, Polish, Hungarian and Slovakian networks.

Ciena Corporation provides communications networking equipment, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, and management of voice, video, and data traffic.

MAJESTIC GOLD CORP (MJGCF.PK)

MAJESTIC GOLD CORP (MJGCF.PK) engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in China. The company focuses on its gold project located in the prolific gold region of Song Jiagou in eastern Shandong Province. Majestic Gold Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

MAJESTIC GOLD CORP (MJGCF.PK) has arranged a $10,000,000 loan to advance its Song Jiagou project in China. Nine million dollars ($9,000,000) from the proceeds from the loan will be used by the Company to in connection with its Song Jiagou project and the balance of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for general working capital purposes.

The loan will have a one year term and loan principal will be convertible at the option of the lender in whole or in part into common shares (”Shares”) of the Company until twelve months from the date of the loan advance at the price of $0.205 per Share. The loan will bear interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum, payable on maturity, and accrued and unpaid interest will be convertible at the option of the lender in whole or in part into shares of the Company until twelve months from the date of the loan advance at Market Price at the time of conversi! on.

< p>The lender is at arm’s length from the Company and will not become an insider as a result of any conversion of principal and interest. All shares issued on any conversion of loan principal or interest will be subject to a four month hold period from the date of advance of loan proceeds. The loan is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

As additional consideration for the loan, the Company has agreed to forward at least $9 million to Majestic Yantai Gold Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company owned 94% by the Company to be used to further advance its Song Jiagou project. The Borrower has also agreed to a 90 day period for reciprocal due diligence reviews and discussions for the possible further involvement of the Lender in the Song Jiagou project.

In the event that no further agreement is reached between the Lender and the Company during the 90 day period, then the loan and a minimum of seven (7) months interest will automatically convert to shares in the Company at a price of $0.205 per share and the interest at Market Price respectively. In addition the Company is pleased to announce that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 15,000,000 shares to be issued at the price of $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $3,000,000.

An obvious symbol of wealth and plenty, gold has its own special place in the industrial fields. As a good electrical conductor, it fuels the electronics field and helps produce some of the world finest electronic products such as the refrigerator, air conditioner, television and so many other modern conveniences that humans are finding it hard to live without.

For more information about MAJESTIC GOLD CORP. visit its website: http://www.majesticgold.net

Calamos Asset Management Inc. (Nasdaq:CLMS) will announce earnings for the third quarter of 2011 after the financial markets close on Thursday, November 3, 2011. An investor conference call is scheduled that day at 4 p.m. Central Time.

! Calamos Asset Management Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals including high net worth individuals, and institutions

Global Hunter (GBLHF.PK)

Molybdenum is alloyed with steel making it stronger and more highly resistant to heat because molybdenum has such a high melting temperature. The alloys are used to make such things as rifle barrels and filaments for light bulbs. The iron and steel industries account for more than 75% of molybdenum consumption.

The two largest uses of molybdenum are as an alloy in stainless steels and in alloy steels-these two uses consume about 60% of the molybdenum needs in the United States. Stainless steels include the strength and corrosion-resistant requirements for water distribution systems, food handling equipment, chemical processing equipment, home, hospital, and laboratory requirements. Alloy steels include the stronger and tougher steels needed to make automotive parts, construction equipment, and gas transmission pipes.

Global Hunter’s focus is on strategic and base metals, with an advanced stage copper oxide project in Chile and a highly prospective molybdenum property in British Columbia, Canada. GBLHF teams are working on developing the Corona de Cobre property in Chile and the Rabbit south property in British Columbia.

Global Hunter Corp. (GBLHF.PK) is pleased to announce initial assay results from its previously announced surface sampling program. The results are encouraging with new gold showings as well as very positive copper oxide assays over wide-spread areas.

Highlights of the entire program
9 mineralized shear and/or alteration zones sampled total of 13.5 kilometers of strike length along know c! opper be aring shear and alteration zones tested with 205 rock chip samples
Good grades of soluble copper (oxide) over a significantly large area have been identified, however they represent only about 50% of the total copper grade indicating a mixed oxide-sulphide zone. Numerous iron oxide structures have also been mapped but no iron assays have been received to date.

The Company is planning to re-assay samples for iron to determine if iron is present in significant quantities to represent another target.

For more information http://www.globalhunter.ca

Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBRA) reaffirmed its expectation of a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share, consistent with the first and second quarters. Pending the board’s declaration of the dividend, Sabra expects the dividend will be paid during the fourth quarter of 2011. Sabra also announced that it will issue its 2011 third quarter earnings release after close of market on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq:SBRA), a Maryland corporation, is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) that, through its subsidiaries, owns and invests in real estate serving the healthcare industry.

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