Small Cap

On September 30, Vimicro (NASDAQ: VIMC) announced that its joint venture, Zhongtianxin, has won a contract to provide SVAC-compliant video surveillance cameras and system to the Traffic Police Detachment of Taiyuan for RMB76 million, or USD12.4 million approximately. There are a couple...

Summary - Biofuel Energy (BIOF) has $181M in net operating losses (NOLS) which can be worth up to $63M in tax writeoffs. - BIOF is merging with a real estate investment company, JBGL Capital, and investors have bid up the stock, believing that BIOF will be able to unlock the NOLs after the...

The days of fractional increments in stock prices may be long gone. As of Tuesday, U.S. stock exchanges and FINRA have been directed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to work on a plan over the next two months to implement a pilot program that will last one year and allow some stocks to...

Investors looking for exposure to small cap stocks in China have a new tool to add to their arsenal.  Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management recently released their latest foray into the China market with the db X-trackers Harvest CSI 500 China-A Shares Small Cap Fund (NYSE: ASHS). This ETF is...

The banking industry avoided the attention of activists, for the most part, as the industry was still recovering from the financial crisis and the regulatory outlook was very uncertain. Buyers were unwilling to step up to the plate, absent some clarity of what the future would like from a...

For small cap investing, the presence of a celebrity owner, spokesperson or other affiliation can often times be a very bullish factor for a stock. It cannot be underestimated what Michael Jordan did for Nike (NYSE: NKE). Nike's rival, Under Armour (NYSE: UA), has also benefitted greatly from...

Labor SMART (OTC: LTNC) is a unique company, with revenues of more than twice its market capitalization. To head up such an entity takes a unique individual; someone who has to virtually live the company to achieve those numbers. Meet Ryan Schadel, Chief Executive Officer of Labor SMART, a firm...

As home values are rising, so are the number of Americans taking out second mortgages. When (and if) done right, it is a very savvy move in personal finance. Here are three ways those owning real estate in the United States could unleash the equity to buy stocks. The first is that it...

A previous article on Benzinga detailed why Warren Buffett's favorite investment was not a multi-billion stake in a blue chip like American Express (NYSE: AXP), IBM (NYSE: IBM) or Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), but the $25 million purchase of See's Candies. Buffett has stated you learn more from the...

Investors in the publicly-traded cannabis-related sector can do little wrong in 2014 so far, with stocks soaring and, for the most part, holding the gargantuan gains. The Marketfy 420 Investor Cannabis Stock Index, which rose 59 percent in 2013 and was based upon eight stocks, has increased by...

Few would argue that Sir John Templeton was one of the greatest investors of the last 100 years. He racked up a great track record over his very long career, applying the principles of value investing on a global basis. From its inception in 1954 until 1992, when he sold his firm, his flagship...

According to Wall Street lore as the first five days of January go, so goes the month. And in case you've forgotten, the first five trading days of 2014 were down. So, in keeping with tradition, the S&P 500 also finished lower for the first month of the year. Check. Next up is the old...

While many articles on this site have endorsed the virtues of investing in major oil companies, such as Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A), a recent piece in The Wall Street Journal by Daniel Gilbert and Justin Scheck revealed why small cap firms such...

With the implementation of legal, recreational cannabis in Colorado going smoothly, Washington's implementation on the way this spring and talk of many other states considering legalization, marijuana stocks have been quite strong this month. While the entire sector is performing well, one part...

The green rush is here. More than 20 states have approved marijuana use for medicinal purposes and Colorado and Washington are opening up the plant for recreational use. Marijuana companies rose more than 50 percent in 2013 and opened 2014 with a bang, rising almost 150 percent in just three...