Small Cap

Given America's expanding waistline, anti-obsesity treatments are, no pun intended, big business. The Center for Disease Control has estimated obesity costs the U.S. economy $150 billion every year. Said differently, lost economic output at the hands of obesity in this country works out to a number...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves: Thwapr Shares of Thwapr (THWI), the Las Vegas, NV mobile video sharing company, rose 75% Thursday on 23 times the average daily volume. Thwapr signed an exclusive agreement with a leading marketing and...

Who likes going to the dentist? Bueller? Bueller? We'll just assume that no one besides dentists themselves enjoy having another person's hands and instruments poke and prod their mouths. Not to mention, dental work can be expensive, but there are a few stocks that can help investors "hedge" and...

Yesterday was a wild day. Stocks were down all day until the European close, and then the market started to rip. The S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) had a 1.9% intraday swing, led at first by news, but then it was just a large short squeeze. Look at the sectors that rallied hard: miners +6% (NYSE: XME),...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves: Recon Technology Shares of Recon Technology (NASDAQ: RCON), the Chinese non-state-owned oil and gas automation services provider, rose 39.45% Wednesday on 7 times the average daily volume. Recon...

With all the attention paid to last week's Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) IPO, it's not surprising that some other recent newly public stocks have gotten lost in the shuffle. Such is life for EverBank Financial (NYSE: EVER). The Florida-based lender made a tepid debut earlier this month at $10 a share, down...

In our new feature, "Small-Cap Corner," we'll be taking a look at both popular names and hidden gems from the small-cap and micro-cap universes. Today, we're starting with a micro-cap play from the oil services arena, a group dominated by large-caps such as Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) and Halliburton...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves: TeleCommunication Systems Inc. Shares of TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: TSYS), the Annapolis, MD wireless communications company, rose 10.85% Friday on slightly more than the average daily...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves: Media General Shares of Media General (NYSE: MEG), the Richmond, VA media company, rose 33.12% Tuesday on almost 17 times the average daily volume. Media General announced Thursday that it has signed...

Below are highlights from Benzinga's daily coverage of microcap securities making big moves: Micron Enviro Systems Shares of Micron Enviro Systems (MSVS), the Great Neck, NY-based mining company, rose 100% Tuesday on 19 times the average daily volume. Micron Enviro Systems announced Tuesday that...