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A detailed Seeking Alpha article suggesting that small-cap company Zagg, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG) may be inflating their sales numbers sent the stock plunging at the open on Thursday. After opening the session at $12.58, ZAGG fell all the way to a low of $10.84. The stock has since recovered, but is...

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Earlier this week, Silvercorp Metals (NYSE: SVM) announced their lawyers are now working with Deer Consumer Products (NASDAQ: DEER)—another Chinese company that has recently seen its share price drop on short seller fraud allegations—to fight against (what the company characterizes as) "false"...

Best 1) Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CALP): Shares of Caliper Life Sciences are currently trading up 41% from yesterday's close to $10.41. The company will be acquired by PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) for $10.50 per share. The deal is valued at $600 million. 2) Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:...

Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) may be ready for a takeover, according to a Seeking Alpha blog. The blog mentions the company's Chairman and 3-time New York gubernatorial candidate, Tom Golisano, may be ready for retirement. Warren Buffet is mentioned as a possible buyer. Read the complete blog here.

On Wednesday, The GeoTeam published a report on Zhongpin (NASDAQ: HOGS), a reverse-merger Chinese pork company. In the report, GeoTeam alleges that the company has overstated its income and has deceptive financial filings. GeoTeam writes, "Over 6 years HOGS' revenue has increased 20 fold (2,000...

In a Seeking Alpha post on August 1st, Absaroka Capital Management raised questions regarding Lihua International (NASDAQ: LIWA). ACM cites questions in regards to management, writing, "Danyang Huaying Resource Recycling, a company that is registered at the same address as Lihua, also provides a...

Zillow (NASDAQ: Z), online real estate marketplace, raised the proposed deal size for its upcoming IPO on Friday. The Seattle, Washington,-based company now plans to raise $59 million by offering 3.5 million shares at a price range of $16 to $18.

It has been a wild month for shares of Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN). The company, which designs, manufactures, supplies, and services electric motors in the People's Republic of China, has been the target of much scrutiny, as allegations of fraud have run rampant, wreaking havoc on share prices...

In a blog post on Seeking Alpha The Forensic Factor was negative on AutoChina (NASDAQ: AUTC). In the post, TFF speculated that the company would eventually be halted, delisted, and "ultimately be another sub-five dollar tragedy." TFF stated that it was likely that AutoChina's management team had...