PokerTek, Inc. (PTEK:NASDAQ) shares soared 38% before noon as traders believed institutional investors were impressed with the company’s presentation at the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference.

Power shortages, strikes and soaring input costs have killed the production of platinum.

I just can’t write about stocks today. I want to, but I can’t. My mind is on baseball. You see, I manage my 8-year-old son’s Little League team. And they had their first playoff game last Thursday.

It’s over. The bear-market rally of the past two months ended last week.

Almost every company spins its wheels when it starts out. It takes time to develop a product, and then have it catch on with the public to the point the business is making some serious cash.

Ever since the great tech bubble burst in 2000, everyone has wondered what the “Next Big One” would be. For a while it was real estate. Then it was China. Next, commodities had their stellar run.

I may have been premature when I asked you to short Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFMI:Nasdaq) on April 24.

Message boards on financial websites are interesting reads. People will say anything. But, there is one consistent theme that fascinates me…

Sell Dollar Tree Stores Inc. today at levels of $32 or above for profits of up to 40%-plus.

One month ago, I wrote to you about the excellent opportunities in the undervalued small-cap sector – opportunities born from an ugly sector-wide slump.