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MPG Office Trust Inc. Shares Rise as Acquisition by Brookfield Looms

MPG Office Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPG) is the largest owner and operator of Class A office properties in the Los Angeles central business area. The company develops landmark, large-scale developments that are of high quality and visually appealing. MPG can make claim to owning some of the most iconic and reputable buildings in Los Angeles, [...]

Apple’s Woes Good News for Emerging Growth Companies

For the better part of a year, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock has been stuck in the red. The company, which was once the prime gem in Silicon Valley, is now grappling with bottom line concerns and a rapidly slipping market share. The IDC actually contends that Apple’s global smartphone market share in the quarter ended [...]

Mobile Commerce Startups Should Borrow a Leaf from eBay’s Book

Mobile commerce is inarguably the future of e-commerce. Alternate reports from research companies indicate that future commerce growth will be primarily driven by smartphones and tablets. Renowned research firm Forrester (NASDAQ: FORR) actually projects a 10 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for U.S. online retails sales over the next five years. It expects these [...]

Noranda Aluminum Surges on Recent Positive Rating

North American producer of aluminum products and rolled aluminum coils, Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation’s (NYSE: NOR) shares jumped 34.85 percent to close at $4.45 on Wednesday. The company’s stock rose as a result of a positive rating given by market analyst firm Zacks. Noranda Aluminum was upgraded from underperform to a neutral rating by Zacks. [...]

Small-Cap Dividend Investing

Part 2 of Series It’s about two week shy of two months since the first article in this series was published here on emerginggrowth.com. In that article, I brought you a list of small-cap stocks that pay dividends that convert to more dollars than the large-cap stocks in their respective industries. The scheme of this [...]