The Black Chandelier’s uniqueness and exclusivity draws crowds away from big box retailers. Crazy models like Lisa D’Amato, eco-friendly fabrics, in-house sewers and silk screeners, and manufacturing relationships with top-notch Asian companies are just a few unique features that set Black Chandelier apart from clothing giants such as The Gap, Hot Topic, and Target.

Black Chandelier currently operates one retail location in the high-end shopping complex of The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake. The retail store was designed to be as much of a tourist attraction as an innovative retail shopping experience, and is filled the abstract and fantastical clothing designs of co-founder Jared Gold.

Black Chandelier also operates an online store that offers many of the same merchandise that can be found in the retail location, but also includes more information on Jared Gold, Black Chandelier’s various Runway events, and more. To view a commercial of Black Chandelier

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Nexia Holdings, Inc. announced they will be featured in upcoming Daily Newsletters, Daily Blogs, Message Boards, and the Small Cap Daily Internet broadcasts put out by QualityStocks. QualityStocks has over 750,000 subscribers to The Daily Stock Newsletter, which is a free service that collects data from hundreds of Small-Cap and Micro-Cap online Investment Newsletters and puts it all into one Free Daily Newsletter Report.

Richard Surber, CEO of Nexia Holdings, has the company focused on the health and beauty, fashion retail, and real estate markets. Currently, the company owns two salons, one retail store, one online retail store and two commercial properties.

The retail store, operated by subsidiary Black Chandelier, sets itself apart from clothing giants such as The Gap, Hot Topic, and Target by offering eco-friendly fabrics, in-house sewers and silk screeners, and fanatical models such as Lisa D’Amato. The store was designed to be a tourist

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Nexia Holdings, Inc. is a diversified holdings company with operations in health and beauty, fashion retail, and real estate. Currently, the company owns two salons, one retail store, one online retail store and three commercial properties.

The two salons, Landis Lifestyle Salon and Landis Salon, are both located in Utah. Landis Lifestyle Salon, located in Salt Lake City, is an Aveda™ Lifestyle Salon, while Landis Salon, located in Bountiful, is an Aveda™ Concept Salon. Nexia plans to grow the Landis brand to a national level with up to 5 locations in the Salt Lake region before executing a national expansion plan that could include franchise opportunities.

The retail store, operated by subsidiary Black Chandelier, sets itself apart from clothing giants such as The Gap, Hot Topic, and Target by offering eco-friendly fabrics, in-house sewers and silk screeners, and crazy models like Lisa D’Amato. The store was designed to be

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Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera look at the implications of America’s large and persistent trade deficit. The country is dependent on foreign products for its energy, food and leisure needs. Simply put: America is consuming more than it produces.  And as this imbalance continues to grow, the long-term risks to the economy become more severe.

This from Money Morning:

Although still seen as the world’s economic superpower, the United States has found itself with a myriad of problems: Skyrocketing federal debt, growing annual budget deficits, an almost nonexistent personal savings rate, and the dubious honor of being the country with the largest current account deficit, of which trade makes up the largest part.

A trade deficit occurs when you are importing more than you are exporting — in other words, you are consuming more than you are producing. So the next time you are at Wal–Mart (NYSE:

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Look Who's Talkin'

You've heard it all before. But for the uninitiated, we're providing a link to our own Matt Hougan, who was grilled by reporter Trang Ho for this Q&A appearing in Investor's Business Daily on Tuesday.

Hougan comes through, providing what IU.com readers have become accustomed to -- unblinking analysis and fiercely independent commentary on everything relating to ETFs.

You can see

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Oil stocks are getting crushed, we talked this up last Friday.  Sure Monday the UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares (AMEX:DUG) fell, but if you bought on Tuesday you'd already be up 44%+, that's what we call a... This was an easy call after everyone and their Mom said oil was going to $60. The news continues to preach that statement, oil is going down and the ...

Customer service calls can be an aggravating experience. Pushing buttons and getting lost in an automated system is not a new experience for most consumers. But when a person stops to consider the volume of interactions for a moment, the complexity of the issue becomes apparent. Customer service is a major portion of the world’s economy today and it appears to be getting bigger with each passing moment. An investor that can find a company which takes advantage of this complex and confusing customer service dance is an investor that may find solid long term profit.

KANA Software Inc., a customer service software developer, marketer and integrator, works to assess company customer services requirements and provide software solutions. The company assesses company needs across the entire spectrum of electronic customer service response/interactions, including e-mail, voice and personal contacts.

The company offers software products to achieve more efficient and productive interactions with a

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Target Exploration & Mining

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DESCRIPTION: Target Exploration & Mining is a uranium-focused resource company with projects located in the U.S. and Canada. Its flagship property, Bootheel, is in the Shirley Basin of Wyoming and hosts a significant historical resource. The property is ventured with Ur-Energy who bring with them additional management expertise to put the project into production. This summer, 50,000 feet of drilling will be completed on the Bootheel Property using two drill rigs. The company’s management has a strong track record of creating shareholder value through the identification and advancement of uranium and mineral exploration projects.
WEBSITE: http://www.target-mining.com…

Again with the 'told you so',  Should the Market Rally, play High Short Interest Stocks (UA, NFLX, URBN), the 5 day move on UA is at 10%+ and URBN is at 8%+ since last Thursday.  Turns out Gustav didn't kill the market or the country, praise all that is holy. Providing investing ideas and spotting the undervalued ...