MMR Information Systems today described to investors the benefits of its MMRPro system for Electronic Medical Records (EMR). This system will utilize a proprietary, Kodak-branded architecture and will enable any medical practice, even small or mid-sized, to achieve standards in medical record computerization that qualifies them for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The entire MMRPro system should come in at under $20,000 over three years, a price point that trounces all competitors, as a typical EMR solution requires many times that much for only a single year. CEO and Chairman of MMRF, Robert H. Lorsch, quieted concerns raised last week in an article by the Washington Post that cited gross inconsistencies and inaccurate medications resulting from EMR systems by detailing the universality of the approach enabled by his Company’s MMRPro system.

Lorsch boldly proclaimed his Company’s commitment to resolving this situation through its software, saying that mistakes

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The Home Depot Inc (HD), the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, has recently announced a deal with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc (MSO), a diversified media and merchandising company, to create a new product line of home improvement products. The strategic move is aimed at getting a leg up on rival companies like Lowe Companies Inc (LOW), a leading chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. The new product line will primarily feature outdoor living, home organization, and home decor items. The outdoor living products are scheduled to hit the shelves in Jan. 2010 in the U.S. and in Feb. 2010 in Canada. Home organization products are expected to be launched in Feb. 2010 across the globe. Martha Stewart intends to promote the products through diverse marketing channels including its magazine, TV show, and web portal like Twitter – a free social ...

China's leading online media and gaming company Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) today said that its spun-off unit Changyou.com Ltd. (CYOU) has launched Blade Hero 2, a new 2.5D martial arts-style, multi-user online role-playing game (MMORPG) with new contents.

Blade Hero 2 is a sequel to Changyou's existing MMPORG game known as Blade Online (BO). One of the company’s oldest games, BO’s peak concurrent user (PCU) reached a new high of 95,000. Blade Hero 2 has begun its closed beta testing and also employs Changyou's graphic technology.

Earnings at both Sohu and Changyou.com came in above the Zacks Consensus. While this was good news, both stocks fell as Changyou pushed back the launch of three new games: "Duke of Mount Deer" (postponed from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010), "Immortal Faith" (deferred from the second quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010)

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Employment Data: What Can You Believe?

Ryan Cole, The Investment U Research Team

In the first installment of this series, making sense of the economic data coming at us daily, we dealt with inflation.

Today, we’re looking at the employment numbers.

Some of you might remember, back in June we took a closer look at the way we calculate unemployment today – and the vagaries of our current system are coming home to roost now.

After all, we started August by losing jobs… but the unemployment rate somehow went down.

How can you increase the number of unemployed people, while reducing the number of unemployed?

Simple. You stop counting them. As noted in our earlier article, the official unemployment numbers don’t count a number of out-of-work people – including those who have been unemployed so long, their benefits

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Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), a leading North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, announced that it has closed the previously-announced sale of certain assets of its specialized heavy-haul trucking operation to subsidiaries of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (UTSI) on August 17, 2009. In connection with the transaction, subsidiaries of UTSI assumed the real property leases and equipment leases for tractors and trailers used in the operation–as well as various customer, agent and other contracts for a purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. Pacer retained the rights to all receivables generated by this trucking operation through the closing date.

Mace Security International, Inc. (Nasdaq Global:MACE) today announced that it has partnered with Xanboo, Inc., allowing its nationwide network of Mace Security Products’ and Central Station Monitoring dealers the capability to install and integrate security devices utilizing Xanboo’s patented technology. Mace Security Products has been appointed as a nationwide distributor of Xanboo

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Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), a leading North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, announced that it has closed the previously-announced sale of certain assets of its specialized heavy-haul trucking operation to subsidiaries of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (UTSI) on August 17, 2009. In connection with the transaction, subsidiaries of UTSI assumed the real property leases and equipment leases for tractors and trailers used in the operation–as well as various customer, agent and other contracts for a purchase price of approximately $2.0 million. Pacer retained the rights to all receivables generated by this trucking operation through the closing date.

Mace

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The markets had a good day, with the NASDAQ up 1.20%.  The S&P was up 1.54% closing at 906.83, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.25% finishing at 8403.80.  The 10-year saw prices rise over a dollar, as the yield fell to 3.620% on successful 6-month T-bill announcements and closings of attractive bid to cover ratios from the previous week.  Crude oil and August gold were both up, settling at $65.08 and $963.20 respectively.  Crude oil advanced on an inventory drawdown that was almost five times what was expected by analysts.

General Motors [GM: 1.12, -0.03 (-2.61%)] announced that they have reached a new debt-for-equity agreement with bondholders today that would give the debt holders 10% in equity of the new GM company and the ability to buy 15% more of the company’s equity.  It has been reported that a group representing 20% of the debt holders has

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Highlighted stocks include Baidu.com (BIDU), Sohu.com (SOHU), United Online (UNTD) and Yahoo (YHOO).

Key Points: Despite the resignation of Jerry Yang, forecasts are trending downward for Yahoo Other Internet companies are doing well, however, such as Sohu.com and United Online

Without Merger, Few Positive Catalysts For Yahoo Over The Short-Term

Yesterday, Yahoo (YHOO) announced the resignation of Jerry Yang from the CEO post. The announcement was met with cheer as shares rose by nearly a buck to $11.55.

Playing a role in the upward move were speculators hoping for renewed merger talks with Microsoft (MSFT). The problem is that there is no guarantee that a merger will occur.

Without a merger, there are few catalysts for the stock. Naming a well-respected outsider as a CEO might help, but the company is struggling with both tough competition and a weak economy.

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It's been a bumpy ride for solar stocks recently.

The industry received a boost when clean energy tax credits were added to the $700 bailout bill to help its passage from Congress. But fears of falling demand and oversupply have weighed on solar stocks. The Claymore/MAC Global Solar Index ETF (NYSE:TAN) fell 35% in the first eight trading days of October.

William Patalon III, however, says new mapping technology and advances that have made solar power more eco-friendly will boost solar stocks in the long run.

Quadruple witching has led the fourth day of triple-digit intraday moves for the Dow. The ban on short-selling forced many traders to close out their positions rather than roll them over.

The big gains on Friday were really just an extension of what we saw on Thursday. Anyone who did not own stocks at lunchtime on Thursday missed out on the rally. The rally happened too fast for most investors to take advantage.

The speed and intensity of the rally demonstrated the importance of maintaining an allocation to stocks. The biggest rallies often happen without much forewarning.

Therefore, it is important to continue to focus on the long-term. Over time, stocks have consistently created more wealth than any other investment vehicle. A diversified portfolio will weather bear markets and will thrive in bull markets.

Our Strategy for the Focus List

In managing the Focus List, we treat each stock pick

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