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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Force Protection: Another naked short selling 'victim' faces delisting	Filed under: Law, ScandalsOne of the most common rebuttals to the naked short selling conspiracy theories is this: Name one company that has been hurt by naked short selling.In a July 22nd interview with Fox Business, Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne gave an example: Force Protection (NASDAQ: FRPT). "Makes vehicles for soldiers in Iraq. . . stock was at $25, got naked shorted down to $4, canceled the secondary. . . Some soldiers are going to die in Iraq this week because some hedge...	August 17, 2008
Industry Ranks April 2008	Okay, here are my industry ranks for April 2008. Please remember that my model can be used in value mode (the green zone) or in momentum mode (the red zone). I usually just stick to the green zone, but this time I included a few red zone ideas. So, this time I added in technology companies, insurance, industrial and healthcare companies. Yeah, I know that’s a lot, and my results reflected that — usually I have just 20 or so companies from the screen, but this time it is 80+. Oh,...	April 10, 2008
Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesRadyne (RADN)- Feltl & Co. Hold » Buy XM Satellite (XMSR)- Utendahl Equal-weight » Over-weight Force Protection (FRPT)- Collins Stewart Sell » Hold L-1 Identity Solutions (ID)- Needham & Co Hold » Buy N Amer Palladium (PAL)- HSBC Securities Underweight » Neutral Avant Immun (AVAN)- Needham & Co Hold » Buy XM Satellite (XMSR)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Canadian Solar (CSIQ)- Lazard Capital Hold » Buy Boardwalk Pipeline (BWP)- Morgan K...	March 26, 2008
Force Protection (FRPT): Sometimes the short sellers are right	Filed under: ScandalsIn a recent interview with The Register, Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne told (his side of) the story of Force Protection (NASDAQ: FRPT), a maker of armored vehicles for the military. To hear Byrne tell it, this is company that is keeping our troops safe but that, because of naked short selling, has been unable to raise the capital necessary to fill orders. Force Protection was down more than 20% yesterday after the company again delayed the filing of its 10...	March 18, 2008
Jim Cramer's Stop Trading	DRS Technologies Inc. (DRS) was called a buy on Stop Trading. The defense stock reflects changes in the U.S. wages war. The military looks to be getting away from the likes of Force Protection Inc. (FRPT). Recommended were telecom companies Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and AT&T Inc. (T). Last on a pull back PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) is better than The Coca-Cola Company (KO) due to better international growth and the saturation of the market....	February 08, 2008
Pre-Open Movers: Force Protection (FRPT) Up on Contract; Merrill Lynch (MER) Lower After Huge Loss, Ambac (ABK) Down On Possible Downgrade	StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers: WCI Communities, Inc. (NYSE: WCI) 20% HIGHER; successfully amended its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Term Loan Agreement. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) 19% LOWER; Moody's reviews rating for possible downgrade Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) 8% HIGHER; received a $74,130,482 million contract for integrated logistics support (ILS) on the Company’s Cougar MRAP Category I and Category II vehicles. LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (N...	January 17, 2008
Industry Ranks and Additional Stocks	If I did not use a mechanical method for ranking replacement candidate stocks against my portfolio, I would not let so many stocks go onto my potential replacement list. Today I updated my industry model, and here it is: Industry Groups January 2008 (If you have any difficulty downloading that, let me know. I’ve been having trouble with that.) From that, I ran a bunch of screens, adding in some technology industries that have been hit of late. Here are the additional tickers that will b...	January 12, 2008
Through The Fly's Eyes: Force Protection	from Larry Ramer of Theflyonthewall.comAnticipation of Election Results May Ground Force Protection Right now, armored vehicle maker Force Protection (FRPT) is rolling along quite well. However, the company’s prosperity may be short-lived -- if it looks in the middle of next year as though a Democratic candidate will win the U.S. presidency.The Army has ordered more than 1,900 of the company’s mine-resistant vehicles this year. A provision currently being considered by Congress would raise ...	October 09, 2007
Fast Money Recap	Users Guide Vol. 5This edition was to explain how to trade the shifts that are changing our world. Baby boomers to obesity were discussed in what they call Sea Change.Trading The Baby BoomersThere are 78 million boomers out there and just as baby food sales spiked in the 1950s, today the botox sales are doing the same. Adami told us that he likes Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) and Wachovia (WB). Macke talked about Merck (MRK) and Medicis (MRX). Najarian went with Altria (MO), Bristol Myers (BMY) and...	July 08, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Top 3 - Transforming Viacom, Slow Holiday Week Trade and Markets Shake Off TerrorThe movie Transformers release is coming this week and companies such as Viacom (VIA), General Motors (GM), Hasboro (HAS) and Burger King (BKC) may make some serious money. CNBC's Julia Boorstin joined to talk Transformers. This release could present a "huge opportunity for growth" for VIA with the release, tie-ins, sequels, DVD sales, toys and more. The price tag was much lower than other summer blockbusters as we...	July 03, 2007

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