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Cereplast, Inc. (OTC:CERP) announced preliminary revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Cereplast expects to report 2013 first quarter revenue of approximately $900,000 to $1 million, exceeding total revenue for the entire 2012 fiscal year.

Reuters reported that AMR Corporation’s (OTC:AAMRQ)subsidiary American Airlines said its operations returned to normal on Wednesday after it canceled nearly 1,000 flights on Tuesday because of a computer outage.

Lot78, Inc. (OTCQB:LOTE) announced the appointment of Mr. Clive Darby to the Advisory Board.

Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX) announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Athersys' application to expand its ongoing Phase 2 study evaluating the administration of MultiStem(R) therapy to patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke.

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. (Pink:PBKEF) had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at CIBC in a report released on Monday. They currently have an $11.00 target price on the stock.

Harbor Island Development Corp. (OTC:HIDC) through its wholly owned subsidiary BrandSeed Media Services LLC., a multi-channel direct marketing service provider, announced that the Company signed an exclusive print marketing agreement with American Enhancement Products, Inc. (AEP), a global consumer products company.

To help borrowers handle their small, urgent financial situations in time, iloanswithbadcredit.com is now giving out online payday loans instant approval where the amount on offer is 1,000. This is a loan that one can consider for financial situations that strike in between the month instead of waiting for the paycheck to handle such. These may include sorting out medical fees, minor car repairs and paying for business trips among others.

Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) stock is at $73.62, up 0.31 percent from its previous close of $73.40. However, its today’s volume of 12.188 million shares is higher than its usual trading volume of 3.053 million shares. The stock opened the session at $73.75 and touched its highest price point at $73.79, which is also its highest price point in the past 52 weeks. Life Technologies’ lowest price point for the session stood at $73.60.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading in the range of $400.35 and $420.44 during its latest trading session, creating its new 52 weeks low price point. The stock recorded the volume of 20.983 million shares, significantly higher than its average daily trading volume of 17.406 million shares. Its down move accompanied by high volume shows bearish trend, which is further confirmed by its MACD and EMA charts.

PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) fund is at $67.90, down 2.99 percent from its previous close of $69.99. The fund opened the session at $68.86 and touched its highest price point at $68.89. PowerShares’ lowest price point for the session stood at $67.77.

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) stock is at $9.42, down 4.56 percent from its previous close of $9.87. The stock shows bearish trend as it made the down move with trading volume of 20.37 million shares, in contrast to the average daily trading volume of 31.606 million shares. Its bearish trend is further confirmed by its MACD chart and the stock is also trading below its 20 days SMA of $9.46. Micron Technology stock is highly volatile with its beta at 1.34.

Helmer Directional Drilling Corp (OTCQB: EXLA) stock is trading at $0.03, down 25 percent from its previous close of $0.04. The stock is down with the volume of 3.982 million, substantially higher than its usual volume of 87k shares. Helmer Directional Drilling stock opened the session at $0.06 and touched its highest price point at $0.065. Its lowest price point for the session stood at $0.0262. The stock is currently in the bearish mode and is likely to continue the trend as shown by its MACD chart.

Daulton Capital Corp. (OTCQB: DUCP) stock is at $0.023, up 21.69 percent from its previous close of $0.02. Its latest trading volume has been recorded at 5.631 million shares, which is substantially higher than its average daily trading volume of 121k shares. The stock has made the upward movement with unusually high volume and thus shows bullish trend. Daulton Capital’s market capitalization stands at $101.62 million and its stock is neutral with beta of -0.14.

Creditloansources.com is today helping people in need of quick cash to locate online payday loans direct lenders where the whole application process is carried out through the web. This means that the borrowers will just complete the online application form, submit it and then wait for the lenders to approve it. The lenders will then wire the cash to the bank checking accounts of those who meet their requirements.

Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) traded in the range of $23.14 and $24.10 during its latest trading session. The internet company announced higher quarterly profit at $386 million while its ad revenue shrank. Consequently, the stock had opened at $23.42 and is at $23.67, down 0.5 percent from its previous close of $23.79. Yahoo recorded the volume of 31.213 million shares. Its average daily trading volume stands at 19.215 million shares. Its MACD chart shows neutral trend and the stock is trading below its very short term SMA price of $23.75 and long term moving average price of $23.74.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (OTCQB: FMCC) traded in the range of $0.76 and $0.79 during its latest trading session. The stock opened at $0.77 and is currently at $0.762, up 0.93 percent from its previous close of $0.76. Despite its upward movement, the stock’s MACD chart shows neutral trend and the stock is trading above its short term moving average price of $0.76 but below its long term moving average price of $0.78, which hints at neutral trend.

AMR Corporation (OTC:AAMRQ) offers scheduled jet services and is currently going through merger with US Airways. Its stock is at $3.90, down 2.74 percent from its previous close of $4.01. Its latest trading volume has been recorded at 1.697 million shares, in contrast to the average daily trading volume of 12.944 million shares. The stock opened the session at $3.92 and touched its highest price point at $3.97.

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCQB: FNMA) is trading in the range of $0.82 and $0.85 in its current trading session. The stock recorded the volume of 3.907 million shares so far, in comparison to its average daily trading volume of 19.757 shares. The stock opened at $0.83 and is currently at $0.832, up 2.72 percent from its previous close of $0.81. Federal National Mortgage commands market capitalization of $4.80 billion and it offers its services in residential mortgage sector.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:HIMX) traded at $ 6.43 in the last session, which is +0.57 (9.73%). The stock has a Range of 5.90 - 6.57. The stock has a 52 week low and high of 1.47 - 6.63 respectively. The stock has a Market Cap of 1.09B. The stock traded a volume of 7.09M. The stock has a 30 day average volume of 4.76M.

Harbor Island Development Corp. (OTC:HIDC) announced that the Company signed an exclusive print marketing agreement with “ChopYourCarPayment.com” that is entering the fast growing multi-billion dollar auto-refinancing market.

Vista Partners announced that it has initiated coverage on ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECTY) with a twelve month price target of $3.70.

Eco-Trade Corp. (OTC:BOPT), an independent oil and gas exploration company, commented on its recent market activity believing that there may be a smear campaign against the Company and a coordinated effort to short the Company’s common stock.

Goff Corporation's (OTC:GOFF) wholly owned subsidiary Golden Glory Resources S.A. reports that samples and data gathered as part of the Company's additional exploration on its La Frontera Gold Project in Department of Caldas, Colombia are confirming the mineralization type on the sampled areas, and may support the potential for a deeper high grade gold source.

Green Innovations Ltd. (OTC:GNIN) announced that Mr. Philip C. Rundle has accepted an appointment as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rundle is considered a visionary business leader with over 20 years of extensive domestic and international experience in the tissue, diaper, wipes, and feminine care products business.

American Airlines, subsidiary of AMR Corporation (OTC:AAMRQ), launched new service to Dusseldorf, Germany, from its hub at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, adding a new destination to American's global route map. The new flight, operated with a Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 28 Business Class seats and 184 Main Cabin seats, offers customers the opportunity to conveniently travel to Germany and to nearby Belgium and the Netherlands.