11-06/07 :: June/July 2011

nanotimes Trends Quotes

“Nearly 90% of companies that have sought to list their shares in Europe this year have either pulled the deal or have subsequently seen the shares fall by more than the markets on which they floated.”

Elizabeth Pfeuti, In: WSJ Online, 2011/06/28

Biggest Gainers / Decliners 3M (MMM)

-5.41% (07/26/2011)

A123 Systems (AONE) +6.77% (07/15/2011)

Aixtron (AIXA.DE) -8.82% (07/12/2011)

“While the U.S. remains mired in debt and slogs through a subpar economic recovery, Canada is moving ahead steadily. Its unemployment rate peaked at a little over 8.5% and is now 7.4%, and there were no bank bailouts. Real GDP growth is expected to be roughly 3% this year.”

Jason Clemens: Why Canada Is Beating America, In: WSJ Online, August 2, 2011

“Unfortunately, I still fail to see any new awareness or enlightenment in the economics and financial professi- on. Struggling to emerge in the aftermath of the recent upheavals, we continue to face major headwinds. Far too many financial assets are still not shown on the books at realistic prices. Effective government oversight in both the United States and Europe remains uncer- tain.”

Henry Kaufman: Excessive Optimism and Other Economic Biases, In: WSJ Online, August 1, 2011

AMCOL International (ACO) -13.20 (07/22/2011)

BioSante Pharmaceuticals (BPAX) +13.21% (07/08/2011) +5.25% (07/12/2011)

CombiMatrix (CBMX) -7.57% (06/24/2011)

MEMSIC (MEMS)

+7.55% (06/30/2011) -7.02% (07/01/2011)

Molycorp (MCP) +7.17% (06/20/2011) +7.09% (06/30/2011) -4.47% (07/06/2011) +7.72% (07/19/2011) +7.46% (07/21/2011) +6.50% (07/26/201)

Motorola Mobility Holdings (MMI) +12.41% (07/21/2011)

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