There is no doubt that the Apple iPad is a hot topic. Apple will ship their iPad on April 3rd. Commercials for the iPad have begun with spots during the Oscars Sunday night.

Many people have already asked themselves if they need or even want this less-than-apple-like device. Apple has great marketing and they will get a plethora of people to buy something that they don’t really need. The combination of stunning, sexy design and astoundingly brilliant marketing by Apple is why they have around a $200 billion market cap. In comparison, Microsoft, a long rival of Apple, has around a $250 billion market cap. Remember, Apple almost went extinct due to poor management throughout the 1990’s while Steve Jobs was at Pixar.

Not a huge amount of people will “need” the iPad. Some will have a specific use for the iPad which will make it worth buying for them.

One important fact that people should know about Apple is that they believe that shipping the product is most important. As Steve Jobs has stated in the past, “Real Artists Ship.”

The iPad shipping on April 3rd and the 3G iPad shipping shortly after are just version 1. Apple will improve the iPad and it will most likely fit brilliantly into a greater strategy down the road that Steve Jobs has already envisioned.

Penny Stocks and Penny Stock Picks

The dollar is down vs. the Euro as there is a bit of dead cat bounce on “positive” Greek news.  We are not buying it and instead believe that it is a bit of the invisible pushing up the Swiss franc to see how the government will respond.  Switzerland is suddenly becoming very newsworthy on many “sensitive” issues.  Considering the very secretive and ultra conservative nature of Switzerland, this will not go over well though it is fascinating to watch.

Now Junker just stated that the EU should follow the no bail out clause each participating member signed.  The fear is that nations may purposefully participate in higher risk/yield economic policy decisions which would have a bad outcome for the country.  This is something that duly should be noted as we now can expect France to make a statement quite to the contrary.

NOC Northrup pulled its bid for the US Government contract for supplying refueling airplanes as it felt BA Boeing had an unfair advantage.  This is quite reminiscent of the YF22 vs. YF23 fighter competition with Lockeed Martin.  Even though Northrup felt its plane was superior, Lockeed won the bid.  The amount of R&D that goes into such a project can be devastating to the bottom line as there is not a grout opportunity to recoup any investment.  Though the Company can take a onetime write down or carry forward loss, it causes significant damage to the bottom line.  The interesting element of this project was the fact that the project was a joint venture with a French Aerospace Company.   The plot thickens.

Thailand is bracing again for protestors to converge on Bangkok.

So the DJ Newswire actually has PacSun up and other clothing retailers reporting better than expected earnings.  That’s a surprise though we recently went by Volcom, RVCA, PacSun and the places were packed with a never ending stream of EMO dressed young hopefuls.  Reports are that HEV and ULTA reported better than expected.  We like the Green space and HEV’s rechargeable battery fits nicely.  Additionally, ULTA is in the health, beauty etc…Sector and people are definitely spending more on their appearance.  Gold and Oil are trending up a bit on the weak dollar.  This could temper the markets activity today though we will be focusing on the 10.5 VS.  10.6 support level.  Also we like the Bank of Florida IPO today.  The regional bank will be raising 45 million BOFL is the new Ticker.  It will instantly either position the Bank to make acquisitions of other banks, asset pools or debt pools.  It could also become a target itself.  There is so much beta in the sector I can’t imagine it would be priced correctly to take into consideration all the variables so we will speculate it is under priced.  It is amazing to consider the amount of money waiting to enter the sector so we expect all types of investors to snap up positions.

We highly recommend that you speak with a FINRA Registered Representative before you make any financial decision and all opinions in this abstract are purely for informational purposes only.

Penny Stocks and Penny Stock Picks

SpeculatingStocks.com has released penny stocks NSU, EMKR and DNN as its three latest stock picks.

December 3, 2008: 12:01 AM — SpeculatingStocks.com has released three stock picks. All three are penny stocks in different sectors. The first penny stock pick discussed below operates in the gold sector in Africa, the second of the penny stock picks is on the cutting edge of the solar power market, while the third stock pick released by SpeculatingStocks.com operates in the uranium production space.

Russ Urban, founder of SpeculatingStocks.com commented, “SpeculatingStocks.com releases these three stock picks on the heels of several recent stock pick successes.”

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU)

Stock Price: $0.41

Nevsun Resources, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily focuses on properties with gold, as well as base metal, such as copper and zinc resources/reserves in Africa.

NSU is a small cap gold company trading at a market cap of less than $55 million. It has received a lot of attention in the past and has now pulled back. We believe gold stocks will continue to shine now that gold prices are back in an uptrend. Small cap gold stocks could provide the biggest gains for investors in the gold mining sector.

NSU is trading significantly off of its highs of $2.50+ from earlier this year and off its short-term high of $0.74 in a recent uptrend. Gold moved off its sideways pattern and reached a high above $820 and has now corrected down to around $780 where it has begun to stabilize. We expect gold prices to move back above $800 and challenge $900 in the short-term and in the long-term we believe we will see gold up over $1,000 per ounce as inflation attracts investors to gold mining stocks.

NSU received approval on October 30th for an $89 million commitment to the development of the company’s Bisha Project. The development of this project places NSU in a favorable position to take advantage of rising gold prices. The company has commented that the project has low site operating costs throughout the projected mine life and high returns. Production is expected to start on this project is during Q2 2010. We expect this project to be priced into NSU shares moving forward.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: EMCORE Corporation (EMKR)

Stock Price: $1.62

EMCORE Corporation is a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite and solar power markets.

The solar sector has suffered and EMKR has suffered along with it, but we expect the solar sector to rise and become hot again. We believe EMKR is a real bargain right now trading at a market cap of only around $125 million.

EMKR is trading significantly below its book value of $3.74. EMKR has created a new concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology that holds a more efficient solar cell than those created by FSLR’s thin-film technology. EMKR could win a lot of new solar business with their new technology. FSLR has been a leader in the CPV space moving from under $50 to over $300 at one point.

If EMKR’s solar technology catches on, we could see EMKR become a major play from its current level. In the past, EMKR moved from the $4.00 level to close to $16.00.

SpeculatingStocks.com Stock Pick: Denison Mines Corporation (DNN)

Stock Price: $0.79

Denison Mines Corporation is a premier intermediate uranium producer in North America, with mining assets in the Athabasca Basin region of Saskatchewan, Canada and the southwest United States including Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. Further, the Company has ownership interests in two of the four conventional uranium mills operating in North America today.

For the third quarter, DNN sold 517,000 pounds of uranium at an average price of approximately $64.75 per pound. DNN expects uranium production in 2009 to increase by approximately between 25% and 50%.

Several nuclear reactors are being constructed around the world and several more are in the planning stage. Uranium demand will surge as these nuclear reactors start to come online. We believe uranium prices will surge from where they’re at now and investors will look back wishing they had invested in a uranium producer like DNN.

DNN is working off of its lows right now and is a real value at its current price with short-term potential to move higher as well significant long-term potential. General Electric has been investing huge in nuclear related projects. DNN is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunity in the nuclear wave.

SpeculatingStocks.com searches for great companies and stocks in the right point in their stock chart and in the right sector. We believe the stock picks above will become hot stocks in the short term.

In modern times, information is king with stock market news prevalent in press releases, blogs and Web sites. Relevant information therefore about the stock market is of immense importance for the investors who deal in stocks. Before you put in you money in the stock market it is necessary that you keep yourself updated about the latest stock market news, trends and do a good background research on the stocks you want to buy. There are various ways you can gather information about stock market news, these being, news letters, websites, articles on stock news, etc.

Whatever your source of information about the stock market is, be sure that you get the maximum benefits from the source. An ideal stock market news guide should guide you in a proper way that will help you evaluate the factors that lead to your decision of buying and selling relevant stocks.

From any stock market news source you will get an idea about the latest stock market trends containing information about different events and features, ups and downs of the stock market.

Read more on the Stock Market.

We update the section below with several stock market video clips as we come across them on YouTube.com and other sites. SpeculatingStocks.com is a great source for stock information and leading you to for stock market video. Take the time to explore our platform and learn more about exciting stocks that have the potential to move big to the upside. Check out our Site Fans section for testimonials from our members. We offer some of the best picks on the Internet and talk about stock market movies. Check out stock market movies and stock market video clips.

Take a moment and sign up for our opt-in newsletter.

SpeculatingStocks.com has investing information to discover new stocks that have the potential to be big winners. To do stock investing, people must find a brokerage, either online or a brick operation. We have a variety of picks, but mainly we focus on small cap stocks for release to our stock membership group.

Read more on investing, stock investing…

SpeculatingStocks.com is dedicated to finding the hottest penny stocks in the stock market. We have discovered several stocks under $5.00 and stocks at low market caps that have moved up several times their value. We find those stocks that are undervalued and have a real shot at getting noticed and becoming very exciting plays for investors. Penny stocks can be very speculative and can carry a great deal of risk/reward to with them.

Read more on penny stocks…