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Chinese Car makers Experience Impacts of Japan Conflict

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Consumers avoiding Japanese brand vehicles are creating the opposite impact on 2 well-known domestic car makers in the Chinese market – Dongfeng Motor Group Corporation is decreasing manufacturing activities at its production units that are operating in association with the Japan-based car makers, where Chongqing Changan Auto Corporation obtained a boost from its corporation with the United States based Ford Motors Corp.

Dongfeng Motors, which has businesses with Honda, and Nissan Motors, really didn’t say more about the quantity, or duration of what it referred to as production alterations. The famous Wuhan-based car maker informed that it has no intentions to sack workers at its joint venture production plant with Nissan Motors, and anticipates its overall sales number during the 2012 model year to clearly surpass the previous year’s output.

Being the 2nd biggest local automaker based on the total sales numbers, Dongfeng made the latest revisions in its production plans after the Japan-based Toyota Motors reduced its production activities by almost 42-percent in the Chinese market during September 2012. On the other hand, Chongqing Changan mentioned recently on October 29th that it managed to achieve considerable net profit during the 3rd quarter of 2012, greatly assisted by substantial demand for its new sedan developed in cooperation with Ford Motors.

Considering September 2012’s sales figures, Chongqing Changan told that sales numbers of its latest Ford Focus sedan rushed to reach the top place in the largest passenger vehicle marketplace in the world. In the meantime, Ford Motors informed that it has made strategies to launch nearly in excess of a dozen latest models into the Chinese market in the coming few model years, and looks to almost double the output capability in the nation.

In a most recent statement, Dongfeng mentioned that the Sino Japanese anxiety has greatly impacted Japanese vehicles; so they are attempting their best to recover confidence from their respective loyal consumers, and local dealers. The automaker told that more consumers paid visit to its stores during October 2012 as compared with September numbers, at a time when territorial quarrel flashed extensive protests in the Chinese market.

Dongfeng told that it has requested all its joint-ventures with other non-Japanese business associates to support overall sales numbers of the company to make up for the drop in total sales at the firm’s joint-venture with Honda Motors, and Dongfeng Motor Corp, which is a fifty-fifty venture setup between Nissan, and Dongfeng. During the previous week, the automaker said that its net earnings for the period between January and September 2012, dropped by nearly 15-percent from last year’s numbers to around 7.13-bilion Yuan.

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Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Among Most Active Stocks On NASDAQ

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Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) closed 5.67% higher to $314.74 after the company’s CEO Elon Musk tips off in a series of tweets that the company will have “news” out tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. The announcement will arrive a day ahead of the repayment date for $920M worth of convertible bonds issued by the EV automaker.

Tesla doesn’t have any events scheduled for tomorrow on its investor relations site.

Adding to the intrigue (or confusion), Elon Musk has changed his Twitter handle to Elon Tusk and is rocking an elephant emoji.

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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is scaling back its Seattle expansion by looking to sublet 30 floors of office space it leased, according to GeekWire.

An Amazon spokesperson confirms the plans, but notes that the company has “more than 9,000 open roles in Seattle and will continue to evaluate future growth.”

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Last year, Amazon laid off hundreds of area employees and fought against local regulations in its hometown.

The Seattle pullback follows the cancellation of the NYC HQ2 location after local protests.

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Latest Developments: Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:BLDP), EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW), Fusion-IO, Inc. (NYSE:FIO)

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Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:BLDP)’s shares jumped 16.57% to $4.15. The company on June 3 held the Company’s 2013 Annual General Meeting in Burnaby, British Columbia at which all of the nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular dated April 11, 2014 were elected as directors of the Company. Each of the Ballard directors was re-elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy. At the Annual General Meeting Ballard’s leadership team also provided an update on the business, including: 2013 financial results; 2014 outlook; commercial progress; quality and service developments; and the recent acquisition of the intellectual property portfolio from United Technologies Corporation.

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EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW)’s stock fell 2.44% to $11.61. The company on June 18 announced the pricing of its $200 million aggregate principal amount of cash convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes were offered in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company granted an option to the initial purchasers for up to an additional $30 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes will pay interest semiannually at an annual rate of 2.125% and will be convertible solely into cash based on the applicable conversion rate at such time.

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Fusion-IO, Inc. (NYSE:FIO)’s shares climbed 1.67% to $11.60. SanDisk on June 16 announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fusion-io (FIO), a leading developer of flash-based PCIe hardware and software solutions that enhance application performance in enterprise and hyperscale datacenters. The acquisition will be an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, net of cash assumed. Under the terms of the agreement, SanDisk will commence a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Fusion-io for $11.25 per share in cash. SanDisk will fund the acquisition with cash available on its balance sheet.

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Stocks In Focus: Oi SA (ADR)(NYSE:OIBR), Genco Shipping & Trading Limited(NYSE:GNK), Zale Corporation(NYSE:ZLC), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(NASDAQ:CLDX)

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Oi SA (ADR)(NYSE:OIBR) stock decreased 9.05% to $1.81. Oi SA, formerly Brasil Telecom SA, is a Brazil-based holding company engaged in the telecommunication sector. The Company is primarily involved in the provision of fixed telephony services in Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Goias, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Additionally, it offers a range of integrated telecommunication services, including mobile telecommunication services, data transmission and Internet service provider (ISP) services, among others.

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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited(NYSE:GNK) shares fell 6.60% to $3.54. Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GS&T) transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. As of December 31, 2012, GS&T’s fleet consisted of 53 drybulk carriers, including nine capesize, eight panamax, 17 supramax, six handymax and 13 handysize drybulk carriers, with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 3,810,000 deadweight tonnages. The average age of the Company’s fleet was approximately 7.8 years as of December 31, 2012.

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Zale Corporation(NYSE:ZLC) shares decreased 8.63% to $14.39. Zale Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a retailer of fine jewelry in North America. The Company operates in three segments: fine jewelry, kiosk jewelry and all other. As of July 31, 2012, the Company operated 1,124 specialty retail jewelry stores and 654 kiosks located mainly in shopping malls throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Company’s fine jewelry segment consists of five brands: Zales Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers, Zales Outlet, Mappins Jewellers, and Gordon’s Jewelers The Company’s kiosk jewelry operates under the brand names Piercing Pagoda, Plumb Gold, and Silver and Gold Connection (collectively, Piercing Pagoda) through mall-based kiosks.

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Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.(NASDAQ:CLDX) stock fell 6.27% to $34.41. Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (Celldex), is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of several immunotherapy technologies for the treatment of cancer and other difficult-to-treat diseases. The Company’s drug candidates include CDX-110, CDX-011 and CDX-1127. CDX-110, is an immunotherapeutic vaccine that targets the tumor-specific molecule, epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII). CDX-1127 is a human monoclonal antibody that targets CD27.

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