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1. Asta
Funding Inc
(ASFI)
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It
buys defaulted debt at about 3 cents on the dollar
and recovers as
much as 12-15 cents on the dollar. More.
2. Alaska
Air Group Inc
(ALK)
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With
oil prices easing, a major operating cost for airlines also drops. More.
3. Lan
Airlines
(LFL)
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The
Chilean airline has posted triple-digit profit growth
in four of the
last five quarters. More.
4. Bone
Care International Inc
(BCII)
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It
makes a drug that helps patients on dialysis, a treatment
expected to
surge in use. Stock is now in the Nasdaq biotech index. More.
5. CB
Richard Ellis Group Inc
(CBG)
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Real
estate investment firms like this one have benefited
from low interest
rates. CB has more than 200 properties worldwide. More.
6. Kinetic
Concepts Inc
(KCI)
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Merrill
Lynch has raised the medical supply and wound care
technology
firm's 2005 and 2006 earnings outlook. More.
7. Peet's
Coffee And Tea
(PEET)
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The
coffee chain may have benefited from Starbucks' report
Thursday
of robust same-store sales growth. More.
8. Hurco
Companies Inc
(HURC)
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Its
machining systems make components for the aerospace
and energy
industries. After losses in 2001-02, the company turned itself around. More.
9. Network
Appliance Corp
(NTAP)
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The
stock reached a new price high after the company posted
strong
earnings and raised its profit outlook. More.
10. Volterra
Semiconductor
(VLTR)
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Recent
new issues such as this chip designer have been acting
well the
past few months. More.