Top Stocks For 3/11/2012-15

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:CHSP) will release its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 after the market closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 and will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Participating on the call will be James L. Francis, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Douglas W. Vicari, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Interested individuals are invited to listen to the call by dialing (877) 683-0303 (U.S./Canadian callers) or (706) 643-5037 (International callers). The conference call ID is 83463014. A simultaneous webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.chesapeakelodgingtrust.com. It is recommended that participants call or log on 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to ensure proper connection.

Cleantech Transit, Inc. (CLNO)

Cleantech Transit, Inc. is in the business of producing and conserving power. They produce and sell clean electricity globally, with a focus on sustainable energies using renewable resources such as Geothermal, Solar and Wind. Cleantech Transit, Inc goal is to use innovative technologies to reduce electricity consumption and dependence on carbon based energy.

Cleantech Transit Inc. was founded to capitalize on technology advances and manufacturing opportunities in the growing clean energy public transportation sector. The Company has expanded its focus to invest directly in specific green projects. Recognizing the many economic and operational advances of converting wood waste into renewable sources of energy, Cleantech has selected to invest in Phoenix Energy (www.phoenixenergy.net). This project could benefit the Company’s manufacturing clients worldwide.

Raw materials that can be used to produce biomass fuels are widely available across the world and come from a large number of different sources, and in a wide variety of forms. All of these forms can be used for fuel production purposes, however not all energy conversion technologies are suitable for all forms of biomass.

Cleantech Transit, Inc. (CLNO) is pleased to announce it has met its funding requirement to secure the Company’s ability to earn in 25% of the 500KW Merced Project.

The Company is in the final stages of closing its initial interest in the Merced Project and is currently working on completing the necessary documentation and expects closing the transaction soon. As previously announced Cleantech has the option to earn up to 40% of the Merced Project and the Company plans to continue to work towards increasing its interest in the Merced Project as they move ahead.

For more information about Cleantech Transit, Inc. visit its website www.cleantechtransitinc.com

Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) announced that it will conduct a live webcast of its third fiscal quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. (ET). BD will issue a press release detailing the quarter’s earnings earlier that morning. The webcast of the conference call, along with related slides, will be accessible through BD’s website at www.bd.com/investors and will be available for replay through Tuesday, August 9, 2011.

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents worldwide.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE:SFE), announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 36% ownership interest in Penn Mezzanine, a mezzanine platform which commenced operations in early 2010 with over $30 million of initial fund capital. In addition to this capital, Safeguard will deploy up to $30 million over a several year period in lending opportunities that meet certain predefined criteria alongside existing and future Penn Mezzanine funds.

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financing, growth capital, management buyout, recapitalization, industry consolidation, corporate spinout, and early stage financing transactions.

Pandora (NYSE:P), the popular internet radio service, announced that it has increased its automotive footprint via a new relationship with Scion and an expansion of its relationship with Ford Motor Company where the service will be available in 10 Ford vehicles and two Lincoln vehicles. Currently, Pandora has in-vehicle integrations with BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, MINI and Scion.

Pandora Media, Inc. operates as an Internet radio company in the United States. It provides its radio service to traditional computers, Android phones, Blackberry phones, and the iPhone.

Foreign stocks Take the Lead

Stocks slipped every day last week, capped by a weak jobless claims report and a tepid revenue outlook from Dow component Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). But while closing numbers suggest more weakness, the real story was just beneath the surface.

Market breadth greatly improved over Wednesday’s washout session. Instead of all 30 Dow components moving lower Thursday, which is a rare event, only 19 moved lower.

Industrial metals also caught a bid, with the iPath Copper (NYSE: JJC) rising 1%. Remember that copper has been acting as a leading indicator for the stock market lately.

Of course, we expect the bulls to mount a charge here soon given that 90% downside days like Wednesday — in which down volume accounts for more than 90% of total volume — are typically followed by a rally of two to five days in length.

If that fails to materialize, or if it’s of questionable strength, then it will be clear the balance of power has shifted back to the bears. For now, it looks like a bounce is coming with the next few days — and may have already started with the S&P 500 back in positive territory in mid-day trading on Friday.

My scans suggest that emerging market stocks are preparing to lead the way higher.

Emerging market shares were one of the few areas of the market that didn’t see large investor outflows last week. According to fund flow data from EPFR, while nearly $4 billion was pulled out of U.S. equity funds, a fresh $1.6 billion slowed into emerging market funds. This has helped keep emerging market stocks buoyant: Indeed, the iShares Emerging Markets (NYSE: EEM) remains comfortably in its four-month uptrend despite all volatility of the past week. In comparison, the U.S. small cap stocks in the Russell 2000 continue to flirt with their June and July lows.

Investors seem to be focusing on Asia ex-Japan as well as emerging Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. More specific plays include the iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan (NYSE: EPP), the Malaysia iShares (NYSE: EWM), South Korea iShares (NYSE: EWY), and the Market Vectors Vietnam (NYSE:VNM).

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