China is a land of economic growth, and the gas industry is never one to miss a golden opportunity.

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Investment Idea: Silicom Ltd.; Watch List Profile: Repligen Corporation

The Beauty of the Russell 2000; Rising Star Stocks Watch List Profile; Discover the Profit Power from Emerging Markets

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The fastest-growing health care segment is home health care, which is estimated to have represented 12.5% of total spending, or $53.4 billion in 2006. And, after spending the past few years getting its house in order, ClearOne Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: CLRO) could be poised for a break-out year.

The Russell 2000, a subset of the larger Russell 3000, by way of how it is constituted includes many newer, smaller firms often not represented by the S&P 500 or other large indices. On this basis, it is used both as a barometer and the benchmark in the small cap world.

This week's issue focusing on analyzing small-cap mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) should provide you a few investment ideas to help you get your feet wet in the small-cap market.

Today, I want to give you a few ideas that will not only help you analyze the small-cap stocks that you are interested in adding to your portfolio, but will also assist you in avoiding these problems.

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This week's investment idea is Mitcham Industries (Nasdaq: MIND), a leaser of the seismic equipment used to locate precious oil and gas reserves. Also, the latest market outlook from Supernova Stocks.