POINT ROBERTS WA, January 16, 2012 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on the top five percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Friday January 13th. The NASDAQ closed at 2710.67, down 14.03 or 0.51%. Markets are closed Monday, January 16th.

 ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG) closed up at $ 8.10, up 0.97 13.60% on volume of 3,438,059 and continued its gains in after hours trading. On Wednesday last week the Company reported it introduced a new premium version of their patented film in the award-winning invisibleSHIELD® line at International CES 2012, called the invisibleSHIELD HD™. The new line offers industry-leading clarity and finish in a protective film, and is available online at ZAGG.com beginning January 12, as well as at ZAGG retail outlets, and through a select retail partner.

Read more: Friday's NASDAQ Most Advanced; ZAGG, IDIX, BVSN, MNEL

Northern Graphite’s Crowd Score Improves (Chris Berry)

Based on our Discovery Investing Scoreboard (DiS), the Crowd Score of Northern Graphite increased this week. We like the graphite sector today – all companies in the graphite, fullerene and graphene race. We know of 5 Canadian projects (2 of them private). They include Northern Graphite (NGC.V), Focus Metals (FMS.V) and the new entrant Orocan Resources Corp (OR.V). We plan to visit these companies this year.

Written by Michael A. Berry, Ph.D. - [ Discovery Investing Web Site ]

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POINT ROBERTS, January 13, 2012 - Magnesium Investor Alert - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on developments in the auto industry showcased at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and how magnesium will play a key role in future innovation. The advancement of lighter weight automobiles will result in significant fuel efficiency. The Cadillac ATS by General Motors and the Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S Coupes were a few of the high profile cars on display utilizing magnesium.

 Ford F-150, one of the best selling vehicles in the country, also announced that its next generation of Ford F-Series will employ aluminum and magnesium for weight savings, a necessary step to meet the looming EPA's CAFÉ standards.

Read more: Magnesium Stock Alert for China Direct Industries Inc, (NASDAQ:CDII); How Magnesium Plays a Role...

POINT ROBERTS - January 12, 2012 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on developments in the auto industry showcased at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and how magnesium will play a key role in future innovation. The advancement of lighter weight automobiles will result in significant fuel efficiency. The Cadillac ATS by General Motors and the Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S Coupes were a few of the high profile cars on display utilizing magnesium.

 Ford F-150, one of the best selling vehicles in the country, also announced that its next generation of Ford F-Series will employ aluminum and magnesium for weight savings, a necessary step to meet the looming EPA's CAFÉ standards.

Read more: Lighter Cars of the Future; How Magnesium Plays a Role in Weight Reduction and Fuel Efficiency

January 12, 2012 - Investorideas.com, a leader in sector research for independent investors including mining and energy stocks, reports on top trading stocks on the TSX (http://www.tmx.com) for Wednesday January 11 th. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed at 12,260.94, down 9.72 (-0.08%). The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended at 1531.12, down 11.11 (-0.72%).

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 Three of the top four most active stocks traded down for the day.

 Most active, Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA), closed down at $ 0.840 , down 0.140 or 14.29% on volume of 10,324,561 shares.

Read more: Wednesday's TSX Top Traders: (TSX:AAA), (TSX: TLM), (TSX:BBD.B), (TSX:HNU)