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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Yum! (YUM), Comcast (CMCSA), D.R. Horton (DHI), Masco (MAS), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), and Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (POT).

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Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM): Yum! Brands was among the top losers and slumped 8.04% to US$64.70 on over 13.37 million shares, well above its average volume of 3.64 million shares. The company's share price fell as the manufacturing activities in China increased at the lowest pace in the past 5 months. The company derives half of its profit of China and any major impact in China's economy tends to hurt the company's business. Recently, the company announced a dividend of US$0.285 per share of common stock, payable on August 3, 2012. For the first-quarter, the company posted net income of US$458 million, or 96 cents a share, up from a year ago profit of US$264 million, or 54 cents per share. On an adjusted basis, the company would have earned 76 cents a share. Comparable sales during the period grew 5%. The company raised its full year earnings outlook and that it expects its earnings to grow at least 12%, from 10% earlier. Shares of the company are up 9% so far this year and over the past one year, it has gained over 19%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has been moving in the range of US$13.37 to US$3.64.Are insiders starting to take huge profits by buying shares or exercising stock options? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Want to find out how they do it?

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Comcast Corporation (CMCSA): Comcast ended lower by 0.97% to US$28.63 on over 20.66 million shares, compared to its average volume of 13.40 million shares. The company announced dividend of US$0.1625 a share, payable on July 25, 2012.For the first quarter, the company said that profit jumped to US$1.224 billion, or 45 cents per share, from US$943 million, or 34 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue during the quarter jumped to US$14.9 billion. The company added 439,000 Internet subscribers during the quarter. NBC Universal's results showed solid improvement. It accounts for a third of Comcast's revenue, but grew much faster, at 18 percent from last year. Revenue at the NBC broadcast network surged 37%. Shares of the company are up 21% so far this year and over the past one year, it has jumped over 17%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has been moving in the range of USUS$19.19 to US$30.88. The stock has a beta of 2.70%. As per its latest dividend of 16 cents a share, the stock has dividend yield of 2.27%. Do you want to spend less time on picking stocks and raise your return at the same time? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Want to trace the activities of company insiders from now on?

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D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI): D.R. Horton slumped US$1.39 or fell 8.37% to US$15.21 on over 13.24 million shares, well above its average volume of 9.11 million shares. For the second quarter, the company posted net income of US$40.6 million, or 13 cents a share, up 465 from a year ago profit of US$27.8 million or 9 cents a share. Revenue during the quarter grew to US$935.6 million from US$733.1 million, a year ago quarter. Looking ahead, D.R. Horton projected to report on a return to profitability after posting three years of loss before the end of its fiscal year, if current trends continue. Home-sales gross margins are projected to be in the mid-16% to mid-17% range, the company said. Shares of the company are up 20% so far this year and over the past one year, it has jumped over 26%. Over the past 52 weeks, the stock has been moving in the range of US$8.03 to US$17.19. Do you want to spend less time on picking stocks and raise your return at the same time? Academic studies have shown that insiders traditionally make higher investment returns than ordinary investors. Want to trace the activities of company insiders from now on?

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The Internet Retailer Online Retail Index dropped 3% last week.

E-commerce stocks endured a rough week last week as the Internet Retailer Online Retail Index decreased 3.3% over the prior week.

That performance is in line with the woes of the broader market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 2.7% and the Standard & Poors 500 fell 3.0% last week.

Among stocks tracked in the Online Retail Index, daily deal provider Groupon Inc.s stock fared the worst last week with a 19.6% decrease from the previous week. On Friday a moratorium imposed by Groupon lifted that enables Groupon insiders to sell approximately 600 million Groupon shares. Fridays closing price of $9.69 was 8.9% less than Thursdays close of $10.64.

Companies may use what is called a lockup to withhold some shares when going public to avoid flooding the market. Overall, Groupon has issued approximately 645.8 million shares.

The Online Retail Index tracks 25 publicly traded e-retailers and e-commerce technology providers. The majority of index stocks18had losses for the week, while five gained value and two, Bidz.com Inc. and eGain Communications Corp., were flat.

Following are the best-performing stocks last week in the Online Retail Index and the percentage change in stock price for each:

United Online, 5.0%

Shutterfly, 2.8%

Digital River, 1.9%

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SEATTLE, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Redfin, the technology-powered real estate broker, today released the results of a new quarterly survey, "The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker." For the second quarter of 2012, the survey reached 1,208 Americans in 18 major metropolitan markets seeking to buy a home in the next 12 months, all of whom had toured a home since March 1. Three months prior, Redfin had surveyed 1,457 home-buyers to provide a baseline for comparison.

The major findings are a shift toward a seller's market as prices begin to stabilize or increase in most areas, and wariness about over-paying in a bidding war:

Home-buyers have taken note that price increases are by no means uniform, with demand strongest in core urban areas and neighborhoods with very good schools. "What surprised me most was the difference in activity between classes of real estate," said survey-respondent Ben Mahnke. "In Boston metro, entry-level condos in the urban core are seeing a lot of demand. But higher-priced single-family houses in the bedroom suburbs have been sitting unsold for years. The market is coming back, but only selectively."

But in the city, especially in Boston, Washington DC and California, the competitive dynamics can be intense. "We put two offers in on the day of or the day after the first open house and lost both," said Laila Kassis, a would-be home-buyer in the Boston area. "One had seven offers, three above asking with high down payments. Our other offer was for $11,000 above asking with pre-approval for a higher amount. We still lost to an all cash offer. Who ties up $750,000 all cash in real estate? I was shocked. We went to another first open house and the property was already under agreement before the listing had even been marketed. They were just holding the open house for backup offers. Crazy."

Some buyers are stepping back from the competition. "I was very surprised at how few choices there are in our price range and how bad the houses looked," said Maura Nicastle, a respondent in the Washington DC Area. "I think for the next few years we are better off making do in our small home. I don't want to pay more, only to have to start all over again refurbishing a place. Our house will sell fast, so finding one is the much bigger issue."

About The Redfin Real-Time Home-Buyer Tracker

Redfin conducted the survey May 23 May 30, 2012, soliciting 5,851 home-buyers who had toured properties with a Redfin agent since March 1, excluding anyone who did not indicate an intention to buy a home in the next 12 months or who had responded to Redfin's previous survey. Twelve hundred and eight1,208 people responded across 18 metropolitan markets in the U.S.: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. The prior survey was conducted February 22 29, 2012, soliciting 6,062 active Redfin home-buyers, with 1,457 responses. The full report, including charts and graphs, is available at http://www.redfin.com/tracker. To see data segmented by market, or to contact for respondents in different segments, contact pr@redfin.com.

About Redfin

Redfin (www.redfin.com) is the real estate industry's first online brokerage, combining a customer-focused team of real estate agents with online tools for making the process of buying or selling a home easy. Redfin's agents handle every facet of a transaction, including tours, pricing analyses, negotiations, inspections and closings. Redfin is the only major search site to feature listings direct from broker databases as well as for-sale-by-owner and foreclosure properties from across the Internet. The company pays its agents customer-satisfaction bonuses, not commissions, and surveys every client, publishing each survey alongside the agent's complete deal history. Redfin's service is available in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, OR, Seattle, Washington DC, New York's Long Island and Westchester County as well as most of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. To keep track of our daring exploits, subscribe to blog.redfin.com or our Twitter feed @redfin.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire -06/04/12)- Zephyr Real Estate continues its advance as the leader in cutting-edge marketing and technology with the launch of its new online agent resource center. This internal information repository is home to updates in sales, marketing, technology, real estate and tenant law, company news, and market trends. Agents are afforded a quick, effective and proficient means of managing clients, media, properties and information.

"This new service provides a nerve center for agents to handle all aspects of client management from any location," commented Randall Kostick, Zephyr's Chief Operating Officer. "Our top-notch marketing and technology team continues to keep Zephyr at the forefront."

The resource center has a friendly and inviting interface and is smartphone compatible. Agents can manage off-market pocket listings, clients and internet leads, and intra-company communications with ease and facility. The search and review process for service professionals, from artists and photographers to plumbers and remodeling contractors, is convenient and comprehensive.

"Our goal was to streamline the user interface with simple, straightforward design for quick use while maintaining the professional look and feel that is Zephyr's trademark," stated Melody Foster, Zephyr's Director of Marketing and Web Development.

The center's library is a permanent resource containing training videos, neighborhood maps, professional development tools, relocation materials and information on social and digital media, and a wealth of pragmatic options.

"The on-demand training video library is an ongoing process always expanding to include new technology, online resources and how they affect business," added Hud Bixler, Director of Technology. "We're always looking forward to the next new wave of innovation."

About Zephyr Real EstateFounded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San Francisco's largest independent real estate firm with $1 billion in gross sales in 2011 and a current roster of more than 200 full-time agents. In 2010, Zephyr launched its new website, which has earned three web design awards, including the prestigious WebAward for Outstanding Website from the Web Marketing Association. Zephyr Real Estate is a member of the international relocation network, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World; the luxury real estate network, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate; and the local luxury marketing association, the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco. Zephyr has six strategically located offices in San Francisco, a business center in Marin County, and serves a large customer base throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit http://www.zephyrsf.com.

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Called "America's most effective salesman of science" by Time magazine, astronomer Carl Sagan spent much of his career translating technical scientific explanations to make them easily digestible by the general public. Described as a natural teacher, he educated not only through classroom lectures but also through interviews and on television shows. His 13-part TV series, Cosmos, has been seen by over 600 million people in more than 60 countries. The show was so popular it returned to television in 2005.

Life on the Pale Blue Dot

Carl Edward Sagan was born Nov. 9, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college at the University of Chicago, where he attained a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics. After doing his postdoctoral work, he taught at Harvard. When he wasn't granted tenure, he moved on to Cornell University in New York, serving as the director for the Laboratory for Planetary Studies and the Associate Director of the Center for Radio Physics and Space Research.

He was married three times, and had a total of five children.

Diagnosed with the rare bone marrow disease myelodysplasia, Sagan underwent three bone marrow transplants over the course of his life. Complications from the disease resulted in his contracting pneumonia, which led to his death on Dec. 20, 1996. He was 62 years old.

Making science interesting

Although Sagan was most widely known for his scientific communication with the general public, he made many significant contributions to the field of science directly.

While Sagan attended graduate school, the planet Venus was often considered to be similar to Earth. As part of his thesis, Sagan computed the first greenhouse model for Venus' atmosphere, which revealed a higher temperature than previously suspected. He suggested that the seasonal changes observed on Mars was caused by dust storms on the planet, and wrote a series of papers on the organic chemistry of Jupiter's atmosphere.

Serving as an advisor to NASA, Sagan helped to design and manage the Mariner 2 mission to Venus, the Mariner 9 and Viking trips to Mars, the Voyager system to the outer solar system, and the Galileo mission to Jupiter. He also helped to brief astronauts prior to their trips to the moon.

But Sagan was far more visible as a scientific educator than he was as a researcher. He was gifted at breaking down scientific concepts into explanations that the public could readily understand, without seeming to talk down to them. He authored hundreds of popular articles and more than two dozen books, frequently appeared in Time magazine landing the cover on at least one occasion. And was a guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson 26 times, calling it "the biggest classroom in history." His 13-hour miniseries, Cosmos, was loved by countless children and adults, and his nonfiction and fiction books were widely read.

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