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Compare these numbers with futures action (below) until this point.  This is a sharp turnaround and coincides with certainty that Obama and the Democrats are about to sweep.  Let’s hope this is the beginning of good things to come.

As of 9:30 PM, markets are shrugging off the fact that Obama has all but locked down the election.  Did we already have our Obama rally, or is the market making sure it doesn’t get “2004′d” with a last second Republican win?

Futures have moved slightly lower since 6:00. So far, no “Obama” effect on futures even as electoral votes show Obama convincingly ahead.  Still early and we’re still monitoring.

Regards,
George

Regards,
George

Big day today folks. Given the fast-paced nature of election day, I’ll be doing most of my posting on  AGORACOM’s Twitter.

Regards,
George

Good evening, folks.  This story was originally posted by the Financial Post on the morning of October 27th in anticipation of the Noront Resources AGM proxy showdown - but seems to have been replaced by this story using the same URL.  This was probably done after the surprise “compromise” announcement on the very same morning.

Fortunately, I was able to pick up the cached version.  I don’t know how long Google caches an article, so I’ve grabbed an image of the salient excerpt:

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Cool. Thanks to Peter Koven for the great words.  Here are my posts on the Noront Battle and the Aurelian Battle.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM is proud to announce we will be sponsoring the Roth Capital Partners China/Vegas Conference, November 19-21.

As readers of the AGORACOM Blog and viewers of AGORACOM TV know, we are very bullish on Chinese small-cap companies and believe they represent the buying opporutnity of a lifetime.  The current market turmoil does nothing to change our sentiment.

If you feel the same way, this is a “must attend” conference. This conference is by invitation only, so contact  ROTH directly for additional details at (800) 678-9147 or e-mail: conference@roth.com.

JIM ROGERS PROVIDES KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

One person that shares our sentiment and will be in attendance is Jim Rogers, co-founder of the Quantum Fund along with Billionaire George Soros and subject of extensive coverage here on AGORACOM.  Rogers will give a presentation titled China and its macro and micro environment. He will also provide signed copies of his recent best seller: A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World’s Greatest Market.

Regards,
George

AGORACOM is proud to announce that we are, once again, the proud Investor Relations Sponsor of The PIPEs Conference hosted by DealFlowMedia in New York.

This conference has become the largest and most important event on Wall Street for those of us in the small and micro-cap space. Our repeat sponsorship since 2005 is proof positive that this is a “must attend” conference.  The team at DealFlow Media continue to put together an agenda that creates a great mix of education and networking.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - TURN THIS TURMOIL TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

To this end, as the IR Sponsor, AGORACOM will be providing attendees with the IR keynote presentation titled “A Recipe For Success During Market Turmoil”. which is based on our blog post back on October 7th.  The post was very well received by clients and non-clients and even cited by the web’s biggest source on the subject because it demonstrates how to turn this period of turmoil into a huge competitive advantage.

UPDATE (NOV 11th): More Than Just Lipservice, AGORACOM Announced Record Traffic Results For The Month Of October Thanks To National Marketing Campaigns.

I’ll be on stage on Day 1 (November 12) @ 2:15 PM EST, so make sure you don’t miss it.  For those of you unable to attend the conference, we’ll be re-posting it here within 2 weeks of the conference.

See you in New York.

Regards,
George

Just an FYI for those that don’t already know about an impending Fed decision this afternoon.  It is widely expected to be a half-point rate cut in the Fed funds rate.  Some have been calling for a bigger cut to be made.  Goldman Sachs stated in a research note that a 75 basis point cut is a slight possibility, though not its expectation.

The Fed decision is due at 2:15 p.m. Eastern.

Regards,
George

Nemis credited the company’s retail shareholders, many of whom use the small-cap
investor relations website Agoracom, for strengthening management’s position.

“Without the Agoracom support, we never would have come to a balance with Rosseau
and never been able to negotiate the kind of agreement that we did negotiate and that
was my main concern.”

Richard Nemis, Chairman Emeritus, Noront Resources
Annual General Meeting
October 28, 2008

On October 9th, the most recent and biggest battle for a Canadian junior resource company - Noront Resources - commenced.  As the company’s investor relations firm, we went to work protecting the interests of management and the board - but we weren’t alone.  The AGORACOM Noront Shareholder Community was bigger, more motivated and ultimately more effective than the AGORACOM Aurelian warriors - and that was one hell of a crew.  Here is the tale of the tape over just 19 days.  The figures are quite simply massive and unprecedented.

PAGE VIEWS:             2,232,789
UNIQUE VISITORS:     41,709
PAGES PER VISIT:       58.90
AVG TIME PER VISIT:  22:09
TOP 10 COUNTRIES:   Canada, USA, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, United Kingdom, Peru, Switzerland

On October 27th, after a 19-day e-mail, web, telephone, letter writing and media campaign that the dissident shareholder group never could have foreseen, the two sides agreed to a jointly determined single slate of directors for election at Noront’s annual and special meeting.

Much like the Democratic and Republican political conventions, once the nominees have been finalized, both sides agree to lay down their arms and unite behind the new leadership. True, it will take many investors some time to completely trust and support the new board but that is to be expected following any such battle.

For our part, AGORACOM unequivocally supports the new board and will continue to do its part to advance the best interests of the company and its shareholders.

On a broader scale, however, something has permanently changed the stock market landscape. It’s big and notice of the change was served the following day.

On October 28th, the AGORACOM Noront Community finished the lesson first started by the AGORACOM Aurelian Community, which forced Kinross Gold to extend it’s “friendly offer” 3 times before finally taking control of Aurelian Resources.  Specifically, Bay Street no longer has unfettered control. The boys in the towers can no longer count on making deals to the detriment of retail investors over scotch.  Main Street now has Web 2.0 muscle and will use it to amalgamate and protect its interests.

CONCLUSION

Words can not express how proud I am of every AGORACOM Noront member/shareholder.  You saved the day.  You are pioneers that shook the small-cap world and returned it to its rightful owner - the retail investor.  Above all, you are a courageous, intelligent, cooperative, selfless and noble group.  Be proud and take a moment to fully savor your accomplishment.

Tomorrow, let’s get back to work.  Noront Resources will not be the last company to go through this process.  This is especially true given current market conditions.  Spread the word by sending this message to every investor you know, with the goal of having a fully functioning HUB (client or non-client), for every great small-cap company. Investor communities are never going to be the same.

Finally, I’ll save the last word for Chairman Emeritus, Richard Nemis.  On behalf of everyone at AGORACOM and the entire AGORACOM Noront Community, thank-you. For everything.  Anytime, anywhere, just pick up the phone. You have an army at your service.

With great respect,
George, Paul and the AGORACOM Team