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Ladish Co., Inc. (LDSH) announced it would be supplying parts for the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 aircraft engines. The engines will be used in Boeing’s new 787 twin-engine Dreamliners purchased by Air China. Details of the agreement will also include a Ladish-Air China maintenance contract. Analysts have pointed to this deal to illustrate Ladish’s long-term financial stability and potential for growth.

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (AVR), a leading producer and supplier of ethanol, announced earlier this month it would be building new storage facilities in the state of Missouri. Aventine Renewable Energy produces, supplies, and markets ethanol, bio-products and animal feed products throughout the United States. Among its products are ethanol used as fuel, corn gluten, and yeasts. The company also does beer fermentation for the production of beer. The company was formerly known as Williams Bio-Energy and is based in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

In blog article, “Trucking – Fuel Costs“, we analyzed the trucking industry in light of recent decreases in the cost of fuel. Using PowerOptions’ SmartSearchXL stock options search tool we found several attractive covered calls stock options positions with stock options expiring in November of 2006. The average return of these positions was a very sweet +2.8%, generated in only 24 days.

VistaPrint Limited ( VPRT ) is the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services. VistaPrint’s online store offers personalized Christmas cards, calendars and postcards; all great potential Christmas gift items. Also, the company announced, in a November 20, 2006 press release, it will offer last minute shoppers a quick turn around of three days for holiday orders.

Dril-Quip has a 25-year history of successfully supplying equipment to the offshore drilling industry. Dril-Quip’s (DRQ) website touts its Mudline Suspension System introduced in 1982 and its Spar Wellhead System introduced in 1990.

Will the Chinese turn from their black market wares and embrace the legal offerings of American companies? News Corp (20th Century Fox) (NWS) is betting on it and is planning to sell inexpensive DVDs to Chinese consumers. A similar concept turned many US consumers from free file sharing websites to legitimate download sites such as iTunes.

Mickey and Minnie mouse may be able to afford a house in the Hamptons this year. Walt Disney (DIS) announced yesterday its fourth quarter profits nearly doubled with a revenue growth of 14%. The earnings are thought to be in large part due to the overwhelming success of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” Also Disney’s cable networks continue to return strong earnings.

On Friday Microsoft (MSFT) reached a deal with the Novell Corp. (NOVL) that makes it easier for consumers to use both Microsoft and Linux products. This puts pressure on Red Hat Inc. (RHAT), a company selling Linux related products, and whose shares fell recently after Oracle Inc. (ORCL) announced they would be providing technical support for Linux.

In a previous entry we discussed the value investing strategy and applied it to Palm Inc. options. In this article we will discuss another company from the Steel industry that investors may also consider under valued.

Any company that lets you design your own skateboard in an easy to use interactive environment is at least a novelty. And if outfitting your Rasta Panda deck with Thunder Jamie Thomas ’05 trucks doesn’t get you going then you’re probably more into stock investing than skateboarding.