Analysts expect the labor market to remain weak for the most of this year, as many employers are reluctant to hire until an economic recovery is well under way. And fresh housing data show the slump in that market, a major factor in triggering the recession, is not yet over.

The Labor Department said Thursday that its tally of initial unemployment claims dropped to a seasonally adjusted 610,000 from a revised 663,000 the previous week. That was significantly below analysts' expectations of 655,000 and the lowest level since late January. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out volatility, fell 8,500 to 651,000.

Yesterday’s Top Performing SmallCapVoice.com stocks:

Attitude Drink Company, Inc. (OTC BB: ATTD) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer moving up over 28% on trading volume of 1,148,896 shares.

SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced yesterday that a new audio interview featuring, Attitude Drinks Incorporated is now available. The interview can be heard here at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/4-8-09-audio-interview-with-attitude-drink-company-inc-otcbb-attd/.

Defense Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB: DFSH) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer moving up over 37% on trading volume of 715,470 shares.

Shares of DFSH have soared 100% this week on strong volume.

GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: GWSC) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer moving up over 57% on trading volume of 54,747 shares.

GWSC has seen its stock climb 24% so far this week on  strong volume.

GWS Technologies, Inc., an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions, received national media coverage in an article written by Commercial Property News and produced by Neilson Business Media, a part of the Nielsen Company.

The article focuses on GWSC’s alternative energy-themed industrial park in Arizona and highlights the innovative ways in which developers are finding to give industrial development a green twist.

Omega Commercial Finance Corp. (OTC BB: OCFN) was a SmallCapVoice.com top performer moving up over 29% on trading volume of 458,342 shares.

Omega Commercial Finance Corporation announced yesterday that preliminary proforma numbers estimate the Company's book value to be approximately 86 cents per share.

Today’s SmallCapVoice.com Hot Stock to Watch:

Alkane, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ALKN)

Alkane, Inc. announced today the company’s first commercial product, Monster Diesel™. Monster Diesel™ is a diesel fuel additive designed to significantly increase engine power and miles per gallon, while eliminating engine knock and decreasing engine wear and harmful emissions. 

Alkane, Inc. has effectively made a premium grade of diesel in a concentrate so powerful, that it is portable. A quart of concentrated Monster Diesel™, when added to an 18-wheeler’s two tanks of regular diesel, essentially creates premium grade diesel fuel.

In the United States, some 10+ million vehicles, including diesel powered trucks, buses and boats consume 24 billion gallons of fuel at a cost of $50 billion annually. There are a variety of diesel additives to address one or more of the challenges common to diesel powered engines: fuel mileage, engine power, gelling, deicing, and engine wear. None, however, offer as comprehensive, cost-effective a solution as Monster Diesel™.

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