Updating GABRIEL RESOURCES, AEROPOSTALE INC. and NISSAN MOTOR

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GABRIEL RESOURCES $4.95 (Toronto symbol GBU; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-955-9200; www.gabrielresources.com; Shares outstanding: 341.0 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion) is up almost 30% since early June after Romania’s supreme court ordered the country’s environment ministry to award approvals for the company’s Cetate and Corna dams. The dams are necessary for Gabriel’s Rosia Montana project. The decision regarding the dams is a step forward, but the environment ministry has still not said when it will restart the environmental-review process for the entire Rosia Montana project. Some Romanian political parties and environmental groups argue that Rosia Montana would destroy ancient Roman mines. As well, the company will use cyanide to extract the gold. The mine’s opponents contend that this would harm the environment. However, Gabriel believes the new government coalition that took power in late 2009 will eventually restart the review process, which would give the company the permits it needs to build the mine. Gabriel Resources is still a hold. AEROPOSTALE INC. $30.04 (New York symbol…