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tdp2664 E money daily Time Warner (NYSE:TWX)'s division has plans to produce its full magazine portfolio on tablets. Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) Sees Tablet Magazine Future Time Inc., a division of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), has announced that it will produce versions of all of its 21 U.S. titles for tablet computers by the end of the year. This move was taken as a result of the company's finding that its digital magazine and other content applications have been downloaded more than 11 million times. Time Inc has signed an agreement with Barnes & Noble to sell digital subscriptions and single-copy issues of Fortune, People, Sports Illustrated and Time on the U.S. bookseller's Nook Colour electronic reader. Time Warner (NYSE:TWX)'s Time Inc's print magazine subscribers can upgrade their subscriptions to include digital editions at no additional cost. Maurice Edelson ,Time Inc. executive vice president, said that, “In the coming year, there will clearly be many more consumers using tablets, accelerating demand for content and driving advertiser interest. Having our entire portfolio available on tablets will create a significant new digital reach for our advertisers". Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) shares were at 32.25 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -8.0% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.85 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.74 Zack’s Rank: 4 out of 6 in the industry
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dow2664 Here is what Internet searchers are currently saying about the stock market on Google (GOOG).
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tdp2664 E money daily AMD Inc. (NYSE:AMD) has shown off plans to launch Opteron “Dublin” and “Macau” processors by 2013. AMD Inc. (NYSE:AMD) Heralds New Chip Lineup AMD Inc. (NYSE:AMD) has plans to start using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process technology for its state-of-the-art Opteron processors, code-named Dublin and Macau, in 2013. AMD Inc's (NYSE:AMD) newly introduced Dublin and Macau will be made using the 28nm fabrication process with high-k metal gate. Dublin will use the G2012 server platform code-named Porto and Macau will utilize C2012 server platform known under the Luxembourg code-name. G2012 will support quad-channel DDR3 memory as well as PCI Express 3.0 controller and C2012 will sport triple-channel memory controller and will also support PCIe 3.0. AMD Inc. (NYSE:AMD) shares are currently standing at 6.67. Price History Last Price: 6.67 52 Week Low / High: 5.53 / 9.58 50 Day Moving Average: 7.31 6 Month Price Change %: -13.6% 12 Month Price Change %: -4.7%
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top 10 best-performing Marine Transportation stocks year-to-date. Two Chinese companies (SINO, SSW) are on the list. Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SINO) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 90.34% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 88.75% for the last 52 weeks. K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. (NYSE:KSP) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 67.84% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 77.34% for the last 52 weeks. Rand Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:RLOG) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 43.95% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 39.12% for the last 52 weeks. Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 20.02% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 35.53% for the last 52 weeks. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 15.95% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 37.79% for the last 52 weeks. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 7.72% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 25.46% for the last 52 weeks. Costamare Inc (NYSE:CMRE) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 4.43% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was N/A for the last 52 weeks. Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -0.80% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -14.52% for the last 52 weeks. Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -0.86% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was -6.87% for the last 52 weeks. Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen -1.05% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change was 10.32% for the last 52 weeks.
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tdp2664 E money daily Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has been planning a China expansion program. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Wants China Expansion Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has said that it will open a new facility in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province of China as a part of company's strategic move to continue expanding in the Asia Pacific region. The facility is being established to manufacture undercarriage components and track assemblies, which are utilized for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) hydraulic excavators. The 18,000 square-meters facility is expected to employ 400 people at full capacity. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT)'s new facility construction is scheduled for 2011, and the main facility construction for mid-2012. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares were at 89.55 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -13.1% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.83 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.83 Zack’s Rank: 3 out of 8 in the industry
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top rebounding
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tdp2664 E money daily Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) has provided technology and funds to the victims of the Japanese earthquake in Soma city. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Helps Out Japanese Earthquake Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) announced that it will donate apartment housing for elderly residents to support the rebuilding of tremor stricken Soma City in Japan. The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Water & Process Solutions plant, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, will be reopened in September. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)'s donation is a part of the company's an ongoing commitment to the region. Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said that, "On behalf of the women and men of Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), I am privileged to announce the support of this much-needed effort by providing both funds and technology for the construction of a new apartment complex that can become a safe and stable home for Soma's elderly survivors. From the earliest days in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, the mayor resolved that none of the elderly citizens of Soma City would be left to languish in temporary, evacuation housing. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) is proud to help facilitate this commitment by building permanent homes to preserve the seniors' safety, security and dignity". Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) company shares are currently standing at 30.31. Price History Last Price: 30.31 52 Week Low / High: 22.55 / 42.23 50 Day Moving Average: 35.31 6 Month Price Change %: -7.8% 12 Month Price Change %: 32.4%
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tdp2664 E money daily Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) has provided technology and funds to the victims of the Japanese earthquake in Soma city. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Helps Out Japanese Earthquake Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) announced that it will donate apartment housing for elderly residents to support the rebuilding of tremor stricken Soma City in Japan. The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Water & Process Solutions plant, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, will be reopened in September. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)'s donation is a part of the company's an ongoing commitment to the region. Andrew N. Liveris, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said that, "On behalf of the women and men of Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), I am privileged to announce the support of this much-needed effort by providing both funds and technology for the construction of a new apartment complex that can become a safe and stable home for Soma's elderly survivors. From the earliest days in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, the mayor resolved that none of the elderly citizens of Soma City would be left to languish in temporary, evacuation housing. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) is proud to help facilitate this commitment by building permanent homes to preserve the seniors' safety, security and dignity". Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) company shares are currently standing at 30.31. Price History Last Price: 30.31 52 Week Low / High: 22.55 / 42.23 50 Day Moving Average: 35.31 6 Month Price Change %: -7.8% 12 Month Price Change %: 32.4%
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tdp2664 China Analyst Below are the top rebounding
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tdp2664 E money daily Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has been planning a China expansion program. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Wants China Expansion Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has said that it will open a new facility in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province of China as a part of company's strategic move to continue expanding in the Asia Pacific region. The facility is being established to manufacture undercarriage components and track assemblies, which are utilized for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) hydraulic excavators. The 18,000 square-meters facility is expected to employ 400 people at full capacity. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT)'s new facility construction is scheduled for 2011, and the main facility construction for mid-2012. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares were at 89.55 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a -13.1% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.83 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 1.83 Zack’s Rank: 3 out of 8 in the industry
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dow2664 Concerns were building over the course of the past trading week as the negatively skewed economic posts piled up. The pressure was applied by an intermittent sprinkling of economic data that did not meet up with economists expectations. These reports included the GDP post as well as the consumer spending data and the manufacturing report. The major indices struggled for the majority of the past trading week and finished off thee week decisively lower overall. The DJIA was lower by almost 6 percent. The Nasdaq was lower by 8 percent and the S&P 500 finished off lower by 7 percent. Now, more than ever, worries will be exasperated due to the recent downgrade the U.S. suffered relevant to its credit rating. United States bonds are no longer officially rated the Triple A rating that they have held for so long. The U.S. has been downgraded to AA++. The negative ripple effects will be tangible and the major stock indices will continue to feel the pressure, as will individual stock values. One company in the green however is Google. According to google finance stock quotes, Google Inc. ended the last session green by .26 percent closing at 579.04. The 52 week higher for GOOG is 642.96. Frank Matto
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dow2664 Gold and silver prices ended the last trading session in the red. Their safe haven appeal diminished over the course of the last trading week even as stock volatility notched higher. Choppy trends and a batch of weaker than expected economic posts filtered into the marketplace over the course of the last week and this action pressured the major stock market index composites. The pressure was significant and stocks finished in the red for the whole of last week. The major indices in the United States fell on the negative side of break-even for the week. The Dow Jones was lower by over 5 percent. The Nasdaq was lower by 8 percent and the S&P 500 dropped off by 7 percent. Investor worry was growing and now the credit rating for the U.S. has officially been downgraded. The U.S. credit rating has been dropped from triple A to AA++. This news should heighten anxieties this week and safe havens gold and silver could notch higher. As it stands, contract gold and silver finished the last trading session in the red. Gold for December delivery moved lower by .43 percent and closed out at 1651.80 per troy ounce. Silver for September delivery moved lower by 3.09 percent to close out at 38.21 per troy ounce. Recent quotes for spot gold and spot silver prices showed trends moving in divergent directions. Spot gold price per gram was moving higher by .23 at 53.48 and spot gold price per kilo was moving higher by 231.16 at 53479.23. Spot silver price per kilo was red by 35.37 at 1231.95 and spot silver price per ounce was lower by 1.10 at 38.32. Camillo Zucari
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dow2664 The stock market was under pressure for the majority of the last trading week and the major indices posted noteworthy losses. It was one of the worst weeks for stocks in the last several years. The DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all posted in the red for the week and anxieties on Wall Street are building. The Dow Jones Industrial fell lower by over 5 percent last week. This was the worst week of trends for the DJI in over two years. The Nasdaq fell lower for the week by 8 percent and the S&P 500 dropped lower for the week by 7 percent. Negatively skewed economic posts had been building in the U.S. last week and these posts put continual pressure on stocks and the major indices. The GDP report a week ago was weaker than expected. Then this past week, the manufacturing report and consumer spending data came in below expectations. Now, the U.S. has lost its triple A credit rating. The market is floundering under the pressure and individual companies, and accompanying stock values, are faltering as well. According to MSN Money stock quotes, Ebay Inc. stock value ended the last trading session on the negative side of break-even. Ebay share value dropped lower by 2.46 percent and closed out the session at 29.30. Previous close for the company had been 30.04. Frank Matto
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tdp2664 E money daily Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) has selected ACCIONA to build its data processing center in Brazil. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) Makes Data Centre Choice One of the largest global banks, Banco Santander (NYSE:STD), has selected the construction company ACCIONA to build its data processing center in Brazil. Under the contract, ACCIONA will construct a 670,000 square meter facility in Campinas with cutting edge technology and communication equipment to ensure the highest security standards and energy and water efficiency technologies to reduce environmental impact. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) will spend about 75 million euros for the construction of the center. The plan includes two data centers and a logistic center to support the bank's operations in Latin America. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) shares are currently standing at 9.27. Price History Last Price: 9.27 52 Week Low / High: 8.8 / 13.73 50 Day Moving Average: 10.94 6 Month Price Change %: -23.0% 12 Month Price Change %: -29.5%
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dow2664 Guest Article Overview: The Art and Science of Due Diligence By Andrew J. Sherman, Author of The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence Due diligence is not just a process, it is also a reality test — a test of whether the factors driving the deal and making it look attractive to the parties are real or illusory. Due diligence is not a quest to find the deal-breakers but a test of the value proposition underlying the transaction to make sure that the inside of the house is as attractive as the outside. Once the foundation has been dissected, it can either be rebuilt around a deal that makes sense or allow the buyer to walk away and prevent the consummation of a deal that doesn’t make sense. Overall, the due diligence process, when done properly, can be tedious, frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive. Yet it is a necessary prerequisite to a well-planned acquisition, and it can be quite informative and revealing in its analysis of the target company and its measures of the costs and risks associated with the transaction. Buyers should resist the temptation to conduct a hasty “once over,” either to save costs or to appease the seller. Yet at the same time, they should avoid “due diligence overkill,” keeping in mind that due diligence is not a perfect process and should not be a tedious fishing expedition. Like any audit, a diligence process is designed to answer the important questions, and ensure with reasonable assurance that the seller’s claims about the business are fair and legitimate. Proper due diligence involves knowing: – where to look – what to ask – what tools to use – who to ask – how to test premises/answers – who should ask Effective due diligence is both an art and a science. The art is the style and experience to know which questions to ask and how and when to ask them. It’s the ability to create an atmosphere of both trust and fear in the seller, which encourages full and complete disclosure. In this sense, the due diligence team is on a risk discovery and assessment mission, looking for potential problems and liabilities (the search), and finding ways to resolve these problems prior to closing and/or to ensure that risks are allocated fairly and openly after the closing. The “Art” of Due Diligence: – Understanding how to extract key information from a person or situation – Understanding the objectives of the parties and the underlying transaction – Identifying key hurdles and risks – Identifying why information might be falsified or omitted – Targeting the proper sources for disclosure of information The science of due diligence is in the preparation of comprehensive and customized checklists of the specific questions to be presented to the seller, in maintaining a methodical system for organizing and analyzing the documents and data provided by the seller, and in quantitatively assessing the risks raised by those problems discovered in the process. The “Science” of Due Diligence: – Do your homework – Be prepared and well-organized – Be precise in your requests – Be persistent in your quest for the truth – Don’t accept the first answer as the final answer Excerpted from The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence by William M. Crilly and Andrew J. Sherman. Copyright © 2010 William M. Crilly and Andrew J. Sherman. Published by AMACOM Books, a division of American Management Association, New York, NY. Used with permission. All rights reserved. http://www.amacombooks.org/ Author Bio Andrew J. Sherman, is the author of several books, including The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence, Harvesting Intangible Assets, Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, Raising Capital, and Franchising and Licensing. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Jones Day and a top-rated Adjunct Professor in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Maryland. An internationally recognized authority on the legal and strategic aspects of business growth, he is frequently called upon by the media to share his expertise. He has been featured or quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, and other prestigious publications. For more information please visit http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814413821
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dow2664 Guest Article Overview: The Art and Science of Due Diligence By Andrew J. Sherman, Author of The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence Due diligence is not just a process, it is also a reality test — a test of whether the factors driving the deal and making it look attractive to the parties are real or illusory. Due diligence is not a quest to find the deal-breakers but a test of the value proposition underlying the transaction to make sure that the inside of the house is as attractive as the outside. Once the foundation has been dissected, it can either be rebuilt around a deal that makes sense or allow the buyer to walk away and prevent the consummation of a deal that doesn’t make sense. Overall, the due diligence process, when done properly, can be tedious, frustrating, time-consuming, and expensive. Yet it is a necessary prerequisite to a well-planned acquisition, and it can be quite informative and revealing in its analysis of the target company and its measures of the costs and risks associated with the transaction. Buyers should resist the temptation to conduct a hasty “once over,” either to save costs or to appease the seller. Yet at the same time, they should avoid “due diligence overkill,” keeping in mind that due diligence is not a perfect process and should not be a tedious fishing expedition. Like any audit, a diligence process is designed to answer the important questions, and ensure with reasonable assurance that the seller’s claims about the business are fair and legitimate. Proper due diligence involves knowing: – where to look – what to ask – what tools to use – who to ask – how to test premises/answers – who should ask Effective due diligence is both an art and a science. The art is the style and experience to know which questions to ask and how and when to ask them. It’s the ability to create an atmosphere of both trust and fear in the seller, which encourages full and complete disclosure. In this sense, the due diligence team is on a risk discovery and assessment mission, looking for potential problems and liabilities (the search), and finding ways to resolve these problems prior to closing and/or to ensure that risks are allocated fairly and openly after the closing. The “Art” of Due Diligence: – Understanding how to extract key information from a person or situation – Understanding the objectives of the parties and the underlying transaction – Identifying key hurdles and risks – Identifying why information might be falsified or omitted – Targeting the proper sources for disclosure of information The science of due diligence is in the preparation of comprehensive and customized checklists of the specific questions to be presented to the seller, in maintaining a methodical system for organizing and analyzing the documents and data provided by the seller, and in quantitatively assessing the risks raised by those problems discovered in the process. The “Science” of Due Diligence: – Do your homework – Be prepared and well-organized – Be precise in your requests – Be persistent in your quest for the truth – Don’t accept the first answer as the final answer Excerpted from The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence by William M. Crilly and Andrew J. Sherman. Copyright © 2010 William M. Crilly and Andrew J. Sherman. Published by AMACOM Books, a division of American Management Association, New York, NY. Used with permission. All rights reserved. http://www.amacombooks.org/ Author Bio Andrew J. Sherman, is the author of several books, including The AMA Handbook of Due Diligence, Harvesting Intangible Assets, Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, Raising Capital, and Franchising and Licensing. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Jones Day and a top-rated Adjunct Professor in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Maryland. An internationally recognized authority on the legal and strategic aspects of business growth, he is frequently called upon by the media to share his expertise. He has been featured or quoted in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, Entrepreneur, U.S. News & World Report, and other prestigious publications. For more information please visit http://www.amacombooks.org/book.cfm?isbn=9780814413821
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace After the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt, America now carries a rating of AA-plus instead of the coveted AAA rating on its Treasury bonds. Austria, Norway, Germany and Australia are no longer our peers ratings-wise – we are, instead, in the company of Japan, China, Spain, Taiwan and Slovenia. Market watchers have suspected a downgrade was in the works for a while. Not to toot my own horn, but last week in my column about 5 ugly truths about the debt ceiling , one of my takeaways from the deal was that a U.S. credit downgrade was in the works regardless of the fact we avoided default. Looks like my prediction, and the prediction of other financial journalists who made the same call of a credit downgrade, was right. But now that the inevitable has happened, what does it mean for the market and for individual investors? Interestingly enough, not much. Washington is still useless. The stock market will continue the correction that began two weeks ago. And Treasury bonds, strangely enough, will remain a safe haven for investors. Why This Doesn't Change the Narrative in Washington S&P ain't breaking any news here. Its reasons for the downgrade include "political brinkmanship" in Washington. "America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective and less predictable than we previously believed," said S&P. It went on to say $2.1
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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Impressive Moves Higher For The Week: (TNH), (HMPR), (SM), (GOLD), (TI-A) Tickr Watch – 7 hours ago The following stocks were among the best performers for the week: Terra Nitrogen Company, LP, Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc, SM Energy Company, Randgold Resources Ltd, and Telecom Italia SPA New …
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dow2664 I am currently reading the book Guide to Investing in the Apocalypse by James Altucher and Douglas R. Sease. The book has an entire chapter on the emerging fresh water crisis. The book describes how 40% of the world’s population will be without adequate clean water within nine years, according to estimates made by the United Nations. The authors provide several stock ideas in this industry which would be a play on dwindling supplies of fresh water, many of which pay a decent dividend, such as the desalination company Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO), currently sporting a yield of 3.6%. Desalination, also known as desalinization and desalinisation, could be one of the leading industries in the next decade, along with the water purification business. Siemens (SI) and General Electric (GE) have water desalination divisions that make up a small part of their businesses, and according to the list of water purification and desalination stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over twenty companies involved in the treatment of water, and a dozen with yields ranging from 1% to over 4%. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd (CWCO) is one of the purest plays in the sector. It operates seawater desalination plants and other water services in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda, using reverse osmosis technology to convert seawater to drinkable water. The stock trades at 15 times forward earnings. The company has raised its dividend in eight of the last ten years. Another company on the list that is also covered in Altucher’s book is Flowserve (FLS), a manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and provider of water treatment services. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 9.3 and pays a yield of 1.4%. One other appearing on both sources is Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA), trading at 12.8 times forward earnings and providing investors with a yield of 3.2%. The company is in the business of water infrastructure and flow control products. To access a free list of all the stocks involved in desalination and purification , which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. By Stockerblog.com
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tdp2664 InvestorPlace After the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt, America now carries a rating of AA-plus instead of the coveted AAA rating on its Treasury bonds. Austria, Norway, Germany and Australia are no longer our peers ratings-wise – we are, instead, in the company of Japan, China, Spain, Taiwan and Slovenia. Market watchers have suspected a downgrade was in the works for a while. Not to toot my own horn, but last week in my column about 5 ugly truths about the debt ceiling , one of my takeaways from the deal was that a U.S. credit downgrade was in the works regardless of the fact we avoided default. Looks like my prediction, and the prediction of other financial journalists who made the same call of a credit downgrade, was right. But now that the inevitable has happened, what does it mean for the market and for individual investors? Interestingly enough, not much. Washington is still useless. The stock market will continue the correction that began two weeks ago. And Treasury bonds, strangely enough, will remain a safe haven for investors. Why This Doesn't Change the Narrative in Washington S&P ain't breaking any news here. Its reasons for the downgrade include "political brinkmanship" in Washington. "America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective and less predictable than we previously believed," said S&P. It went on to say $2.1
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dow2664 I am currently reading the book Guide to Investing in the Apocalypse by James Altucher and Douglas R. Sease. The book has an entire chapter on the emerging fresh water crisis. The book describes how 40% of the world’s population will be without adequate clean water within nine years, according to estimates made by the United Nations. The authors provide several stock ideas in this industry which would be a play on dwindling supplies of fresh water, many of which pay a decent dividend, such as the desalination company Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO), currently sporting a yield of 3.6%. Desalination, also known as desalinization and desalinisation, could be one of the leading industries in the next decade, along with the water purification business. Siemens (SI) and General Electric (GE) have water desalination divisions that make up a small part of their businesses, and according to the list of water purification and desalination stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over twenty companies involved in the treatment of water, and a dozen with yields ranging from 1% to over 4%. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd (CWCO) is one of the purest plays in the sector. It operates seawater desalination plants and other water services in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda, using reverse osmosis technology to convert seawater to drinkable water. The stock trades at 15 times forward earnings. The company has raised its dividend in eight of the last ten years. Another company on the list that is also covered in Altucher’s book is Flowserve (FLS), a manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and provider of water treatment services. The stock has a forward price to earnings ratio of 9.3 and pays a yield of 1.4%. One other appearing on both sources is Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWA), trading at 12.8 times forward earnings and providing investors with a yield of 3.2%. The company is in the business of water infrastructure and flow control products. To access a free list of all the stocks involved in desalination and purification , which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. By Stockerblog.com
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gol2664 Negocioenlinea Impressive Moves Higher For The Week: (TNH), (HMPR), (SM), (GOLD), (TI-A) Tickr Watch – 7 hours ago The following stocks were among the best performers for the week: Terra Nitrogen Company, LP, Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc, SM Energy Company, Randgold Resources Ltd, and Telecom Italia SPA New …
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tdp2664 E money daily Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) has selected ACCIONA to build its data processing center in Brazil. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) Makes Data Centre Choice One of the largest global banks, Banco Santander (NYSE:STD), has selected the construction company ACCIONA to build its data processing center in Brazil. Under the contract, ACCIONA will construct a 670,000 square meter facility in Campinas with cutting edge technology and communication equipment to ensure the highest security standards and energy and water efficiency technologies to reduce environmental impact. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) will spend about 75 million euros for the construction of the center. The plan includes two data centers and a logistic center to support the bank's operations in Latin America. Banco Santander (NYSE:STD) shares are currently standing at 9.27. Price History Last Price: 9.27 52 Week Low / High: 8.8 / 13.73 50 Day Moving Average: 10.94 6 Month Price Change %: -23.0% 12 Month Price Change %: -29.5%
