There are many countries across the globe that utilize natural gas as transportation fuel. Argentina and Iran are among the world leaders. It is a trend that hasn't really picked up in the U.S. -- until now.
Natural gas is too cheap and too useful to ignore, and it is making inroads in the world of long-distance trucking. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy talks about the efforts of UPS (NYSE: UPS ) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) �to take advantage of this growing movement.
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Hot Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe Fund Inc.(RNE)
Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe Fund Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. It is managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Russia, Central and Eastern European countries. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index. Morgan Stanley Eastern Europe Fund Inc was formed on September 30, 1996 and is domiciled in the United States.
Hot Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: (OFSS.NS)
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions and knowledge processing services to the financial services industry worldwide. The company offers Oracle FLEXCUBE, a banking product suite for consumer, corporate, investment, mobile and Internet banking, consumer lending, asset management, and investor servicing, including payments. Its products comprise Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management, which enables centralized collateral management, limits definition, tracking, and exposure measurement; Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking solution that offers a wealth management portal, a customer interaction tool, and portfolio management capabilities for private banking; and Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing, a process enabled transfer agency and investor servicing solution. The company also offers Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications for enterprise risk, performance manageme nt, regulatory compliance, and customer insight; consulting services in the areas of business transformation, risk and compliance, program management, IT architecture, IT governance, and process improvement; and application services for banking, securities, and insurance. In addition, it provides technology services comprising conceptualization, design, evaluation, implementation, and management of IT infrastructure for financial institutions; business process outsourcing services ranging from back office work to contact centre services for the banking, capital markets, insurance, and asset management domains; and support services. The company was formerly known as i-flex Solutions Limited and changed its name to Oracle Financial Services Software Limited in August 2008. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Mumbai, India. Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is a subsidiary of Oracle Global (Mauritius) Limited.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Goodwin]
The resurgence of the US will bring back big-time technology spending and Indian companies stand to gain. However, mainstream software services companies are highly priced. Oracle Fin is one of the few tech stocks that still have some headroom for appreciation. When US banks invest in technology to comply with new regulations, Oracle will rake in the moolah.
Best Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Union Pacific Corporation(UNP)
Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, provides rail transportation services in North America. It has approximately 31,953 route miles linking Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast ports with the Midwest and eastern United States gateways, and provides several corridors to Mexican gateways. The company offers freight transportation services for agricultural products, including whole grains and related commodities, food, beverage products, corn for ethanol products and its by-products, animal feeds, fruits and vegetables, frozen meat, and poultry products; and automotive products, such as imported and finished vehicles, and automotive parts and materials. It also provides transportation services for chemicals, such as industrial chemicals, plastics, and liquid petroleum products; energy products comprising coal and coke; industrial products, including lumber products, paper and consumer goods, furniture and appliances, and nonferrous and i ndustrial minerals, as well as steel and construction products, such as rock, cement, and roofing materials; and intermodal containers. Union Pacific Corporation was founded in 1862 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jonas Elmerraji]
2013 has been a strong year for shares of Union Pacific (UNP). Shares of the $70 billion railroad stock have rallied almost 19% this year, buoyed by overall strength in the transports sector. UNP is the largest railroad on the continent, with more than 32,000 miles of track that links 23 states, Canada and Mexico. That scale puts the firm in a strong position to grab more freight volume as the economy warms up.
While oil prices have dipped recently, they're still on the high end of their historic range, and that actually bodes well for railroads. In general, rail shipping costs around one-fourth as much as trucking does per ton shipped, a cost advantage that typically sends customers setting aside the convenience factor of truck freight once fuel prices get past a certain point. The firm's hefty commodity exposure is a little less attractive right now, but that hasn't stopped Union Pacific from posting impressive revenue numbers lately.
UNP has a deep economic moat. Railroad assets aren't easily copied by rivals – and they're extremely costly to maintain. While that does mean that UNP has some hefty fixed costs to overcome, its scale easily makes up for that drawback. With much better efficiency
than the firm had just a couple of years ago, Union Pacific looks well positioned for 2013. We're betting on shares of this Rocket Stock this week. - [By Robert Holmes]
Analyst William Greene says Union Pacific is one of the firm's best ideas as it is one of the most compelling stocks in freight transportation.
"We are bullish on the rail industry's advantage over its truck competitors including lower unit costs for high tonnage freight and greater customer captivity," Greene writes. "Given UNP's particularly favorable exposure to the key themes underpinning our rail thesis, we believe UNP will see secular EPS growth."
Greene specifically highlights Union Pacific's latent pricing power, its operating leverage to long-term volume growth, and long-term productivity improvement.
Greene's base case calls for a 26% rise in share price next year, although his most bullish outlook for Union Pacific has the stock up 38% next year. His most bearish scenario has the stock down 12% next year.
- [By Richard Young]
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has paid a dividend on its shares every year for 112 years. On Nov. 17, Union Pacific’s board announced a dividend increase of 26%. That was the second dividend increase of 2011, raising the quarterly dividend to 60 cents a share, up from 38 cents at the beginning of the year. Union Pacific is aiming to pay out more.
Take a look at the long record of outperformance on my relative strength chart for UNP. Over the last five years, UNP has outperformed the S&P by over 150%.
- [By Rebecca Lipman]
Through its subsidiary it provides rail transportation services in North America. Market cap of $48.89B. EPS growth (5-year CAGR) at 17%. According to Morgan Stanley: "We are bullish on the rail industry's advantage over its truck competitors including lower unit costs for high tonnage freight and greater customer captivity."
Hot Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Dixons Grp (DXNS.L)
Dixons Group � nothing but high tech The British leader in electronic and electrical equipment distribution, the Dixons Group, with its 1, 250 stores is split into several specialized chains. Dixons sells electrical appliances, computers and sound and video equipment in over 320 stores in Britain and Ireland. Currys, with 400 stores, sells household appliances and a variety of electronic equipment. PC World sells computers to ordinary customers (80 stores), while PC World Business sells to professionals. Portmaster is the repair champion and also sells accessories and parts for electrical equipment. The Link (290 stores) specializes in mobile telephony. PC Service Call and Mastercare offer a whole range of services � after sales and technical support. The Group is also well established in Europe. Elkjob (electronic equipment) in Scandinavia, Ei System (computer reseller) in Spain and Portugal and Kotsovolos (electrical equipment) in Greece and more recently UniEuro (dist ributor), whose takeover in October 2002 allows the group to position itself as the second biggest on the Italian market. The Dixons Group always sets its sights on the future and has moved into e-commerce (each of its chains has an on-line sales site) and into Internet services. Its stores supply Freeserve software, one the main British Internet portals, and it owns 9% of Wanadoo's capital (leading French Internet access provider), in exchange for Wanadoo's 79% holding in Freeserve, sold in February 2001.
Hot Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Old Mutual(OML.L)
Old Mutual plc operates as a long-term savings, protection, and investment company. The company provides investment management and life assurance-based solutions, which address protection and retirement savings needs; and banking, short-term insurance, and asset management solutions in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. It offers life assurance, pensions, and investment products to individuals, businesses, corporates, and institutions. The company also offers investment banking solutions to institutional and corporate clients; corporate banking services, including commercial, industrial, retail, and residential property finance solutions to retail and corporates markets; commercial banking solutions to small to medium-sized businesses; and transactional, card, lending, and investment products and services to individuals and small businesses. In addition, it provides short-term insurance products, including property, accident, motor, engineering, marine, and crop insur ance to customers ranging from small businesses to large corporations; protection, fire policies, accident policies, and motor fleet insurance to corporate clients ranging from mid-size companies to large multi-nationals; domestic household, motor, and all risk short-term insurance products to domestic customers; and alternative risk transfer products primarily to medium-sized commercial customers. Further, the company provides investment management solutions to institutional and individual investors. It offers its products and services directly, as well as through financial advisers. Old Mutual plc was founded in 1845 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Hot Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Triangle Energy(global)
Triangle Energy (Global) Limited engages in the exploration and production of gas primarily in Indonesia. The company holds a 100% working interest in the production sharing contract of the Pase Block consisting of 3 production wells covering an area of approximately 922 square kilometers located in Aceh province, north Sumatra, Indonesia. It also holds a 20% interest in Reid?s Dome gas field, which covers an area of 181 square kilometers located in the Bowen Basin, Queensland. The company is based in Cottesloe, Australia.
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