Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) is hoping to win back its good name. The world's largest retailer kicked off a new ad campaign over the weekend, using Saturday's Kentucky Derby as a way to begin its own race to the finish line.
The odds-on favorite Orb won the race in a muddy track at Churchill Downs, and Wal-Mart itself knows that it, too, will have to get dirty if it wants to emerge victorious.
Yes, Wal-Mart is the odds-on favorite. The retailer estimates that 60% of the country shops at the discounter in any given month. Wal-Mart accounts for nearly 10% of the country's non-car sales.
However, it also sees that union-backed attacks and some unflattering developments in recent years are tarnishing the Wal-Mart brand. The retailer is ready to do a better job in getting its point of view across.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Chinasing Investment Hldg Ltd (C16.SI)
Chinasing Investment Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of computer consultancy services; and the design, development, and sale of computer software and hardware systems in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Europe, the United States, Singapore, and other Asian countries. It also involves in property and investment holding, and general trading activities; and the manufacture and trading of consumer electronic products and components, and satellite communication products, including low-noise block converters, transceivers, and digital video broadcasting decoders, which are used in satellite broadcasting, satellite telephone, satellite monitoring, and global positioning systems. In addition, Chinasing provides system integration and software installation services. The company was formerly known as Joinn Holdings Limited and changed its name to Chinasing Investment Holdings Limited in April 2008. Chinasing Investment Holdings Limited was incorpo rated in 2000 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: CNOOC Limited(CEO)
CNOOC Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and other petroleum products. The company?s oil and natural gas properties are located in offshore China, which include Bohai Bay, western south China Sea, eastern south China Sea, and east China Sea, as well as in Indonesia, Iraq, and other regions in Asia; and Oceania, Africa, North America, and South America. As of December 31, 2010, the company had net proved reserves of approximately 2.99 billion barrels-of-oil equivalent, including approximately 1.92 billion barrels of crude oil and 6,458.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas. It also provides bond issuance services; and has a joint venture with Bridas Energy Holdings. CNOOC Limited was founded in 1982. The company is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, and is considered a Red Chip company due to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CNOOC Limited is a subsidiary of China National Of fshore Oil Corporation.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Robert Hsu]
Through all of 2010’s ups and downs in the global markets, China stood out as a major player on the world stage. In fact, right now China’s economic growth is matched by no other major economy in the world, and the wealth potential there is life-changing.
That’s why my top stock pick is China National Offshore Oil Company (NYSE: CEO) — China’s offshore exploration and production energy giant and the most dynamic of China’s Big Three state-owned energy giants.
- [By Dave Friedman]
Institutional investors bought 1,474,410 shares and sold 1,532,340 shares, for a net of -57,930 shares. This net represents 0.00% of common shares outstanding. The number of shares outstanding is 44,669,199,980. The shares recently traded at $187.66 and the company’s market capitalization is $82,478,290,357.81. About the company: CNOOC Limited, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops, produces, and sells crude oil and natural gas.
Hot Healthcare Technology Companies To Watch For 2014: icad inc. (ICAD)
iCAD, Inc. provides image analysis and workflow solutions that enable radiologists and other healthcare professionals to identify pathologies and pinpoint cancer earlier. It offers CAD solutions for digital and film-based mammography systems, including SecondLook systems, which analyze data, and automatically identify and mark suspicious regions in the images; and SecondLook Digital, a computer server residing on a customer�s network that receives patient studies from the imaging modality, performs CAD analysis, and sends the CAD results to PACS and/or review workstations. The company also offers image analysis and workflow solutions in MRI imaging, including SpectraLook for breast, VividLook for prostate, and OmniLook for other organs; and VersaVue Enterprise, a review and reporting solution that provides visual and quantitative depictions of the movement of contrast agent through a lesion. In addition, it offers VeraLook, which supports the detection of colonic polyps i n conjunction with CT colonography; The TotalLook MammoAdvantage system, a mammography specific digitizer; and Axxent eBx, which is used for the treatment of early stage breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and skin cancer, as well as for the treatment of other cancers or conditions where radiation therapy is indicated. The company sells its products to hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and free standing radiation oncology facilities. It sells its products directly, as well as through various original equipment manufacturer partners, distributors, and resellers worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Top Image Systems Ltd.(TISA)
Top Image Systems Ltd. provides enterprise solutions for managing and validating content entering organizations from various sources. It develops and markets automated data capture solutions for managing and validating content gathered from customers, trading partners, and employees. The company?s solutions deliver digital content to the applications that drive an enterprise by using technologies, such as wireless communications, servers, form processing, and information recognition systems. It offers eFLOW Unified Content Platform that provides the common architectural infrastructure for its solutions. The company also provides Smart, an automated classification solution, which is the eFLOW plug-in for unstructured content providing single point of entry for information entering the organization; and Freedom, the eFLOW plug-in for semi-structured content that enables customers to identify and capture critical data from semi-structured documents, such as invoices, purchase orders, shipping notes, and checks. In addition, it offers Integra, the eFLOW plug-in for structured content, which provides a solution for data capture, validation, and delivery from structured predefined forms; eFLOW Ability, an integrated module interfacing with SAP systems for automated parking, approval, and posting of invoices and other document within SAP systems; and eFLOW Invoice Reader, an invoice capture and approval solution, which could be deployed and integrated in enterprise accounting environment, such as SAP, Oracle, and other financial systems. Top Image Systems Ltd. sells its products through a network of value-added distributors, systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and partners in approximately 40 countries worldwide. It has strategic partnership with SQN Banking Systems (SQN) to incorporate SQN's fraud detection solutions with its eFLOW Banking Platform in the Asia Pacific market. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered i n Ramat Gan, Israel.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By cnAnalyst]
Top Image Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA) is the 4th best-performing stock last month in this segment of the market. It was up 84.92% for the past month. Its price percentage change was 102.63% year-to-date.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Iris Biotechnologies(IRSB.OB)
Iris BioTechnologies Inc., a development stage life science company, focuses on developing solutions for the detection and monitoring of monogenic and complex genomic diseases. The company provides a Nano-BioChip gene expression kit using a convergence of scientific disciplines in nanotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, microfluidics, chemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, and information technology; and BioWindows artificial intelligence system, a database comprising data fields for patient demographics information, personal and family medical history, and gene expression information. Its products assist in establishing the foundation for personalized medicine for the treatment of breast cancer. The company also intends to use its product platform to diagnose and treat patients with neurological disorders, heart disease, diabetes, and other gene-related metabolic problems. In addition, it is working on gene markers for CancerChip and specific markers assoc iated with prostrate, lung, liver, kidney, and ovarian cancers, as well as genes associated with schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, autoimmune system disorders, and metabolic and drug metabolism disorders. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Singapore Telecommunicatns(Sg CUFS)
Singapore Telecommunications Limited engages in the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services primarily in Singapore and Australia. It also provides service support for computer hardware and software, and other information technology (IT) related services; facilities management and consultancy services; Internet access services; technical, business, and management consultancy services, as well as distributes specialized telecommunications, data communication, and prepaid mobile products. In addition, the company involves in the venture capital investments; operation and a provision of cellular mobile telecommunications systems and services, as well as resale of fixed line and broadband services; a provision of satellite capacity for telecommunications and video broadcasting services; ownership and chartering of barges and a provision of storage facilities for submarine cables and related equipment; and development and management of on-line Internet portals, as well as sale and maintenance of telecommunications equipment. Further, it provides data communication services; handset insurance and related services; mobile phone services; band portal content services; equipment rental services; interactive television services; broadcasting related services; IT disaster recovery services; IT training and network services; system integration services; communication engineering services; infotainment products and services; general liaison and support services; and engineering and marketing services. Additionally, the company engages in the operation and maintenance of fibre optic network between Brisbane and Cairns; and research and development of software, as well as resale of software. It also operates a call centre for telecommunications services; and operates as satellite contracting party. The company is headquartered in Singapore. Singapore Telecommunications Limited is a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Tosca Mining Corp (TSQ.V)
Tosca Mining Corp. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. It holds an option to purchase 100% interest in the Red Hills copper and molybdenum property located in Presidio County, Texas. The company was formerly known as JRTL Capital Corp. and changed its name to Tosca Mining Corp. in December 2009. Tosca Mining Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: CSG Systems International Inc.(CSGS)
CSG Systems International, Inc. provides business support solutions primarily to the communications industry. Its suite of solutions comprises Advanced Convergent Platform, a billing and customer care, and business optimization platform; Singleview suite, an integrated customer care, billing, and real-time rating and charging solution; Total Service Mediation (TSM) framework supports offline, and real-time mediation requirements, as well as service activation; and Wholesale Business Management (WBM) solution, a wholesale settlement and routing solution that handles various types of traffic consisting of voice, data, and content. The company?s solutions also include customer interaction management solutions that deliver interactive voice, SMS/text, print, email, Web, and fax messages on behalf of clients; analytics and intelligence services suite delivers an approach for enhancing the customer experience, increasing sales opportunities, and optimizing business; and Content Direct solutions, which enable content providers to manage subscriber preferences and offer digital content. It also licenses software products, such as WBM solution, TSM, and Singleview products; and offers professional services to implement these software products. The company also provides its services to financial services, healthcare, utilities, entertainment, and content distribution industries. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Carphone Warehouse Group(CPW.L)
Carphone Warehouse Group plc engages in the retail and distribution of mobiles, and other wireless technology and services. It provides mobile phones, computers, televisions, hardware, accessories, connections, content, and services. The company also operates as a mobile operator that serves 1.9 million customers in France. In addition, it holds four properties in London, Manchester, and Lancashire. The company operates 2,430 stores in 9 European countries under The Carphone Warehouse and The Phone House brands, as well as 10 Best Buy branded Big Box stores and an online consumer electronics business in the United Kingdom. Carphone Warehouse Group plc was founded in 1989 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Electric Utility Stocks To Invest In 2014: Reeds Inc.(REED)
Reed?s, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of natural non-alcoholic and New Age beverages, candies, and ice creams primarily in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company?s New Age beverages product line includes natural soda, fruit juices and fruit drinks, ready-to-drink teas, sports drinks, and water. It also offers six Reed?s Ginger Brew flavors, including extra, original, premium, cherry ginger, raspberry ginger, and spiced apple ginger; five Virgil?s beverages comprising root beer, cream soda, orange cream soda, black cherry cream soda, and real cola; four zero calorie Virgil?s versions; two China Cola regular and cherry beverages; and two Sonoma Sparkler sparkling juices. In addition, the company offers three types of ginger candies, including crystallized ginger, ginger chews, and peanut butter ginger chews; and three flavors of ginger ice cream comprising original, green tea, and cho colate. Further, it provides Reed?s Natural Energy Elixir, an energy drink; and Reed?s Nausea Releif, a ginger brews based product with added B vitamins. Reed?s, Inc. sells its products to specialty gourmet and natural food stores, supermarket chains, retail stores, and restaurants through a network of natural, gourmet, and independent distributors, as well as through a direct sales team and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Original Beverage Corporation and changed its name to Reed?s, Inc. in 2001. Reed?s, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
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