Thursday morning, Barack Obama met with Jamie Dimon, Lloyd Blankfein, Brian Moynihan, and other members of the country's largest financial institutions. Let me pause for a minute to let you digest the sheer number of pinstripes and massive egos that strolled into the White House.
While the full details from the meeting between the President and financial leaders weren't released to the public, it is encouraging to see there is at least some communication present on Capitol Hill. According to the White House, the group discussed housing, education policy, and clean energy financing. Although not explicitly stated, the bankers probably shared their thoughts on the new regulation, such as the Volcker Rule. Of these topics, bank leaders were surely heavily interested in the housing sector.
Top 5 Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: New Crocodile Gold (CRK.TO)
Crocodile Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold properties. The company�s principal properties include the Burnside, Union Reefs, Pine Creek, Moline, and Maud Creek projects, which cover an area of approximately 2,979 square kilometers and are located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It also has operations in Canada and Peru. Crocodile Gold Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Top 5 Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Mayflower Bancorp Inc.(MFLR)
Mayflower Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Mayflower Co-operative Bank that provides various banking products in southeastern Massachusetts. Its deposit products include regular savings, NOW, and commercial checking accounts; money market and demand deposits; and term certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises conventional residential mortgage loans, second mortgages and equity lines of credit on residential properties, commercial real estate mortgages, and loans for the construction of residential and commercial properties, as well as commercial business loans, including demand loans, time loans, term loans, and commercial lines of credit; and consumer loans comprising secured and unsecured personal, automobile, boat, short-term, and overdraft protection loans. It also offers online banking, mobile banking, telephone banking, and automatic teller machine services, as well as debit cards. Mayflower Bancorp provides its services thr ough its main office in Middleboro; and seven full-service offices in Plymouth, Wareham, Rochester, Bridgewater, and Lakeville, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1889 and is based in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
Top 5 Income Stocks To Invest In 2014: Questar Corporation(STR)
Questar Corporation operates as an integrated natural gas holding company. The company develops and produces natural gas and crude oil from its properties located in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Pinedale, Moxa Arch, Vermillion, and Uinta producing areas. It also provides interstate natural gas-transportation and underground-storage services in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado; and wellhead automation and measurement services for Rockies oil and gas producers. The company owns and operates approximately 2,568 miles of interstate pipeline with total firm-capacity commitments of 4,983 Mdth per day transporting natural gas from Rocky Mountain producing areas to other pipeline systems, distribution systems, and other utility systems; the Overthrust Pipeline in southwestern Wyoming and the eastern segment of Southern Trails Pipeline, a 487-mile line that extends from the Blanco hub in the San Juan Basin to just inside the California state line near the Arizona border; the White River Hub facilities that connect with 6 interstate-pipeline systems and a processing plant near Meeker, Colorado; the Clay Basin storage facility, an underground-storage reservoir in the Rocky Mountain region; and gathering lines and processing facilities, which provide gas-processing services for third parties near Price, Utah. In addition, it distributes natural gas as a public utility in Utah, southwestern Wyoming, and a small portion of southeastern Idaho. Questar Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Peter Leeds]
We are currently seeing currency devaluations from USA to Switzerland and from South Korea to the eurozone. In America in 1960, $1,000 worth of goods would now cost you $7,360, according to the web site MeasuringWorth.com. I expect inflation to continue and, since precious metals are bought in American dollars, I anticipate higher prices for all metals.
I think Newmont Mining (NEM 0.00%) will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of this trend. It is currently producing and selling gold and developing new reserves all over the world. NEM posted net earnings of $2.3 billion in 2010 and currently sits on $29 billion in total assets. I think it could trade up to $89.50.
- [By Peter Leeds]
Libya without Ghadafi, much like Iraq after the removal of Hussein, will be much less stable. A power vacuum will cause Libya's already divided tribal nation to fragment into warring factions, set on competing for power and settling old scores. Meanwhile, America, Russia, and China will jostle for influence in this oil-rich flashpoint.
This will create higher oil prices, greater volatility, and a higher risk premium built into costs of the commodity. Due to less reliable overseas oil supplies, America will look to further increase exploration and production from friendlier sources, such as Canada.
I am expecting Questar (STR 0.00%) to be a big beneficiary of this trend. It is a leading producer and distributor of natural gas to the American domestic market. It is profitable ($36 million in Q3), and had strong 33% growth in third quarter earnings per share, year over year. It also sports a nice 3% dividend. My price outlook: $31.
- [By Peter Leeds]
A growing population (7 billion), and an increasingly sophisticated diet among China and other developing nations have led to rapidly increasing demand for food around the world. According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data, China's per capita intake of calories, protein, and fat were below the world average in 1975, but are now well above the world average. Expect this trend to accelerate in China, as well as India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and other developing nations.
The problem is that there's not even close to enough food, while challenging agricultural environments routinely wipe out crops.
That's where Monsanto (MON 0.00%) comes in. It enables more food to be produced on smaller parcels of land with less water usage and limited crop loss. Global demand for MON's products and services just keeps growing. I am expecting its $20 billion in assets and constant net earnings ($1.6 billion in 2011) to translate into further gains in the share price. My price outlook: $94.
Top 5 Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Super Cheap Auto Group Ltd(SUL.AX)
Super Retail Group Limited operates as a retailer of automotive and leisure products in Australia and New Zealand. It retails automotive parts and accessories, handyman items, and tools and equipment to marine and motorbike products, including batteries, car care products, exterior accessories, hand and power tools, in-car navigation systems, in-car stereo equipment, lighting and electrical products, oils, filters and additives, outdoor equipment and accessories, seat covers and interior accessories, spare parts, paint and panels, and performance products. The company also offers boating, camping, and fishing equipment, such as lures, rods and reels, tackle boxes, fishing nets, tents, ropes, pegs, cooking equipment, clothing and hiking gears, fishing rod holders, bilge pumps, and fish finders. In addition, it engages in the wholesale, retail, and distribution of bicycles, bicycle accessories, and clothing; and retail of outdoor entertainment and camping leisure products, a s well as apparel. As of July 2, 2011, Super Retail Group Limited operated 422 stores, including 274 Supercheap Auto stores, 78 BCF stores, 20 Goldcross Cycles stores, and 50 Ray?s Outdoors stores. The company was formerly known as Super Cheap Auto Group Limited and changed its name to Super Retail Group Limited in December 2010. Super Retail Group Limited was founded in 1972 and is based in Lawnton, Australia.
Top 5 Clean Energy Companies To Invest In 2014: Sinovac Biotech Ltd.(SVA)
Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of vaccines against the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and influenza viruses in the People's Republic of China. It offers Healive, an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine; Bilive, a combination of hepatitis A and B vaccine; Anflu, a split virus influenza vaccine; and Panflu, a vaccine against the influenza A H1N1 virus. The company's pipeline vaccine candidates include a split viron vaccine, which completed Phase II clinical trials for the H5N1 influenza virus; and a SARS vaccine, which completed Phase I clinical trials for the SARS virus. In addition, its pipeline vaccine candidates that completed the pre-clinical trials comprise human vaccines for EV71, pneumococcal conjugate, haemophilus influenzae type b, meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, chickenpox, mumps, and rubella diseases, as well as rabies vaccine for humans and animals. The company markets and sell s its vaccine products directly to the provincial and municipal disease control and prevention centers. It has a patent license agreement with the National Institutes of Health; distribution agreements with LG Life Sciences, Ltd. and Glovax C.V.; and a pandemic influenza vaccine co-development agreement with the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sinovac Biotech Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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