But the news isn’t uniformly bad. Emerging markets have staged a fall rally, up nearly 10 percent over the past month, as market sentiment improves.
China’s service industries are posting strong growth, with the country’s non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ index hitting a six-month high of 55.4 last month. That’s a good sign that the government’s fiscal support measures such as spending on urban infrastructure and railroads helped foster a broad based recovery in the third quarter.
A number of other emerging market nations are also getting some positive press, thanks to reform-minded political leaders.
5 Best Railroad Stocks To Invest In 2015: Spectrum Rare Earths Ltd (SPX)
Spectrum Rare Earths Limited, formerly TUC Resources Ltd, is engaged in the exploration and evaluation of rare earths, uranium, base metals and gold mineral interests. On October 2, 2012, holds approximately 18,000 square kilometer of prospective land package across 44 tenements. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, the Company is focuses on its Stromberg Heavy Rare Earth Project. The Company has 50, 100% owned tenements in the Northern Territory. Tenements within the Pine Creek Project consist of EL's 24884, 25224, 25228 and uranium rights on EL24906. Parts of EL24906 and EL24884 are located within the Rum Jungle Mineral Field. The Arnhem Project encompasses all the Company�� tenement holdings in the East Alligator River region within 150 kilometer of the high grade Narbalek uranium mine. The Litchfield Uranium Project consists of granted licenses EL25195 and EL25176 and license applications 25472, 25473 and 25221. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Barbara Kollmeyer]
Wall Street stocks rallied on Thursday, extending a record run on the heels of a sharp fall in weekly jobless claims. The Dow industrials (DJIA) �surged 122.33 points, or 0.8%, to 16,479.88, for its 50th record close this year. The S&P 500 (SPX) �rose 0.5% to nab its 44th record close of 2013.
5 Best Railroad Stocks To Invest In 2015: Prestige Brand Holdings Inc.(PBH)
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing, selling, and distributing over-the-counter healthcare and household cleaning products primarily in North America. The company?s Over-The-Counter Healthcare segment offers a portfolio of OTC products under nine core OTC brands, including Chloraseptic sore throat remedies, Clear Eyes eye drops, Compound W wart removers, Dramamine motion sickness products, Efferdent and Effergrip denture products, Little Remedies pediatric healthcare products, Luden's cough drops, PediaCare pediatric healthcare products, and The Doctor?s brand of oral care products. This segment also provides other significant brands that include Dermoplast first-aid products, Murine eye and ear care products, NasalCrom allergy relief product, New-Skin liquid bandage, and Wartner wart removers. Its Household Cleaning segment markets household cleaning products, such as abrasive and non-abrasive tub and tile cleaner, scrubb ing pads and sponges, dilutables, anti-bacterial hard surface spray for counter tops, and glass cleaners under the Comet, Chore Boy, and Spic and Span brands. Prestige Brands Holdings distributes its products through various retail channels, including drug, food, dollar, and club stores, as well as supermarkets and mass merchandisers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Seth Jayson]
Calling all cash flows
When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE: PBH ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below. - [By Sean Williams]
What: Shares of Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH ) , a marketer of over-the-counter health care and household cleaning products, jumped as much as 14% after it announced the acquisition of Australia's Care Pharmaceuticals.
Top 5 Dow Dividend Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ishares Msci Singapore Ews (EWS)
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the aggregate in the Singaporean market, as measured by the MSCI Singapore Index (the Index).
The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Singaporean equity market. The Index is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities in the Index, which has a similar investment profile as the Index. iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund's investment advisor is Barclays Global Fund Advisors.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Doug Fabian]
The country seems to have been boosted by an unexpected rise in manufacturing and gains in the service sector. One way to invest in Singapore is through the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS).
5 Best Railroad Stocks To Invest In 2015: Rouse Properties Inc (RSE)
Rouse Properties, Inc. (Rouse), incorporated on August 10, 2011, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) company. Rouse is engaged in the operation, development and management of retail rental property. The Company�� portfolio consists of 30 regional malls in 19 states totaling over 21 million square feet of retail and ancillary space. The Company is a regional mall owner in the United State. It manages all of its properties, performing the day-to-day functions, operations, leasing, maintenance, marketing and promotional services. Its malls are anchored by operators across the retail spectrum. The Company�� regional malls include Sikes Senter Mall, Valley Hills Mall, Bayshore Mall and The Boulevard Mall. Its portfolio also includes regional malls that have growth through lease-up, repositioning and redevelopment. Rouse is a wholly owned subsidiary of GGP Limited Partnership (GGPLP), which is majority owned by General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP). In February 2012, the Company purchased Grand Traverse Mall in Traverse City. In January 2013, the Company acquired the Mall at Turtle Creek and an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing. In July 2013, the Company announced the acquisition of Greenville Mall, in Greenville, North Carolina. In December 2013, the Company acquired Chesterfield Towne Center, in Richmond, Virginia, and the Centre at Salisbury, in Salisbury, Maryland.
The operators across the retail spectrum, including departments stores, such as Macy's, JC Penney, Sears, Dillard's, Walmart and Target; mall shop tenants, such as Hollister, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Children's Place, Gap/Old Navy, Footlocker, Maurices and Forever 21; restaurants ranging from food court, such as Sarku Japan, Panda Express and Chick Fil A; casual chains, such as Chipotle, Panera Bread and Starbucks, and sit down restaurants, including On The Border, Buffalo Wild Wings, Red Robin and multiple Darden concepts.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Mike Arnold]
Brookfield's public assets include a 21% stake (and potentially more given certain warrants held by Brookfield) in General Growth Properties (GGP), a 51% stake in Brookfield Office Properties (BPO), a 36% stake (again, more if certain warrants are exercised) in Rouse Properties (RSE) and 21% stake in Canary Wharf Group Plc, which is majority owned by Songbird Estates Plc (SBEPF.PK).
5 Best Railroad Stocks To Invest In 2015: Universal Technical Institute Inc(UTI)
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of postsecondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine technicians in the United States. It offers undergraduate degree, diploma, and certificate programs through its campuses under various brands, including Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, and NASCAR Technical Institute. The company also provides manufacturer-specific training programs comprising student paid electives at its campuses and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at certain campuses and dedicated training centers. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Laura Brodbeck]
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Earnings Expected From: Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO), United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNFI), OmniVision Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) Economic Releases Expected: Chinese HSBC Services PMI, Australian GDP, Brazilian GDP, eurozone PPI, British construction PMI.Wednesday
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