Among recent enforcement actions, the Department of Labor oversaw the restoration of nearly $2 million in 401(k) benefits to the employees of Lange Trucking Inc., a contractor with the U.S. Postal Service.
In addition, the SEC charged Diamond Foods for boosting earnings growth via an accounting scheme to inflate the price of walnuts.
DOL Sees Nearly $2 Million Restored to U.S. Postal Contractors
After an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor, Lange Trucking Inc. was on the hook for nearly $2 million in unpaid 401(k) contributions for its employees.
Lange, which had a contract with the U.S. Postal Service that employed 515 drivers, had failed to make the contributions — and had been previously investigated several times by Wage and Hour. It was acquired, subsequent to its violations, by Eagan, Minn.-based Hoovestal Inc., which voluntarily agreed to provide the bulk of the missing benefit contributions — $1.48 million — while Lange itself agreed to provide $500,000.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: ARK Resources Bhd (ARKS.KL)
ARK Resources Berhad is a Malaysia-based company. The company is engaged in the provision of management services. The Company�� business segments include construction, property development, investment and other operations.The Company�� subsidiaries include Ark Development Sdn. Bhd., which is engaged in the Property development and turnkey construction, and Ark Engineering & Construction Sdn. Bhd, which is engaged in the civil, building construction and engineering works.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Stamps.com Inc.(STMP)
Stamps.com Inc. provides Internet-based postage solutions. The company offers solutions to mail and ship various mail pieces, including postcards, envelopes, flats, and packages. Its products and services include the United States Postal Service (USPS)-approved PC Postage Service that enables users to print electronic stamps directly onto envelopes, plain paper, or labels using personal computer, printer, and Internet connection; and PhotoStamps, a patented form of postage, which allows consumers to turn digital photos, designs, or images into valid United States postage. The company also sells NetStamps labels, shipping labels, other mailing labels, postage printers, scales, and other mailing and shipping-focused office supplies through its mailing and shipping supplies store, as well as offers back-end integration solutions, an electronic postage for transactions to manage the front-end process. In addition, it offers Stamps.com branded insurance enabling users to insure their mail or packages; and official USPS package insurance. Stamps.com Inc. serves individuals, small businesses, home offices, medium-size businesses, and large enterprises. The company was formerly known as StampMaster, Inc. and changed its name to Stamps.com Inc. in December 1998. Stamps.com Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Michael Lewis]
While the United States Postal Service may be limping toward extinction, postage itself is far from a dying business. Web-based Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP ) had worried investors and analysts for some time that demand would soften along with the USPS decline, but it's done nearly the opposite. In its most recent quarter, Stamps.com broke company records and showed strong promise in the future. The announcement delighted investors, sending the stock up more than 13% immediately following. But with a relatively rich valuation, the company may only be a buy for opportunistic, growth-happy investors. Here's what you need to know.
- [By Alex Planes]
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating gains, with robust and improving financial metrics that support strong price growth. Does Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP ) fit the bill? Let's take a look at what its recent results tell us about its potential for future gains.
- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Then there is that lucky or unlucky outcome of price hikes. The public will pay more for stamps, making you and me the losers in this. The question to ask is whether or not Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ: STMP) just get a built-in revenue booster per customer on a static basis?
5 Best Life Sciences Stocks To Buy Right Now: Indiana Community Bancorp(INCB)
Indiana Community Bancorp operates as the holding company for Indiana Bank and Trust Company that provides consumer and commercial community banking services in Indiana. Its deposit products include savings accounts, checking accounts, certificates of deposit, NOW accounts, individual retirement accounts, health savings accounts, and commercial demand deposit accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises residential and commercial real estate loans; commercial loans; construction loans; and consumer loans, which consist of second mortgage and home equity loans, mobile home loans, automobile loans, loans secured by savings accounts, and other consumer loans. It also offers debit cards, credit cards, and trust services. As of April 26, 2011, the company operated 20 branch offices in central and southeastern Indiana. Indiana Community Bancorp was founded in 1908 and is based in Columbus, Indiana.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Ntg Clarity Networks Inc (NCI.V)
NTG Clarity Networks Inc. provides network, telecom, information technology, and infrastructure solutions worldwide. Its products include NTS, an operations support system/business support system, which provides service providers with a range of provisioning and management capabilities; Knowledge Management-Virtual Nervous System, a central repository for data that allows access to up-to-date information for those who need to view and/or maintain it; Smart2Go, an enterprise software platform to deliver e-business applications; and NTS-Smart Compound System, an operations support and billing system for real estate complex needs. The company�s products also comprise Vendor Parts Management System, which automates manual processes for parts management and purchasing; Universal Invoicing system, which enables clients to create, manage, and print invoices/statements and cashing; Mall Kiosk Information System, which provides mall visitors with essential information about the ma ll; Corporate Online Ordering, a Web-based application that supports online ordering and e-care responsibilities for corporate accounts; Network Service Manager, which enables telecom service providers to automatically provision multi-vendor and multi-platform data networks, and perform fault and performance monitoring; Filling Station and Trucks Management system, which controls the supply and distribution of water and gas to commercial and residential customers; and Health Management Information System, which helps clients in managing health care information and in making payments to service providers. In addition, it provides wireless engineering and integration, business process re-engineering, data migration, project management, network, and training services. NTG serves telecommunications service providers; health care, oil and gas, financial, and utility companies; and government departments. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: John David Group(JD.L)
JD Sports Fashion Plc engages in the retail and distribution of sport and athletic inspired fashion, footwear, apparel, and accessories. It operates its sports fascias under JD, Size?, Chausport, and Champion names, as well as Fashion Fascias under Bank and Scotts names. The company also designs and distributes team wear and fashion products, including rugby jerseys, rugby apparel and equipment, and men?s footwear and clothing, as well as bespoke sports team wear to schools, universities, and sports clubs. In addition, it licenses a fashion brand; distributes leisure wear and rugby apparel. The company operates approximately 500 stores in various retail fascias, as well as operates on-line and catalogue businesses for its retail fascias. It has its operations in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Bury, the United Kingdom. JD Sports Fashion Plc is a s ubsidiary of Pentland Group Plc.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Meridex Software Corp (MSC.V)
Meridex Software Corporation IP security and facilities management software solutions in Canada. It offers emergency management software solutions for schools; and calendar marketing software for individuals, corporations, and organizations. The company focuses on integrated building security, camera monitoring, HAVC, and lighting control. It also develops intelligent IP surveillance and business optimization software solutions to enable real-time monitoring systems through mobile devices and wireless networks. Meridex enables educational institutions, governments, hospitals, and retail and corporate enterprises to manage, monitor, and optimize security and facilities management systems. The company�s product includes Meridex MicroView FM mobile software solution, which enables customers to record and update ARCHIBUS facilities data on the spot through the use of Palm or Windows handheld devices. Meridex Software Corporation is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Quad Graphics Inc(QUAD)
Quad/Graphics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of print and related products and services in North America, Latin America, and Europe. It offers print solutions, including catalogs, consumer magazines, special interest publications, direct mail, packaging and other commercial and specialty printed products, retail inserts, books, and directories. The company also provides media solutions comprising creative, digital imaging, video, photography, workflow solutions, mobile and social media, and response data analytics services. In addition, it offers logistics services, such as mailing, distribution, logistics, and data optimization and hygiene services; and printing-related auxiliary equipment for original equipment manufacturers and printing companies, as well as provides ink. The company markets its products and services to various companies that operate in a range of industries and serve businesses and consumers consisting of retailers, pub lishers, and direct marketers. Quad/Graphics, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roberto Pedone]
My first earnings short-squeeze play is commercial printing services player Quad/Graphics (QUAD), which is set to release numbers on Tuesday after the market close. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Quad/Graphics to report revenue of $1.32 billion on earnings of 92 cents per share.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float Quad/Graphics is very high at 17.1%. That means that out of the 26.02 million shares in the tradable float, 5.18 million shares are sold short by the bears. This is a high short interest on a stock with a relatively low tradable float. Any bullish earnings news could easily set off a monster short-squeeze for shares of QUAD post-earnings.
From a technical perspective, QUAD is currently trending above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bullish. This stock has been uptrending strong for the last month, with shares moving higher from its low of $28.44 to its intraday high of $35.99 a share. During that uptrend, shares of QUAD have been consistently making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action.
If you're bullish on QUAD, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above its 52-week high at $35.99 a share (or Tuesday's intraday high if higher) with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 149,155 shares. If that breakout hits, then QUAD will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $45 to $50 a share.
I would simply avoid QUAD or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout, and then drops back below some near-term support levels at $34 to $33 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then QUAD will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major support areas at its 50-day moving average o
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: SoundBite Communications Inc.(SDBT)
SoundBite Communications, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based, multi-channel services enabling businesses to design, execute, and measure customer communication campaigns for various marketing, customer care, payment, and collection processes. It offers the SoundBite Engage and SoundBite Insight platforms to communicate with customers through automated voice messaging, predictive dialing, text, email messages, and Web communications. The company?s multi-channel communications platform, SoundBite Engage, enables clients to design, execute, and measure customer communications across the customer lifecycle; and preference management platform, SoundBite Insight, helps businesses design relevant and targeted customer communications strategies. It also provides a range of client management services, including script development, campaign strategy, professional voice talent recording, custom reporting, and detailed analysis of campaign results. The company offers its services through its direct sales force to business-to-consumer companies in the energy and utilities, financial services, consumer package goods, retail, and telecommunications and media industries in the United States and Europe. SoundBite Communications, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Wintrust Financial Corporation(WTFC)
Wintrust Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in community banking, specialty finance, and wealth management operations. Its Community Banking segment offers banking and financial services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional customers. This segment?s products and services include deposit products, such as demand, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market, savings, and time deposit accounts; home equity, home mortgage, consumer, real estate, and commercial loans; safe deposit facilities; automated teller machines (ATMs); and Internet banking services. The company?s Specialty Finance segment offers financing for the payment of commercial insurance premiums to businesses and individuals; short-term accounts receivable financing; and out-sourced administrative services, including data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to customers in the temporary staffing indu stry, as well as engages in the origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market and provides the document preparation and other loan closing services to a network of mortgage brokers. This segment markets its products primarily through insurance agents and brokers. Its Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment services, asset management, and securities brokerage services, which are marketed primarily under the Wayne Hummer name. As of December 31, 2009, the company operated through 78 banking facilities, as well as owned 123 ATMs. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1992 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Monica Gerson]
Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.70 per share on revenue of $196.07 million.
International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) is expected to post its Q4 earnings at $5.99 per share on revenue of $28.25 billion.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Diagnocure Inc Com Npv (CUR.TO)
DiagnoCure, Inc., a life sciences company, engages in the development and commercialization of cancer diagnostic tests for the detection and management of cancer. The company primarily focuses on molecular diagnostic tests. It has granted a worldwide exclusive license agreement to Gen-Probe for the development and commercialization of a prostate cancer test using PCA3. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Opawica Explorations Inc (OPW.V)
Opawica Explorations Inc., a junior resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Canada. It owns a 100% interest in the Bro Property that consists of four mineral claims located southeast of Faro, Yukon Territory. The Bro Property is a sulphide, silver, lead, and zinc property with exploration potential for gold and copper. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(RCL)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates in the cruise vacation industry worldwide. It owns five cruise brands, which comprise Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises, and CDF Croisi�es de France. The Royal Caribbean International brand provides various itineraries and cruise lengths with options for onboard dining, entertainment, and other onboard activities primarily for the contemporary segment. It offers surf simulators, water parks, ice skating rinks, rock climbing walls, and shore excursions at each port of call, as well as boulevards with shopping, dining, and entertainment venues. The Celebrity Cruises brand operates onboard upscale ships that offer luxurious accommodations, fine dining, personalized services, spa facilities, venue featuring live grass, and glass blowing studio for the premium segment, as well as resells computers and other media devices. The Pullmantur brand provides an array of onboard activities and serv ices to guests, including exercise facilities, swimming pools, beauty salons, gaming facilities, shopping, dining, complimentary beverages, and entertainment venues serving the contemporary segment of the Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American cruise markets. The Azamara Club Cruises brand offers various onboard services, amenities, gaming facilities, fine dining, spa and wellness, butler service for suites, and interactive entertainment venues for the up-market segment of the North American, United Kingdom, German, and Australian markets. The CDF Croisieres de France brand offers seasonal itineraries to the Mediterranean; and various onboard services, amenities, entertainment venues, exercise and spa facilities, fine dining, and gaming facilities for the contemporary segment of the French cruise market. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 39 ships with a total capacity of approximately 92,650 berths. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headqua rtered in Miami, Florida.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rick Munarriz]
Ever since Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL ) introduced outdoor rock walls for daring climbers, cruise lines have tried to raise the stakes in attracting young passengers who can't be wooed by mere spa treatments or midnight buffets. Carnival (NYSE: CCL ) , Royal Caribbean, and the recently public Norwegian Cruise Lines (NASDAQ: NCLH ) have added zip lines, indoor bowling alleys, and even bumper cars to make sea life more appealing to young families with toddlers and young adults.
- [By Monica Wolfe]
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)
Chairman and CEO Richard Fain has made the largest insider buy this week, buying nearly one million dollars worth of shares.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Bitterroot Resources Ltd. (BTT.V)
Bitterroot Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. It holds interests in copper and nickel projects located in Upper Peninsula, Michigan; the Mineral Creek gold property situated to the southeast of Port Alberni on British Columbia's Vancouver Island; and the GK gold/silver property located near Beaverdell in south-central British Columbia. The company also has interests in the North Brenda gold project situated to the southeast of Merritt in southwestern British Columbia; and the SPN project located to the southeast of Barriere in southeastern British Columbia. Bitterroot Resources Ltd. is headquartered in West Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.(NUV)
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is managed by Nuveen Asset Management. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund also invests some portion of its portfolio in derivative instruments. It invests in undervalued municipal securities and other related investments the income, exempt from regular federal income taxes that are rated Baa or BBB or better. It employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Standard & Poor?s (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. was formed on April 8, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Donald van Deventer]
The latest implied forward rate forecast from Kamakura Corporation shows projected 10-year U.S. Treasury yields differing -0.07% to 0.03% from last week while fixed rate mortgage yields varied by -0.01% to 0.08%. Mortgage yields, determined by the Monday through Wednesday weekly survey of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, lag Treasury movements simply because of the 3-day yield calculation used in the Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is projected to rise from 2.92% at Thursday's close (down 0.06% from last week) to 3.374% (down 0.06% from last week) in one year. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield in ten years is forecast to reach 4.639%, 1 basis point lower than last week. The 15-year fixed rate mortgage rate is forecast to rise from the effective yield of 3.69% on Thursday (down 0.001% from last week) to 4.222% (down 0.006% from last week) in one year and 6.29% in 10 years, up 0.038% from last week. We explain the background for these calculations in the rest of this note, along with some mortgage servicing rights metrics. The forecast allows investors in exchange traded U.S. Treasury funds (TLT) (TBT), total return bond funds (BOND), municipal bonds (NUV) and exchange traded mortgage funds (REM) to assess likely total returns over the next 120 months. Treasury-related exchange traded funds affected by the forward rates include:
- [By Aaron Levitt]
Everyone hates paying taxes. So when investors have the ability to get a 7.3% taxable-equivalent yield, they should jump at the opportunity. As one of the largest and oldest municipal CEFs, the Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV) makes it possible.
Hot Trucking Stocks To Buy For 2015: Farm Pride Foods Ltd(FRM.AX)
Farm Pride Foods Ltd engages in producing, processing, manufacturing, and selling egg and egg products primarily in Australia. Its product range includes chilled and frozen whole egg products, chilled and frozen egg whites and egg yolk products, egg powders, hard boiled eggs, scrambled egg mix, fried eggs, poached eggs, crepes, and egg and mayonnaise fillings. The company offers its products primarily under Free Range, Omega 3 Free Range, Cage Free Barn Laid, Omega 3 Cage, and Cage Laid brands. It serves primarily to food manufacturers, caterers, and food service industries, as well as other institutions. The company is based in Keysborough, Australia.
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