Magnox Limited is decommissioning nuclear power facilities in the U.K. Jacobs Engineering (NYSE: JEC ) has been contracted�to provide project management resources, skills development, coaching, and employment opportunities for Magnox employees�as an extension of original�protocols established with Jacobs and AMEC in 2011, the companies announced today.
Under�its VELA alliance with�AMEC, a British engineering and consulting firm, Jacobs is able to provide Magnox�the opportunity to retain skills within the entire nuclear industry while �VELA gains access to a skilled pool of talent from within Magnox with which to augment and develop its teams of experts serving the wider nuclear industry.�A value for the contract announced today was not disclosed.
Jacobs Group Vice President Bob Irvin said: "Together with Magnox, [Jacobs and AMEC ] are pleased to blend a complementary set of skills, experience and capabilities together in support of Magnox's decommissioning work in the UK."
Top Rising Companies To Invest In 2015: VALE S.A.(VALE)
Vale S.A. engages in the exploration, production, and sale of basic metals in Brazil. The company also involves in fertilizers, logistics, and steel businesses. The Bulk Material segment consist of iron ore mining and pellet production, as well as its Brazilian Northern and Southern transportation systems, including railroads, ports, and terminals. This segment also includes manganese mining and ferroalloys. The Base Metals segment produces nonferrous minerals, including nickel, copper, and aluminum consisting of aluminum trading activities, alumina refining, aluminum metal smelting, and bauxite mining. The Fertilizers segment provides potash, phosphates, and nitrogen. The Logistic Services segment consists of transportation systems, including ships, ports, and railroads for third party cargos. This segment includes 10,179 kilometers of railroad infrastructure, 8 seaport terminals, 5 general cargo ports, and 2 iron ore export terminals. In addition, it generates energy thr ough hydroelectric power plants. The company was founded in 1942 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jim Jubak]
I like fertilizer stocks as a long-term play on the rising global demand for food-which is why this stock is a member of my long-term Jubak Picks 50 portfolio, but I'd like to see some signs that potash pricing has turned before buying. Despite its name, Potash of Saskatchewan also sells nitrogen fertilizers. Fundamentals for those fertilizers look to be bottoming, and the fourth quarter might see flat prices. I'd think about using that as an indicator for a buy. (I'd also like to see a few more delays/cancelations of mine expansions such as Mosaic's (MOS) and Vale's (VALE) recent news of a total of 6.3 million metric tons in delays.)
- [By Jayson Derrick]
Vale (NASDAQ: VALE) announced that its second quarter iron ore output rose 13 percent from a year ago to 79.4 million metric tons. Shares gained 1.53 percent, closing at $14.56.
- [By Joshua Bondy]
When compared to other big iron ore producers like BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP ) and Vale (NYSE: VALE ) , Cliffs Natural Resources clearly faces margin pressure. This means that during the coming years of increased iron ore oversupply and decreased Chinese steel demand, Cliffs Natural Resources will have less power at its disposal to improve operations and maintain margins.
- [By Todd Shriber, ETF Professor]
That may not be a direct bearish call on Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), Brazil's state-owned oil giant, but it was less than a year ago at the Ira Sohn Conference that Chanos called Petrobras and Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world's largest iron ore producer two of his favorite shorts.
Hot Prefered Companies To Invest In 2014: UTStarcom Inc.(UTSI)
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. designs and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based telecommunications infrastructure products to telecommunications service providers and operators worldwide. It provides solutions in IPTV, interactive (iD) TV, Internet TV, and broadband, as well as related installation and maintenance services. It offers multimedia communications products, including RollingStream, an IPTV solution that enables a service provider to deliver broadcast television and on-demand video services to residential and commercial premises over a switched network architecture; mSwitch, a next generation network solution that enables service providers to migrate from existing circuit platforms to a next generation IP-based switch architecture, or to launch new applications in new deployment environments that have no legacy infrastructure; and a personal access system, as well as provides related consulting, technical, project, quality, and maintenance support-level services. The co mpany also provides broadband infrastructure products comprising broadband access products consisting of multi-service access node products; digital subscriber line (DSL) products, such as DSL modems, set-top boxes, and voice over the internet devices for residential and business customers; and gigabit Ethernet passive optical network products, as well as optical transport products, including packet optical transport network products, multi-service transport platform, and resilient packet ring. It sells its products through direct sales, original equipment manufacturers, distributors, resellers, agents, and licensees primarily in China, Japan, India, and other Asian markets; the United States; Latin America; and Europe. The company was formerly known as UTStarcom, Inc. and changed its name to UTStarcom Holdings Corp. in June 2011. UTStarcom Holdings Corp. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dan Radovsky]
Today the satellite pay-TV provider filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission pointing to media reports about a Department of Justice investigation into charges of bribery by telecommunications equipment provider UTStarcom (NASDAQ: UTSI ) , also known as UTSI. The DOJ says the company gave $7 million to Chinese government officials in return for telecommunications sales contracts. In 2009 UTStarcom admitted to bribery and agreed to pay $1.5 million.
- [By Dan Radovsky]
DISH's reply
As expected, DISH was ready with a response, but it wasn't one that defended its numbers. Instead, DISH filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission repeating media accounts regarding a Department of Justice investigation of bribery charges against telecommunications equipment provider UTStarcom (NASDAQ: UTSI ) . The DISH filing says Masayoshi Son was chairman of the board of UTStarcom during part of the time in which the bribery was said to occur.
Hot Prefered Companies To Invest In 2014: Optical Cable Corporation (OCC)
Optical Cable Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and sells fiber optic, and copper data communications cabling and connectivity solutions primarily for the enterprise market in the United States and internationally. The company offers fiber optic cables for military field applications, and indoor and outdoor use; and copper datacom cables, including unshielded and shielded twisted pair for copper network installations. It also provides fiber optic connectivity products, such as fiber optic wall mounts, cabinet mounts and rack mount enclosures, pre-terminated fiber optic enclosures, fiber optic connectors, splice trays, fiber optic jumpers, plug and play cassette modules, pre-terminated fiber optic cable assemblies, adapters, and accessories; and copper connectivity products, including category compliant patch panels, jacks, plugs, patch cords, faceplates, surface mounted boxes, distribution and multi-media boxes, copper rack mount and wall mount enclosures, cable assemblies, cable organizers, and other wiring products for datacenter, telecommunications closet, equipment room, and workstation applications. In addition, the company offers data cabinets, wall-mount enclosures, cable management systems, and open frame relay racks for commercial and residential use; various enclosures, modules, and modular outlets for single dwelling and multiple dwelling residential uses; and cellular distribution system, a distributed antenna system for in-building enhancement of wireless communications signals. Further, it provides applied interconnect systems, such as specialty fiber optic connectors and connectivity components, ruggedized copper datacom connectors, and related systems and solutions for military and harsh environment applications. The company sells its products to distributors, original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and end-users. Optical Cable Corporation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia .
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ning Jia]
First Security entered into a Consent Order with the Bank's primary regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) during April 2010 and a Written Agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank during September 2010.
Hot Prefered Companies To Invest In 2014: PMFG Inc.(PMFG)
PMFG, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides custom-engineered systems and products primarily to power generation, natural gas infrastructure, and refining and petrochemical processing markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Process Products and Environmental Systems. The Process Products segment offers separation and filtration systems and products that improve efficiency, reduce maintenance, and extend the life of energy infrastructure by removing liquid and solid contaminants from gases or liquids, as well as by separating different liquids. This segment?s separation and filtration systems include vane separators, centrifugal separators, filter separators, three-phase separators, absolute separators, fuel gas conditioning systems, gas filters, nuclear plant steam separators, inlet air treatment systems, pulsation dampeners, heat exchangers, and industrial silencers. The Environmental Systems segment engages in designing, engineering, fabricating , and selling environmental control systems and products for air and noise pollution abatement. This segment offers selective catalytic reduction systems that convert NOx emissions produced by burning hydrocarbon and organic fuels, such as coal, gasoline, natural gas, wood, grass, and grain into nitrogen and water vapor; and oxidation systems, which oxidize carbon monoxide and various volatile organic compounds into carbon dioxide and water without the use of additional chemical reagents. The company markets its products primarily through independent representatives, as well as directly to customers. PMFG, Inc. was founded in 1933 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Garrett Cook]
In trading on Thursday, industrials shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 0.66 percent. Top gainers in the sector included Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG), up 27.5 percent, and PMFG (NASDAQ: PMFG), up 7.8 percent.
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