Before Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) rolled out its new, lightning-fast Internet service in Shawnee, Kan.; Provo, Utah; and Austin, Texas, Fiber seemed little more than one of the search giant's playthings -- like self-driving cars or home delivery services.
Last month's article, written shortly after Google announced it was heading to Austin -- before Provo and Shawnee were thrown into the mix -- discussed the "what ifs" of Fiber and its impact on the future of cable. Today, there are no more "what ifs." Fiber's real, it's going to generate revenue for Google, and it will change the way cable operates, in spite of what Time Warner Cable's (NYSE: TWC ) CEO Glenn Britt says.
Did he really say that?
It was only a week ago Britt was quoted as saying of Fiber: "they have a glow about them ... [but are] no different than other overbuilders that have failed to overtake cable operators." Really? Then why did Britt's Time Warner Cable, shortly after Fiber landed in the Kansas City area, increase its Internet connectivity speeds for customers and drop the monthly fee from $45 to just $30 a month?
Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Malachite Resources NL(MAR.AX)
Malachite Resources Limited engages in the mining and exploration of mineral properties in Australia. It primarily explores for gold, silver, copper, and tin ores. The company owns interest in Conrad silver, Pikedale, Elsmore Tin, Tooloom gold, Kings Gap, Rivertree, and Tingha projects. Its projects are located near Cloncurry in the Mount Isa province of northwest Queensland and in the New England region of northern New South Wales and adjacent southern Queensland. Malachite Resources Limited is based in Chatswood, Australia.
Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Comerica Inc (CMA)
Comerica Incorporated (Comerica) is a financial services company. Comercia operates in four segments: the Business Bank, the Retail Bank, Wealth Management and the Finance Division. As of December 31, 2011, Comerica owned two active banking and 49 non-banking subsidiaries. The Company's Business Bank meets the needs of middle market businesses, multinational corporations and governmental entities by offering products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, deposits, cash management, capital market products, international trade finance, letters of credit, foreign exchange management services and loan syndication services. On July 28, 2011, Comerica acquired Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Sterling), a bank holding company.
The Company's Retail Bank includes small business banking and personal financial services, consisting of consumer lending, consumer deposit gathering and mortgage loan origination. In addition to a range of financial services provided to small business customers, this business segment offers a range of consumer products, including deposit accounts, installment loans, credit cards, student loans, home equity lines of credit and residential mortgage loans.
Wealth Management offers products and services consisting of fiduciary services, private banking, retirement services, investment management and advisory services, investment banking and brokerage services. This business segment also offers the sale of annuity products, as well as life, disability and long-term care insurance products. The Finance segment includes Comerica�� securities portfolio and asset and liability management activities. This segment is engaged in managing Comerica�� funding, liquidity and capital needs, performing interest sensitivity analysis and executing strategies to manage Comerica�� exposure to liquidity, interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk.
The Other category includes discontinued operations, the income and expense impact of equity an! d cash, tax benefits not assigned to specific business segments and miscellaneous other expenses of a corporate nature. In addition, Comerica delivers financial services in its four markets: Midwest, Western, Texas and Florida. The Midwest market consists of Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. The Western market consists of the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Washington. California operations represent the the Western market. The Texas and Florida markets consist of the states of Texas and Florida, respectively. Other Markets include businesses with a national perspective, Comerica�� investment management and trust alliance businesses, as well as activities in all other markets, in which Comerica has operations, except for the International market. The International market represents the activities of Comerica�� international finance division, which provides banking services to foreign-owned, North American-based companies and to international operations of North American-based companies.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Derek Hoffman]
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA) delivered a profit and beat Wall Street’s expectations. Net income increased 33.33% to $128 million (68 cents per diluted share) in the quarter versus a net gain of $96 million in the year-earlier quarter.
Comerica Incorporated reported adjusted net income of 68 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0.65.
- [By Halah Touryalai]
US banks face a Japan-lite scenario where revenues are pressured from sluggish economic growth and lower interest rates. As a mostly plain vanilla bank, Comerica should feel these pressures via sluggish traditional banking revenues without the offsets that others have, such as in mortgage and capital markets. Net interest margin contraction will likely outweigh any positive from loan growth. The one risk in being too negative is the chance that they sell to a larger competitor, though at a nice premium to its tangible book value, the stock is not as attractive as other potential takeover candidates.
5 Best Prefered Stocks To Buy Right Now: American International Group Inc.(AIG)
American International Group, Inc. is an international insurance organization. The company operates property and casualty insurance networks worldwide and conducts activities in the U.S. life insurance and retirement services industry. It also involves in commercial aircraft leasing and residential mortgage guaranty insurance businesses. The company, through Chartis Inc., provides various property and casualty insurance products under commercial and consumer categories worldwide. These products include surplus lines, executive liability/directors? and officers? liability, employment practices, excess casualty, and travel/assistance lines. American International Group, through SunAmerica Financial Group, offers a suite of life insurance and retirement products and services, including term life, universal life, accident and health, fixed and variable deferred annuities, fixed payout annuities, mutual funds, and financial planning products and services to individuals and grou ps in the United States. The company, through International Lease Finance Corporation, operates as an aircraft lessor that acquires commercial jet aircraft from various manufacturers and other parties, and leases those aircraft to airlines worldwide. It also sells aircraft from its fleet to other leasing companies, financial services companies, and airlines, as well as provides management services to third-party owners of aircraft portfolios. American International Group, through United Guaranty Corporation, issues residential mortgage guaranty insurance that covers mortgage lenders from the first loss for credit defaults on high loan-to-value conventional first-lien mortgages for the purchase or refinance of one- to four-family residences in the U.S. and internationally. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in New York, New York.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dennis Slothower]
American International Group is starting to look dirt cheap to this humble investment pro on a price to book value and price to cash flow basis. It is nice to know that I am not alone in my view as FAIRX has a 10% weighting in the name. AIG has grown book value to over $85 billion today from around $55 billion in 2008 while sporting a market cap of just $65 billion. Morningstar lists AIG's forward P/E ratio at 10X and the stock makes up nearly 10% of Fairholme's flagship mutual fund run by Bruce Berkowitz, arguably the king of Value Investing in today's market.
AIG covered calls are an interesting approach, as the May $35 calls can be sold against the stock for around 3.5% in monthly yield while allowing for meaningful appreciation in stock price over that period of time. Investors may also consider selling the January 2012 $35 put options instead of buying the stock directly for $5.2, although they will not be able to participate in the dividend yield. Personally, I think a "buy and hold", or a hedged position versus a short in the Russell 2000 makes a lot of sense given the margin of safety at AIG.
Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Pac Nth West Cap C Com Npv (PFN.TO)
Pacific North West Capital Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum group metal (PGM), and precious and base metal properties primarily in Canada. It explores for PGM, gold, silver, and base metal properties in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alaska. The company primarily holds a 100% interest in the River Valley PGM project that consists of 410 mining claims in 38 claim units covering approximately 6,600 hectares located in the Sudbury region of Ontario. Pacific North West Capital Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Invest In Right Now: United Stationers Inc.(USTR)
United Stationers Inc., through its subsidiary, United Stationers Supply Co., engages in the wholesale distribution of business products in North America. The company distributes technology products, which include computer supply and peripheral products, including imaging supplies, data storage, digital cameras, computer accessories, and computer hardware items. It also offers traditional office products consisting of brand-name and private label office supply products, such as filing and record storage products, business machines, presentation products, writing instruments, paper products, shipping and mailing supplies, calendars, and general office accessories; and office furniture products comprising desks, filing and storage solutions, and seating and systems furniture. In addition, the company distributes janitorial and breakroom supply items, including cleaners and cleaning accessories; foodservice consumables, such as disposable cups, plates, and utensils; safety an d security items; and paper and packaging supplies. Further, it provides industrial supply items, such as hand and power tools; safety and security supplies; janitorial equipment and supplies; industrial maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) items; and oil field and welding supplies. Additionally, the company offers freight, advertising, and software services, as well as sells software products. It serves independent office products dealers; contract stationers; office products superstores; computer products resellers; office furniture dealers; mass merchandisers; mail order companies; sanitary supply, paper, and foodservice distributors; drug and grocery store chains; healthcare distributors; e-commerce merchants; oil field, welding supply, and industrial/MRO distributors; and other independent distributors through its network of 65 distribution centers and 37 re-distribution points. United Stationers Inc. was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
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