If you like designer brands but don�� like their high prices, you��e probably familiar with flash sale sites such as Gilt, HauteLook, One Kings Lane and Rue La La. These members-only online outlets offer select merchandise for a limited period of time at discounted prices (and membership typically is free). You can find apparel, accessories, home goods and furnishings from Gucci, Kate Spade, Lilly Pulitzer, Ralph Lauren, Rolex, Tory Burch and other top designers for 60% or more off retail prices at these sites.
SEE ALSO: How to Find Real Deals at Outlet MallsHowever, deals on flash sale sites aren�� always as good as they seem. Here�� why:
Sometimes you can find better deals elsewhere. Because the sales are accessible only to the sites��members, the offers appear to be exclusive, says says consumer expert Andrea Woroch. Plus, the limited time of the sales -- typically 72 hours -- creates a sense of urgency. You��e made to feel like you have to buy an item immediately, or you��l miss out on a great price. But often the items available on flash sale sites are available elsewhere for the same or lower price, Woroch says.
Top Semiconductor Stocks To Watch For 2015: Cleantech Transit Inc (CLNO)
Cleantech Transit, Inc., incorporated on June 28, 2006, is a development-stage company. The Company focuses to explore opportunities in the development and production of hybrid, electric, alternative fuel and diesel heavy duty transit buses, luxury motor coaches and tour buses. On July 11, 2011, the Company formed Cleantech Energy, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. In February 2013, the Company announced that acquired from Crown Equity Holdings Inc., Crown Buy Rite.
On July 25, 2011, the Company formed Cleantech Exploration Corp. as a wholly owned subsidiary. On October 31, 2011, the Company acquired a 40% interest in Ortigalita Power Systems, LLC a waste power generating project in California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By CRWE]
Cleantech Transit, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CLNO) (www.cleantechtransit.net ) through its Discovery Carbon subsidiary, develops emissions offset strategies for companies, municipalities, and countries. Today, CLNO has surged (+5.13%) up + 0.010 at $.205 with 73,116 shares in play thus far (ref. google finance Delayed: 12:39PM EDT July 26, 2013).
CLNO�� daily range is at ($.215 – $.19) thus far and currently at $.205 would be considered a (+18536.36%) gain above the 52 wk low of $.0011. The stock is up +0.20 ( +8441.67%) since the concerning dates of January 28, 2013 ��July 26, 2013. +8441.67% is the 6 month high and rightly so.
- [By CRWE]
Cleantech Transit, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CLNO) (www.cleantechtransit.net ) through its Discovery Carbon subsidiary, develops emissions offset strategies for companies, municipalities, and countries. Today, CLNO has surged (+5.91%) up +0.013 at $.233 with 60,195 shares in play thus far (ref. google finance Delayed: 1:08PM EDT July 22, 2013), but don�� let this get you down.
CLNO�� daily range is at ($.245 – $.226) thus far and currently at $.233 would be considered a (+21081.81%) gain above the 52 wk low of $.0011. The stock is up +0.23 ( +10490.91%) since the concerning dates of January 23, 2013 ��July 22, 2013. +10490.91% is the 6 month high and rightly so.
Top 5 US Companies To Invest In 2014: Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 Inc (NPM)
Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (NPM) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax by investing primarily in a portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities or certain United States territories. Nuveen Asset Management (NAM) is the Fund's investment adviser. NAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc. Effective January 1, 2005, Nuveen Advisory Corp. (NAC) and its affiliate, Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp. (NIAC), were merged into NAM.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Chuck Carnevale]
Next, I turned to an evaluation of gross profit margin (gpm), net profit margin (npm), return on assets (roa), return on equity (roe) and return on invested capital (roi). The example below only includes gross and net profit margin, however, I review data on all the metrics stated above.
Top 5 US Companies To Invest In 2014: Citigroup Inc.(C)
Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a range of financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Citicorp and Citi Holdings. The Citicorp segment operates as a global bank for businesses and consumers with two primary businesses, Regional Consumer Banking and Institutional Clients Group. The Regional Consumer Banking business provides traditional banking services, including retail banking, and branded cards in North America, Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Institutional Clients Group business provides securities and banking services comprising investment banking and advisory services, lending, debt and equity sales and trading, institutional brokerage, foreign exchange, structured products, cash instruments and related derivatives, and private banking; and transaction services consisting of treasury and trade solutions, and securiti es and fund services. The Citi Holdings segment operates Brokerage and Asset Management, Local Consumer Lending, and Special Asset Pool businesses. The Brokerage and Asset Management Business, through its 49% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture and Nikko Cordial Securities, offers retail brokerage and asset management services. The Local Consumer Lending business provides residential mortgage loans, retail partner card loans, personal loans, commercial real estate, and other consumer loans, as well as western European cards and retail banking services. The Special Asset Pool business is a portfolio of securities, loans, and other assets. Citigroup Inc. has approximately 200 million customer accounts and operates in approximately 160 countries. The company was founded in 1812 and is based in New York, New York.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Louis Navellier]
Let’s take a moment to review Citigroup (C), which is rising following this morning’s first-quarter earnings announcement. Citigroup shares have had a rough year so far, but is this a sign of better times to come? Or is it time to take profits?
- [By Jessica Alling]
Going with the crowd
There were a few sound bites that took bank stocks down today, first being continued drops in the Japanese and other Asian markets. As we learned in the past weeks, Asian market weakness is a concern for bank investors. With Citigroup (NYSE: C ) generating nearly 20% of its revenue in Asian operations, it is more exposed to the slowing economies of that market than any other bank. Both Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM ) have Asian segments as well, but their total revenue is only reliant on that area for 4% and 6%, respectively. - [By John Maxfield]
And this is particularly true for the nation's too-big-to-fail banks, including Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) , JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) , and Citigroup (NYSE: C ) . According to Daniel Tarullo, the Fed governor in charge or regulation, the central bank could soon propose even higher capital ratios for banks like these, as well as Bank of America, that are considered "systematically important."
Top 5 US Companies To Invest In 2014: Navistar International Corporation (NAV)
Navistar International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells commercial and military trucks, buses, diesel engines, and recreational vehicles, as well as provides service parts for trucks and trailers worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Truck, Engine, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment manufactures and distributes trucks and buses for the common carrier, private carrier, government, leasing, construction, energy/petroleum, military vehicles, and student and commercial transportation markets under the International and IC brands; assembles components; and produces sheet metal components, including truck cabs. This segment markets its products through its independent dealer network, and distribution and service network retail outlets comprising 784 in the United States and Canada, 86 in Mexico, and 292 internationally, as well as markets reconditioned used trucks to owner-operators and fleet buyers through its network of us ed truck centers. The Engine segment designs, manufactures, and sells diesel engines under the MaxxForce brand for use in the medium trucks, heavy trucks, and military vehicles, as well as for its IC branded school buses and other applications. The Parts segment provides customers with products required to support the company�s brands, as well as offers other truck, trailer, and engine service parts. The Financial Services segment provides and manages retail, wholesale, and lease financing services for products sold by the Truck and Parts segments and their dealers. It also operates as a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van, and sport utility vehicle markets. Navistar International Corporation was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Nathalie Tadena]
Activist investor Carl Icahn reported an increased holding in Navistar International Corp.(NAV) as of Sept. 30, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.
- [By Vera Yuan]
Performance SummaryAfter a brief pause in the first quarter, international equity markets moved higher, ending the second quarter of 2014 with positive absolute returns across the board. Canada and the UK were the best performing major markets, while both Europe excluding the UK and developed Asia lagged. Emerging markets also performed well as investors began to anticipate an end to negative earnings revisions. Overall, the world seems to be moving from a market driven by Central Bank actions, as evidenced by 2013�� higher beta performance, to a market that focuses more on less volatile companies with durable earnings growth and trading at reasonable prices.Invesco European Growth Fund (Trades, Portfolio) Class A shares at net asset value (NAV) posted a return of 3.81% for the second quarter of 2014, outperforming the MSCI European Growth Index, which returned 2.86%.Stock selection in financials, industrials and health care drove relative outperformance. Having a meaningful overweight in energy, the quarter�� strongest sector, compared to the index also added to relative return.Fund holdings in the financials, health care and industrials sectors outperformed those of the benchmark and were among the strongest contributors to relative performance.Shire PLC (LSE:SHP) and Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (IST:SAHOL) were among the most significant individual contributors to fund performance during the quarter (2.08% and 1.88% of total net assets, respectively.)Shire (LSE:SHP) is an Irish-based global specialty biopharmaceutical company. The company�� stock price rose as it was the object of a takeover bid by a US drugmaker.Haci Omer Sabanci (IST:SAHOL) is a conservatively managed Turkish holding company, of which Akbank T.A.S. is the largest holding. During the second quarter, shares of Haci Omer Sabanci rebounded strongly from a deeply sold-off position at the end of the previous quarter. Improving sentiment toward Turkey and emerging markets in general drove t
- [By Rich Smith]
Huh? What?
I know. That hardly seems to make sense, does it? Oshkosh simply crushed analyst earnings estimates for the quarter, delivering $0.97 per share in profit where only $0.86 were forecast. It added a dime to its full-year forecast as well, predicting that earnings could rise as high as $3.15 by year-end. First-half operating profit margins, at 5.8%, still fall far short of rival armored-vehicle makers Textron (NYSE: TXT ) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD ) . But Oshkosh is now neck-and-neck with heavy-equipment maker Terex (NYSE: TEX ) , and is simply smoking unprofitable rival MRAP maker Navistar (NYSE: NAV ) .
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