Cox Considers Bid for Time Warner Cable Inc [[TWC]]

The privately-held Atlanta-based provider of telecom and broadband services, Cox Communications, is reportedly considering taking part in the bidding for broadcasting juggernaut Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC).

According to sources from The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Cox Communications is considering a bid for Time Warner either on its own or as part of a joint bid, although a Cox spokesman declined to comment on the news.

The bidding process could soon start to heat up as a number of other telecom giants have expressed interest in joining forces with Time Warner, which is the world’s second largest media conglomerate behind The Walt Disney Company (DIS). As of last Friday, Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) expressed interest in Time Warner, although this has largely been regarded as a takeover attempt. As such, Time Warner has reached out to Comcast (CMCSA) with potential merger talks.

Shares of Time Warner Cable rallied higher on Tuesday, gaining a stellar 3.95% on the day as the closing bell rang.

Chrysler Drives Fiat Profit

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NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Fiat SpA on Wednesday announced a new name, a U.S. stock listing and a strong fourth-quarter result, but the company also issued tepid 2014 guidance that serves as a reminder of the challenges that still face the automaker.

Turin, Italy-based Fiat, which earlier this month acquired the 41.5% in Chrysler Group it did not own for $4.35 billion, said it would rechristen itself Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV as part of a reorganization that includes moving the company's registration to the Netherlands and claiming a British tax base.

The company, listed on the Milan exchange, also intends to trade in New York.

"A new chapter of our story begins with the creation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles," company chairman John Elkann said in a statement. "A journey that started over a decade ago, as Fiat sought to ensure its place in an increasingly complex marketplace, has brought together two organizations each with a great history in the automotive industry and different but complementary geographic strengths." The different geographies played into fourth-quarter results: Fiat recorded $1.62 billion in net income, assisted by a one-time tax gain and a robust contribution from Chrysler in North America. Chrysler's strength helped offset European weakness at Fiat. Without Chrysler's contribution, Fiat would have lost 235 million ($321.2 million) during the final three months of 2013. But 2014 still appears challenging. Fiat said it expects a 2014 trading profit of between 3.6 billion and 4 billion, below consensus forecasts of 4.15 billion. The company is also suspending its dividend as part of its effort to rebuild its cash reserves after acquiring Chrysler. The Italian automaker has endeavored under CEO Sergio Marchionne to expand its scale and reach. Fiat began its foray into Detroit by buying 20% of Chrysler as that company emerged from a government- assisted bankruptcy in 2009, gaining majority control in 2011 under a deal with the U.S. Treasury. While North America has been strong for automakers, Europe and Latin America remain troubled. Fiat said that fourth-quarter earnings in Latin America fell 80% year-over-year, and are expected to weigh on results in 2014. More worrying, the company, even post-deal, is still dwarfed by global rivals. The merged entity sold 4.4 million vehicles in 2013, less than half the total of titans General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor (TM) and Volkswagen. Marchionne is expected to detail in May how he intends to blend Fiat and Chrysler into a single entity, a move that should help streamline costs and simplify global product sales and development.

Stock quotes in this article: GM, TM 

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Dear Gladys, My wife and I work almost around the clock in our business, which is a medical supply company. I struggle with the idea of hiring someone for fear that I might get the wrong person. I would like to go as long as I possibly can without hiring but I know that the time is rapidly approaching to when I will have to make that leap. Any suggestions you might have for hiring employees would be appreciated. Thanks -- Jerry

Hiring is one of the toughest parts of running a business. And this is a problem I often hear about.

Most likely you start by interviewing an applicant. But there's a limit to what you can learn from a first impression. Most likely the person you will be interviewing is wearing his "interview personality" for that day. Chances are they did a bit of research on your company and showed up prepared to impress you and tell you things that they think you want to hear. So, it's OK to interview a person more than once.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: MakeMyTrip Limited(MMYT)

MakeMyTrip Limited, an online travel company, provides travel products and solutions in India and the United States. Its products and services include air tickets, hotels, packages, rail tickets, bus tickets, car hire, and ancillary travel requirements, such as travel insurance and visa processing. The company, through its Website, makemytrip.com, allow travelers to research, plan, and book a range of travel services and products in India and internationally. MakeMyTrip Limited also provides its products and services through other technology-enhanced distribution channels, such as call centers, travel stores, and travel agents? network. Its customers comprise leisure travelers and small businesses. The company was formerly known as International Web Travel Private Limited and changed its name to MakeMyTrip Limited in April 2010. MakeMyTrip Limited was founded in 2000 and is based in Gurgaon, India.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Heijmans NV (HEIJM)

Heijmans NV is a Netherlands-based engineering and construction company that provides solutions ranging from concept and design to maintenance and management. It divides its activities into five divisions: Property Development, Residential Building, Non-Residential Building, Technical Services, and Roads and Civil. The Property Development division focuses on the development of projects, as well as develops and sells housing. The Residential Building division includes new build developments, as well as the reconstruction and renovation of housing. The Non-residential Building division is engaged in the reconstruction and renovation of schools, care institutions, airports and offices. The Technical Services activity is operated by the subsidiary Burgers Ergon BV. This company develops and maintains electrical engineering and mechanical systems. The Roads and Civil division�� activities involve designing and maintaining infrastructure above and below the ground.

Top Financial Companies To Watch In Right Now: West Mountain Cap Corp (WMT.V)

West Mountain Capital Corp., through its subsidiary, Phase Separation Solutions, Inc., provides soil remediation services in North America. It uses Thermal Phase Separation Technology for the treatment of contaminated soil, sludge, and solid wastes impacted with chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as PCB�s, dioxins, furans, and pesticides. The company is based in St. John�s, Canada.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Evolving Systems Inc.(EVOL)

Evolving Systems, Inc. provides software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline, and Internet protocol (IP) cable markets. It offers Dynamic SIM Allocation solution that offers carriers a way to provide wireless services by activating and assigning resources to the wireless device when it is first used; and Tertio, a service activation solution for carriers to activate a new subscriber or to add a new service to an existing subscriber, as well as provides an operating environment to manage their voice, data, and content service needs for their IP networks. The company?s LNP and WNP software solutions comprise OrderPath order entry; NumberManager network provisioning; LNP DataServer data warehousing; VeriPort NPAC testing; and Verify product suite for monitoring carriers? application communications. In addition, the company provides billing mediation products, which include Evident that supports convergent voice, data, and content services, and enables the managem ent of data, allowing reconciliation of data inputs and outputs. Further, it offers network mediation products, including Mediation Central that supports a range of technologies that carriers deploy in their network, and provides support for wireline, broadband, transport, and wireless networks; and Traffic Data Management System, a product for wireline carriers to collect usage data from their circuit switch networks. The company also provides various professional and integration services for the design, customization, integration, and deployment of its products. It operates primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Greece, and Canada. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Galena International Resources (GTO.V)

Galena International Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. It holds a 100% interest in the Chaves geothermal project, a geothermal exploration concession that covers an area of 201 square kilometers in Chaves, Portugal. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS)

AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding), incorporated on December 20, 1993, is an integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel and, together with AK Holding, the Company). The Company�� operations consist primarily of nine steelmaking and finishing plants and tubular production facilities located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Company�� operations produce flat-rolled value-added carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled carbon steel products, and specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in sheet and strip form, as well as carbon and stainless steel that is finished into welded steel tubing. In addition, the Company�� operations include European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products and other materials, AK Coal Resources, Inc. (AK Coal), which controls and is developing metallurgical coal reserves in Pennsylvania, and a 49.9% equity interest in Magnetation LLC (Magnetation), a joint venture that produces iron ore concentrate from previously-mined ore reserves.

The Company�� flat-rolled carbon steel products are sold primarily to automotive manufacturers and to customers in the infrastructure and manufacturing market. The infrastructure and manufacturing market includes electrical transmission, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and appliances. The Company also sells coated, cold-rolled, and hot-rolled carbon steel products to distributors, service centers and converters who may further process these products prior to reselling them. The Company sells its stainless steel products to manufacturers and their suppliers in the automotive industry, to manufacturers of food handling, chemical processing, pollution control, medical and health equipment, and to distributors and service centers.

The Company sells its electrical steel products in the infrastructure and m! anufacturing market. These products are sold primarily to manufacturers of power transmission and distribution transformers, both for new and replacement installation. The principal driver in the demand for new transformers is housing starts, while the demand for replacement transformers is driven more by age and obsolescence. The Company also sells electrical steel products for use in the manufacture of electrical motors and generators.

The Company owns its research building located in Middletown, Ohio. Steelmaking, finishing and tubing operations are conducted at nine facilities located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. All of these facilities are owned by the Company, either directly or through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Ashland Works is located in Ashland, Kentucky, and consists of a blast furnace, basic oxygen furnaces and continuous caster for the production of carbon steel. A coating line at Ashland also helps to complete the finishing operation of material processed at the Middletown plant.Butler Works is situated in Butler, Pennsylvania, and produces stainless, electrical and carbon steel. Melting takes place in a new, electric arc furnace that feeds an argon-oxygen decarburization unit for the specialty steels. A new ladle metallurgy furnace feeds two double-strand continuous casters. The Butler Works also includes a hot rolling mill, annealing and pickling units and two fully automated tandem cold rolling mills. It also has various intermediate and finishing operations for both stainless and electrical steels.

Coshocton Works is located in Coshocton, Ohio, and consists of a stainless steel finishing plant containing two Sendzimer mills and two Z-high mills for cold reduction, four annealing and pickling lines, nine bell annealing furnaces, four hydrogen annealing furnaces, two bright annealing lines and other processing equipment, including temper rolling, slitting and packaging facilities.Mansfield Works is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and pro! duces sta! inless steel. Operations include a melt shop with two electric arc furnaces, an argon-oxygen decarburization unit, a thin-slab continuous caster and a six-stand hot rolling mill.

Middletown Works is located in Middletown, Ohio, and consists of a coke facility, blast furnace, basic oxygen furnaces and continuous caster for the production of carbon steel. Also located at the Middletown site are a hot rolling mill, cold rolling mill, two pickling lines, four annealing facilities, two temper mills and three coating lines for finishing the product.Rockport Works is located near Rockport, Indiana, and consists of a continuous cold rolling mill, a continuous hot-dip galvanizing and galvannealing line, a continuous carbon and stainless steel pickling line, a continuous stainless steel annealing and pickling line, hydrogen annealing facilities and a temper mill.

Zanesville Works is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and consists of a finishing plant for some of the stainless and electrical steel produced at Butler Works and Mansfield Works and has a Sendzimer cold rolling mill, annealing and pickling lines, high temperature box anneal and other decarburization and coating units.AK Tube LLC (AK Tube), a Company subsidiary, has a plant in Walbridge, Ohio, which operates six electric resistance weld tube mills and a slitter. AK Tube also has a plant in Columbus, Indiana, which operates eight electric resistance weld and two laser weld tube mills.

The Company�� operations consist primarily of nine steelmaking and finishing plants and tubular production facilities located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Company sells its carbon products principally to domestic customers. The Company�� electrical and stainless steel products are sold both domestically and internationally. The Company also produces carbon and stainless steel that is finished into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, truck, industrial and construction markets.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Nucor has already given investors a flavor of what's coming in its report, as it gave early guidance last month that was well below what analysts had hoped to see. The company usually sees a seasonal uptick in the first quarter as construction season starts, but this year, attempts among many steel companies to boost prices led to restrained demand even though those attempts proved largely unsuccessful. Nucor's guidance was consistent with what AK Steel (NYSE: AKS  ) said a week later, as it expected steel shipments to fall by 7%-10% compared to the fourth quarter.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Northern Shield Resources Inc. (NRN.V)

Northern Shield Resources Inc., a junior mining company, engages in the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for platinum group elements and associated base-metals, including nickel, chromium, vanadium, copper, zinc, silver, and gold. Its principal properties include the Highbank Lake property that consists of 111 claims covering an area of 252 square kilometers in northern Ontario; the Wabassi property, which includes 146 claims covering an area of 351 square kilometers in north-western Ontario; the Max property that comprises 30 claims covering an area of 98 square kilometers in northwestern Ontario; and Storm property, which comprises 93 claims covering an area of 236 square kilometers. The company�s principal properties also include Lac d�Argent property that covers an area of 29 square kilometers in Quebec; and Idefix property, which covers an area of 13.6 square kilometers in Quebe c. Northern Shield Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Sparton Corporation(SPA)

Sparton Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, offers electronic manufacturing services primarily for medical device, defense and security systems, and electronic manufacturing services industries worldwide. The company?s Medical segment engages in the contract development, design, production, and distribution of medical related electromechanical devices for the medical OEM and ET customers primarily in the vitro diagnostic and therapeutic device areas. Its EMS segment involves in the contract manufacturing, assembly, design, preproduction, prototyping, and/or box building assemblies, such as flight control systems and fuel control systems for the aerospace, medical diagnostics systems, security systems, detection systems, lighting, and defense. The company?s DSS segment engages in the design, development, and production of electromechanical equipment, such as sonobuoys, an anti-submarine warfare device used by the United States Navy and foreign governments; and perf orms an engineering development function for the United States military and prime defense contractors on advanced technologies for defense products, and replacement of current systems. It also offers non-sonobuoy related manufacturing and services. Sparton Corporation was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Emma O��rien]

  Futures (SPA) on the Standard & Poor�� 500 Index fell and the yen climbed against the dollar as U.S. lawmakers continued to scrap over raising the debt limit and the government shutdown. Crude oil declined while gold rallied.

• [By Jasmine Ng]

  Futures (SPA) on the Standard & Poor�� 500 Index lost 0.3 percent today. The U.S. equities benchmark index dropped 0.3 percent yesterday amid data that showed manufacturing unexpectedly climbed last month and retail spending fell on the weekend after Thanksgiving for the first time since 2009.

• [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 Sparton (NYSE: SPA  ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Dialogic Inc.(DLGC)

Dialogic, Inc. provides communications platforms and technology that enable service providers to build Internet protocol (IP) or packet based networks worldwide. It offers IP and IP-enabled products consisting of call control infrastructure and multimedia processing infrastructure products and platforms. The call control infrastructure products comprise next generation network switching, signaling, and signaling transport solutions. The multimedia processing infrastructure solutions consist of multimedia processing server platforms, session border controllers, voice and video gateways, and bandwidth optimized gateways. The company also provides time division multiplexing (TDM) components, such as an array of traditional network and/or media processing boards that range from two-port analog interface boards to octal span T1/E1 media and network interface boards. These products connect to and interact with an enterprise or service provider based circuit switched network, and support a suite of media processing features, including echo cancellation, dual tone multi frequency detection, voice play and record, conferencing, fax, modem, speech integration, and monitoring. Dialogic, Inc. also offers signaling and signaling system number 7 (SS7) components in the form of standards-based boards, and software and 1U platforms that are designed for interface to SS7 and asynchronous transfer mode networks. The company?s products enable service providers to transport, convert, and manage data and voice traffic over both TDM and IP networks while enabling voice over Internet protocol and other multimedia services. It sells its products through direct sale force to service providers, technology equipment manufacturers, and independent software vendors (ISVs), as well as through distributors to ISVs, value added resellers, and systems integrators. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Vimicro International Corporation(VIMC)

Vimicro International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets mixed-signal semiconductor products and system-level solutions for the consumer electronics, communications, and surveillance markets in Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. It provides mixed-signal multimedia processors for personal computer and embedded notebook cameras, as well as for mobile phones. The company also offers system-level solutions that include integrated semiconductors, customizable firmware and software, software development tools, reference designs, and applications support. In addition, it provides security and surveillance products comprising video capturing, compression, transmission, storage, processing, display, and video analysis products. Further, the company involves in packaging, testing, and reselling third party image sensors. It sells its multimedia processor products through direct sales force and distributors to original design manuf acturers, original equipment manufacturers, design houses, and module manufacturers, as well as its security and surveillance products to government entities, telecommunications operators, schools, banks, railway companies, supermarkets, and theaters. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Udovich]

  Small cap stocks Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), Cohu, Inc (NASDAQ: COHU) and View Systems Inc (OTCBB: VSYM) are also surveillance and security stocks because they�also offer products that can be used to keep an eye on us���for better or for worst. After all and go to any public space (whether its a shopping mall, entertainment venue or even a street corner), you will probably see (or maybe not see) some sort of security or surveillance equipment. With that in mind, here is a look at three small cap surveillance and security stocks you may have overlooked:

• [By John Udovich]

  Small cap security and surveillance stocks OSI Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS), Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ: ALOG), Lifelock Inc (NYSE: LOCK) and View Systems Inc (OTCBB: VSYM) have been producing a steady flow of news lately that investors might want to take a closer look at. After all, the whole security and surveillance industry is pretty vast as it would include everything from airport scanners to security cameras to software securing everyone�� personal or online data. With that in mind, here is a look at the latest news from important small cap security and surveillance stocks:

• [By John Udovich]

  Small cap security and surveillance stocks like Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC), TASER International, Inc (NASDAQ: TASR), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS)�and View Systems Inc (OTCBB: VSYM) have been producing a steady stream of news lately for investors and traders alike to digest. After all, the entire�security and surveillance industry is pretty vast as it would include everything from airport scanners to security cameras or monitoring equipment to actual weapons for domestic or national defense to software securing everyone�� personal or online data to the technology groups like the NSA and other "Big Brother" agencies use to spy on us. With that in mind, here is a look at the latest news from important small cap security and surveillance stocks:

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd.(KHT.V)

Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal properties primarily in British Columbia and the Yukon, Canada. The company primarily explores for tungsten, rare earth element, gold, and copper. It holds interests in the Fran property located in the Omineca Mining District of British Columbia; the Kidlark, Lancer, and Selwyn properties located in Yukon Territory; and the Union property comprising 16 mineral claims located in the Greenwood mining division of British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Yankee Hat Industries Corp. and changed its name to Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. in February 2005. Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: royal dutch shell `b`shs(RDSB.L)

Royal Dutch Shell plc operates as an oil and gas company worldwide. The company explores for and extracts crude oil and natural gas. It also converts natural gas to liquids to provide cleaner-burning fuels; markets and trades natural gas; extracts bitumen from mined oil sands and convert it to synthetic crude oil; and generates electricity from wind energy. In addition, it converts crude oil into a range of refined products, including gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, marine fuel, lubricants, bitumen, sulphur, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); and produces and sells petrochemicals for industrial use. The company holds interests in approximately 30 refineries; approximately 1,500 storage tanks and 150 distribution facilities; and fuels retail network of approximately 43,000 service stations under the Shell brand name. Royal Dutch Shell plc also markets its products under the Shell V-Power and Shell FuelSave brand names. In addition, the company offers lubricant s to the passenger cars, trucks, and coaches, as well as for industrial machinery in manufacturing, mining, power generation, agriculture, and construction industries. Further, it sells fuels, specialty products, and services to commercial customers; offers fuel for approximately 7,000 aircraft every day at 800 airports in 30 countries; provides fuels, lubricants, and related technical services to the marine industry; offers liquefied petroleum gas and related services to retail, commercial, and industrial customers for cooking, heating, lighting, and transport applications; provides transport, industrial, and heating fuels; and supplies approximately 11,000 tonnes of bitumen products. Additionally, the company produces a range of base chemicals, including ethylene, propylene, and aromatics; and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, propylene oxide, solvents, detergent alcohols, ethylene oxide, and ethylene glycol. Royal Dutch Shell plc is headquartered in The Hag ue, the Netherlands.

10 Best Managed Healthcare Stocks To Buy For 2014: Alexandria Minerals Corporation (AZX.V)

Alexandria Minerals Corporation, a development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in Canada. It explores for copper, gold, silver, and zinc ore properties. The company holds interests in 24 mineral properties in 3 areas in the Abitibi Belt in northern Quebec and Ontario. It primarily focuses on exploring the Cadillac Break property group consisting of 21 individual properties covering 12,526 hectares on 675 claims located in Val d�Or, Quebec. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

3 Unusual-Volume Stocks in Breakout Territory

DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.

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Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling -- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."

Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.

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With that in mind, let's take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume recently.

MPLX

MPLX (MPLX) owns, operates, develops and acquires crude oil, refined product and other hydrocarbon-based product pipelines and other midstream assets in the U.S. This stock closed up 3.6% to $45.21 in Monday's trading session.

Monday's Volume: 485,000

Three-Month Average Volume: 101,571

Volume % Change: 438%

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From a technical perspective, MPLX bounced sharply higher here right above some near-term support at $43 with heavy upside volume. This move pushed shares of MPLX into breakout and new all-time-high territory, after the stock took out some near-term overhead resistance at $44.97. Market players should now look for a continuation move higher in the short-term if MPLX can manage to take out Monday's high of $46.12 with high volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in MPLX as long as it's trending above support at $43 and then once it sustains a move or close above $46.12 with volume that hits near or above 101,571 shares. If we get that move soon, then MPLX will set up to enter new all-time-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $50 to $55.

Honeywell International

Honeywell International (HON) operates as a diversified technology and manufacturing company worldwide. This stock closed up 2% to $90.29 in Monday's trading session.

Monday's Volume: 6.58 million

Three-Month Average Volume: 2.28 million

Volume % Change: 163%

>>5 Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar

From a technical perspective, HON bounced notably higher here right above its 50-day moving average of $88.94 with above-average volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of HON within range of triggering a big breakout trade. That trade will hit if HON manages to take out Monday's high of $90.97 to $91.25 and then once it clears its 52-week high at $91.56 with strong volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in HON as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $88.94 or above more near-term support levels at $88.43 or $88.12 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 2.28 million shares. If that breakout hits soon, then HON will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $95 to $100, or even $105.

GATX

GATX (GMT) leases, operates, manages and remarkets assets in the rail and marine markets in North America and internationally. This stock closed up 0.99% at $59.19 in Monday's trading session.

Monday's Volume: 559,000

Three-Month Average Volume: 226,631

Volume % Change: 146%

From a technical perspective, GMT spiked modestly higher here with above-average volume. This stock recently gapped up sharply higher from around $52 to its high of $61.16 with heavy upside volume. Since that move, shares of GMT have sold modestly to its recent low of $58.78. Shares of GMT are now starting to trend within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if GMT manages to take out Monday's high of $60.72 to its 52-week high at $61.16 with high volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in GMT as long as it's trending above Monday's low of $58.78 or above $58 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 226,631 shares. If that breakout hits soon, then GMT will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $65 to $70.

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To see more stocks rising on unusual volume, check out the Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume portfolio on Stockpickr.

-- Written by Roberto Pedone in Delafield, Wis.

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Roberto Pedone, based out of Delafield, Wis., is an independent trader who focuses on technical analysis for small- and large-cap stocks, options, futures, commodities and currencies. Roberto studied international business at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and he spent a year overseas studying business in Lubeck, Germany. His work has appeared on financial outlets including

CNBC.com and Forbes.com. You can follow Pedone on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zerosum24 or @zerosum24.

Minutes: Fed policymakers see tapering this year

Federal Reserve policymakers last month sharply debated whether to pare back the central bank's bond-buying stimulus, but in the end were largely united in their decision to wait until the evidence show a sustained pickup in economic growth, Fed minutes show.

Despite the delay, most Fed policymakers continued to believe last month that the Fed likely will begin to pull back upon purchases this year and end them by mid-2014, the minutes said.

"All members but one was judged that it would be appropriate for the (policymaking) committee to await more evidence that progress would be sustained before adjusting the pace of asset purchases," minutes of the Fed's Sept. 17-18 meeting show.

The minutes do not name Fed officials.

MIINUTES: Read the minutes from the Sept. 17-18 FOMC meeting

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The Fed's decision not to dial down its $85 billion in monthly government bond stunned financial markets. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke had signaled since May that the Fed likely would soon reduce the bond-buying and end it by mid-2014 if the economy and job market continued to show improvement. Most economists surveyed by USA TODAY expected the tapering to begin in September.

But despite solid job growth since the Fed began the purchases a year ago, several officials viewed recent economic data "on the disappointing side" and "were not yet adequately confident of continued progress."

Policymakers worried about the effects of recently rising interest rates on the housing market and about the then-looming showdown in Congress over funding the government and raising the nation's debt ceiling.

"The announcement of a reduction in asset purchases at this meeting may trigger an additional unwarranted" rise in interest rates "perhaps because markets would read such an announcement as signaling" the Fed's willingness to unwind its stimulus notwithstanding ! mixed recent data.

For example, while the unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in August from 8.1% last September, much of the recent decline is the res or looking for work.

But other Fed policymakers who favored scaling back the purchases said recent reports "were broadly consistent" with the Fed's employment outlook in June. They also cited the "meaningful cumulative progress" in the labor market since the purchases began.

Also, with financial markets expecting a reduction in purchases, postponing the move "could have significant implications for the effectiveness" of committee communications, the minutes said.

FBR Capital Raises Price Target, Estimates on MasterCard Following Investor Day (MA)

Following a positive investor day from MasterCard Inc (MA), analysts at FBR Capital boosted their price target and earnings estimates on the credit card company.

The analysts reiterated an “Outperform” rating on MA, but now see shares reaching $690, up from the previous target of $640. This new price target suggests a 5% upside to the stock’s Wednesday closing price of $658.46. The firm also boosted MasterCard’s fiscal 2014 EPS estimates from $30.60 to $31.13 due to higher revenues and a lower projected tax rate.

An FBR Capital analyst commented, “At yesterday’s investor day, management reiterated FY13-FY15 guidance (while guidance has always been back-end loaded [higher EPS and net revenue growth in the latter years], management commented that early performance has been better than expected), highlighted plans targeting global unbanked and underbanked consumers, discussed initiatives to strengthen merchant relationships via analytical products designed to help merchants, and alluded to additional M&A opportunities.”

MasterCard shares were inactive during pre-market trading on Thursday. The stock is up 34.03% year-to-date.

5 Big Trades to Survive the S&P's Cold Spell

BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- It's cold on Wall Street this month, both literally and figuratively. Lows are reaching single digits in the Northeast as I write today, but the S&P 500 is positively sub-zero three full weeks into 2014.

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At last count, the big index is down around 0.24%. Even though equities aren't quite hemorrhaging points this winter, they are giving investors the cold shoulder. And that's precisely why it makes sense to focus on strength as we head into the final trading week of January.

To do that, we're turning to the charts to take a closer look at the technical trading setups in five of Wall Street's biggest names.

If you're new to technical analysis, here's the executive summary.

Technicals are a study of the market itself. Since the market is ultimately the only mechanism that determines a stock's price, technical analysis is a valuable tool even in the roughest of trading conditions. Technical charts are used every day by proprietary trading floors, Wall Street's biggest financial firms, and individual investors to get an edge on the market. And research shows that skilled technical traders can bank gains as much as 90% of the time.

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Every week, I take an in-depth look at big names that are telling important technical stories. Here's this week's look at five high-volume stocks to trade this week.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF

It makes sense to start off with a look at the broad market. To do that, we'll use the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the best investible proxy for everyone's favorite stock index. Despite all of the anxiety that's been pumped into stocks over the course of the last month, SPY doesn't look half bad as we head deeper into 2014.

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That's because SPY is still staying within the uptrending channel that's been in force since before the start of 2013. So, sure, SPY may be correcting this month, but it's a correction within the context of a longer-term rally. That's shouldn't scare investors away from buying stocks -- it should encourage them!

We're still very much in a "buy the dips" kind of market. On each successive test of trendline support since all the way back in late 2012, the S&P has managed to catch a bid and bounce higher. Odds look pretty good that history will repeat itself on the next attempt; but all trendlines do eventually break, which is why it's critical to wait for shares to actually bounce off of support before diving in.

It's worth noting that momentum, measured by 14-day RSI, is still very much in "bull" mode right now. The S&P could still stand to fall quite a bit without breaking the uptrend in stocks – and if shares come down to test trendline support sometime soon (either with a meaningful move lower or a sideways time correction), I'd certainly be a buyer.

Amazon.com

It's been a pretty solid year for shareholders of Amazon.com (AMZN). In the last 12 months, the online retail behemoth has seen its shares rally more than 48.7%. Don't worry if you missed the move, though -- the recent price action in Amazon points to move highs on the way. Here's how to trade it:

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Amazon.com is currently forming an ascending triangle pattern, a bullish setup that's formed by a horizontal resistance level above shares at $405 and uptrending support to the downside. Basically, as AMZN bounces in between those two technical price levels, it's getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above $405. When that happens, we've got our buy signal -- and shares are testing that breakout in this morning's session...

Whenever you're looking at any technical price pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers. Triangles and other price pattern names are a good quick way to explain what's going on in this stock, but they're not the reason it's tradable. Instead, it all comes down to supply and demand for shares.

That resistance line at $405 is a price where there's an excess of supply of shares; in other words, it's a place where sellers have been more eager to take recent gains and sell their shares than buyers have been to buy. That's what makes the move above it so significant -- a breakout indicates that buyers are finally strong enough to absorb all of the excess supply above that price level. If shares can hold $405 in today's session, it's time to click "buy."

Apple

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Apple (AAPL) is another name that looks stellar from a technical standpoint right now. Shares of the technology giant have been in an uptrend since July, but it's the setup forming within the uptrend that makes AAPL look especially timely in January. It's all thanks to an inverse head and shoulders that's taking shape in the short-term.

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The inverse head and shoulders pattern in a bullish price setup that indicates exhaustion among sellers. After the 40% that shares of Apple have climbed since July, it's not too hard to see why sellers might be getting tired. The pattern is formed by two swing lows that bottom out around the same level (the shoulders), separated by a deeper low (the head). The buy signal comes on a move through the neckline, which is right at $570.

What's perhaps most important in AAPL right now is relative strength. With the S&P sitting in corrective mode, relative strength is the single most important technical indicator you can put in your toolbox; it's what will keep your portfolio from buckling under the weight of a correction.

With Apple stomping the S&P for more than six months now, relative strength couldn't look much better -- and that adds a lot of confidence for a buy on a move above $570. Risk-averse traders may want to consider a protective stop at the 50-day moving average.

BHP Billiton

Not all of this week's trades are bullish, but often, knowing which names to sidestep (or which to actively short) is what keeps you alive when market performance turns anemic. That brings us to BHP Billiton (BHP), a mega-cap resource stock that's forming the bearish opposite to the one in Apple.

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Worse, BHP's head and shoulders top is forming in the long-term; what comes with long-term downside implications if it triggers.

BHP's neckline is right at $62.50 right now, but it's downsloping. For that reason, it'll continue to drop the longer BHP takes to approach it. The biggest problem for anyone who owns BHP right now is that any sell signal is going to be late -- but it'll also be worth heeding considering this stock's previous reactions to this pattern. On multiple timeframes, head and shoulders setups have had little trouble meeting their price targets in BHP this past year.

For longs waiting to buy, I'd recommend avoiding shares unless BHP can break above its right shoulder at $68. Otherwise, if the head and shoulders does trigger, $56 looks like the closest support level for shares to catch a bid again.

Exxon Mobil

Last up is Exxon Mobil (XOM). This oil and gas supermajor needs to introduction, but its chart does. Exxon is bookending our list of trades opposite SPY because it's showing traders what happens when a good uptrend setup goes bad.

Exxon broke a downtrend at the end of 2013, initiating a well-defined rally that started in October. But the uptrend in Exxon was steep enough that it wasn't likely to last for long, and the breakdown below trendline support last week proves it. That move, incidentally, is precisely why it's crucial to wait for a bounce off of support before buying a stock that's pulling back. Exxon couldn't catch a bid at support anymore, and shares fell through.

From here, more downside looks likely. While $95 looks like a reasonable place for shares to find support in the near-term, not losing much money isn't exactly a viable strategy for 2014. Instead, focus on the names with better relative strength in this market.

To see this week's trades in action, check out this week's Must-See Charts portfolio on Stockpickr.

-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.

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At the time of publication, author was long AAPL.

Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to

TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.

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Electric car drivers learn charging etiquette

As electric cars become more popular, it seems inevitable that some drivers may need to start lining up to use public chargers at airports, malls or apartment buildings. And nobody likes to wait.

So far, on the list of things to worry about, charger queue anxiety appears to rank somewhere between Florida disappearing due to the ice caps melting and panic buying that leads to stores running out of toilet paper.

The reason that peace still reigns at public-charging stations is that electric-car buyers are a savvy lot who soon figure out their limits. They charge up at home and generally make sure they can get back from their their daily commute with a few more battery miles to spare.

When they can't, they turn to public charging. They do so knowing there is a list of unwritten rules that are increasingly becoming, well, written. Chevrolet caused a stir in the EV community, for instance, last September when it wrote some tips to help new electric-car drivers "ease the transition" from gas-powered cars. Not only does Chevrolet offer the plug-in Volt, but the Spark EV as well.

Among other things, Chevy advised against "being a juice hog." Owners shouldn't stay plugged in longer than needed. They should also consider leaving a note telling other drivers its okay to unplug their cars if the green light indicates their battery is full.

Chelsea Sexton goes farther. An electric car advocate since the 1990s -- she was a pioneer with General Motors' EV-1 project back then -- she knows the ins and outs of plugging in your car. Some her tips:

•Use an app. There are apps out there that will tell electric car owners where to find the closest charging station. If it's busy, the app will point to the lead to the next closest one.

•Don't leave your car charging too long. You wouldn't park at a gas station.

•Don't unplug others. If you do, you'd better have really, really good reason.

Top Energy Companies For 2014

 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Stockpickr) -- Dallas-based New Concept Energy (GBR), formerly known as CabelTel International, is primarily an operator of oil and gas wells, in the U.S. and also owns mineral leases in Ohio and West Virginia. Interestingly, it also leases and operates Pacific Pointe Retirement Inn, a retirement community located in King City, Ore.

At the time of this writing, GBR is up 54% today, trading at $2.22, after trading earlier as high as $2.58.

Fundamentally, the stock indicates at this price level a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of only 2.5. However, a cursory glance reveals no forward guidance provided by the company, so there is no forward P/E figure. Book value per share shows as $3.50.

A glance at the monthly chart shows this stock has undergone several huge and very brief price spikes, historically, with concurrent huge volume spikes, relative to GBR's typically very low volume.

Top Energy Companies For 2014: Exxon Mobil Corporation(XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, and manufacture of petroleum products, as well as transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company manufactures and markets commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and other specialty products. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 35,691 gross and 30,494 net operated wells. The company has operations in the United States, Canada/South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceania. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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• [By Fede Zaldua]

  British Petroleum's stock still remains undervalued. I think the sell-off that occurred after the platform explosion on April 2010 is still weighing on the shares. As a matter of fact, the company trades at just 8.1 times 2014 earnings and 1.1 times its book value. Meanwhile, other oil majors such as ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) sell for considerably higher valuation levels. ExxonMobil trades at 11 times 2014 earnings and 2.3 times its book value while Chevron trades at 11.7 2014 earnings and 1.6 times its book value.

• [By Matt Thalman]

  ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) reports on Thursday, while fellow energy stock Chevron (NYSE: CVX  ) pulls in on Friday. For Exxon, the Street wants to see EPS of $1.90 on revenue of $105.54 billion. A year ago, Exxon posted EPS of $1.80 and sales of $127.36 billion. Earnings are thus set to rise, and that's what really matters. The EPS estimate of $1.90 is an average of 21 analysts' opinions, with the high end at $2.05 per share and the low end coming in at $1.63. The expected 17.1% year-over-year revenue drop for Q2 isn't a great sign, and it could pose a big problem if Exxon misses expectations. �

• [By Matt DiLallo]

  I hate to break it to you, but growth generated though share buybacks won't last forever. That's the tough lesson that ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) investors are learning these days. Shrinking production is now forcing the company to shave its quarterly buyback program as the recent drop in oil prices is causing earnings growth to slow.

Top Energy Companies For 2014: Archer Ltd (ARCHER)

Archer Ltd, formerly Seawell Limited is a Bermuda-based global oilfield service company. The Company provides drilling services, such as platform drilling, land drilling, modular rings, directional drilling, drill bits, tubular services, drilling and completion fluids, cementing tools, plugs and packers, underbalanced services, rentals and engineering. It specialises also in well services, such as wireline intervention, specialist intervention, frac valves, wireline logging, integrity diagnostics, imaging, production monitoring, coiled tubing, completion services and fishing. As of January 3, 2012, the Company's organizational structure centered on four geographic and strategic areas: North America (NAM), North Sea (NRS), Latin America (LAM) and Emerging Markets & Technologies (EMT). As of December 31, 2010, it was active through a number of subsidiaries, namely Seawell, Allis-Chalmers Energy, Gray Wireline, Rig Inspection Services and TecWel, among others.

5 Best Bank Stocks For 2014: SolarCity Corp (SCTY.W)

SolarCity Corporation (SolarCity), incorporated on June 21, 2006, is engaged in the design, installation and sale or lease of solar energy systems to residential and commercial customers, or sale of electricity generated by solar energy systems to customers. The Company sells renewable energy to its customers. As of December 12, 2012, the Company served customers in 14 states. The Company�� residential customers are individual homeowners and homeowners. The Company�� commercial customers represent several business sectors, including technology, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, nonprofit and houses of worship. The Company has installed solar energy systems for several government entities, including the the United States Air Force, Army, Marines and Navy, and the Department of Homeland Security. The Company purchases major components, such as solar panels and inverters directly from multiple manufacturers. As of September 30, 2012, its primary solar panel suppliers were Trina Solar Limited, Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited and Kyocera Solar, Inc., among others, and its primary inverter suppliers were Power-One, Inc., SMA Solar Technology, AG, Schneider Electric SA, Fronius International GmbH and SolarEdge Technologies, among others.

Solar Energy Products

The Company�� solar energy products include Solar Energy Systems, and SolarLease and power purchase agreement finance products. The major components of its solar energy systems include solar panels that convert sunlight into electrical current. Most of its solar energy customers choose to purchase energy from the Company pursuant to one of two payment structures: a SolarLease or a power purchase agreement. In both structures, the Company charges customers a monthly fee for the power produced by its solar energy systems. In the lease structure, this monthly payment is pre-determined and includes a production guarantee. In the power purchase agreem ent structure, the Company charges customers a fee per kilo! w! att hour based on the amount of electricity actually produced by the solar energy system.

Energy Efficiency Products and Services

The Company�� energy efficiency products and services include home energy evaluation and energy efficiency upgrades. The Company sells home energy efficiency evaluations to new solar energy system customers and existing customers. The Company�� energy efficiency upgrade products and services address heating and cooling, air sealing, duct sealing, water heating, insulation, furnaces, weatherization, pool pumps and lighting. As of December 12, 2012, the Company had completed over 13,000 home energy evaluations and performed more than 2,000 energy efficiency upgrades.

Other Energy Products and Services

The Company�� other energy products and services include electric vehicle charging and energy storage. The Company installs electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment that it sources from t hird parties. SolarCity markets EV equipment to residential and commercial customers through retail partnerships with companies, such as The Home Depot, and through EV manufacturers and dealerships, such as its partnership with Tesla Motors, Inc. The Company is developing a battery management system built on its solar energy monitoring communications backbone. As of December 12, 2012, the Company had over 100 energy storage pilot projects under contract. As of December 12, 2012, the Company had sold over 750 charging stations.

Enabling Technologies

The Company�� enabling technologies include SolarBid Sales Management Platform, SolarWorks Customer Management Software, Energy Designer, Home Performance Pro and SolarGuard and PowerGuide Proactive Monitoring Solutions. SolarBid is a sales management platform, which incorporates a database of rate information by utility, sun exposure, roof orientation and a range of other factors to enable a detailed a nalysis and customized graphical presentation of each c! ustom! er! �� sa! vings.

SolarWorks is the software platform the Company uses to track and manage project. Energy Designer is a software application its field engineering auditors use to collect pertinent site-specific design details on a tablet computer. Home Performance Pro is its energy efficiency evaluation platform that incorporates the United States Department of Energy�� Energy Plus simulation engine. Home Performance Pro collects and stores details of a building�� construction and energy use. SolarGuard and PowerGuide provide its customers a view of their home�� or business�� energy generation and consumption.

The Company competes with American Solar Electric, Inc., Astrum Solar, Inc., Petersen Dean, Inc., Real Goods Solar, Inc., REC Solar, Inc., Sungevity, Inc., Trinity Solar, Inc., Verengo, Inc., SunRun Inc. and Ameresco, Inc.

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Top Energy Companies For 2014: Solar Power Inc (SOPW)

Solar Power, Inc., incorporated on May 22, 2006, is a global solar energy facility (SEF) developer offering SEF development services. The Company offers an approach to design, engineer and construct photovoltaic (PV) solar systems for commercial and utility applications. In addition to developing SEFs using products manufactured by LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (LDK), its parent company, the Company also sells solar modules and balance of system components manufactured by third party vendors to other integrators in the United States, Asian, and European markets. In June 2012, the Company acquired 100% interest in Italy-based Solar Green Technologies (SGT) from LDK Solar Europe Holdings S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

In addition to designing, engineering and constructing SEFs, the Company also provides long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) services through its O&M program SPIGuardianTM. This service program provides a suite of services that commence upon a facility�� commissioning to provide performance monitoring, system reporting, preventative maintenance and full warranty support over the anticipated life of the SEF.

The Company competes with Sun Power Corporation, First Solar, SPG Solar, Sun Edison, Kyocera Corporation, Mitsubishi, Solar World AG, Sharp Corporation, Yiugli, Solar Fun and Suntech and Canadian Solar.

5 Best Medical Stocks To Watch For 2014

On Thursday, small cap medical device stock Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: IART) jumped 9.90% after the FDA completed its inspection of the company's manufacturing facility which led to positive comments from analysts, meaning it might be time to take a look at its performance verses that of medical device ETFs like iShares Dow Jones US Medical Device ETF (NYSEARCA: IHI) and SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF (NYSEARCA: XHE).

What Is Integra Lifesciences Holdings?

Small cap medical device stock�Integra Lifesciences Holdings offers solutions in orthopedic extremity surgery, neurosurgery, spine surgery and reconstructive and general surgery. Specifically, Integra Lifesciences Holdings' orthopedic products include devices and implants for spine, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, shoulder and elbow, tendon and peripheral nerve protection and repair, and wound repair.�The company calls itself a leader in neurosurgery, offering a broad portfolio of implants, devices, instruments and systems used in neurosurgery, neuromonitoring, neurotrauma and related critical care.

5 Best Medical Stocks To Watch For 2014: NeoStem Inc (NBS)

NeoStem, Inc., incorporated on September 18, 1980, operates in cellular therapy industry. Cellular therapy addresses the process by which new cells are introduced into a tissue to prevent or treat disease, or regenerate damaged or aged tissue, and consists of a separate therapeutic technology platform in addition to pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. The Company�� business model includes the development of novel cell therapy products, as well as operating a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing services to others in the regenerative medicine industry. Progenitor Cell Therapy, LLC, the Company�� wholly owned subsidiary (PCT), is a CDMO in the cellular therapy industry. PCT has provided pre-clinical and clinical current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) development and manufacturing services to over 100 clients advancing regenerative medicine product candidates through rigorous quality standards all the way through to human testing.

PCT has two cGMP, cell therapy research, development, and manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and California, serving the cell therapy community with integrated and regulatory compliant distribution capabilities. Its core competencies in the cellular therapy industry include manufacturing of cell therapy-based products, product and process development, cell and tissue processing, regulatory support, storage, distribution and delivery and consulting services. The Company�� wholly-owned subsidiary, Amorcyte, LLC (Amorcyte) is developing its own cell therapy, AMR-001, for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. AMR-001 represents its clinically advanced therapeutic product candidate and enrollment for its Phase II PreSERVE clinical trial to investigate AMR-001's safety and efficacy in preserving heart function after a heart attack in a particular type of post Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) patients.

Through the Company�� subsidiary, Athelos Corporation (Athelos), the Company is collaborating w! ith Becton-Dickinson in early stage clinical development of a therapy utilizing T-cells, collaborating for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, including but not limited to, graft vs. host disease, type 1 diabetes, steroid resistant asthma, lupus, multiple sclerosis and solid organ transplant rejection. The Company�� pre-clinical assets include its Very Small Embryonic Like (VSEL) Technology platform. The Company has basic research and development capabilities, manufacturing facilities on both the east and west coast of the United States.

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• [By John Udovich]

  Summer and the slow news for the market that usually comes with it�is over with and both stem cell researchers or small� cap stem cell stocks like Advanced Cell Technology, Inc (OTCBB: ACTC), Neuralstem, Inc (NYSEMKT: CUR), NeoStem Inc (NASDAQ: NBS), International Stem Cell Corp (OTCMKTS: ISCO)�and BioRestorative Therapies (OTCBB: BRTX) having news for investors and traders alike. Consider the following:

5 Best Medical Stocks To Watch For 2014: Baxano Surgical Inc (BAXS)

Baxano Surgical Inc, formerly TranS1 Inc., incorporated in May 2000, is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. It develops its pre-sacral approach to allow spine surgeons to access and treat intervertebral spaces without compromising important surrounding soft tissue, nerves and bone structures. As of December 31, 2011, the Company was marketing the AxiaLIF family of products for single and multilevel lumbar fusion, the Vectre and Avatar lumbar posterior fixation systems and Bi-Ostetic bone void filler, a biologics product. All of the Company�� AxiaLIF products are delivered using its pre-sacral approach. It generates revenue from the sales of itsimplants and disposable surgical instruments. It has two distinct sales methods. The first method is when implants and/or disposable surgical instruments are sold directly to hospitals or surgical centers for the purpose of conducting a scheduled surgery. In November 2011, the Company launched its VEO Lateral Access and Interbody Fusion System.

The Company sells its products directly to hospitals and surgical centers in the United States and certain European countries, and to independent distributors elsewhere. The Company also markets its products at various industry conferences and through industry organized surgical training course. The Company has developed and markets two fusion products that are delivered using its pre-sacral approach include AxiaLIF 1L and AxiaLIF 2L+. Its products include surgical instruments for creating an access route to the L4/L5/S1 vertebral bodies, fusion implants, as well as supplemental stabilization products.

AxiaLIF Lumbar Fusion Implants

The Company markets AxiaLIF family of products for single and two level lumbar fusion, the VEO lateral access and interbody fusion system, the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems and Bi-Ostet! ic bone void filler, a biologics product. The Company also market products that may be used with its AxiaLIF surgical approach, including bowel retractors, a bone graft harvesting system and additional discectomy tools. Its AxiaLIF implants and instruments, combined with facet screws or pedicle screws, provide surgeons with the tools necessary to perform a lumbar fusion.

The Company's AxiaLIF 1L and AxiaLIF 2L+ implants are threaded titanium rods, that come in varying lengths to enable one-level L5/S1 fusions and two-level L4/L5/S1 fusions. As they are implanted, its design allows for the separation of the vertebrae to restore disc height.

VEO Lateral Access and Interbody Fusion System

This system features a two-stage retraction method that focuses on nerve visualization followed by controlled retraction. The VEO Lateral System is designed for direct visualization of the psoas muscles and adjacent nerves prior to muscle dissection, and features a full range of PEEK lateral interbody implants and a variety of ergonomic instruments.

TranS1 Access and Disc Preparation Instruments

The Company�� pre-sacral approach requires the use of a sterile set of surgical instruments that are used to create a safe and reproducible working channel and to prepare the disc and vertebrae for its implant. The instrumentation contained in the set includes stainless steel navigation tools and tubular dissectors to create the working channel, as well as nitinol cutters and brushes to cut and remove the degenerated disc material and prepares the disc space for its implant and the bone graft material.

Vectre Facet Screw System

The Company's Vectre facet screw system offers a cannulated facet screw inserted over a guidewire to provide stability while reducing the muscle and tissue trauma associated with conventional pedicle screws. The Vectre system features offer a reproducible posterior fixation option in select patients.

A! VATAR Ped! icle Screw System

In January 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to distribute Avatar, a pedicle screw system. Avatar can be used with or without its implants to provide lumbar posterior fixation. The AVATAR MIS System offers cannulated pedicle screws inserted over a guidewire to reduce muscle and tissue trauma. Extended tabs integrated to the screws provide a pathway for implantation of the rod while minimizing tissue dissection.

Bi-Ostetic Bone Void Filler

In February 2010, TranS1 entered into an agreement to sell Bi-Ostetic, an osteoconductive bone substitute. Bi-Ostetic is an alternative to allografts or cadaver bone. The spongy granules are bioceramics with interconnected porosity that mimic the cancellous bone structure.

Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvesting System

The Company�� Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvesting System is developed to aid surgeons in harvesting iliac crest autograft via a minimally invasive approach. Use of autograft, which is osteogenic, osteoinductive and osteoconductive, further improves the chances of fusion success. It provides structural support as well as scaffolding for new bone growth.

The Company competes with Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Johnson & Johnson DePuy Spine, Stryker Spine, NuVasive, Zimmer Spine, Synthes, Orthofix International, Globus Medical and Alphatec Spine.

Top Gold Stocks To Watch For 2014: Inergetics Inc (NRTI)

Inergetics, Inc., formerly Millennium Biotechnologies Group, Inc., incorporated on November 9, 2000, is a holding company for its sole operating subsidiary, Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc. (Millennium). The Company through its subsidiary Millennium, engages in the research, development, and marketing of specialized nutritional supplements as an adjunct to medical treatments for select medical conditions, as well as for athletes seeking improved recovery and advanced performance. The Company markets products, which are targeted toward immuno-compromised individuals undergoing medical treatment for diseases, such as cancer, as well as wound healing and post-surgical healing and geriatric patients in long-term care facilities among other conditions. In January 2013, the Company acquired Bikini Ready and SlimTrim brands from Whole Products Group.

The Company�� product portfolio include, Resurgex Select, Ready-To Drink Resurgex Essential and Ready-To-Drink Resurgex Essential Plus. Resurgex Select is a whole foods-based, calorically dense, high-protein powdered nutritional formula developed for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Resurgex Essential and Resurgex Essential Plus represent Millennium�� Ready-to-Drink product line and are being sold into the Long-Term Care geriatric markets.

Resurgex Select

Resurgex Select is a whole foods-based nutritional product that is designed to be used throughout the course of cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, etc.), as many times patients lose weight and cannot consume adequate nutrition. This product combines dietary fiber (3 g), low sugar (5 g), and high protein (15 g) with no added antioxidants to be a high-calorie (350 calorie) supplement. It is available in three flavors (Vanilla Bean, Chocolate Fudge, and Fruit Smoothie) and each can be mixed with water, milk, juices, or in soft cold foods, such as yogurt, apple sauce or pudding.

Surgex

Surgex (www.surgexspor! ts.com), is a nutritional support formula that aims to address the concerns of many elite athletes who suffer from symptoms, such as fatigue, lean muscle loss, lactic acid buildup, oxidative stress, and stressed immune systems. This formula is designed to improve recovery parameters in efforts to enhance the performance of professional and collegiate athletes.

Resurgex Essential

The Essential line is a ready-to-drink alternative to Ensure and Boost designed to be marketed into the long-term care channel. Resurgex Essential has 250 whole food calories containing no corn syrup or corn oil. The product also contains fruit and vegetable extracts, and FOS Fiber to provide calories and taste.

The Company competes with Nestle and Abbott Laboratories Inc.

5 Best Medical Stocks To Watch For 2014: Telik Inc (TELK)

Telik, Inc. (Telik), incorporated in 1988, is a clinical-stage drug development company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer. The Company discovers its product candidates using the Company�� drug discovery technology, Target-Related Affinity Profiling (TRAP). TELINTRA, its principal drug product candidate in clinical development, is a small molecule glutathione analog inhibitor of the enzyme glutathione S-transferase P1-1 (GST P1-1). TELCYTA, its other product candidate, is a small molecule cancer drug product candidate designed to be activated in cancer cells.

Clinical Product Development

TELINTRA is the Company�� lead small molecule product candidate in clinical development for the treatment of blood disorders, including cancer. It has a mechanism of action and acts by inhibiting GST P1-1, an enzyme that is involved in the control of cellular growth and differentiation. Inhibition of GST P1-1 results in the activation of the signaling molecule Jun kinase, a regulator of the function of blood precursor cells. Preclinical tests show that TELINTRA is capable of causing the death or apoptosis of leukemic or malignant blood cells, while stimulating the growth and development of normal blood precursor cells. TELINTRA has been studied in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) using two formulations. A liposomal formulation was developed for intravenous administration of TELINTRA and was used in Phase I and Phase II studies in MDS patients. The results from the Phase II intravenous liposomal TELINTRA clinical trials demonstrated that TELINTRA treatment was associated with improvement in all three types of blood cell levels in patients with all types of MDS, including those in intermediate and high-risk groups. An oral dosage formulation (tablet) was subsequently developed and results from a Phase I study with TELINTRA tablets showed clinical activity and the formulation to be well tolerated. In June 2011, the Company initiated a Phase II clinical ! trial to evaluate TELINTRA tablets. In October 2011, the Company initiated an additional Phase IIb clinical trial to evaluate TELINTRA tablets. '

The activity and safety profile of tablet formulation allowed the Company to complete a Phase II trial of TELINTRA tablets in MDS. The primary objective of the Phase II TELINTRA tablet study was to determine the efficacy of TELINTRA. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify MDS disease prognostic factors associated with erythroid improvement response rates, including prior MDS treatment, age, gender, the international prognostic scoring system (IPSS), risk, Eastern Cooperative Group performance status, years from MDS diagnosis, MDS World Health Organization subtypes, anemia only versus anemia plus other cytopenias, dose schedule and starting dose. Results from this study show that TELINTRA is the first GSTP1-1 enzyme inhibitor shown to cause clinically reductions in red blood cell transfusions, including transfusion independence in low to intermediate-1 risk MDS patients, as well as improvement in platelet count and white blood cell levels in certain patients. TELINTRA, administered orally twice daily, appeared to be convenient and flexible for chronic treatment administration.

TELCYTA is a small molecule drug product candidate that the Company is developed for the treatment of cancer. TELCYTA binds to GST. TELCYTA has been evaluated in multiple Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, including trials using TELCYTA as monotherapy and in combination regimens in ovarian, non-small cell lung, breast and colorectal cancer. Results from these clinical trials indicate that TELCYTA monotherapy was generally well-tolerated, with mostly mild to moderate side effects, particularly when compared to the side effects and toxicities of standard chemotherapeutic drugs. When TELCYTA was evaluated in combination with standard chemotherapeutic drugs, the tolerability of the combinations was similar to that expected of each! drug alo! ne.

Clinical activity including objective tumor responses and/or disease stabilization was reported in the TELCYTA Phase II trials; however, TELCYTA did not meet its primary endpoints in the Phase III studies. Positive results from a Phase I-IIa multicenter, dose-ranging study of TELCYTA in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel as first-line therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, were published in a peer reviewed publication. Clinical data demonstrated positive results of TELCYTA in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in the treatment of first-line lung cancer followed by TELCYTA maintenance therapy. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had an on-going investigator-led study at a single site of TELCYTA in patients with refractory or relapsed mantle cell lymphoma, diffuse B cell lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

Preclinical Drug Product Development

The Company has a small molecule compound, TLK60404, in preclinical development that inhibits both Aurora kinase and VEGFR kinase. Aurora kinase is a signaling enzyme whose function is required for cancer cell division, while VEGF plays a key role in tumor blood vessel formation, ensuring an adequate supply of nutrients to support tumor growth. These lead compounds prevented tumor growth in preclinical models of human colon cancer and human leukemia by inhibiting both Aurora kinase and VEGFR kinase. A development drug product candidate, TLK60404, has been selected.

The Company, using its TRAP technology has discovered TLK60357, a novel, potent small molecule inhibitor of cell division. TLK60357 inhibits the formation of microtubules that are necessary for cancer cell growth leading to persistent G2/M cancer cell cycle block and subsequent cell death. This compound demonstrates potent broad-spectrum anticancer activity against a number of human cancer cells. This compound also displays oral efficacy in multiple, standard preclinical models of cancer. TLK60596, a potent VG! FR kinase! inhibitor, blocks the formation of new blood vessels in tumors. Oral administration of TLK60596 to animal models of human colon cancer reduced tumor growth.

5 Best Medical Stocks To Watch For 2014: Autoimmune Inc (AIMM)

AutoImmune Inc., incorporated in September 1988, is a healthcare company. The Company�� products are based on the principles of mucosal tolerance. The Company�� product is sold by Colloral LLC, the Company�� joint venture with Deseret, under the brand name Colloral, The Collagen Solution and Vital 3, and by Futurebiotics LLC under the brand name Vital 3. The other products which are in the development stage include MBP8298 (dirucotide), Oral Copaxone and AI 401.

The Company completed ten human clinical trials involving over 1,900 patients to investigate the use of Colloral as a pharmaceutical for treating symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The Company holds a joint venture with Deseret by forming Colloral LLC to manufacture market and sell Colloral as a dietary supplement. Colloral LLC holds a distributing agreement with Futurebiotics LLC for Colloral. Futurebiotics LLC markets the product under the brand name Vital 3. Colloral LLC also markets the product under the Vital 3 brand through The Shopping Channel of Canada via on air segments and their Website.

The Company�� other products in the development stage include MBP8298 (dirucotide) for multiple sclerosis, which is in Phase III trials for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis; Oral Copaxone is in the research stage for multiple sclerosis, and AI 401 is in Phase III trials for Type 1 diabetes. The development of MBP8298 (dirucotide) is conducted by BioMS Medical Corporation (BioMS). In August 2000, BioMS tested patients in a Phase II/III (MAESTRO-01) clinical trial of its MBP8298 treatment for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. It was conducted at 47 sites across Canada and Europe. In November 2006, BioMS enrolled in a Phase II clinical trial (MINDSET-01) of MBP8298 for treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. It enrolled 218 patients at 24 sites in six countries for a 15 month trial.

The Company collaborated with Eli Lilly, which supports clinical testing of orally administered a! utoimmune-mediated (Type 1) diabetes product, AI 401. Eli Lilly completed three different Phase II clinical trials to demonstrate human proof of principle for AI 401. The United States study was a one-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with more than 200 patients, designed to measure immunological changes, preservation of pancreatic function and time to insulin dependence. Its second Phase II trial, involving approximately 150 patients, was conducted in France. The third trial was conducted in Italy with approximately 80 patients. In addition, Eli Lilly provided AI 401 for the Diabetes Prevention Trial (DPT-1) conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During the year ended December 31, 2008, the clinical trial of intranasal insulin to delay or prevent the clinical onset of Type I diabetes, called the Diabetes Prediction and Prevention Project was conducted in Finland. As of January 1, 2009, 115 had been enrolled in this trial.

Diamond Hill Capital Comments on United Technologies Corp

Building and aerospace technology conglomerate United Technologies Corp. (UTX) experienced surprisingly strong order growth in the Otis, Carrier, and Pratt & Whitney segments. Lower pension costs and synergies from the Goodrich acquisition bode well for future financial performance.

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