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  • Finding Treasure in a Pile of Trash

    By Ryan Guenette - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: RSG, SRCL, VE, WCN, WM

    The second largest United States provider of solid waste services in North America, Republic Services Incorporated (NYSE: RSG) recently reported first quarter financial results on April 25. Compared with the first quarter of 2012, net income decreased from $142.8 million ($0.39 per share) to $124.9 million ($0.34 per share), representing a near 13% drop.

    Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings were $167.4 million ($0.46 per more »

  • Bargain Hunting in France

    By Ryan Peckyno - February 25, 2013 | Tickers: ALU, FTE, TOT, VE

    A lot of people don't have the stomach for investing in many emerging markets. 

    That is because people feel uncomfortable investing in countries rampant with corruption, or in countries where more than half of the population is illiterate, or worse yet, in companies where the Government is the majority shareholder. 

    Or at least that is the feedback that I received after I wrote an article, Bargain Hunting in Brazil more »

  • Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

    By Joseph Solitro - February 13, 2013 | Tickers: CLH, VE, WM

    When disaster strikes, chances are Clean Harbors (NYSE: CLH) will be on their way. Clean Harbors provides emergency response environmental, energy, and industrial cleanup services as well as natural disaster relief and cleanup worldwide. They also provide recycling, chemical packaging, and other uniquely positioned services. This company currently has waste management facilities in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad. These locations are important to note because a worldwide more »

  • This Trash Hauler's Key Takeaways From Q4

    By Howard Rothman - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: BIN, RSG, VE, WCN, WM

    With trash volumes flat and the ability to raise prices almost nonexistent, waste service providers have faced an uphill climb during the past couple of years. Unfortunately, the fourth-quarter earnings Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), one of the industry’s Top 3 players, reported on Feb. 7 show that little has really changed over the past several months -- and little improvement is expected in early 2013.

    RSG’s results, and why more »

  • The Well Traveled Portfolio

    By AnnaLisa Kraft - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BHP, CHU, PVG, VE

    Maybe you've seen one of those beautifully battered leather suitcases with worn labels from exotic destinations and brass fittings and initials. They say to all and sundry, I am a citizen of the world, sophisticated and versed in esoteric customs. Regrettably, they are used as pricey vintage decor now.

    But...you can be a sophisticated globetrotter in the market. You can kit out your portfolio with stocks worthy of more »

  • Waste Services: Trash or Treasure?

    By Howard Rothman - December 5, 2012 | Tickers: BIN, RSG, VE, WCN, WM

    In the early 1970s, Steve Miller recorded a song called “Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash.” In more recent times, a trio of waste service providers has sung a somewhat different version of that tune: “Your Trash Ain’t Nothin’ But Cash.”

    But with volumes flat for several years, and the ability to raise prices almost non-existent, the trash business has become much more challenging. And many have started more »

  • Three French Stocks Offering Nifty Dividends

    By Dr. Osman Gulseven - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: ECIFY.PK, FTE, VE

    France is one of the biggest economies in the world. Recent financial turmoil has hamstrung a lot of global economic powerhouses. However, the French economy has been relatively stable compared to some other European countries. At the moment, there are a number of stocks with mouth watering dividend yields in the French stock exchange. I decided to choose three stocks with attractive dividend yields and strong business models.

    The first more »

  • What is Bill Gates Buying Now?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 19, 2012 | Tickers: BIN, RSG, VE, WCN, WM

    In a Form 4 filed last week, Cascade Investments announced it increased its ownership of Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) with a purchase of 8.1 million shares at $26.80 a piece, putting the total shares owned by Cascade up to 86.1 million. Cascade now owns over 23% of the outstanding shares of Republic Services. Cascade has been steadily increasing its stake in Republic since 2002. Cascade Investments is more »

  • 5 Stocks To Appreciate After Europe's Recovery

    By Dr. Osman Gulseven - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: ALU, FTE, SNY, TOT, VE

    Driven mainly by the financial collapse in Greece, the Eurozone is caught in a downward spiral. For the last quarter of 2012, economic activity in the region is expected to shrink. Analysts' estimations suggest an overall contraction of around 0.5%.

    France is on the spotlight as it appears to be highly affected by the current economic turmoil. At the moment, France is witnessing stagnation and unemployment of around 10 more »

  • 2 Perfect Stocks Down 40% Each?

    By Chad Henage - October 16, 2012 | Tickers: HUN, KRO, RSG, VE, WM

    If it seems like an oxymoron that a “perfect stock” could be down 40%, that's exactly why I think investors should pay attention. I'm always on the lookout for companies that are off their 52 week high by enough that just a recovery in the stock could give investors a nice return. I recently used the Fool.com CAPS Screener for large cap stocks that both rated a perfect 5 stars by the CAPS community, and were down 50% from their 52 week high. The problem was there were no companies that met this test. When I lowered the percentage to 40% only two companies popped up. The two companies this screen turned up were Veolia Environnement S.A. (NYSE: VE) and Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO). In theory, these are two “perfect” stocks selling at a 40% discount, what I want to know is why?

  • Reversing Dangerous Water Trends

    By Peter Pham - October 5, 2012 | Tickers: GE, DOW, VE

    According to some estimates, global fresh water requirements are expected to rise by as much as 50% from 4,500 billion cubic meters in 2010 to 6,999 billion cubic meters in 2030. The current global water supplies will be able to satisfy just 60% of that projected demand. Furthermore, the UN believes that fresh water sources will deplete by 20% per capita. This high demand for drinking water will more »

  • Should You Hold Your Nose and Buy Darling?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: CVH, DAR, HEK, SRCL, VE

    Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) acts as a provider of waste recycling and recovery services for food providers. For example, it processes animal by-products from meat processors and restaurants into meal, tallow, and grease. 2012 is shaping up to be a tough year for Darling, as its revenues were down 10% and its net income was down 34% in the first six months of the year compared to the same more »

  • 1 Stock Which Could Benefit From Natural Gas Regulation

    By Tyler Crowe - August 27, 2012 | Tickers: WTR, HAL, SLB, VE

    The boom in US natural gas exploration has become a very hot political topic. To Frack or not to Frack has become a subject of debate ranging from the dining room table to the halls of Congress.  The idea of using hydraulic fracturing of underground shale deposits to extract natural gas has become a polarizing idea that has left some many uncertain of its future.  As investors, this uncertainty does more »

  • Investing Abroad: French Stocks

    By Matthew Luke - July 21, 2012 | Tickers: ALU, FTE, SNY, TOT, VE

    Diversification is the best defense against global uncertainty. Living abroad, that is one truth that I have come to appreciate more and more. With so much uncertainty in Europe and the rest of the world, we sometimes forget that truth. In these times of uncertainty, many investors seek the safety of good US companies, avoiding the rest of the world completely. Diversification means more than just different sectors of the US economy. Diversification also means foreign companies that will protect your portfolio from domestic risk.

  • Investing in the Inevitable - Itron

    By Brian Shaw - July 16, 2012 | Tickers: BMI, ITRI, VE

    Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes.  While not one to argue with a genius, I’d contend that there are other truths that will drive the world for the foreseeable future.  One example is that water is vital to human existence, and the demands for drinkable water will continue to increase as populations increase and emerging markets continue to develop around the more »

  • Digging for Pay Dirt in European Markets: Veolia Environnement

    By Daniel Ferry - July 11, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, WTR, RSG, VE, WM | Editor's Choice

    For the past few years, Europe has been embroiled in a financial crisis that never seems to end, always teetering on the brink of collapse without quite falling over. The reluctance of politicians to move decisively to settle the issue in one way or another has introduced so much uncertainty that capital has fled Europe in droves.

    While this is certainly a reasonable response when faced with the potential collapse more »

  • The Kind of Management I Like to Invest In

    By Maxxwell A.R. Chatsko - May 31, 2012 | Tickers: AWK, HEK, VE, WM

    Flawlessly navigating the transformation of a major multinational company is impossible. How could it go smoothly when it requires dissembling a puzzle worth billions of dollars with tens of thousands of employees in dozens of countries and putting it back together such that management isn’t sent to the gallows? It takes an enormous amount of patience, organization, and adaptability. That’s why I think it is interesting to keep more »

  • Getting Dirty with Peter Lynch

    By Stephen Benz - May 21, 2012 | Tickers: CLH, VE, WM

    In my tireless quest for self-education in investing, I am reading all the investment "classics" I can get my hands on.  I started with Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor, but made a mistake when I then tried to move on to another work of his, Security Analysis.  When I reached the chapter titled "Misleading Artifices in the Income Account.  Earnings of Subsidiaries", I gave up.  I grabbed One Up more »

  • Waste Management: High Dividend, Attractive Price

    By Helen Hagan - March 15, 2012 | Tickers: EVX, VE, WM

    Waste Management (NYSE: WM) does the job that nobody wants to do, but it’s a job that has to be done. Luckily, Waste Management is a publicly traded company that we can all benefit from, if we know to invest wisely. With a dividend at just over 4% and trading at around $35 per share, investing in trash is looking good.

    Environmental Stocks?

    Waste Management deals with something that more »

  • French Slam

    By Eric Volkman - January 15, 2012 | Tickers: FTE, SNY, TOT, VE

    It's not good to get on the bad side of the credit rating agencies. Following the downgrading of its sovereign debt by Standard & Poor's this past week, France is set to go through the usual grim cycle of budget cuts and the increased expense of taking on more debt. Like the eight other European countries receiving ratings cuts, French stocks by association will probably have to take a more »

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