Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now

The winds of change are blowing through our energy economy, and it won't be long before they're at gale force. The simple fact is that we can't maintain our prosperity and growth without energy, and we can't continue to produce energy the way we've been doing it all along. Everything about the way we generate, transmit, and consume energy is going to have to change. This creates plenty of investment risk, but it also offers extraordinary opportunity for those who see the big picture.

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman had a lot to say about energy efficiency at the recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Summit. "Life is too short to work on second-class problems," he said by way of opening. Poneman views the transformation of our energy economy as the challenge of our generation, emphasizing that we cannot resist the transition to sustainability: We must lead it.

Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Novellus Systems Inc.(NVLS)

Novellus Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Group and Industrial Applications Group. The Semiconductor Group segment provides equipment used in wafer processing, advanced wafer-level packaging, and light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturing. Its deposition systems use chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), and electrochemical deposition (ECD) processes to form transistor, capacitor, and interconnect layers in an integrated circuit; and High-Density Plasma CVD (HDP-CVD) and Plasma-Enhanced CVD (PECVD) systems employ chemical plasma to deposit dielectric material within the gaps formed by the etching of aluminum, or as a blanket film that can be etched with patterns for depositing conductive materials into the etched dielectric. This segment?s CVD Tungsten systems are used to deposit co nductive contacts between transistors and interconnects; PVD systems are used to deposit conductive aluminum and copper metal layers by sputtering metal atoms; and Electrofil ECD systems are used for depositing copper to form the conductive wiring on integrated circuits using copper interconnects. The Industrial Applications Group segment provides grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment for fine-surface optimization. It offers products for use in the semiconductor and LED manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, medical, green energy, and glass and ceramics industries, as well as manufacturers of products, such as pumps, transmissions, compressors, and bearings. The company markets its products through direct sales force and manufacturer?s representatives primarily in Europe, the United States, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and southeast Asia. Novellus Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Pacific Rodera Energy Inc. (PRD.V)

PRD Energy Inc., a development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas and crude oil principally in Europe. The company was formerly known as Pacific Rodera Energy Inc. and changed its name to PRD Energy Inc. in August 2010. PRD Energy Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

Top Electric Utility Companies To Watch In Right Now: Old Line Bancshares Inc.(OLBK)

Old Line Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Old Line Bank that provides commercial banking products and services to small and medium size businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, consumers, and high net worth clients in Maryland. It offers various deposit products, including demand, negotiable order of withdrawal, money market, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company?s lending portfolio comprises short to medium term commercial business loans, including lines of credit, revolving credit facilities, accounts receivable financing, term loans, equipment loans, SBA loans, stand-by letters of credit, and unsecured loans; commercial real estate loans; real estate construction loans consisting of funds advanced for the construction of single family residences, multi-family housing, and commercial buildings; home equity loans and home improvement loans; secured and unsecured consumer installment loans; and personal and househo ld loans. In addition, it offers safe deposit boxes, wire transfer services, debit cards, automated teller machine services, and credit cards, as well as provides Internet banking services. Further, Old Line Bancshares provides commercial account services, including direct deposit of payroll, an overnight sweep service, and remote deposit capture service. As of April 28, 2010, it operated one branch in Bowie, two branches in Waldorf, one branch in Annapolis, one branch in Crofton, and five additional branches in Prince George's County, Maryland. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.

Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Superior Plus Income Fd (SPB.TO)

Superior Plus Corp., through its subsidiary, Superior Plus LP, engages in the distribution and retail sale of propane, refined fuels, propane consuming equipment, and related services in Canada and the United States. Its services include rental of tanks, cylinders, and other equipment; supply, installation, and repair of equipment and appliances; and maintenance services. The company sells propane and related products and services to the residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, and automotive customer markets. It is also involved in the distribution of liquid fuels, such as heating oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, propane, and related services to a group of commercial, residential, and retail customers, including homeowners, agricultural and construction companies, municipalities, and schools. In addition, the company provides natural gas retailing services under fixed-price term contracts, primarily to residential and mid-sized commercial and industrial cus tomers; gas hedging products to commercial and light industrial markets; and natural gas liquids wholesale marketing services, primarily to small and medium sized propane retailers. Further, it manufactures sodium chlorate, chlorine dioxide, sodium chlorite, chlorine, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, potassium hydroxide, and hydrogen; and provides chlorine dioxide generators and related technology to pulp and paper customers. The company sells its products through its sales force, as well as distributors. Additionally, it distributes commercial and industrial insulation, and specialty walls and ceiling products consisting of drywall and components, acoustical ceilings, steel framing and accessories, building insulation and stucco, and tools and other related products. The company is also involved in the distribution of insulation, as well as provides fabrication services. Superior Plus Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Blackstone Ventures Inc. (BLV.V)

Blackstone Ventures Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. It primarily focuses on nickel and copper metals. The company�s principal exploration projects are located in Norway and Sweden. It also has interests in mineral properties located in Ontario and Nunavut, Canada. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Top Cheapest Companies To Watch In Right Now: Bunzl(BNZL.L)

Bunzl plc distributes non-food consumable products in the Americas, Europe, and Australasia. The company provides food packaging, films, labels, counter-service packaging, foodservice disposables, take-out food packaging, first aid products, point of purchase displays, stationery, bags, and cleaning and hygiene supplies to grocery stores, supermarkets, retail chains, convenience stores, food wholesalers, ethnic grocers, and organic food outlets. It also offers non-food consumables, such as food packaging, napkins, disposable tableware, food service disposables, guest amenities, light and heavy catering equipment, cleaning and hygiene products, and safety items to hotels, restaurants, caterers, and the leisure sector, as well as to food processors and packers. In addition, the company supplies cleaning and hygiene materials comprising cleaning systems, floor care items, hand cleansing products, hygiene paper, janitorial products, cleaning machines, mops, polishes, protectiv e clothing, and washroom chemicals to facilities management companies, contract cleaners, and other industrial and healthcare customers; and personal protection equipment, such as footwear, gloves, safety helmets, work wear, harness equipment, tools, safety signs, and traffic management and ancillary site equipment, as well as ear, eye, respiratory, and face protection products. Further, it provides non-food retail products; and disposable healthcare consumables, such as gloves, aprons, bandages, facemasks, gowns, headwear, mattress covers, overshoes, procedure packs, tapes, wipes, incontinence products, and swabs for hospitals, retirement and nursing homes, and doctors? surgeries and clinics; and various products for the government and education sectors. Additionally, the company offers outsourcing solutions, such as redistribution services for janitorial distributors, foodservice broadliners, and other distributors. Bunzl plc was founded in 1940 and is based in London, th e United Kingdom.