Top 5 Healthcare Technology Stocks For 2014

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) -- Cyprus' president and other politicians will have their immunity from prosecution significantly curbed as part of a package of new reforms aiming to bolster accountability in public life in the crisis-hit country.

Currently, the president can lose his job if convicted of high treason or any offenses "involving dishonesty or moral turpitude" or becomes permanently incapacitated physically or mentally.

But President Nicos Anastasiades said Monday that a proposed constitutional amendment will "expand and specify" the offenses under which the president could be criminally prosecuted.

He said ministers and top civil servants will face tougher legal standards, with new criminal and civil liabilities to be enshrined in law. Members of parliament, who have immunity from prosecution on some types of offenses, will lose all such legal protection.

Top 5 Healthcare Technology Stocks For 2014: Del Monte Pacific Limited (D03.SI)

Del Monte Pacific Limited, an investment holding company, engages in growing, processing, and selling canned and fresh pineapples, pineapple concentrates, tropical mixed fruit, tomato-based products, and other food products worldwide. It also provides beverage products comprising juices, juice drinks, and concentrates. The company owns the Del Monte brand in the Philippines and offers canned pineapple juice and juice drinks, canned pineapple and tropical mixed fruits, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, and tomato ketchup. It has an integrated pineapple operation with a 23,000-hectare pineapple plantation, 700,000-ton processing capacity, and a port beside the Cannery in the Philippines; and is involved in the sale of cattle in the Philippines. The company also owns another premium brand, S&W, globally except the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand; and has long-term supply agreements with various Del Monte trademark owners and licensees worldwide. Del Monte Pacific Limited ho lds approximately 46% of FieldFresh Foods Private Limited that markets Del Monte-branded processed products and FieldFresh-branded fresh fruits and vegetables in India, as well as the exclusive rights to produce and distribute processed food and beverage products under the Del Monte brand in the Indian subcontinent. The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Singapore. Del Monte Pacific Limited is a subsidiary of NutriAsia Pacific Limited.

Top 5 Healthcare Technology Stocks For 2014: Lydian Intl Ltd He Company] (LYD.TO)

Lydian International Limited operates as a mineral exploration and development company focusing on eastern Europe. The company�s principal project is the Amulsar project located in Armenia, which is a gold exploration and development project. It also holds a combined mining-exploration license at Zoti in Georgia; and a pipeline of early-stage gold and base metal exploration projects in the Caucasus regions. The company was formerly known as Dawson Creek Capital Corporation and changed its name to Lydian International Limited in December 2007. Lydian International Limited was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Helier, the Channel Islands.

5 Best Solar Stocks To Watch For 2014: PetroChina Company Limited(PTR)

PetroChina Company Limited produces and distributes oil and gas in the People?s Republic of China. It operates in four segments: Exploration and Production, Refining and Chemicals, Marketing, and Natural Gas and Pipeline. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, produces, and markets crude oil and natural gas, oilsands, and coalbed methane. As of December 31, 2010, it had 11,278 million barrels of proved reserves of crude oil; and 65,503 billion cubic feet of proved reserves of natural gas. The Refining and Chemicals segment engages in the refining of crude oil and petroleum products; and production and marketing of petrochemical products, derivative petrochemical products, and other chemical products. This segment?s product line comprises processed crude oil, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, ethylene, synthetic resins, synthetic fiber materials, polymers, synthetic rubber, and urea. The Marketing segment involves in the marketing of refined products and tradi ng businesses. It operated 17,996 service stations. The Natural Gas and Pipeline segment engages in the transmission of natural gas, crude oil, and refined products; and the sale of natural gas. It had a total length of 56,840 kilometers (km) of oil and gas pipelines, including 32,801 km of natural gas pipelines, 14,782 km of crude oil pipelines, and 9,257 km of refined product pipelines. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China. PetroChina Company Limited is a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Smith]  

  With a market capitalization of $260 billion, PetroChina is at the top of our list. The company has a regular dividend policy and last year's dividend yield was 3%. Its global competitors, such Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), British Petrolum (BP), Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM), are competing fiercely. Meanwhile, PetroChina has an almost monopolistic position in China. In the last 10 years, the stock price increased 10-fold, from $15 in 2001 to $150 in 2010. That's a 1000% return within the last 10 years excluding dividends.

Top 5 Healthcare Technology Stocks For 2014: Amkor Technology Inc.(AMKR)

Amkor Technology, Inc. provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States and internationally. It offers package formats and services using wirebonding and flip chip interconnect technologies that connect the die to the package carrier. The company?s package carriers include leadframe packages that utilize metal and place the electrical interconnect leads to the system board around the perimeter of the package; substrate packages, which utilize a laminate as the package carrier; and wafer-level packages. It provides chip scale packages comprising stacked chip scale packages for chipsets and memory applications; package-on-package solutions for the integration of logic and memory in a single footprint; and system-in-package modules that integrate two or more chips and passive device elements into a single package. The company also offers ball grid array packages comprising flip chip ball grid array packages that are used with silicon nodes f or small devices and other applications; and plastic ball grid array packages, which use wirebond technology. In addition, it provides other packaging services, such as wafer bumping services. Further, the company offers semiconductor testing services, including wafer testing or probe, final testing, strip testing, and end-of-line test services; and specialized logistical services, such as security certification and anti-counterfeit measures. It primarily serves the communications, consumer, computing, networking, automotive, and industrial markets. Amkor Technology, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

Top 5 Healthcare Technology Stocks For 2014: Taitron Components Incorporated(TAIT)

Taitron Components Incorporated engages in the distribution of brand name electronic components, as well as the supply of original designed and manufactured (ODM) electronic components. The company offers various discrete semiconductors, which include rectifiers, diodes, transistors, optoelectronic devices, commodity integrated circuits, and passive components. Its ODM products are marketed in wild animal feeders, timers for DC motor, public street light controllers, battery testers, universal remote control devices, and battery chargers industries. The company also provides engineering and turn-key services, focusing on providing ODM services for various projects. It serves electronic distributors, contract electronic manufacturers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company sells its products primarily in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Taiwan, China, and Canada. It has strategic alliances with Princeton Technology Corporation and Teamforce Co. Ltd. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Valencia, California.