Best Diversified Bank Companies To Watch For 2014

It's certainly been a hectic day for BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY  ) . The rumor mill is running at full speed, BlackBerry's share price took a hit at the open after an analyst predicted poor smartphone sales results, and there's even talk that BlackBerry will sell all or part of itself -- again. As if BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins doesn't have enough on his plate, much of which he brought on himself by saying things like Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL  ) iPhone is out of date and that tablets will become obsolete in five years, among other head-scratchers. Heins' comments aside, the shame is that the nearly 15% stock appreciation BlackBerry shareholders have enjoyed the past month or so just came to a screeching halt.

Z10 and Q10 sales
The bad news first: Today's 5% drop in BlackBerry's stock price was largely due to a report from a Pacific Crest Securities analyst indicating that production cuts on the new Z10 and Q10 devices are imminent. The upside for BlackBerry shareholders is that the headline paints a gloomier picture than what reality shows. According to the analyst, BlackBerry is producing between 1.5 million and 2 million smartphones a month -- not bad, considering the Q10 is offered in only limited markets.

Best Diversified Bank Companies To Watch For 2014: Csm Systems Corp (CKX.V)

CSM Systems Corp., through its subsidiary, Visionstate Inc., develops, installs, and customizes interactive touch screen customer service technology suitable for various types of public spaces. Its core software platform is known as ViCCi, an acronym for virtual customer care interface. The company offers building digital display networks and digital sales assistants to customers, including shopping centers, recreation centers, office buildings, and other places that require wayfinding. It also provides mobile iphone applications; and sells its kiosks to home development project for displaying information about the project. In addition, the company offers consulting, graphic, and Web design and related services and support. CSM Systems Corp. is based in Edmonton, Canada.

Best Diversified Bank Companies To Watch For 2014: Cofide(COFI.MI)

COFIDE - Gruppo De Benedetti S.p.A., through its subsidiaries, operates in utilities, media, automotive components, healthcare, and financial services sectors primarily in Italy, rest of Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. In the utilities sector, the company engages in the generation of electricity through combined cycle gas turbine, as well as renewable resources comprising wind, photovoltaic, and biomass plants; and ownership of hydrocarbon licenses in North Sea, Bulgaria, and Colombia. It operates an installed capacity of approximately 3,800 megawatts. In the media sector, the company is involved in publishing daily newspaper la Repubblica and a weekly magazine L?Espresso, as well as 16 local daily newspapers; broadcasting 3 national radio stations Radio Deejay, Radio Capital, and Radio m2o; operating a television network and an Internet Website; and collecting advertising for third-party publications. In the automotive components sector, it produces filte rs and suspension components for the original equipment market, and the original and independent replacement market. In the healthcare sector, the company operates nursing homes under the Anni Azzurri; rehabilitation centers under Santo Stefano and Redancia brands; and hospital facilities under Medipass brand, as well as the Fratelli Montecchi hospital in Suzzara. In the financial services sector, it engages in the provision of lifetime mortgages and non-performing loans; management of venture capital funds; and investments in private equity funds. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Milano, Italy. COFIDE - Gruppo De Benedetti S.p.A. operates as a subsidiary of Carlo De Benedetti & Figli S.a.p.A.

Top Casino Companies To Invest In 2014: Uni-asia Finance Corporation (C3T.SI)

Uni-Asia Finance Corporation engages in the finance arrangement and investment management of alternative assets primarily shipping and real estates in Japan, China, and Hong Kong. It also involves in the ship chartering arrangements; provision of property investment, project management, accounting and administration, and corporate finance services; and operation, investment, and management of hotels for business travelers and tourists. In addition, the company invests vessels, such as handy size dry bulk ships, containerships, and product tankers; and act as the ship investment manager and provides management and administration services. Further, it offers finance arrangement services for ships; and act as an investment manager, as well as an investor. Additionally, the company engages in the investment and management of industrial and office properties in China and Hong Kong; and residential and hotel properties in Japan, as well as act as hotel operator. As of December 3 1, 2010, it acted as an asset manager for 9 hotels properties; and operated 13 hotels under Hotel vista name. Uni-Asia Finance Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Best Diversified Bank Companies To Watch For 2014: Tucows Inc Com Npv (TC.TO)

Tucows Inc. distributes Internet services worldwide. The company offers domain name registration, and security and identity products through digital certificates, email, and mobile telephony services. It provides OpenSRS, a wholesale service, which manages domain names, mailboxes, and digital certificates through a network of approximately 11,000 Web hosts, Internet service providers (ISPs), and other resellers; Platypus, a billing service that provides ISPs with an industry-specific solution for billing, service provisioning, and customer account management; and Hover, a retail service, which offers domain names, mailboxes, and digital certificates management services for consumers and small businesses. In addition, the company offers YummyNames that manages various domain names with a portfolio of approximately 42,000 domains; and Butterscotch, a content service, which operates butterscotch.com and tucows.com advertising-supported Websites that provide content in the for m of approximately 4,000 videos and 385,000 software and mobile listings, and articles. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.