Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014

LINN Energy (NASDAQ: LINE  ) had a "wait and see until we finish our Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY  ) acquisition" kind of quarter. While overall production jumped a very healthy 69% over last year, it just didn't quite meet what the company expected. Weather was part of the problem, but much of the company's woes came in one place: Texas. Does LINN have a problem with Texas' tea? Let's take a look at these pieces of bad news and see if the problems lie with LINN or the Lone Star State.�

Permian all plugged up
Although the news that takeaway capacity isn't quite up to snuff for many of the producing regions in the U.S., the Permian in particular has been suffering despite the region only producing at half the rate of its peak production back in 1973. LINN, and its operating arm LinnCo (NASDAQ: LNCO  ) , stated that it has reduced the amount of rigs it has working in the region and has focused on the western side of the basin because of stronger infrastructure there.�

Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014: Panterra Resources Corp (PRC.V)

PanTerra Resource Corp., a junior oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of conventional and unconventional oil and gas properties in western Canada. The company owns two oil producing properties and two gas producing properties in Alberta, as well as a shale gas resource project in Saskatchewan. PanTerra Resource Corp. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014: Kingsway Arms Retirement Reside(KWA.V)

Kingsway Arms Retirement Residences Inc. engages in the ownership of retirement home properties in Canada. It primarily owns the Aurora Retirement Centre, a seniors housing facility located in Aurora, Ontario. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Vaughan, Canada.

Top 10 Cheap Companies To Watch In Right Now: Barnes Group Inc (B)

Barnes Group Inc. is an international aerospace and industrial components manufacturer and logistics services company serving a range of end markets and customers. The products and services provided by Barnes Group are critical components for applications, which provide transportation, communication, manufacturing and technology. The Company operates under two global business segments: Logistics and Manufacturing Services, and Precision Components. On December 30, 2011, the Company sold its Barnes Distribution Europe (BDE) business to Berner SE. In August 2012, the Company acquired Synventive Molding Solutions.

Logistics and Manufacturing Services

Logistics and Manufacturing Services provides logistics support and repair services. Value-added logistics support services include inventory management, technical sales, and supply chain solutions for maintenance, repair, operating, and production supplies and services. Repair services provided include the manufacturing of spare parts for the refurbishment and repair of engineered components and assemblies for commercial and military aviation. Logistics and Manufacturing Services has sales, distribution, and manufacturing operations in the United States, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Mexico, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. Products and services are available in more than 30 countries.

The global operations are engaged in supplying, servicing and manufacturing of maintenance, repair and operating components. Activities include logistics support through vendor-managed inventory and technical sales for stocked replacement parts and other products, catalog offerings and custom solutions, and the manufacture and delivery of aerospace aftermarket spare parts, including the revenue sharing programs (RSPs) under, which the Company receives right to supply designated aftermarket parts over the life of the related aircraft engine program, and component repairs. In addition, the manufacturing and supplying of aerospace! aftermarket spare parts, including the RSPs, are dependent upon the reliable and timely delivery of components.

Precision Components

Precision Components is a global supplier of engineered components for critical applications focused on providing solutions for a industrial, transportation and aerospace customer base. It is equipped to produce every type of precision spring, from fine hairsprings for electronics and instruments to heavy-duty springs for machinery, as well as precision-machined and fabricated components and assemblies for OEM turbine engine, airframe and industrial gas turbine builders globally, and the military. It is also a manufacturer and supplier of precision mechanical products, including precision mechanical springs, compressor reed valves and nitrogen gas products. Precision Components also manufactures punched and fine-blanked components used in transportation and industrial applications, nitrogen gas springs and manifold systems used to control stamping presses, and retention rings, which position parts on a shaft or other axis.

Precision Components has a customer base with products purchased by durable goods manufacturers located in industries, including transportation, consumer products, farm equipment, telecommunications, medical devices, home appliances and electronics, and airframe and gas turbine engine manufacturers for commercial and military jets, business jets, and land-based industrial gas turbines. Long-standing customer relationships enable Precision Components to participate in the design phase of components and assemblies, through which customers receive the benefits of manufacturing research, testing and evaluation. Products are sold through Precision Components��direct sales force and a distribution channel. Precision Components has manufacturing, sales, assembly and distribution operations in the United States, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and the United Kingdo! m.

Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014: BTU International Inc.(BTUI)

BTU International, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sale, and service of thermal processing systems used in various manufacturing processes primarily in the electronics, alternative energy, and automotive industries worldwide. Its alternative energy products include solar processing equipment for silicon and thin film photovoltaics, including in-line thermal systems and coating systems; in-line diffusion systems; rapid thermal processing furnaces for the solar cell metallization process; and walking beam and pusher systems for sintering nuclear fuel. The company?s electronics products comprise thermal processing systems used in the solder reflow and curing stages of printed circuit board assembly; convection reflow systems; and wafer level and die level semiconductor packaging systems. Its products are used in various applications, such as solar cell manufacturing, nuclear fuel processing, printed circuit board assembly, and semiconductor packaging. The company pr imarily serves multinational original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturing companies. BTU International markets and sells its products directly, as well as through independent sales representatives. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts.

Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014: Vangold Resources Ltd. (VAN.V)

Vangold Resources Ltd., a development stage company, engages in the identification, acquisition, and exploration of mineral properties. It primarily explores for gold, copper, silver, nickel, platinum, and cobalt ores. The company is also involved in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. It holds interests in mineral properties located in North America, Papua New Guinea, and Uganda; and holds oil and gas concessions in Armenia. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Hot Computer Hardware Stocks To Buy For 2014: Acal(ACL.L)

Acal plc provides technology products and services offering sales, marketing, engineering, and other services in western Europe and South Africa. The company operates in three segments: Electronics, Supply Chain, and Medical. The Electronics segment supplies a range of specialist electronic, photonic, and imaging components and sub systems for industrial electronic manufacturing and system applications. The Supply Chain segment provides service parts and inventory solutions to information technology (IT) service providers, as well as aftermarket warranty services in the U.K. and Germany to original equipment manufacturers (OEM). This segment offers new and in-house refurbished parts for IT systems, including servers, mainframes, PCs, and printers. The Medical segment supplies and maintains capital medical equipment to medical institutions, primarily the National Health Service in the U.K. and private clinics in South Africa. This segment primarily offers bone densitometry scanning, radiotherapy treatment positioning, computed tomography, and digital radiography equipment, as well as after sales service to third parties engaged in the medical and scientific sectors. The company operates in the U.K., the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, South Africa, Spain, and the Nordic region. Acal plc was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.