Top 5 Industrial Disributor Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Carter's (NYSE: CRI  ) , the branded marketer of baby and children's wear, is facing the headwinds of declining birthrates in the US and Canada. In the US, the crude birth rate (births per 1,000 people) has declined to levels not seen since the Great Depression: down 7% plus since 2007.Worldwide, the crude birth rate is expected to decline from the early 1950's 37.2 births to 13.4.

What's a company to do when its market shrinks year after year? You do what so many other apparel retailers have done and look to Asia. That's exactly what Carter's has done, with the company establishing a presence in Japan. However, according to the CIA Factbook, at a crude birth rate of 7.6, Japan has the lowest birth rate globally. That said, Japan is still a small operation for Carter's, and only contributed $3.5 million to first quarter sales.

Standing on big shoulders
That's the bad news. But just as you'd hoist a little one on your shoulders to get a better perspective, so too have Wal-Mart and Target lifted Carter's. These big-box retailers are important partners to Carter's, especially Target.�Target reported that of all apparel, children's was its strongest seller in the second quarter.

Top 10 Rising Stocks To Buy Right Now: Twitter (TWTR)

Instantly connect to what's most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking ... Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jack Kramer and Nick Martell]

  1. Tech stocks go nuts despite quiet market
  Among�the cricket-chirping on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (no big data releases, no huge earnings releases, and no news of having Facebook do something crazy with its billions of excess cash), tech stocks rebounded from their recent whacking.�Twitter (NYSE: TWTR  ) , Facebook, and Amazon.com�all rose at least 3.6%.�

• [By Peter Graham]

  The Q3 2014 earnings report for Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), who�� potential benchmarks include social media�stocks Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), is scheduled for after the market closes�on Monday�(October 27th). Aside from the Twitter Inc earnings report, it should be said that Facebook Inc will report Q3 2014 earnings after the market closes next Tuesday (October 28th) and LinkedIn Corp will report Q3 2014 earnings after the market closes�next Thursday (October 30th). Shares soared around 30% the last time when Twitter Inc reported stronger than expected earnings.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Meanwhile,�Twitter� (NYSE: TWTR  ) shares were moving higher on a management change of its own. The social network finished up 3.5% as COO Ali Rowghani resigned. Rowghani will not be replaced because CEO Dick Costolo would like more direct contact with the company's engineering and product teams, as Rowghani's departure seems to have resulted from a dispute between the two executives. The announcement comes as Twitter shares have fallen due to concerns about sluggish user growth, which was one of Rowghani's principal responsibilities. With the departure of Rowghani, investors seem to believe the company will be implementing a new strategy to lure additional users. Even if, after its recent slide, Twitter still carries a sky-high valuation, Wall Street has made it clear that the company needs to grow its user base rapidly in order to justify its current stock price.�

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Some investors see similar signs of overpricing in today's market. In particular, tech and social-media stocks have become a target of those arguing that a new bubble has formed. In particular, Twitter (ticker: TWTR) has enjoyed phenomenal gains in the couple of months since it went public, more than doubling from its IPO price and climbing substantially higher from where it traded on its first day as a public company. Similarly, Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn (LNKD ) have produced stellar growth in boosting advertising revenue, especially with Facebook having demonstrated its success in the mobile ad space. Yet with these stocks carrying pricey valuations that reflect investors' high expectations for their future, anything short of perfection going forward could cause dramatic corrections -- corrections that those investing in taxable accounts will fear protecting themselves from because of the tax liability involved.

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Konsortium Transnasional Bhd (KTB)

Konsortium Transnasional Berhad (KTB) is principally involved in investment holding. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of public bus transportation comprising stage and express bus operations within Peninsular Malaysia. The Company operates in two segments: public transportation services, which is engaged in the provision of stage and express bus services across Peninsular Malaysia, and trading of vehicles, which through its subsidiary, PT Indonadi, is involved in the activity of trading of buses in Indonesia. The public transportation services segment includes revenue from the rental and charter of buses to third parties. Some of its wholly owned subsidiaries include Syarikat Kenderaan Melayu Kelantan Berhad, Syarikat Tanjung Keramat Temerloh Omnibus Berhad, Kenderaan Langkasuka Sdn. Bhd., Kenderaan Klang Banting Berhad, Kenderaan Labu Sendayan Sdn. Bhd., Starise Sdn. Bhd. and Syarikat Rembau Tampin Sdn. Bhd. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Anuchit Nguyen]

  The SET Index, which rose 328 percent from October 2008 to this year�� high on May 21, has since dropped 13 percent through yesterday as shares of Krung Thai Bank Pcl (KTB) and billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont�� CP All Pcl (CPALL) tumbled. Stock swings in Thailand have almost tripled in the past six months while trading volumes fell 52 percent, the most among 45 emerging and developed markets.

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Korea Electric Power Corp (KEP)

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), incorporated on January 1, 1982, is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and development of electric power resources in the Republic of Korea. KEPCO�� business operations include nuclear, hydro and thermal generation; transmission and distribution, and resources development. KEPCO consists of power generation companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and other share-holding companies. On January 5, 2010, KEPCO developed the prototype of next-generation electric vehicle chargers.

KEPCO completed consulting projects in Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Libya, Ukraine and Paraguay, and is working on 12 projects in Western Africa, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan. KEPCO is investing in green growth business, which includes implementation of Smart Grid and electric vehicle charging infrastructure and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. KEPCO is engaged in development of renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic, wind and tidal energy to realize low carbon green growth. KEPCO��s overseas renewable energy projects include wind farms in Gansu (99 megawatts) and Inner Mongolia (1,075 megawatts) in China. KEPCO has secured an annual 520,000 tons worth of carbon emission rights. KEPCO has nine CDM projects related to wind generation project in China, out of 18 CDM projects.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Cook]

  Utilities shares rose around 0.45 percent in trading on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (NYSE: EDN), up 4.7 percent, and Korea Electric Power (NYSE: KEP), up 3.9 percent.

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Among the sector stocks, Pure Cycle (NASDAQ: PCYO) was down more than 1.3 percent, while Korea Electric Power (NYSE: KEP) tumbled around one percent.

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Volkswagen AG (VLKAY)

Volkswagen AG is a Germany-based automobile manufacturer. The Company develops vehicles and components, and also produces and sells vehicles, in particular Volkswagen brand passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The Company consists of two divisions: Automotive and Financial Services division. The Automotive division is responsible for the development of vehicles and engines, the production and sale of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, and the genuine parts business. The Financial services division's portfolio of services includes dealer and customer services in the field of financing, leasing, directbank, insurance and fleet business. The Company's brands include Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Skoda, Scania and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and each brand offers a product range from low-consumption small cars to luxury class vehicles, as well as pick ups, busses and heavy trucks in the commercial vehicle sector.

During 2009, the Company introduced two additions to the Audi5 model series: Audi A5 Cabriolet and the Audi A5 Sportback. In addition, Audi A4 allroad Quattro, Audi TT RS, Audi RS Spyder and the Audi 8 were introduced. During 2009, Audi brand delivered 950 thousand vehicles to customers worldwide. The SEAT launched the Exeo in the B segment. This sporty midsized saloon marks the arrival of the Spanish brands. Bentley introduced the Bentley Mulsanne. This saloon includes proportioned interiors. It also introduced GTC Speed and the Bentley Continental Supersports.

The Company has various delivery centers, including Western Europe, China, Brazil, United States and Mexico. During 2009, deliveries of vehicles were 6336222 worldwide.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Rosevear]

  It's far from alone. Volkswagen (NASDAQOTH: VLKAY  ) has been playing with electric-car ideas for a few years now, and all-electric Audi A3s have been spotted testing. The company is thought to be planning plug-in vehicles ranging from small city cars to a plug-in hybrid diesel super-sports car for Audi.