Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall are getting into the logistics business in an effort to reach more customers and save them money.
Last week, China's largest shopping websites, Taobao and Tmall, announced they had partnered with eight Chinese logistics companies to launch the International Parcel Forwarding Service. Aimed at simplifying and lowering the cost of shipping online purchases from mainland China to�Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, shoppers in those areas can now save up to 50% in shipping and handling fees, the companies said.�
Alibaba's new service consolidates multiple purchases into packages bound for the same region. Once they reach the region, the packages are forwarded to the specific address.�
After trying to increase their sales to Asian countries with large Chinese-speaking populations, Alibaba has seen shipping difficulties and rising costs, a natural part, the company says, of cross-border delivery and operations. For example, Alibaba says, most Taobao and Tmall merchants don't offer international shipping or do so at a premium. In instances where they do offer international shipping, customers have sometimes�had to wait weeks, only to find out that their merchandise was lost. The Alibaba shipping service hopes to prevent its customers such headaches.�
Hot Airline Stocks To Watch For 2015: Quad Graphics Inc(QUAD)
Quad/Graphics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of print and related products and services in North America, Latin America, and Europe. It offers print solutions, including catalogs, consumer magazines, special interest publications, direct mail, packaging and other commercial and specialty printed products, retail inserts, books, and directories. The company also provides media solutions comprising creative, digital imaging, video, photography, workflow solutions, mobile and social media, and response data analytics services. In addition, it offers logistics services, such as mailing, distribution, logistics, and data optimization and hygiene services; and printing-related auxiliary equipment for original equipment manufacturers and printing companies, as well as provides ink. The company markets its products and services to various companies that operate in a range of industries and serve businesses and consumers consisting of retailers, pub lishers, and direct marketers. Quad/Graphics, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roberto Pedone]
My first earnings short-squeeze play is commercial printing services player Quad/Graphics (QUAD), which is set to release numbers on Tuesday after the market close. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Quad/Graphics to report revenue of $1.32 billion on earnings of 92 cents per share.
The current short interest as a percentage of the float Quad/Graphics is very high at 17.1%. That means that out of the 26.02 million shares in the tradable float, 5.18 million shares are sold short by the bears. This is a high short interest on a stock with a relatively low tradable float. Any bullish earnings news could easily set off a monster short-squeeze for shares of QUAD post-earnings.
From a technical perspective, QUAD is currently trending above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bullish. This stock has been uptrending strong for the last month, with shares moving higher from its low of $28.44 to its intraday high of $35.99 a share. During that uptrend, shares of QUAD have been consistently making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action.
If you're bullish on QUAD, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above its 52-week high at $35.99 a share (or Tuesday's intraday high if higher) with high volume. Look for volume on that move that hits near or above its three-month average action of 149,155 shares. If that breakout hits, then QUAD will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $45 to $50 a share.
I would simply avoid QUAD or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout, and then drops back below some near-term support levels at $34 to $33 a share with high volume. If we get that move, then QUAD will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major support areas at its 50-day moving average o
Hot Shipping Stocks To Buy Right Now: ITonis Inc (ITNS)
ITonis Inc., incorporated on July 5, 2005, operates as a holding company. The Company focuses to purchase entrepreneurial companies that have established themselves, or are expected to establish themselves in various markets.
The Company invests in small growth entrepreneurial companies. In May 2011, the Company acquired Performance Mortgage Group, Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Peter Graham]
What�� the Catch With MyEcheck Inc? According to various disclosures, transactions of $500 and $2k have or will occur to mention MyEcheck Inc in various investment newsletters. The most recent news for MyEcheck Inc is not so recent as it dates from last April and was an announcement that the company would license its proprietary system to other operators for a share of their transaction revenue on the system with the CEO pointing out: ��n addition to our processing revenue, we will have licensing revenue that will exceed our processing revenue in a relatively short period of time." However, a quick look at MyEcheck Inc�� financials reveals revenues of $3k (most recent reported quarter), zero, zero and zero for the past four quarters along with net income of $387k (most recent reported quarter) and net losses of $8k, $35k and $14k. At the end of last June, MyEcheck Inc had no cash to cover $804k in current liabilities. So maybe investor will want to wait for evidence of licensing and processing revenue to materialize.
ITonis Inc (OTCMKTS: ITNS) Recently Announced Its First OrderSmall cap ITonis Inc is an Orange County, California based holding company established in 2005 that's is currently undergoing a company-wide transformation to embark upon an aggressive acquisition plan to purchase high growth entrepreneurial companies that have established themselves, or are expected to establish themselves as leaders in various market niches. On Friday, ITonis Inc fell 9.09% to $0.003 for a market cap of $2.56 million plus ITNS is down 80.3% over the past year and down 50% over the past five years according to Google Finance.
Hot Shipping Stocks To Buy Right Now: InterMune Inc.(ITMN)
InterMune, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of therapies in pulmonology and fibrotic diseases. In pulmonology, the company focuses on therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal lung disease. It markets pirfenidone, an orally active drug that inhibits the synthesis of TGF-beta under the Esbriet name in the European Union, as well as in a Phase III clinical trial in the United States. Pirfenidone is also approved for the treatment of IPF in Japan, where it is marketed by Shionogi & Co. Ltd. under the Pirespa trade name. The company?s research programs focus on the discovery of small-molecule therapeutics and biomarkers to treat and monitor serious pulmonary and fibrotic diseases. InterMune, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ben Levisohn]
Intercept Pharmaceutical has surged 576% this year after gaining today, besting InterMune’s (ITMN) 119% spike and Sangamo BioSciences’ (SGMO) 63% advance.
- [By Sean Williams]
InterMune (NASDAQ: ITMN )
InterMune shares may have exploded higher by 30% over the past week, but there's certain to be a lot of nail-biting on the part of shareholders as we head into earnings season. The reason has been the slow acceptance of the company's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug, Esbriet, based on its pricing in the EU. In previous quarters Esbriet sales have disappointed in a big way, but are expected to rise by 134% to nearly $13 million from last year, though losses are still anticipated to come in at $0.70 per share. Following its recent pop, Esbriet sales had better hit the mark, otherwise InterMune shareholders are probably going to be in for a long day. - [By Brian Pacampara]
What: Shares of biotechnology company Intermune (NASDAQ: ITMN ) surged 13% today after its quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street expectations.
Hot Shipping Stocks To Buy Right Now: Arrowstar Resources Ltd (AWS)
Arrowstar Resources Ltd is a Canada-based mineral exploration company. The Company is primarily engaged in exploring for iron ore in Alaska, the United States of America. The Company's flagship propery is in the State of Alaska. The Company�� Snettisham Iron Ore (magnetite) Deposit is located on the Snettisham Peninsula on the south side of Port Snettisham and west of Gilbert Bay. The Port Snettisham property consists of 49 mineral claims 30 miles southeast of Juneau, Alaska. Its Roberts Lake consists of 128 claims in Northern Quebec along the extensive and important Ungava Bay Iron Formation. Its Rannie Lake consists of 172 claims in Labrador. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Quick Pen]
There is a very interesting aspect of Amazon�� Q2. During the quarter the company spent as much as $4.3 billion in capital expenditures and still managed to report free cash flows worth $1 billion. Even the revenue from the web service (AWS) segment showed promising growth. CEO Jeff Bezoz believes one day the segment can overshadow the retail segment revenue and claim the place of the top contributor.
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