Best Construction Companies To Own In Right Now

Asian stocks advanced for the first time in three days as new-home construction in the U.S. jumped more than forecast, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Japanese growth and the yen weakened

Toyota Motor Corp., the world�� largest carmaker, advanced 1.8 percent as a weakening yen boosted the earnings outlook for exporters. Advantest Corp. paced increases in Tokyo among makers of semiconductor equipment after Intel Corp. (INTC) forecast second- quarter sales that would exceed some analysts��estimates. Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604), Japan�� largest brokerage, sank 2.3 percent as Italian prosecutors said they aim to seize 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of its assets as part of a probe into Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA��.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) gained 0.7 percent to 137.35 as of 3:17 p.m. in Tokyo. Two shares advanced for every one that fell, with eight of the 10 industry groups on the gauge climbing. The benchmark rose 5.5 percent this year through yesterday amid signs the U.S. economy is recovering and as Japanese stocks rallied on speculation the Bank of Japan will boost stimulus.

Best Construction Companies To Own In Right Now: PerkinElmer Inc.(PKI)

PerkinElmer, Inc. provides technology, services, and solutions to the diagnostics, research, environmental, industrial, and laboratory services markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Human Health and Environmental Health. The Human Health segment develops diagnostics, tools, and applications to help detect diseases earlier, as well as accelerate the discovery and development of critical new therapies. This segment provides early detection for genetic disorders from pre-conception to early childhood, as well as digital x-ray flat panel detectors and infectious disease testing for the diagnostics market. It also provides a suite of solutions, including instrumentation for automation and detection solutions, in vitro and in vivo imaging and analysis hardware and software, and a portfolio of consumable products, such as drug discovery and research reagents that enable researchers to enhance the drug discovery process. The Environmental Health segment offers t echnologies and applications to facilitate the creation of safer food and consumer products, secure surroundings, and efficient energy resources. This segment provides analytical technologies that address the quality of environment, sustainable energy development, and ensure safer food and consumer products; analytical instrumentation for the industrial market, which includes the semiconductor, chemical, petrochemical, lubricant, construction, office equipment, and quality assurance industries; and laboratory services. The company markets its products and services directly through its own sales forces and distributors for customers, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, laboratories, academic and research institutions, public health authorities, private healthcare organizations, doctors, and government agencies. PerkinElmer, Inc. was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Best Construction Companies To Own In Right Now: Pfb Corp Com Npv (PFB.TO)

PFB Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of insulating building products based on expanded polystyrene (EPS) technology primarily for the residential and commercial construction projects in North America. The company markets its products primarily under the brand names of Plasti-Fab EPS product solutions; Insulspan structural insulating panel systems (SIPS); Advantage ICF systems; Riverbend Timber Framing; and Precision Craft log and timber homes. Its Plasti-Fab EPS product solutions comprise rigid foam for insulating roofs, floors and walls; floatation and buoyancy products; geotechnical engineered applications; packaging and display; and building systems. The company�s Insulspan structural insulating panel system products are used in various residential and commercial building envelope applications, including roofs, walls, and floors; and Insulspan structural insulating panel blanks are used as raw materials in the products of original equipment manufacturers. Its Advantage ICF system is a one-piece, stay-in-place, and insulating concrete form made of EPS insulation for use in residential construction market, as well as in commercial applications, such as hotels, warehouses, restaurants, and office buildings; Riverbend Timber Framing provides timber frame structures for public and commercial projects, such as pavilions, churches, lodges, and restaurants; and PrecisionCraft log and timber frame homes that include handcrafted logs, timber frames, hybrid log and timber, post and beam, and milled logs. PFB Corporation sells its products through sales representatives, independent sales agents, and registered dealers and distributors to industrial, commercial, and residential customers; and to the retail market. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Top 10 International Companies For 2014: Private Media Group Inc.(PRVT)

Private Media Group, Inc. provides adult media content for various media platforms worldwide. The company offers Internet services, which include digital distribution of adult content over the Internet and eCommerce development, as well as licenses its trademarks and proprietary adult media content for use on the Web sites of other companies. It also acquires and distributes adult motion picture entertainment through various distributors, including national video store and newsstand distribution networks; Internet, IPTV, cable, satellite, and mobile telephone network; wholesalers; and hotel television operators. In addition, the company provides mobile content programs that comprise games and rich-media mobile downloads, including multimedia messaging service, wallpapers, screensavers, video clips, and video streaming. Further, it publishes X-rated magazines consisting of Private, Pirate, Triple X, Private Sex, Private Man, Mansize, and Special Editions, as well as Best of Private and Special Editions books, which are distributed through newsstands and other retail outlets. As of December 31, 2010, the company?s movie library contained 1,443 movie titles. It sells its products in the United States, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Sweden, Spain, France, Benelux, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Glacier Investment Company, Inc. and changed its name to Private Media Group, Inc. in November 1997. Private Media Group, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.