Transport Stocks Ready To Roll

www.investopedia.com April 21, 2011- In this issue... Add Investopedia to safe sender list Find Investopedia on  Transport Stocks Ready To Roll  Intuitive And The High Price Of Scarcity Bargains In Brazil  Keep An Eye On This Titan Feature - Real Estate: From Crash To Cash   A depressed real estate market can provide the pick-me-up investors and home buyers need. Check out our Real Estate Special Feature to learn how you can profit. More: Income Tax, Economic Recovery, View All » Transport Stocks Ready To Roll With the world's economic situation finally beginning to move in the right direction, freight traffic has been picking up steam. After failing to properly revive following the Great Depression, global trade has rebounded faster than any other economic indicator. Ports are busier, trains are longer and there are more trucks on the roads. According to a report by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and Haver Analytics, global trade volumes have rebounded to pre-credit crisis levels and are close to reaching its April 2008 peak. As the world's economic picture continues to become rosier, investors in the space could continue to be rewarded with hefty gains.  Related Reading :J.B. Hunt: The Trucking Company That Isn't , CSX Barrels Along Intuitive And The High Price Of Scarcity There is a definite lack of exciting growth stories in medical devices these days, and that is certainly part of the attraction of surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq:ISRG). Of course, a monopoly position in a potentially huge market and demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes does not hurt either. The question is, though, will investors continue to willingly pay such a premium for the shares with current growth rates?  Related Reading : Does Stryker Need Further Reconstruction? , Comerica Q1 2011 Earnings Review THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY: Can't Wait Until Thursday? Get Stock Watch Weekly Instantly! Bargains In Brazil With inflation beginning to rear its ugly head in a variety of emerging-market nations, central banks in those countries have begun the process of cooling their economies. The potential of lower economic growth in the year ahead has investors fleeing funds like Guggenheim BRIC ETF (NYSE:EEB). However, with so many portfolios heading for the gates, many of these nations are again appearing to be long-term bargains. Latin American states are well positioned to take advantage of the long-term shift towards emerging-market dominance and Brazil is at the head of the pack.  Related Reading : 5 Hot Brazilian Stocks , It's Time To Invest In Brazil Keep An Eye On This Titan No one knows when the next run in agriculture is going to start, or if the last one is truly over yet. After all, some of the high crop prices last year were certainly due to a spate of bad harvests, and favorable weather could deliver a bumper crop this year. Then again, a large amount of the U.S. corn crop is going to ethanol, food demand is ever-growing and natural disasters are a "where" not "if" question.  Related Reading :High Oil Should Make For A Healthy Halliburton, Pick Stocks Like Peter Lynch   Find Stock Watch Weekly Useful? Check out our other FREE newsletters! • Investing Basics • Forex Weekly • Term of the Day • Warren Buffett Watch • News To Use • The Chart Advisor Report • Professionals in the Money Thank you for reading Stock Watch Weekly on April 21, 2011 Stock Watch Weekly Admin Center You are receiving Stock Watch Weekly as a registered member of Investopedia.com - you joined on 20110412 10:05 Currently, you are subscribed to investopedia-advisor-free as: duitlumbung@gmail.com To unsubscribe or change your email settings, click here. Ensure Delivery: Please add webmaster@investopedia.com to your email address book or safe-senders list. Copyright © 2009 Investopedia ULC. All Rights Reserved