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Comparing Sources of Electricity Generation in North American OECD Countries
I came across the following interesting chart showing the sources of power generation in the OECD countries of North America: Source: International Energy Outlook 2011, U.S. Energy Information Administration Coal is the major source of electricity generation in the U.S.. Accounting for about 50% of the fuel source in 2008, it is projected to decline [...]
What Are The Global Risks in 2012?
The World Economic Forum has published the Global Risks 2012 report. One of the key takeaways from the report is the graphic below that shows the top global risks this year with their likelihood of occurring and impacts: Click to enlarge It is interesting to note that the risk of “Chronic fiscal imbalances” is ranked [...]
PFC Energy: The World’s Top 50 Energy Companies 2012
The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published its annual ranking of the World’s Top 50 Energy Companies for 2012 based on market capitalization. The table below lists the PFC Energy 50 with their US market tickers if available: 2011 Rank Company Name Ticker Market Capitalization (US $ Billion) Share Price Change % (YoY) Primary [...]
Looking for Opportunities Among Europe’s Largest Electricity Companies
Most European equity markets were down by digits last year due to the debt crisis. Along with stocks from other sectors investors also dumped the traditionally stable utility stocks. The STOXX® Europe 600 Utilities Index reached a high of over 600 before the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008 in US dollar terms. On 1/20/12 [...]
Some Fascinating Facts about the U.S. Financial Services Industry
The following are some interesting facts about the U.S. financial services industry from a research report published by The Financial Services Roundtable. I have included my comments for some of the events. Year Event 1782 Pennsylvania chartered the first bank in the U.S. 1790 The federal government refinanced all federal and state Revolutionary War debt, [...]
Review: Constituents of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index 2012
Standard & Poor’s publishes the widely followed S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. This index ” measures the performance of large cap, blue chip companies within the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years.” The index is composed of 51 companies and the five-year total [...]
