The following are the 4Q-2008 Earnings Release Dates and Writedowns announced for the five major Canadian banks: Bank of Montreal BMO – Nov 25 Estimate: $0.94 Writedowns Announced so far(Before Tax): C$638 M Bank of Nova Scotia BNS – Dec 2 Estimate: $0.74 Writedowns Announced so far(Before Tax): C$899 M Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce …
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On August 28, I wrote an article on the Top Canadian Dividend stocks available in the USA as interlisted stocks.Today’s post is an update to that article. Out of the 37 stocks in the S&P; TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index, there are 11 stocks that are traded in the New York Stock Exchange. The following …
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Enersis (ENI) and Endesa-Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (EOC) are two electric utility companies from Chile listed in the New York Stock Exchange as ADRs. This post provides a brief summary of these two ADRs. 1. Enersis (ENI) is engaged in the business of generation, distribution and transmission of power in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and …
One of the few sectors that are worth looking into during this bear market is the utility sector.This is because just like food, utilities are a necessity even during a bear market. While its possible that people might use less energy these days, still most will use the normal energy needs on a day-to-day basis. …
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I do not believe that the global diversification strategy is dead for some of the reasons discussed at the end of this article. However this year it hasn’t helped investors.Many foreign markets have fallen more than the US markets. In the US, the S&P 500 Index is down 40.53% year-to-date(YTD) as of November 14,2008.Within the …