Germany-based E.ON is one of the largest natural gas and electricity producer in the world. The ADR stock trades on the OTC with ticker EONGY.Currently it pays a juicy 5.79% dividend and has a $65B market cap. From its March lows of $22 the ADR has nicely rebounded to close at $35.54 today. The following …
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Singapore and Malaysia used to be hot investment destinations before the current crisis. Malaysia was popular with investors because of its palm oil and other commodities. Singapore on the other hand was known for its off-share banking, trading hub, strong economy, etc. After touching historic highs Singapore and Malaysian funds fell hard in line with …
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1.In an effort to energize the economy, stimulus checks are being mailed to millions of people. Unfortunately, thousands of the recipients are dead.Memo to the government: Dead people don’t spend 2. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area fell by 2.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the largest fall since OECD records began …
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Rio De Janeiro, Brazil The Grande Latin America ETF is the iShares S&P; Latin America 40 Index Fund (ILF) since it has the 40 largest companies in Latin America as defined by the S&P; Latin America 40 Index. S&P; Definition for this Index: “S&P; Latin America 40 represents major economic sectors of Mexican and South …
