I ran the stock screen to identify the largest integrated oil companies traded in New York Stock Exchange with a market cap > $50B and dividend >=5%. The following four oil majors matched the condition. 1. BP Plc (BP) Country: UK Current Yield: 6.54% 2. Eni S.p.A. (E) Country: Italy Current Yield: 7.27% 3. TOTAL …
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Crumbling asset values and wild volatility have left a trail of disaster in their wake.They also exposed some truly shocking frauds. Desperate Measures Ireland’s credit rating is cut Move comes as fears rise over bank bail-out costs. More house price falls to come US Property Guru U.S. Home Prices May Fall Follow Japan and Fall …
Here are the top 10 best performing ADRs year-to-date (approx. % change) 1. Gentium – GENT – 169% 2. Mechtel Steel – MTL – 165% 3.Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods – WBD – 108% 4.Vimpel Communications – VIP – 88% 5. Acergy – ACGY – 87% 6. Aixtron – AIXG – 74% 7. ASM International – ASMI – …
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The collapse in the US housing sector may stabilize and bottom out this year based on some of the data presented below. Sub-prime and Alta-A mortgages have been some of the worst loans that have hit lenders in recent months. However there have been reports of even prime mortgages including jumbo mortgages going bad due …
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The latest Monetary Policy Report from the Bank of Canada states that the Canadian economy is projected to grow in 2010.The real GDP is projected to grow by 2.5% in 2010 and 4.7% in 2011.This year though the GDP will fall by 3.0%. Some of the key point from the report are: Recession in Canada …