Chile is mainly a commodity-based economy.The 2008 GDP per capita was $10,117. Chile is the largest exporter of copper in the world. Besides copper, Chile is also one of the largest exporters of wine. The main stock market index is “The Selective Stock Price Index” or IPSA. “The IPSA Index is a Total Return Index …
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The Complete List of Brazil ADRs traded in the U.S. organized exchanges are listed below with links to Yahoo Finance: [TABLE=182] The full List of Brazilian ADRs traded in the U.S. NYSE, NASDAQ and OTC markets are listed below: [TABLE=431] Note: Some of the ADRs are Unsponsored ADRs.
Oil demand in developed countries likely reached its all-time peak in 2005, according to a new research report by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. Oil Demand Has Peaked in Developed Countries At a maritime conference in the US recently, a delegate asked Maersk chief financial officer Morten Nicolaisen how the lines could have found themselves …
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The U.S. personal savings rate has been going up since last year and in the second quarter of this year reached nearly 5% of disposable personal income.But how about Government and Corporate Savings?. The interesting chart below shows historical savings for Corporate, Government and Personal Saving from 1940 thru 2008: Source: (1) Includes individuals (including …
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Over the past few years many US banks have diversified into the insurance sector to increase and smoothen their earnings, offer related financial products to customers. During the credit crisis and the current recession insurance brokerage fee income is helping banks with strong and stable revenues while other types of revenues are decreasing. Due to …
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