Archive of entries posted on December 2009

USA Ranks 114th in the Happy Planet Index

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The GDP is the most commonly used standard to measure the growth and development of countries. It has many flaws such as the exclusion of variables like the quality of life. Another factor that is also widely recognized is the Human Development Index (HDI). It measures the average of income measured by GDP, health measured …

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The Complete List of Israeli Stocks Traded in the U.S.

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After Canada, Israel is the second foreign country with the most listings in the U.S. markets. Many of the Israeli companies trade on the NASDAQ since operate in the hi-tech sector. Despite the never-ending turmoil in the Middle East, Israelis continue to be highly research-oriented,  innovative and entrepreneurial. Many world-class companies have evolved from Israel. …

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Site Very Slow, We are Working to Solve it

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Hello Readers This loading time for this site has become very slow since yesterday. We are working with our ISP to solve this issue. Very soon this problem will be fixed. Thanks for your patience. Meanwhile you may want to visit our other site for ADRs at: http://adruniverse.blogspot.com Or our Econ site at:  http://www.globaleconstats.com Thanks …

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The 10 Most Traded European ADRs

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The following 10 European ADRs have daily trading volume of over 2.5 millions shares: Nokia (NOK) Alcatel–Lucent(ALU) ArcelorMittal (MT) Ericsson (ERIC) ABB (ABB) UBS (UBS) ING (ING) Vimpel Communications (VIP) Banco Santander (SAN) Statoil(STO) While many tech stocks are up this year, Nokia is still down 18% YTD. The financial giant ING has lost 15% …

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