The Numbers section of the latest edition of BusinessWeek magazine lists the five global companies with the largest market cap gains in the past decade. Of the five companies listed, two each are energy and mining companies and Apple is a hi-tech powerhouse. The growing prominence of emerging market companies is shown by the presence …
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Howard F. Rosen of The Peterson Institute for International Economics presented a testimony on International Trade to the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee this month. He argues that “In order to avoid another financial crisis and recession, it is imperative that America produce more than it consumes and increase the amount of goods and services it …
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As the year 2009 is coming to a close, we shall take a quick look at the Top 10 Banks by Assets of Asia, Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The banks below are ranked by assets as of the dates shown. 1.Asia 2.Latin America Note: Itau and Unibanco have merged …
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The MoneySense magazine of Canada recently published its Top 500 All-Stars U.S. Stocks for next year. Last year this list gained 24% not including dividends compared to the S&P 500 which grew by only 4.2% in the same period. The 500 stocks are graded for both Value and Growth. Listed below are few of the …
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Six South African companies trade on the organized US exchanges. Four of them are mining companies. Of the other two, Sasol is in the oil and gas industry and Sappi is in the forestry and paper industry. The Year-To-Date Performance of South African ADRs are as follows: AngloGold Ashanti (AU) YTD Change: 48% Gold Fields …
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