Last month the Global Finance magazine announced the awards for the best banks in the developed world for this year. The winners were selected in 25 countries excluding Ireland and Iceland. From the magazine report: “All selections were made by the editors of Global Finance, after extensive consultations with bankers, corporate financial executives and analysts …
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The Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index tracks the performance of 30 leading stocks in traded in Switzerland. The stocks in this index are selected based on float-adjusted market capitalization and average trading volume. The Top 10 components in the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index are: 1. Company: Novartis AG (NVS) Sector: Health Care …
The city state of Singapore was not affected severely during the financial crisis and is now well positioned to benefit from a rebound in the global economy. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2009 was just 2.1%. As a major hub for international trade and commerce, for January this year total trade was up …
For the past few months the Greek debt crisis has been the focus of investors worldwide as the major European countries try to figure out a solution to solve the crisis. Due to politics and the integration of many countries under the common currency, the crisis does not appear to end very soon. In addition …
The Australian Financial Review Smart Investor published the list of stocks with the highest dividend yields among the largest companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. From the article titled Downunder Dogs: “Flea-bitten may be a bit harsh for some of these stocks but they are nevertheless this month’s Downunder Dogs – the stocks with the …
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