The 10 Most Traded European ADRs

The following are the 10 European ADR stocks(excluding UK and Ireland) with the most daily trading volume. All these stocks have trading volumes in excess of a million shares each day as of August 2, 2010. Nokia(NOK) Current Dividend Yield: 5.13% Banco Santander SA(STD) Current Dividend Yield: 5.12% Alactel-Lucent (ALU) Current Dividend Yield: N/A National …

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The Best 50 Chinese Brands 2010

Interbrand, the brand consultancy and Forbes China have published the Best Chinese Brands 2010 list. The highest valued brand in China is China Mobile(CHL) with a  estimated brand value of over RMB 202.0  billions. The other brands in the top five rankings are China Life(LFC), China Construction Bank (OTC: CICHY), ICBC and Bank of China(OTC: …

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The Best 25 Brazilian Brands 2010

The branding consultancy Interbrand recently published the top 25 Brazilian brands for 2010. The brand values are estimated based on various factors such as financial data, Economic Value Added (EVA), strength of brand, etc. The Top 25 Brazilian Brands 2010: [TABLE=522] Itau(ITUB) is the top Brazilian brand with a value of R$ 20,651 millions. Other …

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Ten Reasons to Invest in Brazilian Bank Stocks

The weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal has an article that discusses some of the reasons to invest in Brazilian banks now. The following are some of the key points from the article and also from Banco Central Do Brasil: Outstanding mortgages amount to just 3% of GDP compared to 18% in China and …

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