Finding Large-Cap Foreign Stocks Traded in the Pink Sheets

According to a recent article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 108 foreign large cap reputable companies now trade on the OTC market – also known as the Pink Sheets. Some of the recent firms that have moved to this market include France’s banking giant BNP Paribas, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom and UK’s pay-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting Group. …

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Five Foreign Hospitality Sector Stocks

One of the sectors that is often overlooked by investors is the hospitality sector. Travel and leisure is a multi-billion industry that is made up of lodging companies, tour operators, airlines, casinos, cruise ship operators, etc. The tourism sector is booming in emerging markets. Even in the recession-hit developed world, countries such as France, US …

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Duration of Stock Holding Periods Continue to Fall Globally

Last month Mark Cuban wrote a provocative post on the stock market titled “The Stock Market is still for Suckers and why you should put your money in the bank“. From the post: If you havena’t noticed, individuals are avoiding the stock market in droves.A  There has  been an enormous exodus from equity based mutual …

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Knowledge is Power: US Consumer, Kabul Bank, Recession Edition

Canada’s Housing Bubble – An Accident Waiting to Happen Nouriel Roubini: The US consumer will drag us back into recession Why European shares can cope with a slowdown Do countries “graduate” from crises? An historical perspective Too Corrupt To Fail [Updated] Irish Worries For The Global Economy The Health Care Industry is Booming Right-wing dogma has …

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