Contrary to popular belief, the average corporate income tax rate in the U.S is actually higher than many other developed economies. Some economists and media pundits have suggested that the Federal government should reduce this tax rate to stimulate investment and job growth. The average corporate income tax rate in the U.S. is 35% compared …
Earlier this year The Banker magazine published its annual ranking of the world’s top banks. The graphic below lists the top 25 Asian banks (excluding China and Japan) based on their Tier 1 capital: Four Australian banks take the top four spots followed by Singapore’s DBS Bank (OTC: DBSDY). Two other Singapore banks are also …
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According to an article in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 44% of households in the U.S. owned shares of mutual funds in 2009. In Germany, only 9.4% of the population owned mutual fund shares in the first half of 2010. Germans generally tend to be very conservative and avoid the stock markets. Only 6% of Germans directly …
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In an earlier post, we looked at the world’s top diamond producing countries. The table below lists the diamond mining stocks by country: [TABLE=585] Global mining giants BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Anglo American have significant operations in diamond mining as well. Related: The World’s Top 100 Mining Stocks Also Checkout: The World’s Top Diamond-Producing …
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The 10 most profitable publicly-listed Italian companies that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: [TABLE=573] Related ETF: iShares MSCI Italy Fund (EWI)