One of the sectors that is often overlooked by investors is the industrial gases sector. Industrial gases are a group of gases that are used in many industries such as metal, polymer, food, medical, oil refining industries. Like utilities and consumer staples, this sector can be considered as a stable and relatively safe industry to …
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U.S. companies earned profits at an annual rate of $1.659 trillion in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report released Tuesday. In non-inflation adjusted terms, this is the highest figure since the government started keeping track over 60 years ago. Since the credit crisis ended, many businesses have resumed growing profits but not …
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Ireland is relatively a little country with a population of about 4.5 million.Until the late 80s the country was a poor performer in terms of growth and prosperity. However Ireland was erroneously dubbed as a “Celtic Tiger” owing to the staggering economic growth achieved until 2007. This Celtic Tiger name was modeled after the “Asian …
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The table below lists the Year-To-Date (YTD) performance of the exchange-listed Irish ADRs: [TABLE=721] Similar to Anglo Irish Bank investors, Allied Irish Banks(AIB) and Bank of Ireland(IRE) common investors may be wiped out if Ireland nationalizes these beaten-down banks.CRH (CRH) is in the construction and materials industry. So it can be avoided until the dust …
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