Archive of entries posted on November 2010

U.S. Recovery Depends on the Domestic Service Economy and Not on Exports

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The size of the U.S. economy is about $14 Trillion. Consumer spending accounts for nearly 70% of the economy as U.S. is still a consumer-driven economy.  Unlike other countries, the services sector accounts for the most part of economy. The U.S. exports billions of dollars worth of goods and services to other countries. However exports …

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The Largest 50 German Companies by Sales

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Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of unification on Oct 3, 2010. Bloomberg BusinessWeek commemorated the event with a special report titled “The Best Merger Ever“. Indeed the unification of the former East Germany with West Germany helped make the country one of the top economies in the world. Today Germany is the most important country …

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Individual Stocks Are Better Than ETFs for Investing in Foreign Utilities

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ETFs and individual stocks are two ways to gain gain exposure to foreign utilities. However ETFs may not be necessarily the best way in foreign utilities. In this post lets why individual stocks may be better than going with the ETFs available in the market. The three ETFs available to invest in foreign utilities are: …

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The Top 20 Global Pharmaceutical Companies by Sales

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The table below lists the top 20 global drug companies based on sales in 2009: [TABLE=697] Source: Contract Pharma Otsuka, Gilead and Mylan are new to this list. Half of the companies ranked 11-20 are based in Japan. Though currently ranked at number 13, Israel-based Teva (TEVA), the world’s largest generic drug maker, has revenue …

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