Archive of entries posted on November 2010

Comparison of Healthcare Performance Among Seven Countries – U.S. Ranks Last

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New York city-based The Commonwealth Fund published a report few months ago comparing the the U.S. to six other developed countries on measures of healthcare performance in five areas: quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and the ability to lead long, healthy, productive lives. The countries compared were Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, …

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Chart: Five-Year Performance of Major North American Railroads

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The chart below from Yahoo Finance shows the performance of the major North American railroad stocks over the past five years: Click to enlarge US-railroad CSX  Corp (CSX) is the best performer with a growth of about 150% followed by Union Pacific (UNP). Of the two Canadian railroads, Canadian National (CNI) has performer better than …

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Global Finance Mag: Stars of China – Top Companies and Banks

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The latest edition of Global Finance magazine lists the top Chinese companies and banks in various categories. These top ranked firms are shown below: a) Stars of China – Banks [TABLE=662] b) Stars of China – Companies [TABLE=663] Some of the key points mentioned in the Global Finance report include: China Merchants Bank’s (CIHKY) retail …

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Magyar Telkom Delisted from the NYSE

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Magyar Telkom, the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider became the latest European to delist its ADRs from the New York Stock Exchange. The ADR which used to trade under the ticker MTA was delisted as of November 11, 2010. Effective 11/12/20, the ADR will trade on the Level 1 category on the OTC markets with …

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How Does the Federal Government Spend Our Taxes?

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Americans pay billions of dollars in taxes each year to the Federal government. However when it comes to knowing how the government spends the taxes collected many people have misconceptions. From an recent article in The Wall Street Journal: “A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 40% thought foreign aid was one of the …

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