Archive of entries posted on January 2011

New ADR Listings: Interxion, Adecoagro and BCD Semiconductor

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Last week three new foreign companies were listed on the U.S. organized exchanges. The following is a brief overview of them: 1. InterXion Holding N.V. (INXN) is an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based provider of colocation data center services. InterZion serves over 1,100 customers through 28 data centres in 11 European countries. The company offered about 20 …

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Relationship Between the Price of Gold and CPI

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Gold prices surged 1.8% to close at $1,340.70 an ounce yesterday as investors sought the safety of the yellow metal. Despite the slight fall in gold prices so far this year, gold has had an incredible run in recent years. An article in The Wall Street Journal takes a bearish view on gold suggesting that …

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Five European Utility Stocks Trading Under $10

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The following five European utilities trading on the OTC markets have dividend yields of over 3% and prices under $10. All of them are large companies in their respective countries. For example, Electricite de France SA (ECIFY) has a market cap of $80.4 billion.However ECIFY is not on the radar of most U.S. investors as …

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A Review of Egyptian ADRs and ETF

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The situation in Egypt continues to unfold with President Mubarak dismissing his government today. As a result of the unrest, Egyptian equities have performed poorly so far this year. The stock market crashed 10% yesterday following another 6% fall the day before.  The EGX 30 Index is down about 21% YTD. The only country-specific ETF  …

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PFC Energy: The World’s Top 50 Listed Energy Firms 2010

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The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published the annual ranking of the world’s largest energy companies for 2010. The table below shows the top 25 firms: [TABLE=876] Source: PFC Energy Note: Market cap data is as of 12/31/2010. * Prior listings ranked BHP-Billliton based on total market capitalization; this year the company is ranked …

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