The graphic below shows the top companies in the U.S. tire market: Click to enlarge Source: Continental Sells to Tire Salesmen in the U.S., Bloomberg BusinessWeek Goodyear, Michelin and Bridgestone sell about half of the replacement tires for U.S. passenger cars. Akron, Ohio-based The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT) is the largest U.S. manufacturer …
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According to the OECD recently released its OECD Health Data 2011 report, healthcare spending continues to rise faster than economic growth in most OECD countries. Healthcare spending reached 9.5% of GDP on average in 2009, up from 8.8% in 2008. As expected the U.S. continues to spend the most on healthcare. The following chart shows …
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Some investors are staying clear of European bank stocks as fresh fears of debt crisis haven re-surfaced especially with Greece in recent weeks. Greece will be bailed out for the second time and is on track to implement austerity measures that will fix some of the country’s awful fiscal woes. In general, Greece has always …
Investors looking for yields and stable growth have traditionally preferred utility stocks. The majority of the utilities in the U.S. are regulated and tend to have near monopoly in the operating areas offer stable growth. However in recent years U.S. utilities are facing many headwinds and their stocks have not performed as they have in …
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