The following is an excerpt of the U.S. economy from the CIA’s The World Factbook site: The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $47,200. In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state …
When hot money flows into an emerging country it can create spectacular rises in equity markets. However when the flow of hot money reverses course, the inevitable crashes will be terrifying as well. The following chart shows the performance of the Thailand IFC Investable Index from 1988 to 2000: Click to enlarge In the early …
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European companies generally tend to have higher dividend yields than U.S. companies. For example, currently the dividend yield on the S&P 500 is just 2.15% compared to 3.69% and 4.2% for UK’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s DAX. Though European dividend yields are high, the total dividend payouts are still lagging according to a research report …
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Israel is one of the highly successful countries in the Middle East and the world. In just a few decades, the country transformed itself from an economy primarily based on agriculture, clothing and other industries to a hi-tech powerhouse with leadership positions in software engineering, computer component manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies. This vibrant economy …
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The landscape of the U.S. banking industry has changed in the past few years as strong banks became stronger and weak banks were either gobbled up or failed. The graphic below shows the 50 largest banks in the U.S. based on assets held as of first quarter 2001: Click to enlarge Source American Bankers Association …
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