Volatility of U.S. Bank Stocks Still Remains Too High

As 2011, dubbed as the ‘Year to Forget’, is coming to end soon some investors are wondering if bank stocks are worth getting into now. Since the credit crisis most bank stocks have been decimated and some of the banks have completely disappeared due to forced takeovers, mergers or failures. However despite all the calamity …

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Privatization Can Stimulate Economic Growth in Europe

Most European equity markets have performed very poorly year-to-date this year due to the sovereign debt crisis. While policy makers and regulators have proposed various types of measures to solve the crisis almost none have discussed the privatization of remaining state-owned enterprises in order to generate more revenue and stimulate economic growth. In a recent …

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The World’s Top 50 Companies By Their Total R&D Investment in 2010

Innovation of new products and services is one of they key determinants of a company’s long-term success. Large companies routinely allocate a significant portion of their investment funds for research and development. It is no secret that today’s leading companies in the world invest heavily in R&D in order to their maintain leadership positions and …

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