Archive of entries posted on December 2011

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

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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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Deutsche Bank: Top European Stock Picks for 2012

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Deutsche Bank has published their top 7 European stock picks for 2012.From an article in Forbes magazine: Deutsche Bank’s analysts’ thesis is that even if the eurozone economy goes to hell until it gets its sovereign debt in order, the firms it picked aren’t going away because of their solid fundamentals, niche markets, brand strength …

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12 Canadian Blue Chips To Consider For Income

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The S&P 500 is flat year-to-date as of December 5th. The performance of the S&P/TSX Composite Index of Canada has been worse with a loss of 9.8% YTD.However it must be noted that Canadian equities have performed better than US stocks in the long run. The yield on the S&P 500 stands at about 2.15%. …

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Stock Trading Volume in U.S. Remains High

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I wrote an article last year discussing about the fall in stock holding periods globally. In this post lets take a review how equity and option trading volumes in the U.S. have soared over the years. The financial services industry is one of the major components of the US economy. While in the past manufacturing …

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