U.S. investors’ interest in foreign stocks is increasing every year. To cater to this demand and to raise capital, foreign companies are increasingly listing their stocks on the major U.S. exchanges or on the OTC markets. According to a report by JP Morgan, DR trading volume hit a record high increasing 16% to 160 billion …
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Gold is considered as a “safe haven” asset. This implies that the yellow metal’s performance should be inversely related to risky assets such as stocks and commodities. However the expected divergence is decreasing in recent years and gold’s correlation with stocks and commodities is reaching historic highs, according to a research report by Germany-based Commerzbank(CRZBY). …
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The banking market in UK is dominated by a handful of major banks similar to Canada, Australia and the super-banks in the U.S. Of the five large banks, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group (LYG) have been the worst performers since the credit crisis. In a recent interview FE Alpha Manager Jan …
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Gold is widely known as a safe haven asset by most investors. During the credit crisis gold prices reached record high levels. Last year gold prices hit an all-time high on the heels of the U.S. debt downgrade by Standard & Poor’s and the European debt crisis. As the hype over gold continued many experts …
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel(AKZOY) is the world’s largest paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. The company’s portfolio includes Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka brands. Last year the company had a total revenue of 14.6 billion Euros with North America and Europe accounting for about 60% of the sales . …